18 November 2010

Police Wrap - 18 November 2010

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1. Rush Hour busted?

A 43 year-old Fraser man was among a number of drink drivers caught between 8 and 15 November, recording the highest Blood Alcohol Content (BAC) reading for a 0.02 limit of 0.204 – ten times over the limit.

ACT Policing conducted more than 600 breath tests over the period in which 49 returned positive results, with one driver having five previous convictions for drink driving and another, apprehended for the offence for the third time, recording 0.269, the highest reading for the week.

The 43-year-old man was also arrested for being unlicensed, driving an unregistered vehicle and having no third party insurance.

The initial two weeks of the anti-drink driving campaign has resulted in 98 drivers being apprehended. This compares poorly with previous months (the month of September resulting in 98 positive tests and October 113).

Superintendent Mark Colbran, of Traffic Operations, said he was disappointed with the results seen in November so far which also included other dangerous driving behaviours.

“Just because drink driving is the area of focus during November and December it does not mean that police will not be targeting other dangerous driving behaviours, including unregistered cars and unlicensed driving using our RAPID number plate recognition system,” he said.

A 19-year-old male provisional licence holder from Tuggeranong was caught driving his turbocharged Commodore sedan at 153km/h down Hindmarsh Drive at the weekend, in an 80km/h sign-posted speed limit. The driver was fined $1,800 and lost six demerit points off his licence.

And approximately 50 cars were suspected to have been involved in illegal street/drag racing on Tidbinbilla Road last Thursday night (November 11). Nine cars were defected, with one vehicle towed away due to being unregistered and having no third party insurance. Another car was found to be fitted with stolen rims and tyres, which were seized by police.

“We also call on the community to behave responsibly on our roads and endorse the fact that road safety is not just the job of police, it is everyone’s responsibility. Leading up to Christmas, this is a timely reminder that if you do the wrong thing on the road, we are out in force to catch you, regardless of who you are, for your sake and that of the community,” Supt Colbran added.

2. All the cool kids are doing it now:

Truck v house

Less than 24 hours after a car crashed through the wall of an Isabella Plains house, ACT Policing responded to a second incident in which a truck collided with a home in Spence.

About 1pm yesterday (Wednesday November 17) an 8-tonne Isuzu tip truck has rolled down Bennet Street, Spence, into the front of a home, causing only minor damage to the brick work.

No one was inside the home nor was anyone injured in the incident. The cost of the damage to the house is unknown at this stage.

ACT Fire Brigade officers attended the scene to assess the structural damage to the house.

The driver of the truck is currently assisting police with their investigation however at this stage it appears the park brake may not have been applied to the full extent.

truck v house

3. Another fatality:

Police are seeking witnesses to a collision which occurred on Saturday morning (November 13) in Evatt.

About 11am a 73-year-old male was driving along Copland Drive in Evatt when his car, a silver Hyundai Elantra, veered off the road hitting a tree. The male sustained injuries that were not considered life threatening at the time and he was transported to The Canberra Hospital. Unfortunately the man died three days later (November 16).

Police are appealing for any witnesses who have not yet contacted police and may have witnessed the collision or the circumstances leading up to the collision to contact ACT Policing on 131 444 or Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.

The ACT Policing Collision Investigation and Reconstruction Team (CIRT) is investigating the collision. At this stage the death will not be added to this year’s road toll which stands at 18.

4. Born to lose:

ACT Policing has apprehended the same unlicensed driver for drink-driving twice within a six-hour period today (Thursday, November 18).

Around 7.40am today, Police Operations received notification that a heavily intoxicated man had arrived at the Ainslie shops in a blue Subaru. A Traffic Operations member attended the location a short time later and took a 31-year-old man from Evatt into custody. Upon further testing, the alleged offender returned a high-range Blood Alcohol Content (BAC) of 0.234.

The man was released into the custody of his mother this morning but shortly after leaving as a passenger in his mother’s car, fled with the keys to his car in his possession.

Police maintained observation of the Subaru at the Ainslie shops until called away to another task. However, they were then alerted by a member of the public that the vehicle had left the Ainslie shops.

A number of police patrols were despatched to the area, and the Subaru was seen speeding up the Barton Highway. Around 1.20pm, the car was located on Jeanne Young Circuit, in McKellar, with the 31-year-old driver a short distance away.

The alleged offender was then arrested and conveyed to City Police Station, where he subsequently recorded a BAC of 0.194. He is currently being held in the ACT Watch House. He is expected to be charged with two counts of high-range drink driving, two counts of being an unlicensed driver and one of providing false details to police.

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colourful sydney racing identity9:31 am 06 Dec 10

Saw another star Rush hour member driving down the parkway yesterday, nothing impresses me more than a guy in a clapped out commodore drinking jim beam and coke from a can.

Classy, what a great representative of this group.

Special G said :

RH2001 – If you are so stand up with your events then post the times and locations up here on Riot and invite the AFP/RTA along.

All you have done on here is indicate your groups intent to continue to commit offences regardless of Police action. If you know your legislation this simply equates to grounds for arrest.

Playing cat and mouse with the police is all part of the fun I suspect.

RH2001 – If you are so stand up with your events then post the times and locations up here on Riot and invite the AFP/RTA along.

All you have done on here is indicate your groups intent to continue to commit offences regardless of Police action. If you know your legislation this simply equates to grounds for arrest.

That’s right I forgot about that, my bad. Isn’t daddy in the AFP too? Ohhh my apologies, please keep breaking the law and everyone will see you as the heroes you truly are 🙂

colourful sydney racing identity10:57 am 01 Dec 10

erv said :

Its quite amusing to see these pro rush hour bogans trying to argue their case. Sorry but all you are doing is digging your grave deeper.
Once an idiot that partakes in illegal stupid activities, always an idiot that partakes in illegal stupid activities. Laws are in place for reason. What makes you think you are so special that you believe you have a right to break them?

Steady on mate, remember ‘Yeah we break the law but we do our best to maintain a common respect with the AFP’.

