Racing Sierra and Mercedes on M11

[@Ashs-mini-vlogs]

The world you have seen in this video no longer exists I miss the 90s

[@calum1741]

Me to man 😖

[@user-rc4qh3lp7h]

You haven’t driven along the A13 lately then.

[@akusa82]

It definitely still exists as I use this exact stretch of road every week and I got pulled for the exact same thing doing 120mph in a merc against a range rover and they were in a volvo and they even sent me the video that I still keep safe

[@Ashs-mini-vlogs]

@@david-bq2sd it’s gone forever

[@DAVID-bv2gv]

And So do I 👍🏻🇬🇧

[@hugoagogo9435]

The good old days when the police would join in the race for a bit before finally deciding we better let them know who we are

[@Twed]

And when their cars could just about keep up 😂

[@b5byt]

M6 toll road, where they still goad people into racing them then turn on the lights 😮

[@mansamusa5089]

@@b5byt Sometimes in a Jag

[@sonofobi5052]

No speed cameras. No speed humps. No Rozzer’s. Owning a car used to be fun.

[@G4RY1159]

@@sonofobi5052 No rubber boat chancers

[@lukevibertuk]

Sierra aside the biggest thing about this video is everyone’s impeccable lane discipline!😅

[@beanmw96]

Less browns sat in the middle lane 😂

[@tomoxfford]

Racist prick​@@beanmw96

[@tomoxfford]

Biggest thing about this video is the sanctimonious narrator got banned TWICE for drinking & driving

[@Pori9392]

That was back in the day when drivers were good though

[@271chrissy]

Retro racing......Loved how the cossie came in with that final swoop.

[@Ratpack81]

The police goaded them into that final swoop by staying in the outside lane when the middle lane freed up 😂

[@271chrissy]

@@Ratpack81 Yeah he still thinks they racing lol.

[@danwiddon3854]

Brake-checked at 90, 98 and 102mph, all those years ago with grainy camera footage. Great share!😊

[@wtfronsson]

He is driving at that speed, so it's reasonable to assume the brake pedal is being used for stability. Making slight adjustments to the behavior of the car, based on what the driver feels. You might also notice the Sierra driver having his way blocked by a car at one point. Is he supposed to just ram instead of braking? To me it seems you are saying "since he's already speeding, he should just do everything else as dangerously as possible. He should not touch the brakes even if it seems necessary."

[@joyrider6456]

​@@wtfronssonThere was nothing in front of him, why not just slowly release the accelerator??

[@wtfronsson]

@@joyrider6456 Why not drive like he believes is the best way to drive at that speed? I would assume he wasn't doing that for a giggle. He wasn't suddenly slowing down enough to catch anyone by surprise either. Should be clear there was no malicious or reckless intent.

[@ggj666]

1995 the last time the M11 was worth driving on without the endless potholes

[@joyrider6456]

Or roadwork signs😂

[@thunderbug8640]

You could say same about pretty much any road these days. M1, left lane is a complete mess.

[@joyrider6456]

@@thunderbug8640 I was in England @ Pugfest last summer with a group of car enthusiasts. Never ever was i more surprised about the appalling state of the M25( ánd the rest of England's roads). It was like driving over a millitary tank platform for hundreds of miles. I feel sorry for those who have to drive over it every day to go to work. How in God's name can England have an even WORSE road network then Belgium?! They where in the EU for decades for Christ's sake.

[@thunderbug8640]

@@joyrider6456 I can empathise there as I’m also someone who really likes cars (all 90s Jap stuff inc a few Skylines) and driving on some English roads is bad enough in an everyday car but in something sporty, low or modified its almost unbearable. I could just about understand it if I had to avoid some back road to nowhere but the left most lane of the M1 or any motorway for that matter being undrivable is just a disgrace.

