Funny video

Robbo wrote: »

I don't find it particularly funny, just foul mouthed and agresive. See Motorsport Ireland Bulletin February 2010 for the Nova and April 2010 for the lad who kicked in the Sub's window.

That said, I recommend the Lennon Twins videos on Youtube. Sadly, one of them is no longer with us.

This Tribunal of Inquiry was convened in
accordance with General Competition
Rules (GCRs) 170.1.1, 170.5 and 170.6
following receipt of a report from the
Clare MC Stages Rally on 20 September
2009.
The Terms of Reference of the Tribunal
were:
(1) To investigate an allegation of
Improper Driving (GCR 139.6.1)
including Dangerous Driving (GCR
139.6.1.3) and behaviour prejudicial to
automobile sport (GCR 139.4) against
Patrick Horan arising from incidents
during the Clare MC Stages Rally on 20
September 2009;
(2) To investigate an allegation that
Patrick Baker behaved in a manner
prejudicial to automobile sport (GCR
139.4) and of Misbehaviour or Unfair
Practice, actual or threatened physical or
verbal assault, abusive or intemperate
language (GCR 139.7) against Mr Baker
arising from incidents during the Clare
MC Stages Rally on 20 September 2009.
HEARING: The Hearing took place on
Tuesday 12 January 2010, at 2.30 pm in
Motorsport Ireland, 34 Dawson Street,
Dublin 2.
The Tribunal Members were: Pat Fox
(Chairman), Antony Conlon, Gerry
Freeman, Alex Wright.
In attendance were: Dermott Quigley,
Presenter, Motorsport Ireland; Reg
Redmond, Presenter, MI; Paul Phelan,
Clerk of the Tribunal.
Evidence was heard from: Patrick
Horan, driver; Patrick Baker, navigator;
Shaun Callaghan, driver of car no. 92;
Barry Callaghan, navigator of car no. 92.
FACTS OF THE CASE: During Special
Stage 2 of the Clare MC Stages Rally,
car no. 46 (crewed by Patrick Horan and
Patrick Baker) which was running out of
its seeded order due to earlier problems,
caught car no. 92 and followed it for
some distance. Near the end of the
stage, car 46 nudged the rear of car 92
at a junction, pushing it up the escape
road and damaging both cars. A
recording was made by an in-car camera
mounted in car 46 and was later posted
on the internet via YouTube where it was
available for general viewing. Messrs
Horan and Baker told the Tribunal that
they had not posted the recording on
YouTube. They had given a copy to
another person who, unknown to them,
posted it, and as soon as they
discovered that this had happened, they
had it removed. However, it was later
reposted by someone else and despite
all their efforts, they had been unable to
have it removed a second time so it was
still available for viewing.
DECISION: Having carefully considered
all the evidence, the Tribunal decided:
(1) that Patrick Horan was in breach of
GCR 139.6.1.1, Careless Driving, in
pushing car no. 92 off the stage in order
to overtake it. The Tribunal felt that due
to the total frustration of not being able to
overtake car 92 and because of the
encouragement of his navigator to
nudge the car in front out of their way, Mr
Horan did deliberately push the car in
front out of his way.
The Tribunal fines Patrick Horan €100 in
accordance with GCR 142.2 and costs
as determined by MI and orders that Mr
Horan’s licence be endorsed with three
penalty points in accordance with GCR
150.4.3.
(2) that Patrick Baker acted contrary to
GCRs 139.4 and 139.7 in encouraging
his driver to push car no. 92, which was
in front of them, out of the way in order to
overtake it.
In coming to this finding, the Tribunal felt
that Mr Baker acted in this fashion
because of frustration and impatience
and that this encouragement was
prejudicial to the interests of motorsport
in general.
The Tribunal fines Patrick Baker €150 in
accordance with GCR 142.2 and costs
as determined by MI and orders that Mr
Baker’s licence be endorsed with three
penalty points in accordance with GCR
150.4.3.
The Tribunal recommends that crew
members of competition cars should be
mindful of their language when there is
recording equipment being operated in
their vehicle.
This decision was laid down at 5.15 pm
on Tuesday 12 January 2010 and all
concerned, or who are affected by these
findings, are reminded of their Right of
Appeal in accordance with Chapter 16 of
the GCRs.