Everytime I read that it cracks me up.

Its quite amusing to see these pro rush hour bogans trying to argue their case. Sorry but all you are doing is digging your grave deeper.
Once an idiot that partakes in illegal stupid activities, always an idiot that partakes in illegal stupid activities. Laws are in place for reason. What makes you think you are so special that you believe you have a right to break them?

colourful sydney racing identity9:42 am 01 Dec 10

keepitup said :

RH_2001 . . . You don’t drive a yellow Lancer by any chance?

🙂 you might be on to something.

since finding out about the rush hour folks I have noticed the number of people with their little sticker on the rear window driving dangerously.

Now, I am not saying that all dangerous drivers are members of rush hour, but from my observations, all members of rush hour are dangerous drivers.

RH_2001 . . . You don’t drive a yellow Lancer by any chance?

colourful sydney racing identity12:03 pm 29 Nov 10

Miss.B said :

Bureaucrat: So mister DH, can you please explain precisely what it is that your group is after?
DH: We want somewhere to do burnouts and generally drive like nobs – I went through 7 sets of tires in one day man, seven sets! *holds out hand waiting for high five*
Bureaucrat: Right, I see. What plans do you have for noise abatement?
DH: Please explain.
Bureaucrat: What do you plan to do to keep the noise down so people don’t complain?
DH: WHAT? WHO COMPLAINED? BLOODY WINE DRINKING POOFTAS!!! I’LL INVOKE THE SPIRIT OF MULLY AND KILL THEM ALL!!! SCREW YOU

“DH2001”?
I believe it is “RH”.

But no, really. Great proof reading.

DH stands for d*ck head…

dvaey said :

So, these people have enough money to pour thousands into their cars, thousands into their tyres, thousands into charity cruises, but amongst all your members you cant find a block of land near Captains Flat, Bungendore, Murrumbateman, etc? If you have problems with neighbours complaining about the noise, then maybe look at getting a block larger than 1acre.

Why send them over the boarder to us??? We don’t want them anymore than you do!

Bureaucrat: So mister DH, can you please explain precisely what it is that your group is after?
DH: We want somewhere to do burnouts and generally drive like nobs – I went through 7 sets of tires in one day man, seven sets! *holds out hand waiting for high five*
Bureaucrat: Right, I see. What plans do you have for noise abatement?
DH: Please explain.
Bureaucrat: What do you plan to do to keep the noise down so people don’t complain?
DH: WHAT? WHO COMPLAINED? BLOODY WINE DRINKING POOFTAS!!! I’LL INVOKE THE SPIRIT OF MULLY AND KILL THEM ALL!!! SCREW YOU

“DH2001”?
I believe it is “RH”.

But no, really. Great proof reading.

I think that the ACT government should donate a Car crushing machine to Jack Martin Scapmetals. WHY do we keep letting these fuckwits back on our roads,leopards dont change their spots!

colourful sydney racing identity1:41 pm 23 Nov 10

DH2001,

I was thinking about you last night while enjoying a rather cheeky, well priced chardonnay and a lovely piece of venison in a juniper berry sauce and I have to confess I have some genuine concerns regarding your anger management issues.

It seems that the moment you take offence to any comments on this website you get all riled up; questioning peoples sexuality; getting hyper aggressive (#56 is a case in point). What worries me is that if you get this enraged on an internet forum, you must be a real danger on the roads – I can’t imagine how you would react if another driver cut you off.

I also wonder how someone with your anger management issues could possibly represent your troupe to senior bureaucrats or, heaven forbid, the Minister. I can just see it now:

Bureaucrat: So mister DH, can you please explain precisely what it is that your group is after?
DH: We want somewhere to do burnouts and generally drive like nobs – I went through 7 sets of tires in one day man, seven sets! *holds out hand waiting for high five*
Bureaucrat: Right, I see. What plans do you have for noise abatement?
DH: Please explain.
Bureaucrat: What do you plan to do to keep the noise down so people don’t complain?
DH: WHAT? WHO COMPLAINED? BLOODY WINE DRINKING POOFTAS!!! I’LL INVOKE THE SPIRIT OF MULLY AND KILL THEM ALL!!! SCREW YOU.

But, good luck with that.

“I was at wakefield last week for Burnout Warriors and let me tell you that 1 set of tyres is not enough … i went through 7 sets of rears …. and wakefield will not let you peform burnouts there unless it is this day of the year …… and yes 6k midweek …. but you do realise that some of us actually work to pay for our cars and aren’t “bludging public servants who sit on here all day” …… there fore making it hard to go there !”

Yeah, but, RH . . . you, as an individual, can go to Wakefield almost any day it isn’t privately booked for about $100-00 (their Speed off the Street days). No, you’re not allowed to play ‘drift king’ or do tooootally sik wicked burnouts ‘cos it knackers the track surface (and, believe me, experience shows that heaps of folk — iresepctive what they think — simply lask, er, experience, or skill). And I know it can’t be much fun getting hammered in lap times by the old stagers, but . . .

OR, a hillclimb. $80-00 entry and maybe $200-00 a year for club membership and the appropriate licence. What’s a set of tyres worth?

Mate, the point is, that until you can appear to be good community citizens across the board and be doing something that contributes to the world, then you’re buggered. It’s not a matter of just trying hard. You gotta be trying hard in the right direction. That’s why the club I was captain of back in the 80s had a motto of ‘Drivers Helping Drivers’ and had driver skills development and attitude as its ‘thing’. The authorities even used to ‘direct’ people our club’s way to help improve their skills. In fact, I’ll bet you London to a brick that your meeting with the AFP doesn’t so much win you any concession, rather that it will be reinforced to you the position with respect to illegal behaviour.

