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06-01-2009, 11:42 AM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
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http://news.ninemsn.com.au/national/...hoon-impounded
Poor bloke... he probably has way more experience at these speeds than the cop after him at similar speeds. one day that will be me getting caught like that... haha |
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06-01-2009, 11:51 AM
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Why is he a poor bloke? He was doing a ridiculous speed on a public road and was caught for it. I don't see him as a "poor bloke" I see him as an idiot who really should have known better.
Good to see your life aspirations are so high.
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06-01-2009, 12:00 PM
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06-01-2009, 12:06 PM
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Not sure what to make of that one??
A Pulsar doing 170? Must have been down hill.
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06-01-2009, 12:16 PM
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hahaha that's classic
for all we know it was a turbocharged sss or a gti-r i doubt it was a n15 pov-pack
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06-01-2009, 01:01 PM
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Any one seen Whoosha lately???
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06-01-2009, 01:02 PM
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06-01-2009, 01:06 PM
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06-01-2009, 01:31 PM
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06-01-2009, 01:33 PM
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Russ I'll take a punt and say he was taking the pi$$
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06-01-2009, 01:35 PM
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I might have met him once or twice if it was the guy I was thinking of. Drives a Pulsar GTi-R.
When he first started out he wasn't that quick, I don't know if that was bacause of the driver or the car.
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06-01-2009, 01:35 PM
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He's probably been driving like that all his life.
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06-01-2009, 01:45 PM
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They are saying now that they were on an organised club drive
 : The committee of that club will be busy :togo:
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06-01-2009, 01:48 PM
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yeah it was probably a GTi-R considering he was with a Skyline - little monsters -
Nissan club methinks.. unlucky for him but hey - snooze ya lose.. keep watchin them mirrors!
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06-01-2009, 01:50 PM
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06-01-2009, 01:56 PM
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oh come on - im sure you guys have done stupid speeds like that on public roads.. you just didnt get caught..
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06-01-2009, 01:57 PM
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When the police impounded his car I bet he pooped his pee bag.
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06-01-2009, 02:00 PM
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06-01-2009, 02:01 PM
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oh please.. im sure your just the model of a saint..
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06-01-2009, 02:08 PM
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R u a Fogwit or a HIDiot?
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78 eh?
Im pointing the finger at Dick Johnson or Alan Jones on holidays (kidding!) |
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06-01-2009, 02:09 PM
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I bet he felt 18 again! The memories musta rolled back when he got busted.!
He probably was on a promise at home...You know a "quickie"! |
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06-01-2009, 02:11 PM
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the guy was doing 170klm and as far as i know there is no road in aus that you can do that speed so he got what was coming to him (well as of early 2008 )and not in vic for that speed limit anyhow i am def not a saint on the road i drive my car to the conditions and yes i do speed and yes i do do the odd skid here and there can i ask do you admit it ? i choose where i let a little loose and def don't do stupid stuff where i know other drivers may be driving now it has been stated that he was on a club cruise that makes it even worse in my books ( it has always been a pet hate of mine ) and being that he was 78 yrs old does that make it different to if he was 18 i don't think so he made the mistake and being his age prob wont get his license back sorry for the rant but he made the choice and needs to live with it p.s if you do a search of some of my posts you will see what i mean about a pet hate
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06-01-2009, 02:16 PM
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i feel the same way, i will admit i've done silly things in a car before which includes a high speed or a fishtail here of there but so has everyone.
the cruise thing - was that about someone that went on the bathurst cruise last year, started doin burnouts, cops showed up and ruined it for everyone - especially when it was a memorial cruise? totally understand..
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06-01-2009, 02:24 PM
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I love it how some of you blokes actually swallow the bull that some police and government members shove down your throats. Speed kills. Yeah right.
Just because he was pulling 170 doesn't mean an accident was surely impending. Does anyone know where, when, how, conditions (driver, road, weather, etc) this occured? If it was a straight, clear, queit road which the guy knew like the back of his hand with no traffic away from residential area. Trained, quality driver and an immaculate, capable vehicle - what's wrong with that? If it was a twisty, dark, wet road he was unfamiliar with plenty of traffic near residential areas. A poor driver in a poorly maintained and unroadworthy vehicle - moronic behavior. You see the difference? Let's look at the whole picture instead of pointing at "170km" with shocked and dismayed looks and shaking our heads are the sheer insanity of it all... Take the latest news regarding the Summernats bloke that got nabbed for doing "40km" over the speed limit (oh my god!!! why wasn't his car impounded and the bloke jailed for 5 years, no bail!!!). Sounds good on the headlines. Look at the whole picture and you will see it was in what is normally an 80 zone which was brought down to 40 due to road works. And anyone knows that there are PLENTY of times during roadworks where there is ZERO activity which may have been the case here. FFS get over the whole "speek kills" crap! Of course speed kills. If a car wasn't carrying speed at the time it pranged, there would be no damage. So yes, speed kills. But let's look at why instead of preaching bull... |
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06-01-2009, 02:38 PM
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this was actually called hooning due to being so far over the limit, for both the 78 yr old and the 36 yr old he was following.....
...which is so weird cause i was under the impression that all hoons are under 25 who have no respect for other drivers due to their inexperience and disregard of the law.... |
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Surprising really. I've been to sprints with them and on the road some of the guys have been saints. Sit bang on or a bit under the speed limit all along the Hume for hours on end, while every man and his dog (including me) overtake them. Then cut very quick times at the circuit. Roads are really only transport stages between racetracks.
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He probably had a tent pole in his pants (first one in 10 years) and was racing home to make good of it with his 76 year old wife that hasn't seen it for 10 years.
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78 year old caught doing 170!
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