Weekend of Speed
by admin on Apr.19, 2009, under Uncategorized
On Thursday I went to the Velodrome with the 3 Flat Caps guys. Here’s me coming second in the 1 lap sprint. (Beaten only by a lad old enough to be my son I might add. 
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(Picture courtesy of Rick Sykes)
On Saturday I drove a Ferrari 360, see below.
And on Sunday I got nabbed by a mobile camera van on the East Lancs. Not sure how fast he saw me going but lets say I was in court appearance territory when I saw him. Oops. Hope they don’t register that far away. I passed him at 60 but I was doing a lot more than that earlier on. Totally gutted for being so stupid, I very rarely speed more than 10mph over the limit and never in built up areas but I’m confident he would have caught me doing a reasonable amount over the limit. Bugger. I just hope it’s not more than a normal 60 quid fine and 3 points. Two weeks of torment coming up.
April 20th, 2009 on 11:36 am
Did you still have some Ferrari Magic stuck to the bottom of your shoe?
I had the 2 weeks torment at Xmas when i didn’t see the camera before the Tunnel turn off and didn’t notice my speed as I was concentrating on trying to read one of the 4.5 million road signs though Liverpool.
April 20th, 2009 on 12:03 pm
i still had the ferrari sticker on the front of my car, perhaps it made me go much faster. A policeman friend has confirmed once you see the van it’s recorded your speed, even if it’s half a mile away. Which means I could be in serious trouble, oops. Bottling it now.
April 21st, 2009 on 8:31 am
It’s ok as long as you weren’t doing 30 over the limit…
April 21st, 2009 on 8:58 am
ahem….
Lets just hope my speedo is as innacurate as the Tom Tom suggests it is.
April 21st, 2009 on 9:40 am
But those fuckers never catch the pricks who drive everywhere at 35 but think that by driving in the cycle lane so faster traffic can get past they’re driving safely.
GNNNNHHH.
April 25th, 2009 on 9:51 am
“I very rarely speed more than 10mph over the limit and never in built up areas ”
I wonder how often they hear that one!