[@ruutjormun2262]

you should see central London. arguably the world's financial district, in competition with wall street, but riddled with so many potholes that they distorted my NSR wheel

[@richard3542]

Better racing here than in F1 these days 👍

[@chrisd2415]

No way any of those cars in the middle lane were doing 70, police car doing 104 and only creeping past them, good old days when you didn’t have to worry about government stealth revenue cameras.

[@stuart207]

The good ol' days 😢

[@chilleddriving1455]

Grow up

[@staggabob]

You must have lived in a different country to me, I got caught twice on the same stretch in a week in 1998- of course there were speed cameras.

[@gkan1042]

M11 nowadays doesn't even have speed cameras apart from one at the southbound 50 zone

[@VintageLynx]

Most affordable cars from back then struggled to top 70 without rattling.

[@E4RLIES]

“Unaware that his every move is capture on camera” in stunning 140p resolution😂

[@identiticrisis]

You'd be lucky to get progressive scan!

[@E4RLIES]

I thought the P stood for filmed on a potato? 🤓

[@reddragon1572]

​@@E4RLIES😂😂😂

[@davidhealy4534]

And. I bet in 30 years They'll be laughing at today's technology,so your point is what?

[@The1trueDave]

That was top of the range in 1995! You wanted better than that, you had to hire an Outside Broadcast unit :-)

[@pgr3290]

Remember when 110mph was outrageous in 1995? I sneeze in a modern hot hatch with 400bhp and accidentally do 120 lol

[@derekheeps1244]

My 280E in 1975 could do 148 mph . Only car that ever beat me was a Ferrari BB512 , and that was gentlemanly and not in any way dangerous , given we were the only two cars on the road ; we waved and smiled to each other before parting , and I knew his car was faster .

[@milo04]

My van does 110 standard transit

[@MajorT0m]

The speed on that copper's display is their actual road speed. Speedos in the UK must overread by law. In Fords it's by around 10%. So your gauge might be showing 110, but in reality you're going 100. These motorists are probably showing 120+ gauge speed.

[@WildMorgan]

​​@@MajorT0mYeah I can second this as I've been through those laser readers (the ones that flash up your speed) at over 30 and they clock me doing 28 or 29.

[@BullyBoxer]

@@derekheeps1244 no it could not , there was something wrong with your speedo then . My father had new Mercedes cars every year from the 70s right up until just recently . The 280 had in the 70s had a top speed of about 124mph I remember.

[@SinkyYT]

Ah good old VHS quality. 😂

[@ahassen1236]

Good quality clean roads, zero cameras, no phones except for making calls, no zombies, no rage, cheap homes, great music, better women, cars we knew. The 90s gone.

[@neil1997]

You got to love how the guy in Cossie thought the coppers were racing too. Though sounded like their car was flat out in 4th keeping up.

[@dungareesareforfools]

He was driving right up his arse in an unmarked car to be fair.

[@this_is_a_tiny_town]

Probably in a Vauxhall Senator or something like that.

[@felixalbion]

Cosworth was a terrible car. I was a recovery driver at the time and got fed up collecting cosworths that blew up or went off the road.

[@dungareesareforfools]

@felixalbion probably not the car's fault - I mean they had more than their share of motorsport success in professional hands.

[@Hopgop1]

@@felixalbion Certainly not the most reliable cars, but let's be honest, once the cossies were a few years old a lot of owners probably weren't keeping them in top condition.

[@tomjury1999]

Excellent! My dad had a Sapphire Cosworth and we often hit 150mph no problem hammering down the motorway - he got pulled once or twice, more often than not the cops would just appreciate the car and give a stern telling off! And don't do it again! Better times back then 😢

[@flacjacket]

​@@Yumbutteredsausagethey would actually do it, though if it was stock you would need a lot of space. My 3dr gets there pretty quick but it's about 500 hp so not quite the same.

[@wayneg85]

They do 149 standard and it wasn't exactly difficult to fettle them a bit which everyone did, any half decent tune would see it doing 150 mph ​@@Yumbutteredsausage

[@jb6142]

Your Dad really cared for you then!

