Rowan Atkinson crashes his Mclaren F1

HunterICX · 08-05-11, 03:59 AM

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Actor Rowan Atkinson cheated death last night after careering off the road in his 240mph supercar.
The £650,000 McLaren F1 spun several times, smashing into a tree and ploughing into a road sign before catching fire on the opposite side of the carriageway.
The Mr Bean star, 56, pulled himself free from the wreck and was looked after by a passing motorist until emergency services arrived on the A605 at Haddon, near Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, at 7.30pm.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...ts-flames.html

I think he should stick to his mini

HunterICX

Jimbuna · 08-05-11, 05:57 AM

Saw it on the news this morning...first time I've been convinced of the shocked look on the Mr Bean facial expression.

Pleased wasn't seriously injured.

Oberon · 08-05-11, 06:05 AM

Yes, glad he wasn't seriously injured. Daft bugger. Nice motor though.

Rhodes · 08-05-11, 06:06 AM

Well, after talking about his Mclaren F1 and being the fastest star in the reasonably priced car in Top Gear, he crashes...

At least he's fine!

Growler · 08-05-11, 07:08 AM

Ouch... expensive accident.

Anyone else getting an "Web-Based Exploit Attack" warning on Dailymail? (I'm at work, and just got a Symantec (I know, I know, no choice) Endpoint warning on that site.)

Herr-Berbunch · 08-05-11, 08:10 AM

Heard it first thing this morning on the radio, glad he's okay.

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Originally Posted by Growler

Anyone else getting an "Web-Based Exploit Attack" warning on Dailymail? (I'm at work, and just got a Symantec (I know, I know, no choice) Endpoint warning on that site.)

Nope, not here.

antikristuseke · 08-05-11, 08:20 AM

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Originally Posted by Growler

Ouch... expensive accident.

Anyone else getting an "Web-Based Exploit Attack" warning on Dailymail? (I'm at work, and just got a Symantec (I know, I know, no choice) Endpoint warning on that site.)

If it keeps you from reading the daily fail, be thankful.

SS107.9MHz · 08-05-11, 08:55 AM

A car that´s too fast for the road,
A tub, made of carbon and metal,
His car is faster than a vole,
Sometimes he shouldn't go so faster,

BLACKADDER! BLACKAAADDER!!!
As fast as he can be!
BLACKADDER! BLACKAAADDER!!!

HE CRASHED INTO A TREE!!!!!!!!!

Highbury · 08-07-11, 01:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Rhodes

Well, after talking about his Mclaren F1 and being the fastest star in the reasonably priced car in Top Gear, he crashes...

At least he's fine!

I thought about his recent appearance on TG as well, he had commented on how he still owned the McLaren F1... not anymore.

nikimcbee · 08-07-11, 12:38 PM

I didn't know powerful autos like that were allowed in the UK. I would have thought the nanny state would have banned them

Schöneboom · 08-07-11, 01:10 PM

As the Italians say, Allora... I'm glad Rowan's OK, of course.

Expensive super-sportscars are wasted on public roads, by a) rich teenagers, and b) middle-aged men in mid-life crisis.

I'm reminded of a rich kid I knew from prep school who was given a Pantera and promptly wrapped it round a light post. In case you're unfamiliar, here's one:

The kid went on to become a lawyer and well-known author. Of course.

Schroeder · 08-07-11, 01:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Schöneboom

As the Italians say, Allora... I'm glad Rowan's OK, of course.

Expensive super-sportscars are wasted on public roads, by a) rich teenagers, and b) middle-aged men in mid-life crisis.

I'm reminded of a rich kid I knew from prep school who was given a Pantera and promptly wrapped it round a light post. In case you're unfamiliar, here's one:

The kid went on to become a lawyer and well-known author. Of course.

Why do people give kids with hardly any driving experience cars with several hundred HP? It's just beyond me.

Sailor Steve · 08-07-11, 03:03 PM

Pantera. De Tomaso. I remember them very well. They briefly made F1 cars. Briefly because they weren't very good at it.

Jimbuna · 08-07-11, 04:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

Pantera. De Tomaso. I remember them very well. They briefly made F1 cars. Briefly because they weren't very good at it.

LOL...spot on

08-05-11, 05:57 AM	#2
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,500 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Saw it on the news this morning...first time I've been convinced of the shocked look on the Mr Bean facial expression. Pleased wasn't seriously injured. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

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Rhodes Silent Hunter Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Figueira da Foz, Portugal Posts: 4,515 Downloads: 110 Uploads: 0	Well, after talking about his Mclaren F1 and being the fastest star in the reasonably priced car in Top Gear, he crashes... At least he's fine! __________________ http://www.flickr.com/photos/16416646@N05/ Last edited by Rhodes; 08-05-11 at 06:59 AM.

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Growler A long way from the sea Join Date: May 2005 Location: Iowa Posts: 1,913 Downloads: 21 Uploads: 0	Ouch... expensive accident. Anyone else getting an "Web-Based Exploit Attack" warning on Dailymail? (I'm at work, and just got a Symantec (I know, I know, no choice) Endpoint warning on that site.) __________________ At Fiddler’s Green, where seamen true When here they’ve done their duty The bowl of grog shall still renew And pledge to love and beauty.

08-05-11, 08:55 AM	#8
SS107.9MHz Lieutenant Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Lat.40º12'82"N, Long.8º85'48"W, Portugal Posts: 256 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Homage to Rowan Atkinson, may he bestow the world with many more Top Gear lap records A car that´s too fast for the road, A tub, made of carbon and metal, His car is faster than a vole, Sometimes he shouldn't go so faster, BLACKADDER! BLACKAAADDER!!! As fast as he can be! BLACKADDER! BLACKAAADDER!!! HE CRASHED INTO A TREE!!!!!!!!! __________________ Rádio Universidade de Coimbra 107.9 FM, 26 Years Of Free Radio, http://www.ruc.pt/

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nikimcbee Fleet Admiral Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Patroling the Slot. Posts: 17,952 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	I didn't know powerful autos like that were allowed in the UK. I would have thought the nanny state would have banned them __________________

08-05-11, 06:05 AM	#3
Oberon Lucky Jack Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 25,976 Downloads: 61 Uploads: 20	Yes, glad he wasn't seriously injured. Daft bugger. Nice motor though.

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Schöneboom Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: San Francisco, CA Posts: 651 Downloads: 36 Uploads: 0	As the Italians say, Allora... I'm glad Rowan's OK, of course. Expensive super-sportscars are wasted on public roads, by a) rich teenagers, and b) middle-aged men in mid-life crisis. I'm reminded of a rich kid I knew from prep school who was given a Pantera and promptly wrapped it round a light post. In case you're unfamiliar, here's one: The kid went on to become a lawyer and well-known author. Of course. __________________ Dietrich Schöneboom, U-431 "Es wird klappen, Herr Kaleun. Ganz sicher."

08-07-11, 03:03 PM	#13
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	Pantera. De Tomaso. I remember them very well. They briefly made F1 cars. Briefly because they weren't very good at it. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo