Utterly stupid

[Simon]

Or it's possible that the 'journalist' phoned in their copy and the person transcribing it doesn't know engines enough to understand what was said?

[JLv3.0]

There is absolutely no way that that can be the actual explanation.

[Zonda_]

* facepalm *

I've only just realised that they meant V EIGHT.

I read it in a cockney accent and it all became clear.

[ZedLeg]

Or it's possible that the 'journalist' phoned in their copy and the person transcribing it doesn't know engines enough to understand what was said?

It's absolutely something like this or the journalist didn't understand the guy's accent and just wrote down what they thought he said.

Working for the Daily Mail is just hacking out content to feed the website, no time for actual journalism.

[nuttinnew]

That's too easy. NA must have come in there somewhere as well.

[JLv3.0]

That's how I read it at first then later realised I was being too car-guy about it.

VA = V8, end of.

[ste]

I think this is actually fucking cool. Love that they fitted an additional fuel tank and refuelled via some mates waiting in a layby. Love the scanners and other kit in the car too.

I think I've mentioned it before but I weird want to do home to my parents' (Sussex - Manchester) in <3hrs. Would need a 90mph average too.

[JLv3.0]

Hey no-one was knocking the feat, just the broadcasting!

[NotoriousREV]

Given how hard it is to carry speed in the south west, he must’ve been flying down the M74/M6/M5

[Swervin_Mervin]

Given how hard it is to carry speed in the south west, he must’ve been flying down the M74/M6/M5

You can carry a healthy amount of speed on the A30. So someone told me.

[Nathan]

I still can't believe this Canonball 98mph average:

https://jalopnik.com/meet-the-guy-who-d ... 1454092837

[ShockDiamonds]

Why the need to publicise it? To get a few ‘likes’?

Fucking millennial twat.

This.

+1

[GG.]

I liked this comment from the head of road safety at the AA (presuming he's been accurately quoted):

"For somebody to deliberately set about to break the land speed record..."

Someone should tell Andy Green he can now retire - don't worry mate, some kid an an Audi has just broken the record for you.

[PaulJ]

Given how hard it is to carry speed in the south west, he must’ve been flying down the M74/M6/M5

You can carry a healthy amount of speed on the A30. So someone told me.

It wasn't me that told you, but I too believe this to be the case.

[nuttinnew]

I'm reading the comments...


'johnno01, MileEnd, United Kingdom, 16 hours ago
Very good article DM, except on thing, you didn't tell us how much his house is worth !'



but it's soon back to normal;


'Huggy, Anywhere but London, United Kingdom, 17 hours ago
past 50 cameras so at least 50 speeding offences never mind dangerous driving, 50 speeding offences at around £200 per equals 10 grand, plus 50 x 3 points so minimum 5 year ban and prison smentence..... and make him watch as the car is crushed - I hope ALL insurance companies take note and make sure they load his premiums as much as they can... would it have been worth it if he had killed someone - get this idiot off the road'

[Orange Cola]

Don't read the comments. Ever.

[ShockDiamonds]

Don't read anything even remotely Daily Fail-related. Ever.

FTFY