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Im not an old fart but I think 160mph on any public road can never be safe. If you want to prove your car/driving then you need to go to a track. Check out this link below and think about it next time you try racing some boy racer in his nova. What have you got to prove?http://www.jekylhyderacing.com/md.htm"for sale" section that night.
'street racing' will argue that you don't have to read the posts and not having a section for 'Vs' will have no effect on whether they do it or not. But by the time i had got to my early twenties i realised that it was idiocy to do this on the road and actually thought to myself do i really care and at that point ceased to do it. It wasn't long after starting trackdays that it became obvious that you can never get anywhere near the limit like you can on the track and from that point on i couldn't see any point in really pushing on the road anymore. 'prove' though whether or not they prove what they intended to is another story entirely.Lauren wrote:I know what you mean, though those that do do
Also there is the issue that the posts wil simply crop up elsewhere.
- "IMOC UK" then why is this same club's website promoting such illegal activities by providing a dedicated forum section for such people to brag in??????"V's posters" could only see the destruction a vehicle such as a speeding car does to a child's body you would never race again. Not to mention the utter destruction of the parents and family who have to remember the incident, and what their child looked like after the incident, and the pain of watching the child dying with nothing you can do.`had a go` in safe situations ie motorway, duel caraige way, from lights etc.`race around streets`!£100 and keep your Mr2 for the track. £100 Metro to enjoy my MR2, I'm quite capable of driving it on the road at the required speed limit...."going from the lights" to a full on road race....`full on rd races` Graeme Shaw wrote:So are we talking full on rd races here?
I dont think theres many Vs stories with
And i cant remember many racing around streets.
Graeme
"We had a go in Athens this summer. We race for 400 metres in one of the "tracks" in the city ceter. If everyone have ever been in Athens, I am sure that he will be familiar with...( the bet was 600euros ) That's only because of the very expensive gearbox I suppoce. By the second gear we where next to each other, and my Dstek ECU worked fine and and by third I was half bumper in front. Fourth gear did not made any diffrerence and the race finished by finding me with 600euros which really helped me out with my new modifications."--------------------------------------------------------------------"Coiming off the A4 roundabout onto the M40 I found myself behind what I believe was a Westfield. Admitadly having crap front tyres did slow me up but goin down the slip road I did have my foot flat down and the Westfield took off. Perhaps he'd looked in his mirror and saw me or he was just enjoying the drive but either way, I hit 100mph and he was a blip in the distance."---------------------------------------------------------------------"Hello everyone, thought I'd just tell you about my encounter with a new shape Honda civic type R on the way back from buyin my oil this afternoon! Have to admit it was a nice lookin car, jet black with the lexus style tail lights, 4" or so stainless steel exhaust and private plate! Not sure whether its engine is standard or not, spose you can make up your own mind after hearing the outcome!! 'O'. The exit of the 'O' had a slight left bend which lasted about 200 metres so we left the exit and both nailed it!! Into 3rd, gaining on him very slightly then into 4th!! Could tell he was flooring it cos I could actually hear his exhaust over mine it was that load! 'O' and he turned off whereas I went straight on, gave him a flash and a wave but no reply!! Either he was a bit grumpy or didn't notice me flash him, I'm sure it was the latter after all, he had a bit of a play in the first place right!?!"-------------------------------------------------------------------"Out last night with our brother paul gettin some petrol etc when we bumped into JJ. ....or is it wheel bearings ...... paul sideways......MUST GET WHEEL BEARINGS. "You could take on the world in that thing oh and it doesnt half make a racket " "----------------------------------------------------------------------"Well, this was a quick bit of metal! We come off a roundabout, im in second waiting for him to nail it, but he doesnt, so I change up into 3rd at low revs and he guns it! He pulls out 2 car lengths before my turbo spools into life, then were off, and I can't gain at all! The car was running about 16psi (just over 1 bar). I guess if i'd still been in 2nd gear i'd have not had him pull out those 2 lengths as he caught me by surprise. -----------------------------------------------------------------------"i awoke to se the sun rise,in over my garden as i stared out (optimax) (car) is waitin for it, her lungs full of optimax, cold plugs igniting the juice, supra turbo (cheers paul woods) wanting to hammer it (1 of my favs) (good girl) foot back to the floor and the PGT starts to pull away with open road infront off him (he was stoped) i pull up in the inside i look over he looks back -------------------------------------------------------------------"Went for a meet today, with a couple of mates and their various jap metal, no major exciting stories just what i can a good ass kicking hehe S13 and a clio 182 (full respect to clio though, goes around corners like its on rails )wasnt even a fight! Next time we go for a meet and have a battle i will write up a little story"--------------------------------------------------------------------------"Well, from a rolling start I was exactly the same speed as the M3, gained a smiiidge just before the gear changes. (there were about 3 of them) but on the twistys chasing the MR FQ340 was hard work. And not possible. Elements were against me (dark+rain) so I think in the dry we'd be all over them."---------------------------------------------------------------------------"i was in my rev3 tubby with my missus the other day , on a sliproad about to join a nice smooth section of motorway near me... i looked behind and this merc was breathing down my neck.. he was itching to get passed so i thought i'd see what my baby could do.. we both accelerated hard off the sliproad, and i was very chuffed to see i was very slowy pulling away from him, i pulled about 2 cars on him up to just over a ton.. .. then this bloke started playing the knob, flew up the inside and cut me up giving me a good view of his AMG badge and that he had 2 passengers with him... at that point i just backed off, pleased that i had just shown up a car worth a lot more than my little tub"-------------------------------------------------------------------------------The problem is that even a traffic lights GP has its risks even if its only in a straight line, we shouldn't underestimate that.
- myself included. A, B, suel carraigeways i see no problem as long as you arent dangering other motorists. If you want to risk your own life fine, just not other people. We were all tupid when we were young drivers. If you dont like it dont read it. 
sure i have nt seen any posts reading `i raced a nova around a council esatate at 4pm doing 70mph`Kieron wrote:I don't need to buy a
And there's an absolute difference in just
....Graeme Shaw wrote:If you dont want to drive fast on public roads, buy a metro for
- serves the same purpose though. I really dont understand racing on roads, its just way too dangerous. A bit of a drag down the Motorway or on a Dual Cariageway is one thing, but some of the "vs" posts are insane.- maybe the people who insist on driving dangerously on the road will use a different club and leave us alone - then again maybe they will grow up and join us on track at Elvington later this month......I wont hold my breath...We need to set an example as a club and get rid of the section entirely
& for all/ animals / objects. Accidents do happen but often they can be avoided by responsible driving, SPEED KILLS.all the accounts on the link,read about the passer-by killed in a secondary collision whilst trying to assist victims in an earlier crash, read about the one and-a-half year-old toddler or the seventy-four year-old man killed on the pavement by out of control cars, read them all and then say 'It wont happen to me' 'Speed kills' more a case of driving beyond your ability and not being in full control of your car that kills.'racing' someone else their perception of the risks is not realistic and risks are then taken. (in a race at Brands) at 80mph and i was grateful to have medical attention and within seconds i was on a spine board and whisked off to hospital. If that was in a road spec car without a cage and harness i am sure it would have been a lot worse.'eRise' for a week last summer. Mental car, mental performance, but i was honestly glad to give it back at the end of the week as it was simply too easy to get carried away with it. He admitted much the same and said thats why he doesn't drive it on the road much anymore. 
