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172MPH Speeding ticket in a Porsche

 
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PostPosted: Sat Aug 25, 2007 11:22 am    Post subject: 172MPH Speeding ticket in a Porsche Reply with quote

http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=paSpeeding_fri19_speeding_motorist&show_article=1

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PostPosted: Sat Aug 25, 2007 2:46 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

.................and I was hoping it was at least a toofah.
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PostPosted: Tue Aug 28, 2007 2:00 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

That sort of thing gives all Porsche drivers a bad name
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PostPosted: Tue Aug 28, 2007 2:10 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Wow...five months in jail for speeding!
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PostPosted: Tue Aug 28, 2007 3:42 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

my question is, if u are going that fast why would u stop
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PostPosted: Tue Aug 28, 2007 3:50 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Mike924 wrote:
'Have a good time, all the time' - Derek Smalls, Spinal Tap

Guess he was just having a good time, eh?
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PostPosted: Tue Aug 28, 2007 3:55 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

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why would u stop

I'm not sure he did...I gathered from the article that he was pegged by some sort of automated system...
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PostPosted: Tue Aug 28, 2007 8:09 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

In the UK they have a number plate recognition system and automated speed cameras.
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PostPosted: Tue Aug 28, 2007 8:43 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

that sucks. Poor guy. At least he set a record, not that it is worth the jail time though.

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PostPosted: Wed Aug 29, 2007 4:43 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

StienbargerR wrote:
At least he set a record...

Set it? He smashed it! Raised the bar by nearly 20 mph!
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