The Lamborgini vs the Suzuki Swift

Hatchback hate: Lamborghini chased – National – smh.com.au

Size matters … how a Swift compares to a Lamborghini.

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By Dylan Welch
March 13, 2006

The road rage incident started with a glance and quickly became one of the more bizarre pursuits on Sydney’s roads.

As the driver of a yellow Lamborghini sat in peak hour traffic in Homebush at around 8.20am yesterday he flashed an annoyed look at the driver of a Suzuki Swift, who was booming music out of his car stereo, say police.

It was hardly a call to arms, but his frown provoked a 30-minute pursuit along Parramatta Road from Homebush to Glebe as the Lamborghini attempted to get away from the clearly agitated driver of the Suzuki, who tailgated the supercar and at one point even attempted to ram it.

“The Suzuki Swift was changing lanes, getting behind the Lamborghini and tailgating and also coming beside the Lamborghini at lights and revving [his car] and yelling at the driver,” Inspector Sue Trusty of Glebe Police told smh.com.au.

Despite being hopelessly outclassed by the supercar, the driver of the diminutive hatchback managed to pursue the Lamborghini through heavy traffic to Glebe, where the frightened driver flagged down a police car.

Police were unable to catch the Suzuki as it sped down a side street and disappeared.

The shaken Lamborghini driver lodged an incident report with officers at Glebe police station, leaving his car parked in Talfourd Street in a restricted area reserved for police cars.

He was then given a lift home by police, leaving the luxury vehicle to be picked up by his company.

Inspector Trusty suggested the driver of the Suzuki may have been suffering from delusions of grandeur during the pursuit.

“When they were stopping at lights he was the one revving up. He must have been delirious if he thought he was going to drag [the Lamborghini] off.”

The high-end Lamborghini, one of only 60 in Australia, can reach 100kmh in 4.3 seconds and has a top speed of over 300kmh. The Suzuki Swift hits 100/kmh in 10.0 seconds and has a top speed of 190kmh.

Police inquiries are continuing.

The smile of a very relieved woman

Far-fetched excuse that a court flung out – National – smh.com.au

East meets West and gets translated…

EastSouthWestNorth Blog

This is worth a look if you want to read something different. Was recommended in the Sydney Morning Herald

More on the AWB…

PM’s office was alerted to kickbacks in 2001 – National – smh.com.au

Blogging defamation case in China

Chinese professor sues blog host – Breaking – Technology – smh.com.au

Amen

Only a meaner nation could turn Kerry Packer into a secular saint – Opinion

I don’t think I was the only one wondering why the State was paying for a memorial service for Australia’s richest man. And he wasn’t even the nicest man. He always struck me as a bit of a boor. Money talks though.

Croatia will be the real test: Rasic [SMH]

By Tom Findlay
December 11, 2005

http://www.smh.com.au/news/world-cup-2006/croatia-will-be-the-real-test-rasic/2005/12/10/1134086849389.html#

JAPAN will struggle to beat Australia in Europe, where many of the Socceroos play their club football. Brazil will be an experience, no matter what happens, and Croatia will be the match that decides whether the Socceroos advance to the second round.

These are the views of Rale Rasic – the last man to lead Australia into a World Cup finals, 31 years ago.

Rasic says football ability, rankings and reputations count for little in a World Cup, which is why the Socceroos have as good a chance as any other team in their group to make the second round … except, of course, Brazil.

“This is a phenomenal draw,” Rasic said. “It is fantastic that we get a chance to play Brazil.

“We have a dream start against Japan and we have the capacity to overcome them due to the fact so many of our players are based in Europe and will be playing in that atmosphere.

“I tend to be an analyst and I look at the psychology of a World Cup more than reputations or rankings. It is great that we get an Asian team first up as they are not used to football in Europe. Guus Hiddink is based in Europe too.”

Rasic believes it will not be the match against Brazil, but the potentially explosive final round match with Croatia that will be the most decisive, provided the Socceroos beat Japan.

“A lot of our players are of Croatian heritage and will have a big point to prove. Mark Viduka in particular will have a huge point to prove, especially as captain.”

Rasic said psychological factors would play a big role in the matches against Japan and Croatia. Against Brazil he believes the Socceroos should just try to enjoy the experience.

“Can you imagine being Mark Viduka or Harry Kewell lining up against Ronaldinho, Kaka and Ronaldo on that stage? Amazing,” he said. “If you play well against Brazil you can be happy with that. If you get a good result like a draw you can be happy. If you get a dream result, you can be happy. Whatever happens they can be happy playing Brazil.”

Rasic said despite the influence of psychological factors, the Socceroos would need something special on the field too.

“The World Cup is a stage that needs special players to perform,” he said. “It is a unique stage with the world’s media there and a lot of pressure, players will need to know how to handle all that.

“When I led Australia in 1974, we were a novelty and no one really knew anything about us. This time many of our players are established and are familiar with the big stages of club football.”

Source: The Sun-Herald