Cannonball Run

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Tue 11 Jul 2006 23:30
Cannonball Run - montpellier
Just been watching French TV (LCI news channel) and had a giggle at two English lads stopped by the Gendarmes near Bethune,France. They got caught at 190 and 250 Km/h in a Ferrari Modena
and Porsche 911 during an organised "Cannonball Run" from the UK to Italy. The LCI chain claims that the Kent Police tipped-off the Gendarmes who set-up the speed traps with helicopter back-up. They've been sent before a French judge in Bethune fined, cars confiscated (Yes £200.000 worth) and received 3 month suspended prison sentence. I think i'll stick with my PS2...
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Wed 12 Jul 2006 08:20
Cannonball Run - Armitage Shanks {p}
The Belgians have had the powers, for years, to confiscate any car exceeding a speed limit by more than 50 kph. I don't think it is often used but I did hear that an Army officer lost a Porsche, under these circumstances. Wasn't someone fine something astronomical in Finland, where you are fines pro-rata to your income? I think it was a mobile phone company executive.
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Wed 12 Jul 2006 09:12
Cannonball Run - blue_haddock
Wasn't someone fine something astronomical in Finland, where you are fines
pro-rata to your income? I think it was a mobile
phone company executive.


One quick google later....

news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/1759791.stm
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Wed 12 Jul 2006 10:14
Cannonball Run - mss1tw
"breaking the speed limit on his Harley Davidson motorbike"

That deserves a knighthood.
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Wed 12 Jul 2006 10:47
Cannonball Run - Lud
If we have any sporting organisers here, perhaps there should be an official M25 record, in each direction? Only about 120 miles. Target should be an hour, but I doubt if anyone will ever make it.
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Wed 12 Jul 2006 10:49
Cannonball Run - Hamsafar
I have tried watching these programmes before, but can't stand the idiots who participate!
The only one that was OK, all the cars had to be 1.5 litre (or something like that) or less, and over 10 years old.
So were the cars confiscated permanently?
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