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Old 28-Apr-2005, 15:30   #1
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Hampshire Riders Beware ..... others be warned ...
... flying cars in your county, i kid you not ....

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/h...re/4493713.stm
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Old 28-Apr-2005, 15:37   #2
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bloody hell!
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Old 28-Apr-2005, 15:37   #3
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looks like he didn't reach that 88mph in time!
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Old 28-Apr-2005, 15:53   #4
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Clearly a faulty Flux Capacitor
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Old 28-Apr-2005, 21:39   #5
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looks like he didn't reach that 88mph in time!



I think it was BMW's new concept car the Knight2000

"Turbo Boost! Kit"
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Old 28-Apr-2005, 23:33   #6
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Probably thought that the house should give way
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Old 29-Apr-2005, 10:27   #7
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I have now seen the news article on the telly. Boy, he must have been dooing some speed to smash across two sets of kerbs and what looked like 100 yards or grass before he hit the bank outside their house. Tosser
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Old 29-Apr-2005, 20:34   #8
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went past there today- hell of a long way for a car to travel out of control well over 100yds from point of driver saying oh s**t i think ive lost it!!!!
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Old 29-Apr-2005, 20:49   #9
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Some serious skidmarks (at least on the road!!) so they were braking hard before they hit the first kerb. So they must have had some serious speed behind them.

I'd love to hear the drivers explanation of that one

[Edited on 29-4-2005 by Mr_S]
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