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Title: WWHOOooooooooo
Post by: HolyCount on 13 January 2011, 19:23:44
http://uk.cars.yahoo.com/13012011/36/britain-s-fastest-police-car-0.html
Title: Re: WWHOOooooooooo
Post by: Danny on 13 January 2011, 19:26:15
PC Angus Nairn, on the article, is used to driving wagons, he's gonna love the Evora!!
Title: Re: WWHOOooooooooo
Post by: omegod on 13 January 2011, 19:27:07
This was not the fastest and was only a test but is way cooler


http://www.flickr.com/photos/82155095@N00/2575785553/
Title: Re: WWHOOooooooooo
Post by: Kevin Wood on 13 January 2011, 19:28:16
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However, it's not a permanent fixture, as Lotus has loaned the car to the force, so it will only be on the beat until they crash it for two weeks as part of a trial.

So, free testing for Lotus, free hire for the Police, free publicity for both. ;D

Kevin
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Post by: mikkmuzik on 13 January 2011, 19:30:40
I remember the RS200 cop car in the Daily Mail 1985/6? :D
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Post by: omegod on 13 January 2011, 19:31:47
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I remember the RS200 cop car in the Daily Mail 1985/6? :D

Fossil ;D , albeit with a good memory
Title: Re: WWHOOooooooooo
Post by: mikkmuzik on 13 January 2011, 19:33:39
Yup D :Dinosaur
Title: Re: WWHOOooooooooo
Post by: Vamps on 13 January 2011, 21:48:16
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PC Angus Nairn, on the article, is used to driving wagons, he's gonna love the Evora!!

I've seen him on the telly.... :D :D :D
Title: Re: WWHOOooooooooo
Post by: tidla on 13 January 2011, 21:55:02
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PC Angus Nairn, on the article, is used to driving wagons, he's gonna love the Evora!!

I've seen him on the telly.... :D :D :D

yes, dont think he is a great fan of the english. expect a ticket on the m6 toll free for all.
Title: Re: WWHOOooooooooo
Post by: Andy B on 13 January 2011, 22:03:55
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PC Angus Nairn, on the article, is used to driving wagons, he's gonna love the Evora!!

I've seen him on the telly.... :D :D :D

yes, dont think he is a great fan of the english. expect a ticket on the m6 toll free for all.

He was on the other night with the Motorway Police Camera Action thing. A modern day John Wayne, a legend in his own tea break, all he was short of was a pair of bloody spurs. What an obnoxious self opinionated tw@ he was. The kind of bloke you could poke his eye out with a pointed, shitty stick & walk away without a seconds thought.  :-X :-X :-X :-X
Title: Re: WWHOOooooooooo
Post by: Chris_H on 13 January 2011, 22:19:23
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http://uk.cars.yahoo.com/13012011/36/britain-s-fastest-police-car-0.html
Funny.  With one traffic cone in the back! ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: WWHOOooooooooo
Post by: Dishevelled Den on 13 January 2011, 22:42:39
It's a waste of time in my view.

I would also tend to question the analysis;

Speaking to the 'Daily Mail', PC Angus Nairn said: "It's a very quick car and we hope it will prove an effective deterrent to anyone thinking of speeding or trying to outrun us.

It has incredible performance yet still does around 30 miles to the gallon. It will attract a lot of attention on the motorways but that is the whole idea - it will remind drivers of the need to keep to the speed limits at all times

Offenders, when they choose to run, will do so whatever the police do to try and prevent it.

Insofar as reminding drivers about posted speed limits, I thought that was the purpose in having posted speed limit signs in the first place.
Title: Re: WWHOOooooooooo
Post by: aaronjb on 13 January 2011, 23:03:05
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Offenders, when they choose to run, will do so whatever the police do to try and prevent it.

Indeed, if they'll try and outrun a helicopter, they're hardly going to think twice about trying to outrun a plastic bathtub.. and if they really have nothing to lose, in punting it off the road to explode in a shower of fibreglass!
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Post by: albitz on 13 January 2011, 23:20:01
And it still wont stand a chance against any bike- 600cc or bigger- which decides to outrun it. Pointless excercise in the  massaging of this bloke sizeable ego imo.
Title: Re: WWHOOooooooooo
Post by: Kevin Wood on 14 January 2011, 00:10:00
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Offenders, when they choose to run, will do so whatever the police do to try and prevent it.

Indeed, if they'll try and outrun a helicopter, they're hardly going to think twice about trying to outrun a plastic bathtub.. and if they really have nothing to lose, in punting it off the road to explode in a shower of fibreglass!

Exactly. If they can drive it effectively it will keep up with most things, but it wouldn't exactly be up to nudging them off the road, blocking them from exiting the motorway, tearing off across a grass verge, etc.

Strikes me as a publicity stunt with zero value beyond that, and no doubt a bit of fun for those who feel the need to "familiarise" themselves with it.

Kevin
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Post by: Andy B on 14 January 2011, 00:19:49
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.... for those who feel the need to "familiarise" themselves with it.

Kevin

as long as it's familiarised' under the same rules as the rest of us.  :-/
Title: Re: WWHOOooooooooo
Post by: aaronjb on 14 January 2011, 10:01:42
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no doubt a bit of fun for those who feel the need to "familiarise" themselves with it.

I'm sure it will be driven "enthusiastically" by anyone who can get their hands on the keys..
Title: Re: WWHOOooooooooo
Post by: henryd on 14 January 2011, 15:32:52
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PC Angus Nairn, on the article, is used to driving wagons, he's gonna love the Evora!!

I've seen him on the telly.... :D :D :D

yes, dont think he is a great fan of the english. expect a ticket on the m6 toll free for all.

He was on the other night with the Motorway Police Camera Action thing. A modern day John Wayne, a legend in his own tea break, all he was short of was a pair of bloody spurs. What an obnoxious self opinionated tw@ he was. The kind of bloke you could poke his eye out with a pointed, shitty stick & walk away without a seconds thought.  :-X :-X :-X :-X

nicely put Andy ;D ;D
Title: Re: WWHOOooooooooo
Post by: tidla on 18 January 2011, 18:38:55
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However, it's not a permanent fixture, as Lotus has loaned the car to the force, so it will only be on the beat until they crash it for two weeks as part of a trial.

So, free testing for Lotus, free hire for the Police, free publicity for both. ;D

Kevin

back in the news with a piccy of an italian motor used as an expensive spped bump.

(http://i1045.photobucket.com/albums/b460/tapper888/lamborghini_gallardo_02.jpg)
Title: Re: WWHOOooooooooo
Post by: Richie London on 18 January 2011, 18:46:52
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However, it's not a permanent fixture, as Lotus has loaned the car to the force, so it will only be on the beat until they crash it for two weeks as part of a trial.

So, free testing for Lotus, free hire for the Police, free publicity for both. ;D

Kevin

back in the news with a piccy of an italian motor used as an expensive spped bump.

(http://i1045.photobucket.com/albums/b460/tapper888/lamborghini_gallardo_02.jpg)



Nice!!!!!!!  ;D ;D ;D ;D