I don’t want to get in an argument either (despite this — the role of clubs in driver eduction — being an area that I am passionate in), but I had long suspected that groups such as yours where the resort of the clown with the flash wheels that deduct from road holding (due to their high mass), the doof doof stereo, the idiotic driving position, the dangerously lowered re-engineering of the supension (matches the dangerously lowered driving position), the cannon exhaust and the cap on backwards. None of whom can — by my standards of skill derived from an adult life of competition — drive a greasy stick, er, drive out of sight on a dark night with their lights off. Yet who all — to a person — think they can.

You haven’t said one thing, RH, not one, that could now convince me otherwise. If I was heavily involved in the car club scene at the moment and working on things like driver training initiatives, or the establishment / development of a driver education / club motorsport complex for the ACT, I’d consider you and your mob a complete and utter liability.

Even so . . . IF you would like some advice on how to remedy that, I’m prepared to give you some time. Just say the word and we’ll figure out a way to facilitate that.

colourful sydney racing identity8:56 am 22 Nov 10

RH_2001 said :

Pork Hunt said :

colourful sydney racing identity said :

hello? Hellooo? I guess you don’t like quiche….

How can you argue with someone who calls you an idoit? They’re just trying to drag you down to their level

Its a bit hard to drag someone down who begun this story at that level mate!!

Um, I think he was talking to me in relation to your bundy swilling friend who called me an idoit. You see it’s funny because she meant to call me an idiot but can’t spell it – do you see the humour there.

I must say I am stunned that you are the spokesperson of this group of tools. No wonder you don’t get anywhere with the government. Your first recourse to any perceived slight against your clan of clowns is ‘you drink wine, you must be some sort of poofta.’ Wow – you really know how to make your group of dropkicks and misfits look good.

Nor is it a good look to have your bundy swilling friend to be telling people ‘yeah what we do is illegal but so what’.

So, you went through seven sets of tires in a day and you wear it as a badge of honour? Nothing to be proud of there, I think you should go sit in the corner and think about what you have done.

So, these people have enough money to pour thousands into their cars, thousands into their tyres, thousands into charity cruises, but amongst all your members you cant find a block of land near Captains Flat, Bungendore, Murrumbateman, etc? If you have problems with neighbours complaining about the noise, then maybe look at getting a block larger than 1acre.

Wakefield raceway comes to mind too, although I can understand the reasons why you wouldnt choose this option, as the costs of insurance for these activities would be astronomical, if you could even get insurance. You’d also find that as soon as someone came in unlicenced, unregistered, etc. youd probably not be covered by insurance. The problem is, these people want to race and do burnouts and stuff, but they cant be bothered to drive more than 5min from home to do it, or bother to go get racing licences and go to venues that allow these activities.

The Traineediplomat5:06 am 21 Nov 10

RH_2001 said :

For one, the person with the stolen wheels was actually stupid enough to have stolen them off one of our guys cars and thought he wouldnt be recognized turning up for the first time with them on …. and the unregistered car had a permit on it which the AFP wouldnt budge on because it ran out while he was waiting in line to get checked ….. this is why i am having a meeting with the AFP media liason officer to see what we can do to co-opperate with them on our nights such as these ……

I have serious issues (and confusion) with this part of the post

1. So the person who stole wheels off ‘one of your guys’ turned up to your ‘event’ which you have said later you’ve got to be a member or keep your ear to the ground. As you point out yourself, not the smartest thing to do, but if he thought he could get away with it then perhaps he was judging the intelligence level of the group.

2. This is my key confusion, “it ran out while he was waiting in line to get checked”
Checked by whom? the Roads/Traffic Guys? your permit has a specific time that it runs out? like 1330? and at 1330 he was in the line, but then it ran out so you couldn’t get it checked? If your guy was already in the line to get checked I would have thought that when you got to the front of said queue, you would get checked and have all the things that RTA do.

If you were being checked by the AFP that night when the permit ran out, was it at midnight? “Hey AFP can you check mine first because in 5 minutes, my permit runs out when the clock ticks over to a Tuesday…..”

But as another poster said – you get a notice, you head to the appropriate authority and get the fixes fixed. You’re then right to head off and be an environmentally destructive idiot.

Instead of burning 7 sets of tyres, how about you don’t, and donate the money to a worthwhile charity? Cycling group perhaps? hahahaha

I wish I could remove “growling ferret said”. why does preview not work on page 2 and subsequent pages of RA posts?

RH_2001 said :

Growling Ferret said :

I was at wakefield last week for Burnout Warriors and let me tell you that 1 set of tyres is not enough … i went through 7 sets of rears …. and wakefield will not let you peform burnouts there unless it is this day of the year …… and yes 6k midweek …. but you do realise that some of us actually work to pay for our cars and aren’t “bludging public servants who sit on here all day” …… there fore making it hard to go there !

You really are a bigger tool than I first gave you credit for, my apologies.

Seven sets of rears? Why didn’t you just pile them up and set fire to the c*nts??
Better still, cut out the middleman and just burn your wallet.
Did burnout number one not make your little dick hard enough so you had to do 6 more?

Growling Ferret said :

We have rang wakefield and the costs involved to keep going there are too much for some of our members

So actually, you have no interest in following the law, but would prefer to chuck burnouts illegally.

But yet you raise money for charity?

Wakefield costs what, about 6k per day midweek – times your 70 cars, its less than a hundred a day. Plus a set of tyres each. Small price for a full days entertainment really…

I was at wakefield last week for Burnout Warriors and let me tell you that 1 set of tyres is not enough … i went through 7 sets of rears …. and wakefield will not let you peform burnouts there unless it is this day of the year …… and yes 6k midweek …. but you do realise that some of us actually work to pay for our cars and aren’t “bludging public servants who sit on here all day” …… there fore making it hard to go there !

Oh and I do support a dragway. Just the same as skaters have skate parks instead of our streets etc. A dragway will give these people somewhere to go, socialise, show off their vehicle’s and legally do “petrol head stuff” in a safe environment away from the general public.

This may also be a good place to provide educational activities/information to help promote safe traffic practices when driving on public roads – defensive driving courses etc, etc.

