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dipsydoodle

(42,239 posts) Tue Feb 4, 2014, 09:02 AM Feb 2014

Caught on camera: Police chase 180mph driver

A man caught doing 180mph in a police chase on the M6 in the West Midlands has been jailed for nine years.

Ben Westwood, of Woden Road, Wednesfield, is thought to be the fastest driver to be caught in the UK.

Wolverhampton Crown Court heard how during the 65-mile chase in January Westwood, 33, almost outpaced the police helicopter, in a stolen car.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-19358907 includes video

2nd nutjob here

Jail sentence for 100mph car chase driver.

A man has been jailed for two-and-a-half years after taking police on two high-speed car chases over six months.

Christopher Wright, 24, from the Forest of Dean, was first arrested in July after being caught driving at more than 100mph. While awaiting sentencing for that offence, he was caught speeding again last month.

The judge told Wright it was only by chance that he had not killed anyone

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-gloucestershire-26025613 includes video

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Caught on camera: Police chase 180mph driver (Original Post) dipsydoodle Feb 2014 OP

You can outrun a squad car, maybe even a helicopter. But you won't outrun the police radios. Scuba Feb 2014 #1

certainly not in a late model mercury cougar frylock Feb 2014 #2

that has to be 180 kmh.. frylock Feb 2014 #3

We don't use kilometers at all in the UK. dipsydoodle Feb 2014 #4

my mistake.. frylock Feb 2014 #5

Shame it wasn't a Veyron :) dipsydoodle Feb 2014 #6

Not just rechipped - "it had a Lamborghini engine" according to the video (nt) muriel_volestrangler Feb 2014 #7

Then maybe the model type I picked up from another link was wrong dipsydoodle Feb 2014 #8

Good job he didn't kill anyone! LeftishBrit Feb 2014 #9

Scuba

(53,475 posts)

1. You can outrun a squad car, maybe even a helicopter. But you won't outrun the police radios.

Reply to dipsydoodle (Original post)

Tue Feb 4, 2014, 09:09 AM

Feb 2014

frylock

(34,825 posts)

2. certainly not in a late model mercury cougar

Reply to Scuba (Reply #1)

Tue Feb 4, 2014, 04:13 PM

Feb 2014

frylock

(34,825 posts)

3. that has to be 180 kmh..

Reply to dipsydoodle (Original post)

Tue Feb 4, 2014, 04:17 PM

Feb 2014

no way either one of those vehicles would turn 180 mph.

dipsydoodle

(42,239 posts)

4. We don't use kilometers at all in the UK.

Reply to frylock (Reply #3)

Tue Feb 4, 2014, 04:44 PM

Feb 2014

Its was 180 mph in an Audi RS5 - maybe re-chipped. Top speed on a standard model is 174mph with the limiter off.

The car in other video wasn't claimed to doing that speed.