[@tomjury1999]

@@jb6142 Absolutely, he would only take it to the max in perfectly safe conditions. Nothing dangerous about going seriously quick when it's dry, quiet straight roads and a professional advanced driver. Cheers

[@shanepatrick641]

True, I miss those days. 😢

[@johntate5050]

Back in the days when drivers realised they could use lane 1.

[@EnglishLaw]

That's my private lane. Stay out. 🤣

[@Niko-xz5lk]

Really good upload! Haven't seen this one before. I wonder what the cop was driving to keep up with the Cosworth? Maybe Vauxhall Senator. Those things were pretty quick back in the day.

[@johnbidwell2393]

Rover RV8 of course!

[@richlee509]

Engine seemed to be working really hard to keep up

[@davidmoore4615]

​@@johnbidwell2393explains the slowness

[@Ourjudd]

Police had cosworth too

[@johnj3577]

Sounded a bit V6 ish, could have been a Rover 827 or maybe a Volvo of some sort.

[@nickmaclachlan5178]

Was that a young Ronnie Pickering in his Boy Racer days?

[@klocknerdeutz]

WHO!?

[@nickmaclachlan5178]

@@klocknerdeutz RONNIE PICKERING!!!!!

[@digitalradiohacker]

@@nickmaclachlan5178Who?

[@nickmaclachlan5178]

@@digitalradiohacker Don't you know who I am???????

[@sahmad9910]

The advent of the dash cam

[@ferguson077]

before cameras and no log book in your name meant if you got away that was it ...good old days

[@shanepatrick641]

I miss those days! 😢

[@RSCOZZY]

Seen this clip so many times. Always makes me wonder why the guy driving the Cosworth didn't give it the full tin of beans 🤣

[@AndrewwMK]

Only put 2 star in the tank 😂😂

[@derekheeps1244]

it was only a ford .

[@CLOCKCHASER2222]

He was but its just standard, only be like 220bhp or Around that

[@DIY-DaddyO]

I remember almost passing an un marked XR4x4i with Turbo Techniques . We sat at about 70 until a Peugeot 205gti spat passed at 100+ . The XR was on it in seconds. I caught them up with the 205 driver getting out waving his arms about pointing at the Sierra in a "WTF is that?" manner 😂😂😂

[@itk2493]

Used to know the guy who worked for Turbo Techiques, jeez that's going back a while😅

[@derekheeps1244]

So ? Two pieces of junk .

[@MajorT0m]

@@itk2493 Turbo Technics I thought it was

[@itk2493]

@@MajorT0m 😅 Yes that's right, it was over 30 years ago😁

[@MajorT0m]

@@itk2493 I remember seeing a red MK3 Capri 2.8 TT down a road near me in the 90s... god I wanted it that car! Had a Mk3 2.0S for the last 18 years.. with a 170 brake pinto in now 👍

[@jamessmith84240]

Was the merc an SL500? Seemed to stay ahead with ease

[@zahkam7322]

Also wondered about that , those cosworths were really fast but this thing just tore it up . Had no idea the SL500 was really that fast , unless it was a 600?

[@jamessmith84240]

@@zahkam7322 Even an SL500 had at least 100bhp more than a cosworth but it will have been limited to 155mph. The cosworth could still do 150mph maxed but it looks like both were slowed down by other traffic.

[@zahkam7322]

@@jamessmith84240wasn't the SL500 really heavy though? I would think that the cosworth was much lighter?

