155mph in Barnesmore Video

irish1967

I am presuming this video was taken over the Easter Hols when gardai were saturating our roads in the interest of road safety.(Though I guess the date on the cam could be correct also). I just watched it and shook my head... Your views :mad:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l3wuuQekWNI

It will probably disappear due to publicity. In a way I hope it does.

smashey

****.

Citizen_Erased

Not that much of a shock tbh , it is an infamous stretch of road that because it is long , mostly level and stright . Usually it is infamously well watched well by the gardai to match that though , I've seen a two stops on it alone for the short times I've spent travelling on it. But I am not surprised at the video, I know a person who has claimed to have done similar speeds on said road on a motorcycle. This is just the shear idiocy of a couple of morons (smashey hit the nail on the head) and judging by the look of the video it was shot at some obscure time of the morning so I do think that it is unfair to put any blame on the Gardai for this one. They can't be everywhere all the time.

irish1967

Oh dont get me wrong I wasnt blaming the Gardai... apologises if it seemed that way... I was commenting on the fact that with so much effort put on slowing fools like this down and so much publicity in the media with regard to the number of road deaths that idiots like this just keep on going. I think a few car confiscations and large fines might get their attention.

There was something recently about grading fines and punishments with respect to speed and surely this is a perfect example of this. I think we would be pleasantly surprised as to how quick word would spread amongst the boy racer fraternity if a few Scoobys and the like were impounded. You can continue speeding after a fine but its hard to do that with no car !:D

Einstein

complete dicks tbh.
They deserve any harm they do to themselves. Problem is they'll probably take some innocent mother and child with them.

Citizen_Erased

irish1967 wrote: »

I think a few car confiscations and large fines might get their attention.

I dream of the world where they do this but this countries authorities haven't the "trouser mass" to attempt this :mad:.

Problem is they'll probably take some innocent mother and child with them.

My worries exactly too , I would have no problem if they would simply "resolve" themselves around a lamp post with out any harm to innocent persons.

irish1967

Oh and a quick google of the posters name on Youtube should make it easy for the gardai to find these fools !! hint hint

Einstein

irish1967 wrote: »

Oh and a quick google of the posters name on Youtube should make it easy for the gardai to find these fools !! hint hint

that would involve some pro-activity...

pffft...

Gillie

stupid f*ckers.

If they are caught they deserve to be banged up for a long time.

That is the problem on Donegal's roads - but they know that they get away with it till they kill themselves, or somebody else.

mike65

Did he say 155? I could'nt tell to be honest.

Mike.

Gillie

The speedometer looked to be at full tilt tbh!

Mint Sauce

muppets

:eek:

Senna

How does a 20yr old idiot like this get insurance on a car that can do 155mph??

Mint Sauce

Senna wrote: »

How does a 20yr old idiot like this get insurance on a car that can do 155mph??

dont think its a case of how they get it, as long as they can afford it, the insurance companies probably aren't to bothered

irish1967

On the grounds that this video really pissed me off... and given the wonderful world of the internet and its search engines maybe the Gardai might want to talk to a 20 year old in Donegal town who I have no doubt might want the point them in the right direction.;)

smashey

irish1967 wrote: »

On the grounds that this video really pissed me off... and given the wonderful world of the internet and its search engines maybe the Gardai might want to talk to a 20 year old in Donegal town who I have no doubt might want the point them in the right direction.;)

Hmmmm, the Donegal News could be sent a link to that clip tomorrow.

babaloushka

If I was this 'Gary's' mother, I'd do a really good job with a sledgehammer on that car! No need for any Gardai, court or law to deprive him of his wheels. If someone knows who he is, would they just tell his Ma? It might save her a lot of heartache in the end and make Donegal roads a bit safer for everyone else.

donegalman1

Now if the Gardai were serious about law and order and road deaths in donegal they'd get the ip address of the person who uploaded that, then find out which of their friends has a blue Impreza and pay them a visit. obviously theres not alot of evidence but certainly enough to have a talk with them and keep them under observation. Its quite possible to contact youtube and seek some of the info.

