Well, I guess that makes every driver I've ever met a, in your words,
'fucking idiot'. Just because they didn't get caught, or it didn't make the
papers, they all have lurid, often hilarious stories about their antics in
an automobile. It sorta' goes with the profession. Of course, if you're one
of those namby pampy, politically correct sheep that seem to want to impress
your morals on the rest of the world, I can see where you might get upset.
Hell, Dan Gurney drove from NYC to Newport Beach in 35 hours, does that make
him a 'fucking idiot'?
JPM for President!
"Ice D" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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driving
> his BMW over the speed-limit on the A8 motorway between Les Arcs and LeMuy
> south of here. He was then ordered to hand over his driving licencepending
> a judicial investigation.
>
> Local officials said that Montoya was facing a two-month suspension from
> driving in France, but that would not affect his participation in theFrench
Montoya loses French driving licence for speeding
News that Juan Pablo Montoya lost his French licence after being clocked at 204 km/h led to jokes referencing his cameraman outburst, and posters swapped stories of their own speeding in small cars. French speed limits and whether a road licence ban affects a racing licence were briefly discussed.
real motorsportoff-topichumour
Automated summary.
http://f1.racing-live.com/en/headlines/news/detail/030512131239.shtml
[quote]
Colombian Formula 1 driver Juan Pablo Montoya has been stripped of his
licence after being caught driving at 204 kilometres per hour in southern
France, police said Monday.
The Williams-BMW star was clocked on a radar Sunday afternoon while driving
his BMW over the speed-limit on the A8 motorway between Les Arcs and Le Muy
south of here. He was then ordered to hand over his driving licence pending
a judicial investigation.
Local officials said that Montoya was facing a two-month suspension from
driving in France, but that would not affect his participation in the French
Grand Prix.
[/quote]
What a 'fucking idiot'! :-))
Ice D
"Ice D" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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driving
> his BMW over the speed-limit on the A8 motorway between Les Arcs and LeMuy
> south of here. He was then ordered to hand over his driving licencepending
> a judicial investigation.
>
> Local officials said that Montoya was facing a two-month suspension from
> driving in France, but that would not affect his participation in theFrench
> Grand Prix.
> [/quote]
>
> What a 'fucking idiot'! :-))
>
Hey, cut the guy some slack... his head is broken!
Quoted text (8 lines)
> http://f1.racing-live.com/en/headlines/news/detail/030512131239.shtml > > [quote] > Colombian Formula 1 driver Juan Pablo Montoya has been stripped of his > licence after being caught driving at 204 kilometres per hour in southern > France, police said Monday. > > The Williams-BMW star was clocked on a radar Sunday afternoon whilelol
> What a 'fucking idiot'! :-))
And you've never sped in your life obviously
Doug
"Doug Ellison" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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>
> > What a 'fucking idiot'! :-))
>
> And you've never sped in your life obviously
>
I think he was referring to the Montoya video there Doug ;)
"You ****ing idiot, you broke my ****ing head" :)
Ash
http://www.siroccoracing.com - still working hard on it honest ;)
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Meh
Doug
:P
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> > "Doug Ellison" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:b9r2gt$lkrlu$[email hidden]... > > > > > What a 'fucking idiot'! :-)) > > > > And you've never sped in your life obviously > > > > I think he was referring to the Montoya video there Doug ;) > > "You ****ing idiot, you broke my ****ing head" :)In article <b9r2gt$lkrlu$[email hidden]>, Doug Ellison
<[email hidden]> writes
>
>> What a 'fucking idiot'! :-))
>
>And you've never sped in your life obviously
>
Yeah, but come on Doug. 204 Kmh, that's nearly 130 mph on a public
road. Not sure what the speed limits are in France, but I would guess
they're not much different to the UK which means he was doing nearly
twice the national speed limit.
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"Stephen F." wrote...
> > <snip>
> > What a 'fucking idiot'! :-))
> >
>
> Hey, cut the guy some slack... his head is broken!
Oooh... sympathetic bunch, us RAS'ers. -LOL.
Jan.
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can i be the first (and if i get arrested probably the last) person to boast
about doing 117mph in a 1.1litre Fiat Seicento?
down hill, 'somewhere' on the M4, air was cool, had a great tow from a
people carrier that was topping a ton, heater=OFF, fan=OFF, sunroof=CLOSED,
lights=OFF (It was in the daytime), tailwind.
man!
