speedfreak

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speedfreak

(ˈspiːdˌfriːk)

(Recreational Drugs) slang an amphetamine addict

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The speedfreak motorcycle racer and mechanic spent five months making an exact replica of the British Mark IV tank -- first unleashed 100 years ago A-tomorrow at Cambrai in Northern France.

TV's Guy Martin pleads not guilty to owning a fake driving licence; The TV stuntman was up in court when he was found to be in use of an Irish licence that "was not genuine"

The speedfreak motorcycle racer and mechanic spent five months making an exact replica of the British Mark IV tank - first unleashed 100 years ago tomorrow at Cambrai in Northern France.

TANKS A LOT; Guy Martin builds WW1 beast in tribute to Brit engineers; EXCLUSIVE

So it's not without a hint of trepidation that I make the late night trans-Atlantic phone call to the self-confessed "heaviest drinking, most oversexed speedfreak in the music business" at his tworoom Hollywood pad.

Rocker Lemmy dies at 70 after shock cancer diagnosis

Gosling is mesmerising as the speedfreak loner and there's smouldering screen chemistry with Mulligan, who can barely hold back the tears as Driver confesses: "Getting to be around you and Benicio was the best thing that ever happened to me."

Adrenaline-fuelled ride into trouble; DRIVE

HERE are three delectable hatchback bargains for the canny speedfreak.

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So here they are - culled from the pages of UsedCarExpert, three delectable hatchback bargains for the canny speedfreak.

Focus is on speed

Mot|rhead is shorthand for speedfreak - his drug of choice.

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This means that sensible drivers obeying the speed limit and who do not wish to overtake on the inside have to run the gauntlet of the fast lane to get past, and more often than not will become trapped there when the speedfreak doing twice the speed limit sits on your bumper and you can't move over because there's a long line of slow moving cars in the next lane.

Keep to the right unless youAAEre overtaking please

Oulton Park (Round four): 1 T Sykes (TAS Suzuki) 29:46.937, 2 C Crutchlow (Northpoint Honda Racing) 29:55.321, 3 P Young (Q Motosport) 30:17.923, 4 C Jones (Northpoint Honda Racing) 30:24.250, 5 K Murphy (Goldstar Racing) 30:26.038, 6 S Owens (Premier Motorsport) 30:29.759, 7 L Quigley (Buildbase/Knotts) 30:37.684, 8 P Showsmith (Speedfreak Racing Team) 30:38.176, 9 P Seward (Buff/Shark Kawasaki) 30:56.707, 10 L Longden (Macadam Racing) 30:56.807.