Certainly would wonder where they were that day as they are usually on that section. Them guys start out from I can see near Clar where the worst junction on that road is too and there's nothing good to say about that behavious, straight or not.

irish1967

smashey wrote: »

Hmmmm, the Donegal News could be sent a link to that clip tomorrow.

Great minds think alike...the post got the link about midnight last night... lets see if anything happens

smashey

irish1967 wrote: »

Great minds think alike...the post got the link about midnight last night... lets see if anything happens

It must be our upbringing.

CapnMark

Cant believe people would be this stupid. Not only to do 155 mph but to post it online aswell.

Just sent the link to the garda traffic bureau. This muppet should be strung up.

Mint Sauce

dont know if it makes any difference, or probably enven relavent, but the date on the calander (top left corner), looks like 2005, it can be seen more clearly when his pasenger points the camera at the speedo

in addition to the speed, the road was also clearly wet any lose of control could have sent him quite easily into on coming traffic, could have been quite catatropic at that speed

donegalman1

Heard them on Oceanfm about this a while ago, they had the gardai on talking about that stretch of road. If the speed didn't worry these edjeets I'd say they'll be worried later when the guards look into it.

Gillie

Surely there can't be that many Scoobies in Donegal...Oh wait. Never mind!:D

Citizen_Erased

Video appears to be private now ...

smashey

Gillie wrote: »

Surely there can't be that many Scoobies in Donegal...Oh wait. Never mind!:D

Shaddup you.

Citizen_Erased wrote: »

Video appears to be private now ...

Damn, I was just talking to the Donegal News and was about to send the link. Now I have to call them and make my excuses. :mad:

bobcar61

I really wanted to see that video but its private.

Why would someone want to show the world that they drove 155mph on Irish roads.....idiotic and achieves nothing.

blue shimmering

bobcar61 wrote: »

I really wanted to see that video but its private.

Why would someone want to show the world that they drove 155mph on Irish roads.....idiotic and achieves nothing.

Crazy idiots, didn't get to see the video but don't really want to see it anyway! Someone knows who these Gob****es are and they are just as much to blame as the ones who did this - I travel through the gap everyday and am absolutely scared thinking that these wan.....ers could be on the road doing outrageous speeds! They could not only kill themselves but other innocent road users who are obeying the laws, these young ass...les must not have much else to do with their time - it they had a job or something to do, they would be too tired/more sensible to be at this carry on!

I was listening to Ocean FM this morning and that was the first I heard of it, I was on line yesterday but didn't log onto the Donegal thread so missed out! I am flabbergasted that these young men could be so selfish and down right showoff's who then post it on the Web hoping to give others ideas of what to do, and there are a lot of them around just looking for the next more outrageous thing to do than the last one was!

Shame on them all!

EAFC_rdfl

could some one post here if this makes it into any of the papers? What response did the Gardai Traffic group give?? Hopefully they will make that young clowns life as awkward as possible from now on. as for insurance - there's a good chance he had none!

Decadent

twas on Highland this morning, Ocean picked up on it so I imagine it will be in the papers tomorrow - I have a sneaking suspicion its the type of thing the indo pick up on too

EAFC_rdfl

damn it id usually be listening to highland in the morning on the internet but didnt bother today :rolleyes:
is it just that video or has he made his whole youtube profile private? there was a 2nd video with a different car jumping over some dips on a bog road tried searchin it but no luck

blue shimmering

EAFC_rdfl wrote: »

could some one post here if this makes it into any of the papers? What response did the Gardai Traffic group give?? Hopefully they will make that young clowns life as awkward as possible from now on. as for insurance - there's a good chance he had none!

The head of Traffic Corps was on Ocean FM and he wasn't too impressed to say the least, he is going to look at the video and see if they can get any information from it that would allow them to identify these individuals! I would say they have a good idea who it is from the descriptions given by different people who viewed the video and only need more evidence before going after them - the sooner the better. I would say they didn't have insurance or if did it was probably their parents!

They need a good kick up the ass****le!

blue shimmering

blue shimmering wrote: »

The head of Traffic Corps was on Ocean FM and he wasn't too impressed to say the least, he is going to look at the video and see if they can get any information from it that would allow them to identify these individuals! I would say they have a good idea who it is from the descriptions given by different people who viewed the video and only need more evidence before going after them - the sooner the better. I would say they didn't have insurance or if did it was probably their parents!

