Motors 272km/hr going home

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  1. DarkLord7854

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    I take that's sarcasm >.>

    Having lived in Africa.. I can tell you that though roads are long and empty.. they're generally riddled with potholes everywhere :p

    We tore off the front axle of our car hitting a random hidden pothole at 60mph
     
  2. Nexxo

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    True. A well-known joke in Africa is:

    How can you tell that a driver is drunk? Because he drives in a straight line. ;)
     
  3. cpemma

    cpemma Ecky thump

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    Having a J Arthur at 186mph is just OTT. :eyebrow:
     
  4. Krikkit

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    When I was in SA a few years ago, all the larger highways were smooth and wonderful. Much better than they are here.
     
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    Just got that in my inbox :p
     
  6. RTT

    RTT #parp

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    So, about 100 then ;)
     
  7. Cinnander

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    While it would be nice to be able to drive that fast from time to time, I dunno as I'd trust the roads :p
    (and I'm pretty sure military and civilian radar use completely different bands :confused:)
     
  8. Cupboard

    Cupboard I'm not a modder.

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    How fast do you have to be to outrun a police helicopter? When I become a master criminal I need to have my get-away tactics sorted :D
    I can remember on Top Gear them trying to outrun a speed camera (you have to be going at more than 180MPH I think).

    Edit: by the looks of things it is a lot easier than I though. Depending on the police force it is only 150-160MPH. Some have better endurance than others. Sussex's has a top speed of 150 and an endurance of 1.5 Hours, but Derbyshire have one that can do 160 and has an endurance of nearly 4 hours!! Bank robbing has to happen in Sussex then.

    edit 2: Thames Valley Police share 2 of the crappy ones with 2 other forces. So this means I would have to have at least 3 get away vehicles...
     
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  9. steveo_mcg

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    Helicopters aren't really that fast, but remember when you do your raid, you need a nice straight road any twists and the helo will keep up.
     
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  11. theevilelephant

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    about 110mph was the fastest ive driven (in an old astra) by that point the car was shaking and making horible sounds so i backed off.

    surely if you were trying to get away from the police you would just pull up to the nearest crowded area and run into a dense crowd?
     
  12. NzC

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    Thats awesome....and scary...
     
  13. Silver51

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    And a hoax... shh! Don't tell them I told you.
     
  14. dom_

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    My smiley is obviously not big enough for NzC?
     
  15. UncertainGod

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    That would work, if you didn't want the car.
     
  16. will.

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    Been playing GTA a bit to much have we? :D
     
  17. Nexxo

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    Still,a sidewinder missile would be a serious way to pwn a speed camera. :D
     
  18. Krikkit

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    I'll also warrant that if a speed camera did "lock" onto its target, a Tornado would probably pick it up.
     
  19. nigelleg

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  20. The_Beast

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    I've never been on a plane so around 100mph is it
     
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