Fiat should have me as their poster boy, theyd sell more cars :)
pez
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> In article <b9r2gt$lkrlu$[email hidden]>, Doug Ellison > <[email hidden]> writes > > > >> What a 'fucking idiot'! :-)) > > > >And you've never sped in your life obviously > > > > Yeah, but come on Doug. 204 Kmh, that's nearly 130 mph on a public > road. Not sure what the speed limits are in France, but I would guess > they're not much different to the UK which means he was doing nearly > twice the national speed limit. > > -- > Peter Ives (AKA Pete Ivington) > Remove ALL_STRESS before replying via email > If you know what's good for you, don't listen to me :) > GPLRank Joystick -50.63 Wheel -21.77
"Stephen F." <[email hidden]> wrote:
> Hey, cut the guy some slack... his head is broken!
Yeah I know, the poor bastard... :-)
Ice D
"Alex 'pez' Porazinski" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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> can i be the first (and if i get arrested probably the last) person toboast
> about doing 117mph in a 1.1litre Fiat Seicento?
>
> down hill, 'somewhere' on the M4, air was cool, had a great tow from a
> people carrier that was topping a ton, heater=OFF, fan=OFF,sunroof=CLOSED,
You tucked the wing mirrors in as well - right :P
My 1.1 Fiesta wont touch over a ton :P
Doug
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> lights=OFF (It was in the daytime), tailwind. > > man! > > Fiat should have me as their poster boy, theyd sell more cars :) > > pezAye, god knows we tried on the way to Goodwood :D
Rick
"Doug Ellison" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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> My 1.1 Fiesta wont touch over a ton :P
>
> Doug
>
>
"Doug Ellison" wrote:
> My 1.1 Fiesta wont touch over a ton :P
I thought Zanardi was brave. Then Ellison steps up and admits on RAS to
owning a 1.1 Fiesta.
What a crazy crazy man...<G>
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"Rick Osborn" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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> Aye, god knows we tried on the way to Goodwood :D
>
> Rick
Too much ballast
:P
Doug
hehehe,
the key thing with the Fiat Seicento is that it has one similarity to modern
F1 cars.
Its half as wide as every other car out there!
cuts through the air like a knife, and i can still fit 2 adults and 2 7foot6
surfboards in it!
trully an amazing vehicle.
pez
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> "Doug Ellison" wrote: > > > My 1.1 Fiesta wont touch over a ton :P > > I thought Zanardi was brave. Then Ellison steps up and admits on RAS to > owning a 1.1 Fiesta. > > What a crazy crazy man...<G> > > > --- > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > Version: 6.0.478 / Virus Database: 275 - Release Date: 06/05/2003 > >
"Alex 'pez' Porazinski" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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> hehehe,
>
> the key thing with the Fiat Seicento is that it has one similarity tomodern
> F1 cars.
>
> Its half as wide as every other car out there!
>
> cuts through the air like a knife, and i can still fit 2 adults and 27foot6
> surfboards in it!
>
> trully an amazing vehicle.
>
> pez
>
Pffft, a mere immitation to my (girlfriend's really) 899CC Cinquincento :)
Ash
http://www.siroccoracing.com
Well at least with me in the car the ballast was spread from the nose of the
car with my feet to the boot of the car with my neck :P Chronic cramp after
that I think!
Rick
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> > "Rick Osborn" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:b9rhjt$n8$[email hidden]... > > Aye, god knows we tried on the way to Goodwood :D > > > > Rick > > Too much ballast > > :P > > > Doug > >Quoted text (25 lines)
> "Ice D" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:VZ6wa.419667$[email hidden]... > > http://f1.racing-live.com/en/headlines/news/detail/030512131239.shtml > > > > [quote] > > Colombian Formula 1 driver Juan Pablo Montoya has been stripped of his > > licence after being caught driving at 204 kilometres per hour in southern > > France, police said Monday. > > > > The Williams-BMW star was clocked on a radar Sunday afternoon while > driving > > his BMW over the speed-limit on the A8 motorway between Les Arcs and Le > Muy > > south of here. He was then ordered to hand over his driving licence > pending > > a judicial investigation. > > > > Local officials said that Montoya was facing a two-month suspension from > > driving in France, but that would not affect his participation in the > French > > Grand Prix. > > [/quote] > > > > What a 'fucking idiot'! :-)) > >On Tue, 13 May 2003 22:18:33 GMT, John Simmons <[email hidden]> wrote:
>I'm surprised that the French police didn't just give up the chase.
