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Man clocks fastest speeding offence in UK history

Man clocks fastest speeding offence in UK history

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A man in the UK has recorded the fastest ever speeding offence in the nation’s history with a 172mph (277km/h) run in a Porsche 911 Turbo. Timothy Brady, 33, was travelling on the A420 roadway near Oxfordshire at more than 100mph (161km/h) over the 70mph (113km/h) posted speed limit. The previous record for a speeding offence in the UK was held by a Jason McAllister who was clocked doing 156.7mph (252km/h) in an M3.

Brady was eventually stopped by local police after they set up a roadblock, reports the Daily Mail. For the offence, the speed-freak had his license immediately suspended and is now due to stand trial in September with a possible two-year jail term looming.

The Porsche Turbo was in fact a courtesy car that belonged to the firm where Brady worked as a delivery driver, which means he’s also facing a charge of aggravated vehicle taking. Friends described him as a “total petrolhead who lives for TV shows like Top Gear.”



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  1. By HECTOR Posted: 8/27/2007 5:42am PDT

    Considering how much the British government hates car and drivers (but not the revenue they bring) I'm surprised they didn't beat this guy to death right after stopping him. Wait, I answered my own question. They are going to get a lot of money out of him.

    While I think it's dangerous and irresponsible to go at that 170 MPH anywhere but on a closed circuit the fact of the matter is that speeding - specially in a car like the 911 designed to do just that - is not what kills despite what they would have us believe...
     
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  2. By admin Posted: 8/27/2007 10:30am PDT

    170mph is just a stupid thing to do...deserves everything he gets
     
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