RH_2001 said :

LSWCHP said :

and the unregistered car had a permit on it which the AFP wouldnt budge on because it ran out while he was waiting in line to get checked ….. this is why i am having a meeting with the AFP media liason officer to see what we can do to co-opperate with them on our nights such as these ……

I do see the dilemma you guys/gals face with this and I do support those doing the right thing, but I do not support illegal activity, unroadworthy/unregistered vehicles.

And about the unregistered vehicle that had a permit that expired while waiting in line to be checked ….. if they are cutting it that fine time wise, well they only have themselves to blame.

Unregistered vehicle permits aren’t meant for the purpose of driving around, going to car meets and stuff. They are designed for allowing your vehicle to be repaired, to and from places of repair and to get registered. These are an interim measure to enable people to get their vehicle’s fully registered.

Growling Ferret9:18 pm 19 Nov 10

We have rang wakefield and the costs involved to keep going there are too much for some of our members

So actually, you have no interest in following the law, but would prefer to chuck burnouts illegally.

But yet you raise money for charity?

Wakefield costs what, about 6k per day midweek – times your 70 cars, its less than a hundred a day. Plus a set of tyres each. Small price for a full days entertainment really…

RH_2001 said :

Now i know we might not seem like the smartest crew

How about we all agree on that point and leave it at that?

georgesgenitals5:36 pm 19 Nov 10

RH_2001 said :

Now i know we might not seem like the smartest crew…

Give that man a prize.

In all honesty, your comments make you sound like a spoilt kid who thinks he’s a bad-ass.

ahappychappy5:14 pm 19 Nov 10

RH_2001 said :

The RusHHouR club was like a family that came together to support charity events. While there were members who tended to ”drive like idiots”, the car club was more than a bunch of ”car hoons”.

”Coming together today, everyone’s on their best behaviour, everyone knows nothing’s tolerated, and they’re all doing what they can to chuck in whatever money they’ve got.”

( Now i know we might not seem like the smartest crew but dont think we have not exhausted all options out there to our means ….. We have rang wakefield and the costs involved to keep going there are too much for some of our members …. im not trying to start an argument …infact im really over this shit …. but i just want people to know that we are trying … we have a meeting with the AFP next week to try and resolve the issue of safe practicing in controlled burnouts !!! )

You know what’s easier? Don’t have a big group of people doing illegal acts after setting out specifically to do so – that will probably stop the AFP being on your back.

Your group isn’t about cruises/raising awareness/raising money or anything other than acting like heroes with other people who want to be heroes around people who think they’re heroes. Your group’s sole objective is to go do burnouts – here is where your problem lies. Change what you are perceived to be by changing what you do (ie. change from burnout meets to cruises around the city or something), don’t sit and whinge about not being allowed to break the law when you set out intentionally to do so.

Or, you can continue to drive around on the streets like idiots and continue to be bagged by the community and media at large.

Pork Hunt said :

colourful sydney racing identity said :

hello? Hellooo? I guess you don’t like quiche….

How can you argue with someone who calls you an idoit? They’re just trying to drag you down to their level

Its a bit hard to drag someone down who begun this story at that level mate!!

triffid said :

RH . . . please. Take a breath. Hidden in what you perceive to be ‘attacks’ lies suggestions that are helpful. For instance ahappychappy, I can tell, is only trying to help (grin and wave, chappy, grin and wave).

And, mate, if you are a genuine ambassador for your group then, for chrissake, please, try and sound like one! Yes, yes . . . there’s the charity work. Good. Keep at it. But people only remember the shite stuff, not the gold. Take some advice from someone, too, who has (in a past life) advocated on issues such as yours (and others): think like a man of action; act like a man of thought. DO make efforts to censure and / or ditch the clowns in your midst. Use the most powerful of forces — peer pressure — to bring about attitudinal change. Do that in your midst and the broader perceptions will follow.

You will need to accept some realities along the way also.

Let’s say that gumment decides to provide you with a venue and the infrastructure you need. History shows it will make no difference to the behaviour of the majority of your mob and that it will be poorly utilised. Dead set . . . that’s been the reality I’ve witnessed first hand time and time again.

Look around, too. You all already could be engaged in hillclimbs, karting, speedway, speed off the streets at Wakefield park, rallying . . . all legitimate motor sport activities that — due to the culture around them — can also be beneficial to skills attainment and development, road awareness and attitude (there’s that word again). Sure, you’ll all get absolutely toasted by the old hands for a season or two, but it’s good character building stuff. AND, it is all cheaper than you might think. A season of fine-free activity for less than the cost of a set of 21″ chromes.

As a ‘kiddie’, my rego number used to be on a hit list held by the local police in the city where I lived. It was a long list, too. Reason? My mates and I were all rally tragics. Our road cars were either rally cars or retired rally cars. Yep, there’d be times when we’d be caught in the forest without a permit or whatever. But, you know what? To a person we’d also be the first ones to dob in some cretin who clearly was unskilled, driving idiotically, or otherwise endangering others. That included our fellow travellers. Our crede was attitude, precision and the perfection of skill. On any public road, you’d be hard pressed to spot us: we all had the discipline (and the regular legitimate outlet of sanctioned competition) to be like Hector the Safety Cat. you and your mob might wanna reflect on that a bit before rising to any more bait.

CANBERRA TIMES >>>>>>

The RusHHouR club was like a family that came together to support charity events. While there were members who tended to ”drive like idiots”, the car club was more than a bunch of ”car hoons”.

”Coming together today, everyone’s on their best behaviour, everyone knows nothing’s tolerated, and they’re all doing what they can to chuck in whatever money they’ve got.”

( Now i know we might not seem like the smartest crew but dont think we have not exhausted all options out there to our means ….. We have rang wakefield and the costs involved to keep going there are too much for some of our members …. im not trying to start an argument …infact im really over this shit …. but i just want people to know that we are trying … we have a meeting with the AFP next week to try and resolve the issue of safe practicing in controlled burnouts !!! )

colourful sydney racing identity said :

hello? Hellooo? I guess you don’t like quiche….

