I wonder where he got this idea?

skylock · October 28th, 2008, 8:26 AM

http://gizmodo.com/5069422/the-muppe...crazy#c8566618

This made me laugh.

And on another note, this did too.

Quote:

In a story that will please Jeremy Clarkson and others suspicious of any road-safety measure, a Romanian man received a speed ticket for driving at 310mph. The 62-year-old had been driving a 15-year-old Renault K65, which he claimed he could barely get to 70mph.

Police suspect that a radar malfunction may have been responsible for the ticket, meaning the driver will not be needing Mr Loophole to explain why he was exceeding the top speed of a Formula One car.

Archie411 · October 28th, 2008, 10:51 AM

LOL

Both were really hilarious speicaly the one with the muppet.

A 15-year-old Renault doing 310MPH :rolf:

Mineworksfine · October 28th, 2008, 11:05 AM

You can just hear the head of the Traffic Police now....

"Ziss Englander, he is making us look like Mupp......Idioten!"

Judy - I assume you mean inspired by Clarkson and his Bill Oddie mask that he used while crossing Japan? Thought I'd clarify that for those who might wonder why this was in the TG section and not elsewhere.

(Note for non-UK members - Muppet is used here in the UK as a term for a fool or idiot.)

Final Daihatsu · October 28th, 2008, 2:02 PM

lolz, Ingenious images/smilies/lmao.gif

vikiradTG2007 · October 28th, 2008, 2:05 PM

I heard about the 310mph guy on TV.

And what makes it most ridiculous is that he got caught with that speed on possibly the busiest road in Romania, which is the ringroad around Bucharest, and at pretty much rush hour. images/smilies/lol.gif

LeVeL · October 28th, 2008, 2:38 PM

310mph

Rumer · October 28th, 2008, 2:46 PM

No one bothered to think until after the ticket was issued that it may be, oh I dunno, WRONG? images/smilies/blink.gif

mclarensmps · October 28th, 2008, 4:05 PM

/facepalm

Brilliant, though!

svb · October 28th, 2008, 6:08 PM

the muppet thing is hilarious. it's even funnier that they're in such a tiff about it.

Mineworksfine · October 28th, 2008, 6:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by svb

the muppet thing is hilarious. it's even funnier that they're in such a tiff about it.

A German policeman in Tiff? Shouldn't that be in the Fifth Gear section?

Hardly surprising - always suspected Needles might be an occasional "wide receiver" as it were...... images/smilies/lol.gif

Note to any Needell fanbois and gerlz - I'm kidding!

svb · October 28th, 2008, 6:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mineworksfine

A German policeman in Tiff? Shouldn't that be in the Fifth Gear section?

Hardly surprising - always suspected Needles might be an occasional "wide receiver" as it were...... images/smilies/lol.gif

Note to any Needell fanbois and gerlz - I'm kidding!

/facepalm

mclarensmps · October 28th, 2008, 7:25 PM

Gman333-X-ferrari · October 28th, 2008, 10:06 PM

Oh, you never know, those Renaults can be pretty quick...

http://pic.phyrefile.com/a/an/anonymous/2008/10/28/Renault_Espace_F1_Concept.jpg

GauravA42 · November 1st, 2008, 7:01 AM

lol wtf unless his rennault was hiding the veyron with a trust SSC underneath, i dont think thats possible. doesnt any one atleast look at the ticket before sending it out?

The Fishman · November 2nd, 2008, 11:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mineworksfine

You can just hear the head of the Traffic Police now....

"Ziss Englander, he is making us look like Mupp......Idioten!"

Judy - I assume you mean inspired by Clarkson and his Bill Oddie mask that he used while crossing Japan? Thought I'd clarify that for those who might wonder why this was in the TG section and not elsewhere.

(Note for non-UK members - Muppet is used here in the UK as a term for a fool or idiot.)

Muppet is also used in Australia for the same thing.

Blind_Io · November 2nd, 2008, 7:27 PM

It would be fun to make a pitching machine that can throw a ball at close to 100 mph. Just set it up next to a camera and fire it off every time a car goes by. After enough of those tickets being issued to old ladies and tractors they would have to examine the camera - and find no fault. I wonder if they would remove it after enough "false" readings?

Donington · November 2nd, 2008, 7:30 PM

I always thought those Renaults were under-rated driver's cars.

qaz0101 · November 3rd, 2008, 12:01 AM

The muppet cracks me up images/smilies/lol.gif

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GauravA42 Joined: Oct 13th, 2008 Last Online: October 20th, 2009 Location: Canberra, Australia Posts: 130 Rep Power: 5	lol wtf unless his rennault was hiding the veyron with a trust SSC underneath, i dont think thats possible. doesnt any one atleast look at the ticket before sending it out?

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