- 03 Jun 08, 02:38#46228
Gilles Villeneuve: If someone said to me that you can have three wishes, my first would have been to get into racing, my second to be in Formula 1, my third to drive for Ferrari.
Sounds like a bit of a feeble race taking into account the car's involved.
Bugatti & Ferrari in 130mph race
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/article1238834.ece
THE driver of a Bugatti Veyron supercar was nicked by cops after racing a Ferrari on a motorway at 130mph.
Startled witnesses said the high-speed chase went on for at least ten minutes, with the cars weaving across all three lanes of the M27.
It ended when a pursuing police BMW caught up with the Bugatti, the fastest road car in the world with a top speed of 253mph, and pulled it over.
But the Ferrari, a 599 GTB capable of 205mph, zoomed off into the distance.
The driver of the Bugatti – a left-hand drive model with French number plates – was given three penalty points and a fixed fine of £60.
That’s a tiny fraction of the £875,000 cost of the motor.
The two cars, both black, even raced each other through a 50mph roadworks zone.
They were seen by motorists including supercar fan Eddie David and his wife Mel, who were heading south near Fare-ham, Hants, in their Audi.
IT consultant Eddie, 40, told how the race was “very dramatic”, like something out of Le Mans.
Eddie, of Lower Earley, Berks, said: “The cars came flying past us. Then the police car came hurtling past at about 140mph.”
Mel took pictures of the Bugatti and Ferrari, which did not have a rear number plate.
She said: “We were in hysterics when we saw the Bugatti had been stopped. The policeman had a furious look that suggested the driver was in tons of trouble.”
Police said the Bugatti was officially clocked at 97mph.
Gilles Villeneuve: If someone said to me that you can have three wishes, my first would have been to get into racing, my second to be in Formula 1, my third to drive for Ferrari.
The Ferrari won.