[@jamessmith84240]

@@zahkam7322Yes both true. Thats one of the reasons the cosworth would beat the merc on a twisty track. But at +100mph in a straight line, air resistance starts to even out the cosworth's advantage of lower weight. The merc's bigger engine with more torque and +100bhp has the advantage at these speeds. It's what the merc was built for. If it is a SL500 that is! 🤔

[@russcooke5671]

I remember when the police were using tuned up Morris 1000 The started with 48 bhp. But were tuned with a hotter cam and twin carbs and exhaust system. They were pushing out over 65 bhp and were good for about 110 mph a real sleeper in its day The sweeny loved them because they were great at high speed around corners. Imagine driving away from a robbery in a 3.8 Jaguar and see plod behind you with a big smile on hes face knowing your about to get your arm up your back. They were known as plod rockets in there day. Plus they run on 4 star petrol.

[@darleschickens3726]

Wow 4 star petrol, haven't heard of that in a while

[@kennywilkinson913]

Undertaking a copper at 100mph, "right, thats it, ive seen enough!" 😂

[@cannyscott]

What was the merc? 190E cosworth?

[@Paul_anderson_creative]

500SL...

[@zeppelinshy]

interesting to see 100mph as "racing" like its stupidly fast afff. But now days its often chases to be over 150mph

[@cannyscott]

Depending on what your driving 100mph could be classed as a nice/quick cruising speed

[@timonsolus]

Imagine doing 100 mph in 1965. For that, you'd need a very fast car (e.g. Ford Cortina Lotus Mk.I, basically a racing car), and your foot would be flat to the floor...

[@user-ue6iv2rd1n]

@@timonsolus No you wouldn't, I've done 95 in 1275 mini and that wasn't even a cooper.

[@timonsolus]

@@user-ue6iv2rd1n : That sounds like a Mini 1275 GT, which wasn’t produced until 1969. But it had the same engine as the Mini Cooper S 1275. Top speed was 96 mph (which isn’t quite 100 mph, to be pedantic)

[@adrianchetwynd1334]

@@timonsolus Speedos usually over read, more so back then.

[@phil955i]

It was about then that I got 5 points & a £230 fine for doing 98 mph on the M25 🤣

[@Lilbizkit]

Congratulations 🎉

[@ciaranbyrne62]

Ouch

[@bonemarrow250]

It’s not that bad these days, some time ago I’ve been followed by the old bill on M1 all the way from M25, they’ve pulled me over at the ends of M1 and invited me to view the footage - I did 120mph at the highest, so they congratulated me for “best score of the week” and laughed that my acceleration pedal got stuck. It went court and I was “awarded” £550 plus 4 points - I don’t know what they’ve given to the judge, but I was sure that my license is gone - so, thank you officers and thanks for not acting like i was some hardcore criminal, just wanted a bit of fun late at night.

[@mrb3673]

Speeding bans are normally only for a short amount of time.. 28 days, 2 months etc.. its the insurance hike after the ban that hurts the most, trust me! 😂

[@SEANPOL203]

The Cossie was a mean machine back in the day

[@danielalexander8588]

I remember this when I was a kid! I reckon the Cosworth had more in it then that.

[@jaws6869]

They used to say the Sierra was good for 149 mph, this lad wasn't trying hard enough.

[@StephenH-ms9og]

Definitely. I had one. I was thinking why he wasn’t pushing it more when he got to around 100.

[@andybrooks7908]

My cossie used to do 100+mph in 3rd gear so he definitely wasn't giving it the beans

[@Rroff2]

I saw one back in the day booting it up the A303 with police in hot pursuit, going way quicker than this. The funnier bit was a little Rover Metro with 3-4 cops onboard turned around to go after the pursuit and I just thought... you ain't catching that up.

[@felixalbion]

​@@Rroff2Probably just waiting for it to break down or even more likely finish up in a ditch as they frequently did. A very overrated car.

[@kingkreole9121]

Ford Sierra. Proper old school.

[@santorini8423]

Never drink and drink. Ehh Alistair😂

[@MajorT0m]

Yeah he got done. Twice 😂

[@polystyrene7921]

The cozzy undertaking copper for one last go at the Merc 😂😂😂 Wonder what the unmarked car was?