They need a good kick up the ass****le!

Did anyone down load the video before it was shut down, it could maybe interest the Gardai or Traffic Corps if they didn't get to it before it was closed! Maybe they have a way of getting it anyway - hopefully!

JimmyCrackCorn!

Darwin was wrong!

irish1967

meself and herself are chuckling are asses off here !! This is what The Donegal Board should be about... bring up a subject on a Wednesday and the local media and Gardai latch on on a Thursday and Mr. GG gets his ass kicked.. hey guys... we do make a difference after all !!!:):)

Decadent

You may need to download VLC (it's free) to view it.


http://rapidshare.com/files/102846203/get_video.flv.html

donegalman1

His name was evident from his profile on the other video of them on the bog road. Local rumour is that the person who uploaded the video lives very locally to the area.

The talk of not having an insurance disc is probably down to the fact that its a UK import and they haven't registered it.

smashey

I didn't hear Highland or Ocean today. Was boards mentioned on any of them?

muffler

smasheyknowseverything! wrote: »

I didn't hear Highland or Ocean today. Was boards mentioned on any of them?

Nope.

Thought you knew everything :pac::pac::pac::pac::pac::pac::pac:

smashey

muffler wrote: »

Nope.

Thought you knew everything :pac::pac::pac::pac::pac::pac::pac:

Within reason.

I was listening to Today FM.

irish1967

I think its time we all gave ourselves a pat on the back... i think this thread proves we are listened to. Thank you to all who contibuted,:pac::pac::pac::pac::pac:

il gatto

These sort of people get away with that sort of stuff on a daily basis. I've been breathalysed ten times in the last twelve months even though I didn't even go out that many times and never even had a sip of drink on me. I wouldn't mind that (it's nice to know they're making some sort of effort), but the sickening thing is I could point to at least half a dozen people I know are drink driving on a weekly basis and another half dozen who drive like lunatics everywhere they go but none of them have ever been caught. It makes you wonder are Guards so inept or are they avoiding hassle. Everyone knows the sort of morons I'm talking about, but rarely see them being caught.
It's just a thought, but I think if there were more race tracks in Ireland where people could get their jollies abusing their cars in a fairly safe enviroment, maybe they'd get it out of their system. I can only think of Mondello, Kirkistown and Bishopscourt. It's a massive pastime in the U.K. and around Europe. There's nothing wrong with speed, but in it's place and the Gap or any public road is not the place. This sort of crap should be stamped out and stop harassing poor feckers doing 110kph in a 100 as a means of income.

irish1967

http://www.independent.ie/national-news/gardai-in-hunt-for-240kmh-youtube-boy-racer-1329234.html

muffler

Id love to know how the indo figured out the footage was shot at 6 PM on Jan 30. At the time of the day at the end of January its dark at 5

CapnMark

It would warm my heart if this little cnut was caught. Hopefully we will be hearing more from this.

Gardai have access to deleted/ removed videos, and it seems that the guy who posted it has a bebo and facebook page aswell with a nice clear photo, I would be surprised if this wasnt the end of this.

Decadent

Yeah seems this guys days are numbered. With this level of publicity the gardai will have to be seen to act.

One other thing, not wishing to put these excellent boards down we have to remember this video was posted on youtube. I am sure all the papers and radio stations search daily for Donegal videos. With happy slapping and other incidents that get posted regularly

donegalman1

The indo appears to have picked up Oceans interview, That was the Guard who was on and more or less what I remember him say.

Sherifu

irish1967 wrote: »

http://www.independent.ie/national-news/gardai-in-hunt-for-240kmh-youtube-boy-racer-1329234.html

"Incredibly, at the moment the speedometer hits the top speed, the driver appears to take both hands off the steering wheel to point it out to the front seat passenger who is holding a camcorder."

Darwin awaits.

Mint Sauce

story in irish daily mirror as well, trying to find link

irish1967

made all the tabloids today.... one of the nest headlines was.... "YOU TUBES":)