MOTORSPORT IRELAND TRIBUNAL OF INQUIRY DECISION
This Tribunal of Inquiry was
convened in accordance with
General Competition Rules
(GCRs) 170.1.1, 170.5 and 170.6
following receipt of a report from
the Clare MC Stages Rally on 20
September 2009.
The Terms of Reference of the
Tribunal were:
To investigate an allegation that
Derek Considine behaved in a
manner prejudicial to automobile
sport (GCR 139.4) and of
Misbehaviour or Unfair Practice,
actual or threatened physical or
verbal assault, abusive or
intemperate language (GCR
139.7), arising from incidents
during the Clare MC Stages Rally
on 20 September 2009.
HEARING: The Hearing took place
on Wednesday 17 February 2010,
at 2.30 pm in Motorsport Ireland,
34 Dawson Street, Dublin 2.
The Tribunal Members were: Pat
Fox (Chairman), Ken Fildes, Gerry
Freeman, Robin Taylor.
In attendance were: Dermott
Quigley, Presenter, Motorsport
Ireland; Reg Redmond, Presenter,
MI; Paul Phelan, Clerk of the
Tribunal.
Evidence was heard from: Shaun
Callaghan, driver of car no. 92;
Barry Callaghan, navigator of car
no. 92; Colman Hegarty, car
accountability official.
FACTS OF THE CASE: This was
the third attempt to get the
Respondent, Derek Considine,
driver of car no. 82, to attend a
Tribunal. Mr Considine was alleged
to have been involved in a serious
incident at the finish of Stage 2 of
this event. As he did not attend on
this occasion, the Tribunal decided,
in accordance with Chapter 16,
Article 11.2 of the GCRs, to
proceed with the hearing in his
absence.
When car no. 92 reached the finish
of Stage 2, car no. 82, driven by Mr
Considine, was partially blocking
the road with car no. 46 parked
close to it. The rear of car no. 82
was on the ditch and the front of
the car was across the road.
Having stopped to assess the
situation, Shaun Callaghan, driver
of car no. 92, decided to pass the
crashed car as there was just
enough space for this. In doing so,
his car rubbed the front bumper of
Mr Considine’s car at no more than
walking pace. Mr Considine then
jumped on to the bonnet of Mr
Callaghan’s car and kicked in the
windscreen, causing considerable
damage to it. He then climbed
down, tried to open the navigator’s
door and was very abusive to the
crew of car no. 92, threatening to
kill them. He was extremely angry
and both Shaun and Barry
Callaghan gave evidence that they
were very concerned for their
safety. Car no. 92 then left the
vicinity but the damage to their
windscreen was such that the crew
decided it would be unsafe to
continue in the rally. Some time
later, the car accountability official
arrived at the scene and Colman
Hegarty and his passenger were
the subject of a tirade of abuse,
foul language and threats from Mr
Considine. Once again, the
evidence made it very clear that
these officials were very concerned
for their safety.
DECISION: Having carefully
considered all the evidence, the
Tribunal decided:
(1) that Derek Considine was in
breach of GCRs 139.4 and 139.7,
behaving in an outrageous and
unprovoked manner towards other
competitors and officials of the
Clare MC Stages Rally on 20
September 2009. He caused
malicious and extensive damage to
car no. 92, driven by Shaun
Callaghan, verbally abused and
made threats towards Shaun and
Barry Callaghan, and was abusive
and threatening to Colman and
Kathlyne Hegarty, officials of the
event.
(2) that the Competition Licence of
Derek Considine be suspended
internationally until 31 December
2015 and that a fine of €2,500 be
imposed on him. In addition, Mr
Considine is responsible for the
costs incurred, to be calculated in
accordance with Chapter 16,
Article 13, of the GCRs.
REASONING: The Tribunal
decided on these penalties
because the evidence presented
portrayed an extremely angry and
out of control competitor who,
without provocation, maliciously
and extensively damaged another
competitor’s car to the extent that
its crew were forced to retire from
the rally. He made a vile, abusive
and threatening verbal attack on
this crew, causing them serious
concerns for their safety. Not
content with this, he then
proceeded to verbally attack
officials of the event in the same
vile and abusive manner to the
extent that they also feared for their
safety. There is no place in motor
sport for this behaviour.
This decision was laid down at 5.00
pm on Wednesday 17 February
2010 and all concerned are
reminded of their Right of Appeal in
accordance with Chapter 16 of the
GCRs and of the provisions of
Article 12.2 of Chapter 16.