[@justonecornetto80]

It was probably another Cosworth. The pigs often used to patrol the motorways in them back in the day.

[@polystyrene7921]

@justonecornetto80 yeah more than likely 👍🏼

[@shanepatrick641]

​@justonecornetto80 what about the Vauxhall Senators??

[@polystyrene7921]

@shanepatrick641 yeah that's true the 3.0 litre Senator's and the Volvo T5s

[@1972scenic]

0:40 Lada ??

[@Steven1980s]

When cars and people were better

[@russcooke5671]

BEFORE THE FITHY TRAITORS GAVE OUR COUNTRY AWAY.

[@shanepatrick641]

The good old days..

[@rhodriedwardwilliams]

This video is just the pleasure of driving 3 men enjoying car’s . The police are so funny he’s just egging them on deliberately prolonging the chase because he’s enjoying the pursuit. Weren’t the 90’s great

[@timonsolus]

The 60's were much better

[@rhodriedwardwilliams]

@@timonsolusThey were if you were called Jack Sears 😂

[@MM0SDK]

1995, the decade that seen Japanese performance cars start to appear on our roads. Nissan Pulsar GTI-R, Subaru Impreza, Mitsubishi Lancer etc. Pulsar GTI-R which had already been out around 5 years by the time of this video was capable of 154mph, 0-60 in 5.4 secs and 220bhp stock. I'm sure they weren't much different in price to the Sierra Cosworth at around £20k.

[@ChristopherWoods]

That Sierra Cossie casually undertaking the unmarked at 120+ was hilarious

[@SimonLloydGuitar]

'Stollen' is a type of very sweet, rich German cake.

[@Richnineteenseventyone]

I raced a cossie in my astra gte 16v and I can tell you that at least another 40 mph was available.

[@sugarsaint]

GTE would have been dropped like a stone against the 220bhp sapphire in any gear at any speed

[@Richnineteenseventyone]

@@sugarsaint I was surprised and delighted that my astra gave it a run for it's money... as my passenger seat gf was . It could not out run me on the a419 or the m5. The cossie was a quick car but overrated in my book.

[@sugarsaint]

@@Richnineteenseventyone your book is worst than useless you'd not see which way a cosworth went. In the modern era it's akin to claiming a Golf R couldn't drop your Suzuki Swift

[@Richnineteenseventyone]

@@sugarsaintlol. Trust me it could not shake me. If you look at the stats of the gte 2l red top 16v and the cossie, they are very similar in performance as in times not bhp. The stats were also well known to be downplayed for the gte.... It performed better than stated. The cossie is a legend but nothing special when standard.

[@sugarsaint]

@@Richnineteenseventyone cool I know the Astra is a legend but the Cosworth was built to run with E30 M3's, 190s and maybe even Delta's & Ur Quattro's. For me this is another league to the famous 80s hothatch batch namely 205 1.9, GTI, R5 GT Turbo, Uno's etc yes the GTE had the highest top speed of these (ergo biggest engine) but even so, it's never mentioned with Cosworths, which are whatever way you square it, the definition of performance legends. Perhaps the driver in the Cosworth you chased was a 97 yr old way beyond his comfort zone or summit

[@Beavis-et8ox]

110 Miles what a "race" 🙂They missed to switch to fourth gear or what?

[@hyperjon3903]

The coolest endorsement you can get on your UK driving licence - Racing on the public highway🏁👌

[@tmsmith3412]

It’s trial of speed on puplic road DD40. I got busted racing my 2008 S2000 against a 350z Nismo. I have a total of 5 bans, I now drive a mountune ST. There is only Jordan that has as many bans as me but I was 25 when I got 5 bans for all different reasons, 2x DD40 1x dr10 1 tt99 1x in10 The most depressing worst thing I’ve ever done in mylife took until 2022 for me to have a clean license. Now I drive like a granny and just let ppl fly away from me as no matter what I drive it’s more expensive than anything on the road with 5 bans.

