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Saw this on tv the other night... Was a new black and red Rspec GT..
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-12-0...-video/4414310 And the video.. http://au.news.yahoo.com/today-tonig...d-fast-driver/
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Long live the Falcon GT
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Well - you brag - you get caught....
What an idiot....
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Wasnt very smart that is for sure.
What is it with Facebook? Makes people do the stupidest things.......... like telling the world you just did 255 in your new car hahahahahahaha And just in case no one believes me .... check out my video of it!!!!!!!!!!! ![]() This car forum is as close to facebook / tweeter / confessional, as I'll ever get!
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Here we go, another HO hysteria!
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Words cannot simply describe it.
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
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FACEBOOK "stupidity for the masses"
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Oh no! I hope this guy doesn't get us Ford owners the 'bogan hoon' label those Commodore drivers have had for such a long time.
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Fixing Ford's **** ups
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Posting it on facebook, just proves how stupid the fella actually was. I'm just glad none of us got hit by him.
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A wheel alignment fixes everything, when it comes to front end issues. This includes any little noises. Please read the manual carefully, as the these manufacturers spent millions of dollars making sure it is perfect.....Now why are there so many problems with my car, when I follow the instructions to the letter?....Answer, majority rules round here Lock me up and throw away the key because I'm a hoon....I got caught doing 59 in a 60 zone |
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The guy can't be totally stupid? He DID make a pretty good choice to buy an Rspec afterall. At the end of the day, most of us have done it.. I have, both in my Pursuit and my Typhoon.. And years ago in many vehicles far less safe. And if I had a spanky new Rspec, I'd sure be tempted to see what it'd do too! This dills mistake was to 1/. Video it AND plaster it on the net. And 2/. Do it on a road that looks far from safe at 150+mph. ![]()
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A wheel alignment fixes everything, when it comes to front end issues. This includes any little noises. Please read the manual carefully, as the these manufacturers spent millions of dollars making sure it is perfect.....Now why are there so many problems with my car, when I follow the instructions to the letter?....Answer, majority rules round here Lock me up and throw away the key because I'm a hoon....I got caught doing 59 in a 60 zone |
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Im sure he had a valid excuse to exceed the speed limit.... it was night time... there was no one else around... it was a life threatening emergency... my latte was getting cold
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Im sure other blown 5.0 owners have done that but they are not as dumb as him and didnt tell the whole world,should have just driven straight to the cop shop after and handed himself in
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Dumb ****
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
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Well I have done that, actually 254, in my GT-P.
I did not video it as I was busy driving at the time and it was in NT in October 2003 in an open zone. In saying this the place this guy did this even if it was an open zone was just stupid and dangerous. There was a line of big trees next to the road, not much long range visibility and more importantly cross roads. If you are doing 250km/h (70m/s) with road tyres and road brakes you WILL take several hundred metres to stop not counting the 100 odd metres you will travel reacting to the shock of seeing a hazard. This means that if a tractor or animal appeared on the road in front of you at less than about 400m you WILL either hit it or one of those trees. While I was up in NT in my new GT-P I did a lot of testing of stopping distances and fuel economy at high speed and despite having full brembos with braided lines and sticky tyres on smooth wide grippy road unless you can see at least 1000m in a 180 degree sector in front of you 250km/h in a FPV is just silly. This idiot should be nailed to a cross....... N.B. I actually looked at the video before making a decision as to just how safe or unsafe this act was rather than just lighting the blue touch paper after reading the word "speeding" as seems so common lately. Last edited by flappist; 07-12-2012 at 01:14 PM. |
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I remember when the T3 came out MOTOR took one for a run to Darwin and could not get over 240km/h despite many attempts. The AU was much slipperier than E series and was about a powereful and you could get using a windsor. It is pointless trying to calculate from tachos and ratios as everything is "sort of" accurate including your speedo. GPS is king. |
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MOTOR MAG JAN 1994 SPRINT 228KPH MOTOR MAG OCT 1993 SPRINT 228KPH WHEELS FEB 1994 SPRINT 237KPH WHEELS SEPT 1993 SPRINT 231KPH how much does a T series weight compared to a Sprints 1560kilos,,and maybe all that stuff they have hanging off the T series slows it down a bit,,just saying. so flappist its more likely i was doing more than 200kph/220kph,,just saying ![]() |
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I believe 6000rpm in 6th would be around 260-270kmh. My fairly std sprint easily went to 6500 if pushed. |
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And despite being geared to pull those speeds it wouldn't even get close to them because they would hit an aero brick wall, and wouldn't have enough grunt to go further. Even the EL GT could only manage around 230. |
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I dont know if it was factory like this but it would wasily rev to 6500 even though red line was 6000. Mine would have did 240-250kmh if i let it go. |
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That would have been one hell of a ride. The RSpec is a BEAST
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158.4mph - jesus that's fast
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255kph / 1.609344 = 158.449mph
Math checks out. Back up guys this fella is the real deal.
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I was correct - AGAIN
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Idiot, agreed.
But from a legal perspective, exactly how can the Police charge him? The "proof" is a video, and the idiot could argue it was a fake. His taco shows the needle off the dial, but that could have been edited from a dyno-run? Dont get me wrong, he deserves his punishment if he actually did this rediculous speed.........but i am still trying to work out how the Police can use it as real "evidence"?
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It is evidence until it is disputed by the offender.
Need a good QC and lotsa money to fight a criminal prosecution .
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