Noel Edmonds - 186 mph in GT 40

[Freddie von Rost]

Front page news in today's Metro newspaper and the usual great whining and wailing from the cotton wool brigade about how speed kills, how he endangered himself, irresponsible on the public etc, ad infinitum.

In 1970, at 4.30 in the morning!

This follows on from an article in Loaded magazine, where NE stated that his GT40 needed to be exercised as it had been somewhat neglected.

News must either be very slow, or the self-righteous Guardian/Independent massive are gaining the upper hand in this internecine struggle.

[Twin Turbo]

O/T, but why is the Metro the only car to have it's own newspaper? OK, so the Escort and Fiesta have their own magazines but this doesn't seem fair to all the other cars out there.

[Fer]

I refuse to believe this. We're all told that Speed Kills, so why ain't he dead?

[r5gttgaz]

Twin Turbo said:

O/T, but why is the Metro the only car to have it's own newspaper? OK, so the Escort and Fiesta have their own magazines but this doesn't seem fair to all the other cars out there.

The Herald?

[o.versteer]

Twin Turbo said:

O/T, but why is the Metro the only car to have it's own newspaper? OK, so the Escort and Fiesta have their own magazines but this doesn't seem fair to all the other cars out there.

The Standard?

[eccles]

Twin Turbo said:

O/T, but why is the Metro the only car to have it's own newspaper? OK, so the Escort and Fiesta have their own magazines but this doesn't seem fair to all the other cars out there.

The Mercury?

[eccles]

Twin Turbo said:

O/T, but why is the Metro the only car to have it's own newspaper? OK, so the Escort and Fiesta have their own magazines but this doesn't seem fair to all the other cars out there.

The Star?

[benyeats]

VW Golf Financial Times limited edition

[Deltafox]

The Rustler ....just dosent sound right for a car to me.....

[Gregor Marshall]

I heard on the radio this morning that Herts Constabulary are looking into this, what a waste of time!!

[alexkp]

Fer said:

I refuse to believe this. We're all told that Speed Kills, so why ain't he dead?

I think you'll find many people have asked themselves this very same question over the years.

Not nescessarily in connection with speed or anything though...

[tomtom]

Good man.

[FourWheelDrift]

Gregor Marshall said:

I heard on the radio this morning that Herts Constabulary are looking into this

Yep, page 24 in the Metro for the greyhound results from Catford.

[ettore]

Gregor Marshall said:

I heard on the radio this morning that Herts Constabulary are looking into this, what a waste of time!!

Surely, by the grace of whatever you believe in, that cannot be true?

[fidgits]

ettore said:

Gregor Marshall said:

I heard on the radio this morning that Herts Constabulary are looking into this, what a waste of time!!

Surely, by the grace of whatever you believe in, that cannot be true?

yeah, im pretty sure after 36 years they cannot prosecute him... and then can just claim he made it up - seeing as they have no evidence!

[Timberwolf]

Gregor Marshall said:

I heard on the radio this morning that Herts Constabulary are looking into this, what a waste of time!!

Arresting the journalist for being criminally pathetic?

(I think they might be a bit beyond the 14-day NIP deadline for Edmonds...)

[Raify]

I have just one question:

How did he reach the pedals? Blocks of wood a-la Short-Round from Indian Jones and the Temple of Doom?

[simpo two]

Freddie von Rost said:

News must either be very slow, or the self-righteous Guardian/Independent massive are gaining the upper hand in this internecine struggle.

I guess they googled for 'Celebs going very fast' and couldn't find anything more recent.

But anyway, it seems no worse than PC 'I'm a copper so I can do what I like' Milton sharpening his driving skills...

[FourWheelDrift]

simpo two said:

Freddie von Rost said:

News must either be very slow, or the self-righteous Guardian/Independent massive are gaining the upper hand in this internecine struggle.

I guess they googled for 'Celebs going very fast' and couldn't find anything more recent.

I've heard they're also going after Bertie Wooster for doing 51mph in his Lagonda whilst popping down to the Glossop's place for the weekend in 1924.

[Graham@Reading]

anonymous said:

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I think you'll find many people have asked themselves this very same question over the years.

Not nescessarily in connection with speed or anything though...

Never takes the ones you want does it?

As a result I only ever fly when Joe Pasquale is on the same plane.