British Police Stop 130mph race between Bugatti Veyron & Ferrari 599 GTB
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British Police Stop Bugatti Veyron -
Bugatti Veyron & Ferrari 599 GTB race along British Motorway -
Police stop Bugatti Veyron
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janobr
correct me if im wrong but isnt it a ferrari 612, looking at the tail lights?
June 3, 2008 4:46 pm
Bremen_Koenigsegg
It's a 599; WCF isn't that irresponsible with their journalism. =P
June 3, 2008 5:01 pm
Xanavi23
lol...Why would they stop ? hell the Veyron for sure can even outrun a police helicopter...but then again...given theres only 20 veyrons in the world lol....it wont be hard for them to track you down.
June 3, 2008 4:51 pm
lelu
Outrun a helicopter? It might be a Veyron it's still on the motorway, not a clean straight line!
June 3, 2008 8:29 pm
Kaamraan
And also because Veyrons suck.
PS Yes, I did just say that, do not argue with me if you disagree, because I am one of the 40-50 people in the world who actually know what a waste it is (and also because you can't, seeing as it was STOPPED BY A WAGON!)
June 4, 2008 12:54 pm
GranTurismo
The Veyron can't go at top speed for more than 15 minutes. By then it'll run out of fuel. Also the tyres would blow up after 20 minutes( at top speed).
Finally, a helicopter can reach top speeds of upto 500 km/hr.
June 4, 2008 1:25 pm
shaahinmt
"fun, fun, fun...s*it PoLIce!!!!!" that was the onbord voices of the Bugati.
June 3, 2008 4:56 pm
burana800
yes you are wrong that is 599 for sure. There are four taillights in 612.
June 3, 2008 4:57 pm
Bristol411S3
Yep, that is a 599. The M27 is the road to Meridien Ferrari isn't it? Shouldn't take too much to find the car...
June 3, 2008 5:04 pm
fshizl
Get caught in California street racing, and both cars get crushed. You get a big fine. And you lose your license for a good amount of time.
June 3, 2008 5:16 pm
carcrazy1234
no... its just a warning sent out by the news and online lol and they aren't kidding. they've already crushed really nice cars already.
June 3, 2008 9:09 pm
Mavrick
The driver of the Veyron is billionaire-heir Austin Ryan Fuentes, and yes the Veyron wasn't from the UK.
June 3, 2008 6:10 pm
joelynn
This kind of exotica is so easy to trace, how many 599 in black in England? Or, judging that the Bugatti was french, recently crossed the channel? Oh well if you can afford the car you can afford the fine.
June 3, 2008 6:33 pm
skychao
my first thought to that was OMG what a waste of a veyron, i'd be devastated of that happened... when then i remembered... if i cash for a veyron... i could probably easily get another XD + buy my way into getting a new license
June 3, 2008 7:02 pm
jai_mav
how on earth did the veyron driver lose? ok, the 599 is really fast and all, but cmon, this is a veyron!
and i dont blame the veyron driver for pulling over...the chase would have ended after 12 minutes when all his fuel ran out.
June 3, 2008 7:20 pm
JTZ
well i there are many factors, but considering both cars are supercars, yes the veryon is faster but really how much faster than 599? .. the truth is the drivers skill and traffic is what plays an important role. When you weave in and out you have to pick the lanes strategically by planning ahead, its not that easy especially if your doing 100mph. Secondly a few minor facts are the ferrari is slightly shorter length and width wise, soo easier to weave through also... but in a highway with traffic its not all about how fast your car can go .. also depends how fast YOU are willing to go and how dangerous you are willing to drive...
June 3, 2008 8:23 pm
caraddict
the veyron driver is either the world's crappiest driver or he ran out of fuel
June 4, 2008 9:10 am
The Veyron driver didn't "lose", he probably got caught because A. his plate is easy to catch. B. There are more 599's than Veyrons, so a Veyron driver wouldn't be that hard to get. And C. If i had a million dollar car, i'd rather stop, take the ticket then try to avoid the cops and accidentally hit something.
I guarantee the Veyron was ahead the entire time and was probably the one who took the fall, and since there's only one cop in the photo, i'm assuming they could only stop one car at a time. Thus if he was ahead, and both cars slammed on the brakes at the same time, the Ferrari has more time to brake, and thus passed the cop at a lower speed.
Therefore, the Veyron got passed, and I bet in chasing the Veyron, the cop didn't even notice the Ferrari (I mean there's a Veyron infront of you) or didn't realize the 599 had no plates.
June 4, 2008 1:27 pm
tootall
Part of me says "oh hell, go for it and may the force be with you on this one", but the other half says "loosing my Veron is not worth it". What I would like to know, is if they said that they clocked them going at 97mph; Where did they get the 130mph numbers from? Did the police officer gave them a brake?
June 4, 2008 2:15 pm
dmitriy
Most of the people who have such cars are crappy drivers with no common sense. If you can affor a veyron then you can afford lessons, and track days with. Take the stupidity off the streets and on a closed track.
June 4, 2008 4:25 pm
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