€7000 in fines for doing donuts.

bazz26 wrote: »

Public roads are no place for this type of muppetry in my view. These children need to find their cheap thrills some other way.

+1
There could have been anyone on the path.
I've seen the video with sound on youtube and it's laudable but ridiculous the way the driver is trying to say the clutch slipped. Clearly he lost control when showing off. At least man up and accept the outcome of a stupid choice you made.

No real sympathy for them to be honest but I do think the speed limiter is OTT and considering there was no speed involved it seems ridiculous however I'm from Donegal and the junction 100m from my home is a reknowned spot for diffing as they have 4 escape roads to use. I'd welcome the same justice doled out to those caught up here.

Purple Mountain wrote: »

Eh..the donkey standing in the middle of the two cars?
I suppose you're going to argue that the two boyios couldn't possibly lose control!

No I'm not going they "couldn't" lose control but in all honesty it's quite unlikely, these two heroes have been "diffin" for years and once you've done it a few times it's actually very easy to control. It's one of the few things with cars that looks a lot harder than it is.

I don't know either of these two but I do know the type; tin can heads is the affectionate name people use for them. They all absolutely love underpowered family cars from the 80s and they have all been fascinated by going round and round in circles since the age of 13 in a scrap Beemer on daddy's slab at home. They could honestly do it all day long without hitting anything, not that that's anything to be proud of.

I only commented because I hate the crazed rhetoric that pops up every time this stuff is mentioned. From a quick glance at the vid they were at it on top of molls gap where it has been happening every rally day for as long as I can remember, a few years iv been up there and the gaurds would be down at the restraunt 500m away letting them at it.

Ultimate Seduction wrote: »

Underpowered? Get yourself a spin in a type r and get back to me.

Owned a few of them in the past, currently drive a 400+ brake r33.??

I'm specifically talking about twin cams, I haven't yet seen someone doing rings in an ek9...

Ultimate Seduction wrote: »

Underpowered? Get yourself a spin in a type r and get back to me.

Ooohhh someone needs to be their Type R history again...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honda_Type_R

Type R models were introduced in the 90's , not the 80's.

CiniO wrote: »

I honestly think there's way too much public hate toward people doing donuts, skids, handbrake turns and other funky stuff.

Sure - should be penalised when doing in public busy place, but what harm is it, if lads find a rural spot at night where no one is going to be around anyway?

Fines of €3500 seems crazy for what it is - just few lads playing, learning skills, and risking damaging their wheels or suspension when hitting the kerb... nothing more.

It's not as bad as people think.

Is that not the same thinking behind "sure a few drinks and drive home for the lonely farmer on quiet roads is grand"?

millington wrote: »

Where did I mention country roads? Yes doing donuts in a stupid place like a blind bend is obviously dangerous but so is baking a cake on a blind bend.


You are stereotyping to an extreme degree with that statement. I know plenty of people who've been into that kind of craic and none of them would be hard drivers in general. Racing along a narrow road at speed and doing donuts on a wide open road barely moving is totally different.

I'd never condone baking on a bend

Whatever about the rest of the country, down my way there's a special kind of stupid using the roads every night. Plus,who in their right mind considers doing donuts on a bloody motorway?Some even think it's 'a bit of craic' harassing other road users. The one thing is none of these lads are from the town,all are country chaps.That seems like a generalisation but its true.Even as I type this,one 18 yr old I know could lose a leg due to his dangerous driving at the weekend.A high price to pay for having the craic.

millington wrote:

Yes doing donuts in a stupid place like a blind bend is obviously dangerous but so is baking a cake on a blind bend.

Close the thread, folks, there's no arguing with that logic...

Guy:Incognito wrote: »

Is that not the same thinking behind "sure a few drinks and drive home for the lonely farmer on quiet roads is grand"?

Not at all the same.

If your doing donuts, skids etc in isolated rural place, ideally parking or some other open area, there won'tt be anyone around. And if someone else is approaching then you'll see him and can stop doing what you're doing in advance.

If you're driving drunk, then you might meet other traffic and will have deal with it which might be difficult when drunk.

CiniO wrote: »

So what's wrong if I decide to take a bend with powerslide or skid?
Assuming it's an area with perfect visibility and can be seen there's no one around?

Why is it stupid if no harm can be made to anyone?

Because some Gob****e could record it, put it on youtube and then you get done for a 3500 euros fine.

Dial Hard wrote: »

Close the thread, folks, there's no arguing with that logic...

Well doing ANYTHING is dangerous if you do it in the wrong place. It's about as logical as mentioning someone who crashed at speed in a thread about slowly doing donuts.