How can you argue with someone who calls you an idoit? They’re just trying to drag you down to their level.

BTW, I don’t like quiche but I’ll have some of that egg and bacon pie…

colourful sydney racing identity4:22 pm 19 Nov 10

hello? Hellooo? I guess you don’t like quiche….

RH . . . please. Take a breath. Hidden in what you perceive to be ‘attacks’ lies suggestions that are helpful. For instance ahappychappy, I can tell, is only trying to help (grin and wave, chappy, grin and wave).

And, mate, if you are a genuine ambassador for your group then, for chrissake, please, try and sound like one! Yes, yes . . . there’s the charity work. Good. Keep at it. But people only remember the shite stuff, not the gold. Take some advice from someone, too, who has (in a past life) advocated on issues such as yours (and others): think like a man of action; act like a man of thought. DO make efforts to censure and / or ditch the clowns in your midst. Use the most powerful of forces — peer pressure — to bring about attitudinal change. Do that in your midst and the broader perceptions will follow.

You will need to accept some realities along the way also. Let’s say that gumment decides to provide you with a venue and the infrastructure you need. History shows it will make no difference to the behaviour of the majority of your mob and that it will be poorly utilised. Dead set . . . that’s been the reality I’ve witnessed first hand time and time again.

Look around, too. You all already could be engaged in hillclimbs, karting, speedway, speed off the streets at Wakefield park, rallying . . . all legitimate motor sport activities that — due to the culture around them — can also be beneficial to skills attainment and development, road awareness and attitude (there’s that word again). Sure, you’ll all get absolutely toasted by the old hands for a season or two, but it’s good character building stuff. AND, it is all cheaper than you might think. A season of fine-free activity for less than the cost of a set of 21″ chromes.

As a ‘kiddie’, my rego number used to be on a hit list held by the local police in the city where I lived. It was a long list, too. Reason? My mates and I were all rally tragics. Our road cars were either rally cars or retired rally cars. Yep, there’d be times when we’d be caught in the forest without a permit or whatever. But, you know what? To a person we’d also be the first ones to dob in some cretin who clearly was unskilled, driving idiotically, or otherwise endangering others. That included our fellow travellers. Our crede was attitude, precision and the perfection of skill. On any public road, you’d be hard pressed to spot us: we all had the discipline (and the regular legitimate outlet of sanctioned competition) to be like Hector the Safety Cat. you and your mob might wanna reflect on that a bit before rising to any more bait.

Growling Ferret2:14 pm 19 Nov 10

Bundy and co

I made a number of suggestions for places you can perform your actions legally in a safe and controlled environment.

Why don’t your members use the facilities there, or join the local hillclimb club, or go and join Willo at NatCap Speedway and build and maintain your own cars and show some great driving skills rather than just looking pretty?

Or is image everything?

Pitchka said :

I want to join this elite group of rubber burning rev heads, is there a link to an application form?

BTW, im sponsored by Bridgestone, F’n burnouts here i come!!!!

there is no form or link to join if you see one of our cars hit us up otherwise keep your ears to the ground

I want to join this elite group of rubber burning rev heads, is there a link to an application form?

BTW, im sponsored by Bridgestone, F’n burnouts here i come!!!!

RH_2001 said :

…when we did our annual charity cruise we raised $13,200.50c for the Newborn Intensive Care Unit…

southsidin said :

I do believe the last few years they have held charity cruises for our NICU at Canberra Hosptial and have raised at least $30,000 to help out our YOUNGEST GENERATION!!

equalrights said :

where was there praise for this event? i went to it, i seen WIN news there.. but i didnt see them on the news. instead i read about all there bads but not THIRTEEN THOUSAND DOLLARS RAISED!

SkyeBundyRumMaree said :

And they also run charity cruises for our NICU at Canberra Hosptial.

Better get the mower out, the astroturf is getting a little long. Although colourful sydney racing identity seems to be on top of it.

colourful sydney racing identity1:19 pm 19 Nov 10

SkyeBundyRumMaree said :

colourful sydney racing identity said :

SkyeBundyRumMaree said :

Me having BundyRum in my username has nothing to do with it!

Oh, you don’t drink Bundy? My apologies.

Has nothing to do with RH you idoit, How stupid can you be. Gotta a problem with RH deal with it and get over it!

What’s RH? Is it a spirit? I don’t really like spirits they go straight to my head.

ahappychappy1:15 pm 19 Nov 10

SkyeBundyRumMaree said :

Yeah we break the law but we do our best to maintain a common respect with the AFP, RH has also employed a ”safe zone” to reduce the risk of a serious accident. So we’ll be around for awhile.

Hold on.

So, anyone can break the law as long as I maintain a common ‘respect’ with the AFP?

If I set up a ‘safe-zone’ around something, then conduct illegal activities in a respectful manner it’s okay? I’d like to hear the logic around this one…

SkyeBundyRumMaree1:15 pm 19 Nov 10

colourful sydney racing identity said :

SkyeBundyRumMaree said :

Me having BundyRum in my username has nothing to do with it!

Oh, you don’t drink Bundy? My apologies.

Has nothing to do with RH you idoit, How stupid can you be. Gotta a problem with RH deal with it and get over it!

colourful sydney racing identity1:12 pm 19 Nov 10

RH_2001 said :

Oh Please !!!! ……. you can have your time alone mate, cause it looks like you sure as hell need it ….. are you really that pathetic you have to come on here and bitch about other people you dont even know (yes i am aware i am on here but im defending people i know) now it shows that you sir are a loner!

Well, when you’re right you’re right. It’s just that I don’t want to be a loner any more and I was a bit excited, although somewhat confused, when you profered the hand of friendship and the very kind offer to have a glass of wine together.

If I hurt your feelings by turning down the ‘date’ aspect, I can only apologise. How about I come to the next meeting of your car enthusiasts group and we can have a glass or two together then? If you bring a bottle of something nice, I will bring along a picnic and a nice rug to sit on. Do you like quiche?

