I think that this topic has been discussed at length now and there are many different view points on it.
One point i would like to put to people that think that burn outs and dough-nuts are ok on the road is the following. Would you do exactly the same on your driveway? right out the front of your garage? Would you mind if i came around and did a burnout on your driveway? Its comes back to the "not in my backyard" syndrome, which i think is wrong. It doesnt matter where it happens its still the same crime. Just my 5c worth Chris P.S. I dont plan to come around and do a burnout on your driveway btw!! hehehe Brad Hallett writes: > Ryan > Good reply, but I still maintain the road is no place for > burnouts/racing. There are a number of reasons for this, and not only > the usual accident related reasons we all know. > > One reason out of the usual is that race tracks and drag strips are > purposely designed for the job. The corners are cambered correctly and > the surfaces are smooth and well maintained. The design of the track > and cleanliness of the surface mean you can literally drive to your > limits with a minimun of external stimuli to cause a problem. Not many > roads in our infrastructure can promise that. > > Other reasons are the presence of firies and ambulance should you run > out of talent at an awkward moment, and also the proven ability of > yourself and your car. On the road, you are simply putting others at > risk as well as yourself and at the end of the day you have nothing to > show for it. Big deal if you blew away another car on the road, you > have proven nothing. On the track, you have shown a skill to perform as > everyone is on a level playing field. > > I regularly download my emails to see people complaining they got a > ticket, they got arrested, they are being harassed etc etc. If you > don't make a dickhead of yourself and put yourself in that situation > then you don't have a problem. If you do genuinely get pulled over by > Traffic Branch for no apparent reason then you can blame every other > dickhead that has done a burnout or hit the loud pedal because he was > having a bad day, as they are the dickheads that draw attention to > modified vehicles. > > I am 33 year old in June and I have driven rally cars, mostly Datsuns, > and other fire breathers in events and on the road since I was 17. I > have only copped grief from Traffic Branch and Qld Transport after > clowns have played up in their poorly engineered shitboxes the night > before etc and all loud modified vehicles were tarred with the same > brush. > > Prove your metal and race on the track. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Ryan Ottens > Sent: Tuesday, 23 April 2002 12:07 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: Re:Ben/Legal matters.....brad > > > > brad i can see where your coming from. and i think its where everyone > comes > from(besides all us hoons) > i think theres also a time and a place for everything. being a young > hoon of > only 17 i have seen a lot of incidents with friends in public places > during > broad daylight. ala one of my friends around the corner was drink > driving at > 5pm and wrote his car off into a bunch of trees in front of my house on > the > oval. > but i think alot of people also criticise the living shit out of "hoons" > and > at times just plainly bad drivers. my mate was definately in the wrong > and > coped a fine and is losing his license. i think this is very fair > punishment, what i dont think was appropriate was the guy that came up > to > him and punched him one, and went off at him, and the lady which claimed > he > went around the corner at 90+kph. a 90degree corner where he crashed > over 50 > mtrs after the corner. yes he took it too fast for his car a heavy arse > xf > wagon. and hes never been sideways b4 so didnt know what to do, ended up > > vearing to wrong side of road and into some trees. > > what also bothers me is how when i drive down my street and gun in > through > first and second gear at high revs. i stop at about 40mph so only just > over > the speed limit people look at me like im going 200ks or soemthing. but > i > can kane past at 90 in 5th gear and wont even get a glance. > > i admit i have done a lot of stupid things in my time and im sure alot > more > will come, but when i do i try to do it as safe as possible, like only > at > sorta a more safer time than others. like 4am compared to 4pm. > > again. just my opinion on this topic too. > > but no brad i dont blame you. but i guess it wouldnt bother you as much > if > people did it at a place and time where theres minimal to no risk in > others? > but not just on the track? > i wouldnt mind getting your feedback on this. > > cheers, > ryan > > >From: "Brad Hallett" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Subject: RE: Re:Ben/Legal matters > >Date: Mon, 22 Apr 2002 22:10:16 +1000 > > > >I'll probably be howled down here but I don't care, I simply don't > >understand what the fascination is with doing a burnout or racing on > >suburban roads. > > > >If you want to build horsepower and prove yourself and your vehicle, > >build a club racer or street class dragger and do your burnouts and > >racing at the track. Don't fuck around on the street that our families > > >drive on to get to work, school, uni etc. > > > >Cheers > >Brad > > > > > > > >-----Original Message----- > >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Adam Jackson > >Sent: Monday, 22 April 2002 9:42 PM > >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Subject: Re: Re:Ben/Legal matters > > > > > >it's actually called discretion :) > > > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: "Ben" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Sent: Tuesday, April 23, 2002 2:12 PM > >Subject: Re: Re:Ben/Legal matters > > > > > > > your missing the point, he can do something like that and only get > > > fined, whereas a car is being impounded for much less, that is what > > > i meant by my "Bloody cops" remark > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Rick White" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Sent: Sunday, April 21, 2002 11:06 PM > > > Subject: Re:Ben/Legal matters > > > > > > > > > > Ben. > > > > Don't you mean bloodie idiot mate. > > > > He got wot he deserved. > > > > He doesn't deserve a licence or to own his car he deffinatly > > > > desrves > > > > > > to > > > have it confiscated. > > > > Rick White. > > > > > > > > --- "Ben" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > its a bit harsh, my mate has been caught doing a toey in front of > > > > a cop, > > > he > > > > got a $80 fine and got told there are places to do things like > > > > this......empty car parks, heh. also just the other day he let his > > > > > v8 > > > charger > > > > come full noise opp lock around a corner in town, smoke pouring > > > > outta > >the > > > > tyres, right in front of a cop.....once again $80 fine, no points. > >bloody > > > cops. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _____________________________________________________________ > > > > Get Your free Ozdat Email Account > > > > ---> http://www.ozdat.com > > > > > > > > _____________________________________________________________ > > > > Run a small business? 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