So, anyone want to have a guess as to when those alloys get their first kerbing? Ouchy.
On a related note - my old boss had an R8 in his stable, along with a few more toys, one of which (not the 'copter) was, lets just say, 'ever so slightly' quicker. And more dangerous!
This is the only pic I can find - I've got loads more at home of when he used to come into the office in his R8, F430, DB9 Volante, Ariel Atom, 997 Turbo or GT-R (my personal favourite)..... Sadly, he never did arrive in work in the Caparo. I don't think it would have coped too well with the speedbumps!
He drove them at the weekends - all apart from the Caparo. We used to tease him that he was scared of it. The funny thing was he fully admitted it!
For a guy who made £30m+ in his back pocket on one single deal (he set up, developed and sold www.datingdirect.com, and was the first person in the UK to import Tamagochis - remember them?!), he was a pretty down-to-earth bloke too....
That is, until he does things like going to the Nissan garage to buy a GT-R, being told that there was a considerable waiting list, so put his name down, then going literally across the road to the Audi garage for a look and coming out with an R8...