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03-15-2012, 07:19 PM | #1 |
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Ferrari owner arrested after posting video
another reason not to post any type of illegal driving or racing videos on forums....
A doctor in Japan who posted a video of himself putting his Ferrari 458 Italia through some high-speed driving on public roads now faces jail time and a fine, after authorities used the video to track him down. It's one thing to get caught by roadside speed cameras; quite another by one inside the car. The video shot in April 2011 below shows the 50-year-old doctor leaving a parking deck in the $230,000 458 and unwinding its 570-hp V8 on city streets and rural highways. (He does apparently stop at one point to put on special red driving gloves.) While there's some weaving through traffic, most of his moves are simply going faster than the posted limits or the traffic around him. After posting the video in Japanese car forums last year, authorities began investigating. According to the Mainichi Daily News, they were able to not only identify the driver, but pinpoint when and where he broke a traffic law -- driving 77 mph in a zone marked for 25 mph. Thanks to strict laws against speeding in Japan, if convicted the doctor could face up to six months in prison and a $1,220 fine, the kind of rules that played a role in last year's million-dollar Ferrari pileup in Japan. There will be Ferrari owners around the world who would say driving the 458 at speed was still worth it. http://autos.yahoo.com/blogs/motoram...195346223.html im sure he has enough money to get himself out of trouble though...
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03-15-2012, 07:50 PM | #2 |
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thats crazy is that how your suppose to shift that thing haha sounds sketchy
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Old fucker dont know how to drive
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I never said it did.
But I apologize if I offended ya
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What I thought I'd do was
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Yep, every time he started to get on it he would immediately back off. I guess it's good that he at least slowed down around some of the traffic.
My Ferraris on Forza don't ever make weird noises like that though :P
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Hehehe well it's older then me.
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03-16-2012, 12:36 PM | #10 |
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sheesh, aren't there loads of public race tracks around there?
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03-16-2012, 10:32 PM | #11 |
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Just like pilots, Jumpman, there are few old, bold drivers. The young know-it-alls usually end their go-fast careers stuck to bridge abutments and the like...
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03-17-2012, 12:40 PM | #12 |
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Indeed. Most race drivers end up dead before they can even think of retirement. Only very recently have racers had the chance to retire before death.
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Gotta admit, though, I did enjoy watching the video. He should have gone to the race track and had a blast really unleashing that car, IMO but hey what do I know about unwinding after a long hard day at the hospital ;)
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