Brits on Pole

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The Ferrari 360 Modena - the forerunner of the 430 and as nice a motor as you could want to see parked on your drive. Financial adviser Andrew Hobb was using a luxury car agency to hire his out - but, to his discomfort, he didn’t get it back again. Instead it was crashed and reduced to a blackened shell.

Now the Japanese Grand Prix is out of the way, we’ve got the chance to post something that caught our eye last weekend. This is the story of the Carbon Black rally, an event where people with more money than sense smash up prestige motors and, these days, get arrested for their pains.

A new Aston Martin DBS V12, of the sort driven by James Bond in his most recent movie outings would probably set you back in the region of £150,000. By the time it’s been used in the filming and wrecked by a stuntman? The value has gone up to no less than £200,000.

Somewhere a couple of German petrolheads are doubtless feeling incredibly silly as they explain their lack of supercar driving skills to some unsympathetic police officers.

Deary me, someone’s broken another £300,000 supercar - this time after it got tangled up with an 18-wheel truck.

Here’s more evidence of why you should never, never expect any sympathy whatsoever from your kids.