Brisbane boy for the last 2 and a bit years. There really isn't anywhere around town to do it. The only straight section of road long enough is out on the highway about 5 clicks out of town and I doubt they would close the national highway for some car nuts to drag each other for a day. The only other place that would work is the airport but fat chance of that one! The local "drag club" has a burnout pad and is slowly trying to get the funds to build a 1/8 mile drag strip, but been such a small club doesn't make it easy.
Cheers Daniel Kroehn ----- Original Message ----- From: "Brad Hallett" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, April 23, 2002 12:42 AM Subject: RE: Re:Ben/Legal matters.....brad > Hey an Isa boy! > > Mate I know it's not easy, especially with the now vastly increased > liabilty insurance. I have no great answer for you as I am spoilt > living 5 minutes from Willowbank. Maybe you could talk to the local > carclub and council members etc and see if you can pressure them to > organise street meets or an Operation Drag style meeting. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Daniel Kroehn > Sent: Tuesday, 23 April 2002 12:37 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Re:Ben/Legal matters.....brad > > > I agree mate, its just sometimes that a racetrack isn't always handy. > When I live in Mount Isa the nearest racetrack is Hidden Valley about > 1600kms away and the nearest drag strip is in Townsville about 1000km > away. The only place to really give the car a fanging is out of town > off the highway. Telstra has a bitumen road snaking up a hill that goes > to one of the repeata stations. It flows nicely with some tricky > corners and nice "on camber" hairpin at the end. I reckon it would be > perfect for some hillsprints if the local car club could orgainise it > but I doubt the local authorites would have a bar of it!!! > > Daniel Kroehn > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Ryan Ottens" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Tuesday, April 23, 2002 12:07 AM > 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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