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drop it from a plane and it might"Experience hath shewn, that even under the best forms of government those entrusted with power have, in time, and by slow operations, perverted it into tyranny. "
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A friend has an Elise and while it's a nippy rollerskate of a car there's no way that it would get vaguely close to 150 let alone 173 even on a track or runway and certainly not on an A road. My friends one has been messed about with by a tuning company too.Originally posted by sasguru View Post
I assume he was clocked more than once on the trip as surely a wildly inaccurate recorded speed would destroy any case the police had.Comment
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Bloody hell, he used to post on CUKOriginally posted by Ravello View Post"Tex O'Reily"
Hard Brexit now!
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No, a Lotus can't, no way, no how. Even with a bigger engine it couldn't. I do know there is a mod out there with a claimed 160 mph, which is unbelievable. Frankly unless they've braced everything, especially that windscreen, I'd imagine the whole car would just blow to pieces.Originally posted by sasguru View Post
Back of a fag packet calculation of 140 mph at sea level would be the tops in my estimation. Yes, using the engine power/drag calculation gives you a higher theoretical top speed, but I'm on about the materials limits.
As to throwing one out of a plane: if you did it at 10000 ft, it'd hit the deck doing somewhere between 50 mph and 90 mph depending on the mode of the tumble.
Why the CPS brought this prosecution is the interesting question: when the evidence obviously would not stand up to even the most cursory examination.Insanity: repeating the same actions, but expecting different results.
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Interesting that judge fined him £5000 and banned him for doing an unproven 105 mph and said he would have gone to prison if it had been 150 mph.Comment
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You will need to take it to a garage if it does as it would have blown something, then again being a lotus it will spend quite a lot of time in the garage.Just call me Matron - Too many handbagsComment
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He pleaded guilty to 105mph and the prosecution accepted that. He got a 2-year ban and a £5000 fine.
Is that normal, or did he get a bit of "we think you did more than that so we'll give you the top end"?Comment
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He was clocked in a 50mph zone. Exceeding the limit by 55mph is pretty serious!Comment
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