God save the Queen!
Jason (was re: what I'd be singing before baseball games if it weren't
for those wimpy French)
On Tue, 13 May 2003, Peter Ives wrote:
> Yeah, but come on Doug. 204 Kmh, that's nearly 130 mph on a public
> road. Not sure what the speed limits are in France, but I would guess
> they're not much different to the UK which means he was doing nearly
> twice the national speed limit.
And who was safer? Montoya in his capable car or the cop that chased
him down... no contest in my mind.
A classic story from 1960's at Watkins Glen--one of the F1 drivers was
stopped for speeding on the way to the race, the drivers often flew into
NY City and drove across beautiful southern NY State:
Small town cop: Just who do you think you are, Stirling Moss?
Driver: No, I'm Jack Brabham! (and he was World Champion that year).
I believe that Brabham was sent on his way with a "stern warning"<grin>.
-- Doug Milliken
www.millikenresearch.com
On Tue, 13 May 2003 18:23:09 +0100, Peter Ives
<[email hidden]> wrote:
130kmh
80mph
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>In article <b9r2gt$lkrlu$[email hidden]>, Doug Ellison ><[email hidden]> writes >> >>> What a 'fucking idiot'! :-)) >> >>And you've never sped in your life obviously >> > >Yeah, but come on Doug. 204 Kmh, that's nearly 130 mph on a public >road. Not sure what the speed limits are in France,
"Sebastien Tixier" <stixier@wanadoo[NO_SPAM].fr> wrote in message
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> >Yeah, but come on Doug. 204 Kmh, that's nearly 130 mph on a public
> >road. Not sure what the speed limits are in France,
>
> 130kmh
> 80mph
>
Last time I was in France I felt that people was driving like they were in
Germany; no speed limit. Every time I enter Germany after crossing through
Denmark, I get this "no speed limit" feeling regardless witch country I may
enter after Germany. :)
The main traffic is doing much more than 130kmh on the French highway? How
fast do you have to go to get caught by the police?
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http://tytlandsvik.no
Peter Ives <[email hidden]> wrote in
news:[email hidden]:
> Yeah, but come on Doug. 204 Kmh, that's nearly 130 mph on a public
> road. Not sure what the speed limits are in France, but I would guess
> they're not much different to the UK which means he was doing nearly
> twice the national speed limit.
130km/h in the dry, 110km/h if wet on an autoroute.
The traffic is likely to move considerably in excess of that figure. I'd
say 100mph would be a typical traffic flow speed.
Z.
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By 'fucking idiot' I was referring to the cameraman-incident (hence the
quotations marks). It was posted here last week:
http://www.brvideos2.ubbi.com.br/batidadomontoya.wmv
Ice D
"don hodgdon" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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> Well, I guess that makes every driver I've ever met a, in your words,
> 'fucking idiot'. Just because they didn't get caught, or it didn't makethe
> papers, they all have lurid, often hilarious stories about their antics in
> an automobile. It sorta' goes with the profession. Of course, if you'reone
> of those namby pampy, politically correct sheep that seem to want toimpress
> your morals on the rest of the world, I can see where you might get upset.
>
> Hell, Dan Gurney drove from NYC to Newport Beach in 35 hours, does thatmake
southern
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> him a 'fucking idiot'? > > JPM for President! > > "Ice D" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:VZ6wa.419667$[email hidden]... > > http://f1.racing-live.com/en/headlines/news/detail/030512131239.shtml > > > > [quote] > > Colombian Formula 1 driver Juan Pablo Montoya has been stripped of his > > licence after being caught driving at 204 kilometres per hour inQuoted text (23 lines)
> > France, police said Monday. > > > > The Williams-BMW star was clocked on a radar Sunday afternoon while > driving > > his BMW over the speed-limit on the A8 motorway between Les Arcs and Le > Muy > > south of here. He was then ordered to hand over his driving licence > pending > > a judicial investigation. > > > > Local officials said that Montoya was facing a two-month suspension from > > driving in France, but that would not affect his participation in the > French > > Grand Prix. > > [/quote] > > > > What a 'fucking idiot'! :-)) > > > > Ice D > > > > > >The last time I remember seeing rules, if you lost your driving license,
your race license was suspended for the same period of time.