I am sure that your chums would be pretty impressed when we turn up together in my 94 Magna, they might even be a bit jealous 😉

ahappychappy1:10 pm 19 Nov 10

RH_2001 said :

One thing mate, you wanna shoot your mouth off behind a bloody desk and talk shit on us about our parents welfare benifits and our 16yr old girlfriends ….. let me tell you this my parents are very well respected in this community one of them actually working for the AFP …. so before you look even more stupid and open ya mouth again ….. why dont you take a look at your own life and not worry about other peoples buddy …… that is all!!!

Wait – what does your Dad (and your well respected Mother) think about your activities with these idiots? Surely your Dad would be proud to tell his colleagues in the AFP that his son hangs out with a bunch of people who knowingly go break the law every week?

I’m also glad you ignored the rest of my post – which was literally a suggestion to help answer your supporter’s question as to why you only get bad press. You also didn’t deny parts of what I’ve said – your group doesn’t help the car community in the slightest. Remove that majority of tossers you hang out with and you’ve got yourself quite a good cause with some real ideals – but until you do that, you’re always going to be that group of heroes driving shitboxes with drunk underage girls in the passanger seats feeling like big men.

Or, you could keep doing what you’re doing. But, perhaps your mates who keep having their cars confiscated and hit with fines could use the money they’d save by not participating to buy that land you’re after.

colourful sydney racing identity1:03 pm 19 Nov 10

SkyeBundyRumMaree said :

Me having BundyRum in my username has nothing to do with it!

Oh, you don’t drink Bundy? My apologies.

colourful sydney racing identity said :

RH_2001 said :

so because you drink wine i assume you like men and that your gay? if i’m wrong please correct me !!!!!!!

Indeed I do drink wine.

I am not sure if I am reading too much into this, but, are you asking me out? Whilst I do like men, I am not gay.

I’m sorry if I led you on in some way. Was it because I told Troll Sniffer I loved him (http://the-riotact.com/?p=31542)? Perhaps you didn’t see that I later realised it was merely indigestion.

If you only wanted to have a drink as friends, that would be really nice – let me know if you are keen.

Your friend

CSRI

Oh Please !!!! ……. you can have your time alone mate, cause it looks like you sure as hell need it ….. are you really that pathetic you have to come on here and bitch about other people you dont even know (yes i am aware i am on here but im defending people i know) now it shows that you sir are a loner!

SkyeBundyRumMaree12:55 pm 19 Nov 10

RH_2001 said :

colourful sydney racing identity said :

racing does not only apply to illegal street racing my friend.

i believe i have stated in previous threads that we dont illegaly street race “my friend” and we only peform burnouts …. and like it or not we are here to stay !!! be it illegal … until someone gives a place to go the activities will stay

Yeah we break the law but we do our best to maintain a common respect with the AFP, RH has also employed a ”safe zone” to reduce the risk of a serious accident. So we’ll be around for awhile.

colourful sydney racing identity12:53 pm 19 Nov 10

RH_2001 said :

so because you drink wine i assume you like men and that your gay? if i’m wrong please correct me !!!!!!!

Indeed I do drink wine.

I am not sure if I am reading too much into this, but, are you asking me out? Whilst I do like men, I am not gay.

I’m sorry if I led you on in some way. Was it because I told Troll Sniffer I loved him (http://the-riotact.com/?p=31542)? Perhaps you didn’t see that I later realised it was merely indigestion.

If you only wanted to have a drink as friends, that would be really nice – let me know if you are keen.

Your friend

CSRI

ahappychappy said :

Look out! Soon enough we’ll have the trackies, thongs and boob tube wearing 16yr old girls on here in tribes to defend their dropkick boyfriends near twice their age by telling us to “f-offf crrrrnt, Jonno is a top bloke, its the pigs fault for not letting us break the law”.

I’ve attended a meet of your ‘car enthusiasts’ and sure, there are a few of you who are actually there to talk cars and appreciate the modification and individuality of cars and their owners – but the majority of you are heroes in 90’s commodores and 4 cylinder shitboxes with shiny wheels worth more than the heap of steel they’re strapped to.

Perhaps if the minority of you who do the right thing and have the right intentions, dropped your name and branched into a new club which didn’t include the majority of wankers you hang out with you might get some credibility. Maybe then, and only maybe, will the AFP/community even think of listening to your stupid argument of “they wont build us a place to do it so what else are we meant to do”. Besides, if the Government did build you a place to be idiots, half your members’ parents wont get their welfare payments.

Intead of once a year having a select minority of your group organise a big cruise for charity then using it as ammo when your idiot majority get caught doing stupid things – try getting rid of the majority and you might get some positive rewards. Actions speak louder than words, and one positive action doesnt rectify all the other negative actions you’ve taken.

I actually think the select minority of you who do the right thing and organise such cruises should be commended, but unfortunately the community’s opinion won’t change until your majority’s actions change.

One thing mate, you wanna shoot your mouth off behind a bloody desk and talk shit on us about our parents welfare benifits and our 16yr old girlfriends ….. let me tell you this my parents are very well respected in this community one of them actually working for the AFP …. so before you look even more stupid and open ya mouth again ….. why dont you take a look at your own life and not worry about other peoples buddy …… that is all!!!

colourful sydney racing identity said :

racing does not only apply to illegal street racing my friend.

i believe i have stated in previous threads that we dont illegaly street race “my friend” and we only peform burnouts …. and like it or not we are here to stay !!! be it illegal … until someone gives a place to go the activities will stay

ahappychappy12:44 pm 19 Nov 10

Look out! Soon enough we’ll have the trackies, thongs and boob tube wearing 16yr old girls on here in tribes to defend their dropkick boyfriends near twice their age by telling us to “f-offf crrrrnt, Jonno is a top bloke, its the pigs fault for not letting us break the law”.

