British speeder clocked at 172 mph

[SteveK]

LONDON (AP) -- The fastest driver ever convicted of speeding in Britain was jailed for 10 weeks Monday after he was clocked at 172 mph in his company's Porsche.

Tim Brady, 33, was caught on Jan. 27 driving the 98,000 pound ($198,000) Porsche 911 Turbo which he took without permission from his employer, luxury car rental firm HelpHire PLC.

The previous record - 156 miles per hour - was set by car dealer Jason McAllister in 2003.

Brady had nagged his boss take the Porsche out the day before but was repeatedly told no, the court heard. He returned the next day and took the car anyway.

Judge David Morton called the act "criminally self-indulgent."

"(You were) utterly thoughtless of the danger you might be creating for the innocent," he told Brady.

Brady, who admitted dangerous driving at a hearing last month, was banned from driving for three years and will have to take a new driving test before taking to the road again.

He quit his job a day after he was caught near Kingston Bagpuize, about 60 miles west of London.

[vett boy]

Some of the responsibility has to lie with the Porsche.Haven't ya ever felt that your vett was edging you on to go faster?Come up on a Mustang and you can almost hear the vett yell "take em".

[SteveK]

Originally Posted by vett boy

Some of the responsibility has to lie with the Porsche.Haven't ya ever felt that your vett was edging you on to go faster?Come up on a Mustang and you can almost hear the vett yell "take em".

I have never heard my Vette say that. But my right foot must better hearing because it has a tendency to get real heavy at moments like that.

[coolassbrad]

now i know its not just me,my car talks to me also

[Mark Dalton]

A DJ at our local rock station cracked me up this morning. He said "172 mph?, in Germany that's just 1st gear".

[vett boy]

Originally Posted by coolassbrad

now i know its not just me,my car talks to me also

You hear it too??

[larryk 87]

Originally Posted by vett boy

You hear it too??

yeah, yeah, your all just jealous cause the voices only speak to me.....

oh sorry, Those voices.... um oh yeah, but only with crop dusters?


Honest officer, it was my wifes fault, she ran off with a cop last week, and i thought it was you.... trying to bring her back !!!

[SteveK]

Originally Posted by larryk 87

... um oh yeah, but only with crop dusters?

Didn't see any crop dusters to race on the way accross 70, but we counted 8 LEO and 2 of them were set up with radar. Probably why the crop dusters didn't show

[Suicide King]

172 mph!!!! No way officer, I had the cruise control set at 170.

[sandman]

That was cruzin speed for me on my GSXR.