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Old 02-09-2012, 01:28 AM
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200+ MPH Veryon run on public roads????

Not sure if true or not but some of the passes look pretty fast.

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Old 02-09-2012, 01:42 AM
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There were 3 or 4 Veyrons parked at Barrett Jackson last month. Some of the news reports say that they were on I-8 in AZ . . . coming from Mexico, however I-8 runs parallel to the border, not across it; and the video show that they are on an access road alongside a highway (note the auto carrier truck).

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Old 02-09-2012, 03:38 AM
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Adrenaline junkies. The ominous, action packed music was a trip. There was nothing remarkable going on. Cars go that fast all the time. Not on public roadways so much.
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Old 02-09-2012, 10:06 AM
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^ I don't see that happening here.
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If in Arizona their is a stretch of public road the state closes off once a yr for racing ,it has a long straight away much like this one with some twist on a closed circuit,some 27 miles of hwy for stunts just like this one ,my guess its hyped up like hollywood to get you to visit the flick.Roads in Mexico dont look that good.
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Old 02-09-2012, 07:32 PM
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I sorta doubt they'd have that long of a series of runs w/o encountering some large vehicle doing 50-60mph if the road wasn't closed. I was an adrenaline junkie once. I don't fully get it.
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I'm sure its been done.

The Gumball guys have done it, they just rack up warrants and don't care. Although most are European.

I remember a few years back one guy got nailed for doing 180ish in his Lambo out west and was more concerned about making to the party in Vegas the next day than the ticket. He managed to get himself and his car to Vegas for it.
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Old 02-09-2012, 09:59 PM
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I'm sure its been done.

The Gumball guys have done it, they just rack up warrants and don't care. Although most are European.

I remember a few years back one guy got nailed for doing 180ish in his Lambo out west and was more concerned about making to the party in Vegas the next day than the ticket. He managed to get himself and his car to Vegas for it.
Yeah, people go 200mph on the roads out here all the time.
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Happens all the time too.

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