[@joelogjam9163]

​@@tmsmith3412You need to get in to bicycles because you can go completely ape and nobody notices.😂

[@iainhughes8110]

​@@tmsmith3412 Glad to hear you learnt your lesson. If you really want to feel the thrill and adrenaline ( and believe it or not, I understand where you're coming from!), then take a road trip to Germany. On the unrestricted sections of the autobahns, you can really get it out your system- and the road surfaces are a lot better, too! Trust me- I speak from experience!😊👍

[@adventureswithJ.A.W.S.]

@@iainhughes8110did this with friends back in 2017. 2 Focus ST’s and a BMW 335. It felt mad doing 150 legally, and nobody cared 🫡😎

[@mrb3673]

​@tmsmith3412 wow, I thought I was bad with 2 bans 😂😂 I also drive MUCH slower nowadays (I'm mid 40s now) but still occasionally have my moments 😂

[@robtyman4281]

The days when every third car on our roads was a Ford! .... and BMW's and Mercs were still comparatively rare - not two a penny like now. Ford aren't the dominant force they once were in the UK. The Police here took a long time to decide to put their blue lights on!

[@ifrazali2712]

Just starting secondary school the good old 90,z gone but never forgotten. 😢😢😮 🤔

[@michaelgaskell7408]

I had a Sierra Sapphire,1988 two litre fuel -injection.Almost the best car I've ever owned.Very comfortable,and quick.Truly wish I still had it.Defeated by the usual Ford tin-worm-RUST.

[@scottbuchele4814]

What were the police driving at this time?

[@stevecooksley]

Not brake checking but using the old fog lights trick. I wonder if that cossie was insured? Yeah right.

[@johnj3577]

On the Sierra Sapphire, those are the brake lights. They were separate. I'm such a geek and should get out more...

[@stevecooksley]

@@johnj3577 No no no, this is important stuff 😊

[@beausexon7546]

I remember this clip. I wonder what car they were in, being 1995 and met, perhaps one of the Rover 800s?

[@sam16071997]

Senator or Omega 3.0i

[@Jonathan_Doe_]

Sierra had a chance to just let the police tootle off after the Merc. Can’t have been the sharpest tool in the shed not spotting the camera, extra aerial, or hidden lights.

[@s1gs4g]

Gotta take it to the track these days... i understand speeding at the right time and place and even police do that too but when its that busy just not worth it... take it to the track!

[@dungareesareforfools]

If you can find one and can afford it.

[@s1gs4g]

@@dungareesareforfools if u cant afford a track day then you shouldn't own a sports/fast car... or speeding tickets let alone points and or a ban! Logic?

[@dungareesareforfools]

@@s1gs4g guess you're right - OK, I'll sell it then. Oh well, it was nice while it lasted.

[@s1gs4g]

@@dungareesareforfools invest in a racing rig see u there

[@AlgorhythmKid]

Because there's about 6 coppers that actually patrol the motorways. Find the gaps between cameras and you can have some fun. Respect to these guys though!

[@anumanuva2431]

They were late for the set at the warehouse...

[@spenstrangward5126]

Racing a souped up ford in Essex... happy days 😂😂

[@calum1741]

Awesome but why is it so dark

[@goldieandblackie]

Its 1995 video tape noob.

[@calum1741]

@@goldieandblackie it was brighter the split second at the beginning and the split second at the end

[@Robis_Grigoris]

A very sunny day in UK

[@agt155]

The sun goes down once a day.

[@jackwain367]

I cut these together from two different programmes to create a most complete version. One was darker than the other.

[@milesvowles5462]

Ahh the 90s how I miss you 😢. Decent cars, LSD chicks, low fuel prices and supersize Maccy’s.

[@HotRod16]

What car does the cam car is?

