Ferrari Owner arrested over driving video

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If anything he deserves an award for being a good driver. You know like a trophey? :D

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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.

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oot0pyN-SnA&feature=player_embedded]Ferrari 458?Italia Drive in Japan - YouTube[/ame]
 
Thats crazy that they were able to figure out who was driving. If he can afford a 458 Italia he's not sweating a 1220 dollar fine and and probably already has good lawyers to keep him out of jail.
 
he's lucky he didn't kill anyone. Those were some pretty narrow two way roads he was on and the car must be pretty wide. It's also low enough that it would probably serve as a ramp in a headon which would send the other vehicle off the cliff!
 
How do you not become somebodies female dog in prison when your the only guy there convicted of speeding... not murder or theft but speeding. Doc better have good lawyers!

At least the car isnt getting impounded :bigups
 
I've seen people here do worse and not get a ticket when pulled over. Those are some strict laws over there… was anyone else waiting for Vin Diesel to show up?
 
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