Does this still apply?
R.
"Richard S Beckett" <[email hidden]> wrote:
> The last time I remember seeing rules, if you lost your driving license,
> your race license was suspended for the same period of time.
>
> Does this still apply?
Didn't know that, but apparently not:
"Local officials said that Montoya was facing a two-month suspension from
driving in France, but that would not affect his participation in the French
Grand Prix."
They might give him a stop-and-go penalty, just for the fun of it :-)
Ice D
> They might give him a stop-and-go penalty, just for the fun of it :-)
I wouldn't put it past the French. ; )
On Wed, 14 May 2003 09:27:02 +0200, "Jone Tytlandsvik"
<[email hidden]> wrote:
Its depend if the police wan to catch u or not :)
If your blonde with big ... heu... eyes, u'r wiil be caught at 131 :)
Police are VERY lazy in France. But its start to changed with new law,
and less tolerance.
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> >"Sebastien Tixier" <stixier@wanadoo[NO_SPAM].fr> wrote in message >news:[email hidden]... > >> >Yeah, but come on Doug. 204 Kmh, that's nearly 130 mph on a public >> >road. Not sure what the speed limits are in France, >> >> 130kmh >> 80mph >> > >Last time I was in France I felt that people was driving like they were in >Germany; no speed limit. Every time I enter Germany after crossing through >Denmark, I get this "no speed limit" feeling regardless witch country I may >enter after Germany. :) > >The main traffic is doing much more than 130kmh on the French highway? How >fast do you have to go to get caught by the police?
"John Simmons" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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southern
> > > France, police said Monday.
> > >
> > > The Williams-BMW star was clocked on a radar Sunday afternoon while
> > driving
> > > his BMW over the speed-limit on the A8 motorway between Les Arcs andLe
> > Muy
> > > south of here. He was then ordered to hand over his driving licence
> > pending
> > > a judicial investigation.
> > >
> > > Local officials said that Montoya was facing a two-month suspensionfrom
I'm surprised George Bush wasn't there claiming JPM was running with
Saddam's chemical weapons. :-)
David G Fisher (always remember if it wasn't for the French, there wouldn't
be a U.S.A.--ask Benny Franklin)
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> > "Ice D" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > > news:VZ6wa.419667$[email hidden]... > > > http://f1.racing-live.com/en/headlines/news/detail/030512131239.shtml > > > > > > [quote] > > > Colombian Formula 1 driver Juan Pablo Montoya has been stripped of his > > > licence after being caught driving at 204 kilometres per hour inQuoted text (10 lines)
> > > driving in France, but that would not affect his participation in the > > French > > > Grand Prix. > > > [/quote] > > > > > > What a 'fucking idiot'! :-)) > > > > > > I'm surprised that the French police didn't just give up the chase.> I'm surprised that the French police didn't just give up the chase.
Maybe the French police were driving Renaults and JPM was in his Beemer?
pez
"John Simmons" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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southern
> > > France, police said Monday.
> > >
> > > The Williams-BMW star was clocked on a radar Sunday afternoon while
> > driving
> > > his BMW over the speed-limit on the A8 motorway between Les Arcs andLe
> > Muy
> > > south of here. He was then ordered to hand over his driving licence
> > pending
> > > a judicial investigation.
> > >
> > > Local officials said that Montoya was facing a two-month suspensionfrom
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> > "Ice D" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > > news:VZ6wa.419667$[email hidden]... > > > http://f1.racing-live.com/en/headlines/news/detail/030512131239.shtml > > > > > > [quote] > > > Colombian Formula 1 driver Juan Pablo Montoya has been stripped of his > > > licence after being caught driving at 204 kilometres per hour inQuoted text (10 lines)
> > > driving in France, but that would not affect his participation in the > > French > > > Grand Prix. > > > [/quote] > > > > > > What a 'fucking idiot'! :-)) > > > > > > I'm surprised that the French police didn't just give up the chase.Now that was good <vbg>.
"Alex 'pez' Porazinski" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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> > I'm surprised that the French police didn't just give up the chase.
>
> Maybe the French police were driving Renaults and JPM was in his Beemer?
>
>
> And who was safer? Montoya in his capable car or the cop that chased
> him down... no contest in my mind.
If it had got out of hand, I'd say the heli pilot would have been the
safest. No contest <G>
MS