I’ve attended a meet of your ‘car enthusiasts’ and sure, there are a few of you who are actually there to talk cars and appreciate the modification and individuality of cars and their owners – but the majority of you are heroes in 90’s commodores and 4 cylinder shitboxes with shiny wheels worth more than the heap of steel they’re strapped to.

Perhaps if the minority of you who do the right thing and have the right intentions, dropped your name and branched into a new club which didn’t include the majority of wankers you hang out with you might get some credibility. Maybe then, and only maybe, will the AFP/community even think of listening to your stupid argument of “they wont build us a place to do it so what else are we meant to do”. Besides, if the Government did build you a place to be idiots, half your members’ parents wont get their welfare payments.

Intead of once a year having a select minority of your group organise a big cruise for charity then using it as ammo when your idiot majority get caught doing stupid things – try getting rid of the majority and you might get some positive rewards. Actions speak louder than words, and one positive action doesnt rectify all the other negative actions you’ve taken.

I actually think the select minority of you who do the right thing and organise such cruises should be commended, but unfortunately the community’s opinion won’t change until your majority’s actions change.

SkyeBundyRumMaree12:39 pm 19 Nov 10

Me having BundyRum in my username has nothing to do with it!

colourful sydney racing identity said :

SkyeBundyRumMaree said :

I dont see the problem with RH, A few people getting together to do burnouts in the middle of no where. And they also run charity cruises for our NICU at Canberra Hosptial. people only want to hear about all the “bad” things about RH but yet no-one wants to hear about the charity cruises.

You have ‘bundyrum’ in your user name, I am not surprised you don’t see the problem with hoons on the road.

so your now that pathetic that your ripping on people for what they drink …… so because you drink wine i assume you like men and that your gay? if i’m wrong please correct me !!!!!!!

colourful sydney racing identity12:35 pm 19 Nov 10

racing does not only apply to illegal street racing my friend.

colourful sydney racing identity said :

SkyeBundyRumMaree said :

I dont see the problem with RH, A few people getting together to do burnouts in the middle of no where. And they also run charity cruises for our NICU at Canberra Hosptial. people only want to hear about all the “bad” things about RH but yet no-one wants to hear about the charity cruises.

You have ‘bundyrum’ in your user name, I am not surprised you don’t see the problem with hoons on the road.

and you have racing in your name and i wonder how you cant see our point buddy !!!!!!!!!

colourful sydney racing identity12:14 pm 19 Nov 10

SkyeBundyRumMaree said :

I dont see the problem with RH, A few people getting together to do burnouts in the middle of no where. And they also run charity cruises for our NICU at Canberra Hosptial. people only want to hear about all the “bad” things about RH but yet no-one wants to hear about the charity cruises.

You have ‘bundyrum’ in your user name, I am not surprised you don’t see the problem with hoons on the road.

SkyeBundyRumMaree12:00 pm 19 Nov 10

I dont see the problem with RH, A few people getting together to do burnouts in the middle of no where. And they also run charity cruises for our NICU at Canberra Hosptial. people only want to hear about all the “bad” things about RH but yet no-one wants to hear about the charity cruises.

colourful sydney racing identity11:51 am 19 Nov 10

I just love the whole “we want to do illegal things so the law should be changed” attitude that seems to come through here.

colourful sydney racing identity11:50 am 19 Nov 10

Sorry RH_2001 but what on earth does ‘Well you keep voting to send our kids overseas to fight them and they come back in wooden boxes so you should feel just as bad …’ mean?

la mente torbida11:07 am 19 Nov 10

RH_2001

and who do you suggest we vote for so that we are not sending our troops to Afghanistan?

LSWCHP said :

I must be missing something here. RH_2001 is inviting people to go out to a remote location in the bush at night with a bunch of strangers in order to conduct illegal activities in defective, uninsured, unregistered vehicles that are equipped with stolen property while being pursued by the police. He believes that this will make people think better of his “crew”. Somehow, I just don’t see how that is going to work.

For one, the person with the stolen wheels was actually stupid enough to have stolen them off one of our guys cars and thought he wouldnt be recognized turning up for the first time with them on …. and the unregistered car had a permit on it which the AFP wouldnt budge on because it ran out while he was waiting in line to get checked ….. this is why i am having a meeting with the AFP media liason officer to see what we can do to co-opperate with them on our nights such as these ……

“Oh please. The Taliban do charity work too, are you suggesting we support them?”

Well you keep voting to send our kids overseas to fight them and they come back in wooden boxes so you should feel just as bad ….

Jethro said :

Personally, it is one of the myriad reasons I think Summernats should be banned… encouraging illegal driving practices and all.

Don’t worry, the great firewall of Australia Internet Filter will block the summernats site…

southsidin said :

Really, what is there to do in Canberra??

Where to start… Often I take my motorcycle and ride excessively fast along Tidbinbilla Road. Luckily I have never run into fifty cars doing burnouts.

colourful sydney racing identity8:13 am 19 Nov 10

equalrights said :

ANYONE winging about RUSHHOUR, clearly has never had kids with birth complications!

Oh please. The Taliban do charity work too, are you suggesting we support them?

RH_2001 said :

to TOOKS …. you think we havent tried to purchase land and build our own burnout pad ???? … the government wont alow it …before you wise, off how about coming along to one of our meetings and see what we do …. we have done nothin but try and get our own place to do legal events ….. but have always been told it is up to the politicians …. !!!!!!!

why dont you get in contact with one of canberra’s existing motorsport facilities about constructing a burnout pad on their premises?
http://www.actspeedway.com.au/contact.html

that is the contact page on the website of the local speedway club, i am a member and the possibility of a burnout pad has been discussed previously

I must be missing something here. RH_2001 is inviting people to go out to a remote location in the bush at night with a bunch of strangers in order to conduct illegal activities in defective, uninsured, unregistered vehicles that are equipped with stolen property while being pursued by the police. He believes that this will make people think better of his “crew”. Somehow, I just don’t see how that is going to work.

