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divine_afg · 24-12-2009, 01:13 PM

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Lost his Licenec After 7 days and Car impounded

Franco Cozzo · 24-12-2009, 01:23 PM

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Originally Posted by divine_afg

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Lost his Licenec After 7 days and Car impounded

I love all the "high powered" comments on that news article, its most likely the NA Skyline and an EL Falcon would kick its *** in straight line anyway.

**TUF_302** · 24-12-2009, 01:26 PM

Holy poo thats moving!, maybe he was trying out to be in the v8supercars lol!

Serioulsy though he should be locked up for 18months!

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Antwon · 24-12-2009, 01:34 PM

Hey, at least it was in a Falcon. If it was in a Commodore like most of these stories are everyone would have been going yeeaah go the Holden, and I think thats partly why people think Holdens are so good and fast, because of these types of stories.

Im not encouraging this behaviour, but its always going to happen and maybe if it started happening in Falcons more it would change peoples perception of them?

UNR8D · 24-12-2009, 01:45 PM

you can do 195 in a Yaris, an XR8 would want to nail 230+ lol.

you can be a Dick in any car, corolla/lexus/ford/holden, in the same way that 90% of the population may creap over the limit but not try and evade police when caught.

235/45 is quick but its not INSANE OMG going to die quick dependant on the road and the key point to all of this is time and PLACE.

perhaps it is the rebelous nature of people when they get traped like a rat in a cage, if your allowed to do 130/150 there wouldnt be this couriousness to try and 'break the law' it would form the normality.

becasuse you have an unlimited speed limit dosent mean you will do it at 10/10ths, relating to the Avalon trip, majority of the time was done at 140/150 as it was a comfortable cruise I only hit 200+ once to see how it would go once I did, I wasnt fussed.

GT290 · 24-12-2009, 01:53 PM

Quite right I reckon

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Originally Posted by UNR8D

you can do 195 in a Yaris, an XR8 would want to nail 230+ lol.

you can be a Dick in any car, corolla/lexus/ford/holden, in the same way that 90% of the population may creap over the limit but not try and evade police when caught.

235/45 is quick but its not INSANE OMG going to die quick dependant on the road and the key point to all of this is time and PLACE.

perhaps it is the rebelous nature of people when they get traped like a rat in a cage, if your allowed to do 130/150 there wouldnt be this couriousness to try and 'break the law' it would form the normality.

becasuse you have an unlimited speed limit dosent mean you will do it at 10/10ths, relating to the Avalon trip, majority of the time was done at 140/150 as it was a comfortable cruise I only hit 200+ once to see how it would go once I did, I wasnt fussed.

sideways82 · 24-12-2009, 02:47 PM

http://news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0...8-2862,00.html

so how long will this guy get?

gtxb67 · 24-12-2009, 02:59 PM

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gtxb67- I don't reckon society is that hard that it forces a kid to do that sort of a speed.
getting caught doing 20 over the limit isn't a big deal but 235 should almost be time in the clink.

i was unsure exactly what the other guys were guestioning with my post (whether they did not detect sarcasm or they did and thought i was too harsh)

blaming society was being sarcastic

it seems that no matter what happens in this world, it is always somebody elses fault. or the alcohols, or the drugs, or the nanny state that we live in, or the lack of signage warning that something is dangerous or the guy that didn't like me playing games in the traffic and therefore ran into me or . . . . .

too many people are not responsible in the first place and then try to make others responsible for their actions

but yes, he deserves a much harsher penalty that what he will no doubt get

4Vman · 24-12-2009, 11:03 PM

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245 thru the yarra ranges? balls and skill..

140 on the highway I could live with, its really not that obscene and on a clear highway really not that stupid, the 245 in the yarra ranges however... and im not sure on the area or route he took but if any of it involved suburban area's the guy needs his head read.

Which ever way you want to paint it its plain STUPIDITY ANYWHERE, at ANYTIME....

GSfalcon500 · 24-12-2009, 11:13 PM

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Which ever way you want to paint it its plain STUPIDITY ANYWHERE, at ANYTIME....

So how do the popo chase him for 40 klicks @ speeds upto 235kmh. are they "plain stupidity anywhere anytime" also?

menil · 24-12-2009, 11:16 PM

I just won $50

4Vman · 24-12-2009, 11:17 PM

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So how do the popo chase him for 40 klicks @ speeds upto 235kmh. are they "plain stupidity anywhere anytime" also?

If what you typed was English then i take it you're having a swipe at the police? The "runner" is at fault, not the legally authorized "chaser"... To be honest i wish they had rocket launchers at times and ended these chases early.... might make a few of these tools think twice about being idiots...

**SSD-85** · 24-12-2009, 11:17 PM

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Lost his Licenec After 7 days and Car impounded

Reader comments were good for a laugh

GT69 · 24-12-2009, 11:28 PM

lol the police gave chase, gee i wonder why speeds increased? I'm not saying its the police at fault. He was doing 140kph, they gave chase and the speeds increased. He was on the run.....he wasn't exactly going to slow down now was he? Do i condone his actions? No. But then again, we are living in a society that threatens to crush your car.....and in that split second where his mind clicked, that image would have been there....and the boot would have been planted.

prydey · 24-12-2009, 11:50 PM

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Originally Posted by gtxb67

or the guy that didn't like me playing games in the traffic and therefore ran into me or . . . . .