[@chrishughes9339]

Back when cars felt faster than they actually were

[@notmenotme614]

True. 100mph is nothing to a modern car (according to a friend of a friend 😉)

[@alonzoharris222]

Any ideas on what the Merc was?

[@Super_Cool_Guy]

*😂😂 A Sierra vs a Merc .. that's like a turtle chasing a leopard 😄😁😁😁*

[@paulcresswell1843]

Not when it's cossy powered

[@R3DH1PP0]

The 90's I loved it, I miss it but I lived it and got great memories.

[@boombox469]

What model was the merc? Great vid. Brake checking and undertaking a copper, f'ing brilliant!

[@Choober65]

Probably a 190E. That was the dickhead "loads o' money" goto back then.

[@MrDGR1]

It looks like an SL (R129)

[@indobleh]

This was filmed using tea leaves.

[@MetalVII]

Ah yes. Good old squint-O vision. I don’t miss those days of low definition.

[@Whackypads]

Owl Sierra put up sum fight. 😂

[@davecom3]

I love how the voice over lies at the end by saying the Mercedes driver was convicted too, despite the police office saying he's too far ahead to catch 😂

[@ChristopherWoods]

There was such a thing as vehicle registration details even back in the 90s ;-) police would have likely convicted based on registered keeper and officer testimony.

[@konholio2]

100mph seems like reasonable higway speed...

[@TheTallMan]

Starts just off the Waterworks roundabout slip onto the A406

[@scopex2749]

You NEVER see a copper on the motorways anymore its a free-for-all for Teslas vs AMG'S vs M5's vs'Ferraris 😂 Do what ya like they hardly have any cops left. My old next door neighbour was an unmarked Police bike rider he used to tag on to races on the motorways on a plain black bike - then blip the hidden lights and noise.........he said the blokes faces were a picture - but hes retired now. I forget the bike he had but he said it could catch ANYTHING!

[@MrSimplesimon007]

Back then some police bike were ZZR1100 kawasakis, fastest bike around 175mph

[@noneofurbizness5155]

Vast majority of police specifically 'policing' on the motorway now are in unmarked cars

[@Chaser-fc4iw]

Bullshi I was cruising with some porsche and when I finally decided to slow down an unmarked BMW pulled him over They're still out there they're just invisible

[@idokwatcher2062]

old school chavs are best chavs

[@mogwaifan7094]

That cop car sounded like it was on its knees

[@RobertGoldsworth]

Old skool racing I love it, they all seem so underpowered how slow does that cop car accelerate 😂

[@More_Beer]

Now, we know who all of these drivers are... normally... Birmingham...

[@UXXV]

Back when 100 was a big number apparently!

[@Nouta-j8d]

My dad had a Sierra Cosworth remember it like yesterday bright red such a weapon

[@cliveharman7762]

That sierra were shifting.great cars they were.a teacher at my school had a pinto powered estate version.

[@benconway9010]

Police camera action…..man i used to love watching this show…..and this was the days when the police had shit cars and couldn’t keep up with faster cars the crims had

[@jamespatrick8642]

Haha this is quality as the eras change I have a Mercedes E Class now, old Chrysler Crossfire for odd Sundays as fast as the Sierra that used to be my dream car

[@getthecansin]

Don't see a dangerous driving offence, great stuff by thr cossie

[@leedstown]

I drove back from Kidderminster to Halifax in the 1990s all the way at 120mph could not do it now

[@Lilbizkit]

Why not?

[@leedstown]

@@Lilbizkit cameras pick up your speed 70mph is the speed limit over 100 is a instant ban.

[@Lilbizkit]

@leedstown do average speed cameras cover the full route or only small parts of it?

[@v8mooowder354]

Penrith to Swindon in 2 1/2 hours😁 Late at night in an old skool W123 Benz circa 1999

[@leedstown]

@@Lilbizkit 1 mile at a time

[@danielbridson8534]

Cosworth going far too slow 😂

[@top-gear-gmod]

Never underestimate a Sierra Cossy

[@davidhealy4534]

Yeah ok🤣 it's a Ford not a Porsche 🙄

[@GlovesareoffSweetScience]

​@davidhealy4534 Mean while you catch the bus to sign on.