UNR8D · 25-12-2009, 12:07 AM

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Reader comments were good for a laugh

refuse to read them, I want to be able to legaly cube peoples heads after I do. :evil3:

UNR8D · 25-12-2009, 12:11 AM

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Originally Posted by 4Vman

Which ever way you want to paint it its plain STUPIDITY ANYWHERE, at ANYTIME....

the 140 or the 200+?

I disagree, as I have done 200+ comfortably on public roads when it was legal to do so, new car well maintained, dry, plenty of vision, and a road where you could see the curvature of the earth.

however not condoneing it on busy roads or the M1 during peek hour, nor through suburban streets, that is moronic.

by your theory of thinking the autobahn should be outlawed

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Bent8 · 25-12-2009, 03:46 AM

Must have been flash tuned as factory XR8's are limited to 230kph...and I can tell you the limiter really kicks you back!

He was obviously after a quick thrill but this is definitely not the best way to get one.

Turning himself in shows he was either on something during the chase or his conscience came knocking on his door...

MNM96 · 25-12-2009, 07:47 AM

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Turning himself in shows he was either on something during the chase or his conscience came knocking on his door...

No, his 48hr car impound period was up, he wanted his car back!

sideways82 · 25-12-2009, 08:51 AM

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So how do the popo chase him for 40 klicks @ speeds upto 235kmh. are they "plain stupidity anywhere anytime" also?

i agree, in QLD they have to call up and get special permission to keep going when chase speeds hit 140k's.

so technically the cops have to say it's safe to continue the chase.

Up here they take down your plates and stop chasing or don't start chasing 90% of the time.

4Vman · 25-12-2009, 09:06 AM

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Originally Posted by UNR8D

the 140 or the 200+?

I disagree, as I have done 200+ comfortably on public roads when it was legal to do so, new car well maintained, dry, plenty of vision, and a road where you could see the curvature of the earth.

however not condoneing it on busy roads or the M1 during peek hour, nor through suburban streets, that is moronic.

by your theory of thinking the autobahn should be outlawed

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Not in the slightest, you cant apply remote outback road logic to 99% of built up populated Australia, where 99% of the population live....
There maybe places in Australia where, if properly signed to alert other road users of the likelihood of encountering another car at high speed its "relatively safe" to allow higher speeds (like the autobahn), i think the hume should be 130, but, on the roads in question, its purely suicidal, and without the warning people pull out knowing you're only supposed to be doing the posted limit, especially at night, the speed differential between vehicles is the biggest problem, and lack of ability...

For the "anti chasers" here explain to me this; how, on earth would the runner know the police had called the chase off? They simply wouldn't and would just assume they were waiting or falling behind and keep going as fast as possible.
Create an environment where people know if they run they can get away and you'll encourage others to do it....

Merry Christmas to everyone by the way!

prydey · 25-12-2009, 04:48 PM

another one

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http://www.news.com.au/breaking-news...-1225813615288

tezxr8man · 25-12-2009, 05:15 PM

is this word HOON the word of the moment? the media reports are everywhere and still there arent enough places to go and ejoy these cars, coming from a guy who has 2 v8' and is now on the hoon list in queensland because i was in a v8 and had a reverse light out, its all a load of CR*P
both these people but just because your stupid don't mean yor a hoon

Saraco · 26-12-2009, 02:06 AM

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Originally Posted by UNR8D

the 140 or the 200+?

I disagree, as I have done 200+ comfortably on public roads when it was legal to do so, new car well maintained, dry, plenty of vision, and a road where you could see the curvature of the earth.

however not condoneing it on busy roads or the M1 during peek hour, nor through suburban streets, that is moronic.

by your theory of thinking the autobahn should be outlawed

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HERE! HERE! Time and a place for everything. The roads in northern sa and northern territory, could easily handle much higher speeds than 110km/h or 130km/h. Don't believe any of that government spiel about road safety, it's all about revenue raising! You get that bored and fatigued on these roads, at the artificially low speed limits, you put the pedal down! Then they gotcha! KA-CHING!! Goes the till! Thankyou for your kind donation sir.

4Vman · 26-12-2009, 09:55 AM

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HERE! HERE! Time and a place for everything. The roads in northern sa and northern territory, could easily handle much higher speeds than 110km/h or 130km/h. Don't believe any of that government spiel about road safety, it's all about revenue raising! You get that bored and fatigued on these roads, at the artificially low speed limits, you put the pedal down! Then they gotcha! KA-CHING!! Goes the till! Thankyou for your kind donation sir.

What on earth does that have to do with the topic though??

Matty4 · 26-12-2009, 10:31 AM

I think there has been a little bit of journalistic licence taken here with the recorded speed. I know that section of road like the back of my hand (in fact I
'll be on it again tomorrow, and be lucky to reach the speed limit with all the traffic it carries) and the reality is that there is no piece of tarmac anywhere between Glenburn and Dixons Creek that could safely accommodate that type of speed.

He would have speared off into the trees long before. The road down from Mt. Slide could cope with 120-130 if you had stones of steel and a well mannered car, but an XR8 would be a handful.

No doubt he ran, no doubt it was excessive speed in maybe a short 10 sec burst, but 235 I find a bit hard to swallow.
As they say, never let the truth get in the way of a good story, especially when it comes to their flavour of the year, HOONS..

menil · 26-12-2009, 10:41 AM

Joke or no joke I find it disgusting that FF can condone a statement by a member calling for the instalation of rocket launches on Police cars to combat "the runners" .I would like to see you explain your actions to the families who have lost an innocent loved one as a result of a Police chase gone wrong .Speed cameras can fine you without identifying the driver so why not police .