[@davidhealy4534]

Nah I got two cars pal and they are both better than that shite​@@GlovesareoffSweetScience

[@Effuu22]

@@davidhealy4534jep, ford are dog shit 😂😂

[@chiefrocka8604]

@@davidhealy4534 Porsche 😂, posh vw you Wanka

[@MegaSkypes]

The way it was back then

[@thezanzibarbarian5729]

_The date in the top left corner has me confused._ So no December and no January, February or the beginning of March, 22? *95th November 21..........!!??* ;-))...

[@jasongaunt]

That's ISO 8601 bureaucracy for you baby. YY-MM-DD back then (it's been revised since), so the date on screen is the 21st of November, 1995

[@YouThana]

Back when people had some fun in life. I bet these two never took anti depressants or other forms drugs.

[@jbuckley2546]

You kidding? Everyone I knew back then was E'd up every weekend.

[@tz7813]

1995. Back when 100mph was fast!😂

[@waynecossington1574]

the irony was commentator of show drink driving

[@v8mooowder354]

Wondering when I would see this comment🤣

[@DoubleOSeven007]

1, Mercedes 190E Cosworth 2, Sierra Cosworth 3, Lotus Carlton and lots of Old Spice aftershave

[@shanepatrick641]

😎😎😁

[@chrismaund2134]

That cossie ,wasn't driven like you stole it ,😂😂

[@andriesquast2028]

I did Amsterdam to Brussels in a Sierra in 1h20m once... Those days are gone...😢 210km/h constantly! Whooohooo!

[@ciaranbyrne62]

How embarrassing to get caught only doing 110 in a Cosworth. My Renault Scenic 1.9 DCI could sit at 120mph all day long hahaha 😅

[@markligertwood565]

😂

[@radagastaddams3703]

that's it is it then..speeding & dangerous driving. didn't even take their license away for nearly 120.

[@ChrisPatrick-q6k]

Sierra was David Doshman, a complete Twit TBH.

[@beausexon7546]

A bit harsh that the Mercedes was done for dangerous driving. Speeding yes, but dangerous?

[@crazyman1979]

Surprised how slow that cossie actually was

[@AnInterestedObserver]

That's not quick. I had a friend in 1980 who out accelerated a police car at over 110mph, according to the policeman who spoke to the driver after the driver had noticed the flasing blue light in the far distance and slowed down to 70mph. It was a nice young bobby who seemed entertained by the whole thing, explaining that he could catch up with my friend in traffic but each time it cleared he would scamper off into the distance in his BMW 528i while the policeman in his Ford something was left behind. My friend was reported for doing between 96-102mph, serious, but not enough to lose his licence. Lesson learnt. Not possible now, too many cameras, too many zombie drivers.

[@ianmilleris]

Zombie drivers is right. One question though - how long before lane hoggers get fined routinely…?

[@acarguy3773]

Still possible, just not as easy

[@euphoriaggaminghd]

​@@ianmillerisdon't think it will ever happen, I'm 19 and I don't even drive but I often go on drives with my dad and every time I'm seeing kane hogging vans and trucks in the fast lane somehow, cannot go anywhere down the m25 at more than 70, cameras are all over the place

[@BillyNoMates1974]

Roads were in good condition back then

[@geedub2019]

That cossie had a poor driver, should've been pushing 150 if it was an RS?

[@johnhilton8838]

The red mist" 😂

[@zstation64]

It's like going fast, but slower. Police car sounds like it's about to blow up at 100mph, a modern small diesel SUV could do 100mph all day and not even notice.

[@mikedesanto4886]

Talk about stating the obvious

[@TheWhooah]

The sapphire Cosworth was good for 190mph in 3rd