Growling Ferret9:47 pm 18 Nov 10

RH

If you want to show your stuff, do it in a controlled environment.

Try Wakefield Park speed off the streets days – http://wakefieldpark.com.au/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=26&Itemid=42

Or go to WSID – they have a burnout pad and a proper drag strip – http://wsid.com.au/?m=events&a=event_page&id=37

I competed in organised motor sport for 10 years, and was booked once on the streets in those ten years. There are times and places – and Tidbinbilla Road isn’t the pace.

RH_2001 said :

The reason they have given us for not being allowed to purchase land is because people complain about noise and pollution ….. And yes, i am an ambassador for my group ….. I note that the AFP and WIN9 News have nothin but bad news to report about us yet if you look at the 7th of Nov. 2010 when we did our annual charity cruise we raised $13,200.50c for the Newborn Intensive Care Unit (Canberra Hospital)….. so before you all fly of the handle come hang out with us for a night and i bet we change your mind !!!

Yep, you should be congratulated for raising a significant amount of money for a very worthwhile cause, but real philanthropists are altruistic, and don’t require a pat on the back through feel good news stories.

The AFP don’t generally report on people doing good things; as for Win news, I’ve never heard them mention the Rush Hour group for any reason (I might be wrong, of course).

The Rebels – and other OMCGs – also do things like toy runs for charity, but this is more a PR exercise than anything else. It doesn’t change the fact they engage in a lot of illegal activity.

colourful sydney racing identity said :

RH_2001 said :

To All ….. I’m sorry but i think we know the difference between street/drag racing and a few people doing burnouts ….. I am a member of this crew and have been for many years and i can sit here and say this is CRAP. Nobody in our crew “street races”.
We are no Angels and may do burnouts “out in the sticks” but at least we dont do it out the front of your house ….. If our politicians and government staffers got of there asses and gave us a place to go this would not be a regular occurance ….. Thank you

So you want the government to fund a place for you to be a dickhead? Next!

They do unfortunately. It’s called Summernats.

I’ve always wondered about the burnout comps they have there…. how does one practise legally for this illustrious competition?

Personally, it is one of the myriad reasons I think Summernats should be banned… encouraging illegal driving practices and all.

Captain RAAF7:52 pm 18 Nov 10

Burnouts, well yeah they are kinda silly but as a petrol head with more cubic inches in his shed than most people have amongst themselves and their neighbours combined, I must state that when you are young and have a nice, powerful car, the cost of laying rubber and possible large scale mechanical failure just don’t register with the driver…..but, there will come a day when you realise it just costs you money and isn’t worth it. These blokes are going to have to figure this out for themselves.

Getting caught by the po-po though, while doing it, is just plain stupid and you blokes are an embarrassment to all petrol heads. Choose your spots better, wake up to yourselves and start switching on!

Signed,
Captain RAAF

Owner of the coolest car in Canberra.

RH_2001 said :

The reason they have given us for not being allowed to purchase land is because people complain about noise and pollution …..

you need to buy it in the name of an individual. No one asked me what I planned on using me place for…

So long as your events are just a bunch of friends on a mates property, and not some sort of commercial operation, you should be able to make plenty of noise during the day.

Pork Hunt said :

I have said it before on this forum and I’ll say it again:

I cannot see the point of doing burnouts.
If those people claim to be motoring enthusiasts, then why do they subject their car to such meaningless and braindead (thanks Tooks) mechanical torment.

just clearing the dust out of the pipes

RH_2001 said :

The reason they have given us for not being allowed to purchase land is because people complain about noise and pollution ….. And yes, i am an ambassador for my group ….. I note that the AFP and WIN9 News have nothin but bad news to report about us yet if you look at the 7th of Nov. 2010 when we did our annual charity cruise we raised $13,200.50c for the Newborn Intensive Care Unit (Canberra Hospital)….. so before you all fly of the handle come hang out with us for a night and i bet we change your mind !!!

where was there praise for this event? i went to it, i seen WIN news there.. but i didnt see them on the news. instead i read about all there bads but not THIRTEEN THOUSAND DOLLARS RAISED!

ANYONE winging about RUSHHOUR, clearly has never had kids with birth complications!

SO!! i have only ever heard of this group before “RusHHouR” and its amusing how they are only known for things like “burnouts out in the sticks”
I do believe the last few years they have held charity cruises for our NICU at Canberra Hosptial and have raised at least $30,000 to help out our YOUNGEST GENERATION!!

Why are u all so negative about a group of people having a bit of fun OFF our streets? Really, what is there to do in Canberra?? Clearly they’re not all that bad if they actually think about arranging things like charity cruises etc.. whould u rather them do “skids” and such on our roads?? i think not..

Its rather pathetic you all, the media etc point out something that isn’t all that bad.
instead of focusing on something so minor, maybe focus on the good things they actually do!!

RH_2001 said :

To All ….. I’m sorry but i think we know the difference between street/drag racing and a few people doing burnouts ….. I am a member of this crew and have been for many years and i can sit here and say this is CRAP. Nobody in our crew “street races”.
We are no Angels and may do burnouts “out in the sticks” but at least we dont do it out the front of your house ….. If our politicians and government staffers got of there asses and gave us a place to go this would not be a regular occurance ….. Thank you

RH_2001, you cant seriously think that the Police and Public fall for that sort of justification do you? I have a comparison (bad one, but it’ll do). When a smoker tosses her live butt our the car window and claims its OK because its raining, you cant seriously expect us to believe she would stop to think of the consequences of the same action during a total fire ban, dry grass verge situation! Same goes for “group members” who claim to have made a pledge to Mr Secretary of Rushhour that they wont do burnouts outside of your so called meetings. I doubt it very much~!

The reason they have given us for not being allowed to purchase land is because people complain about noise and pollution ….. And yes, i am an ambassador for my group ….. I note that the AFP and WIN9 News have nothin but bad news to report about us yet if you look at the 7th of Nov. 2010 when we did our annual charity cruise we raised $13,200.50c for the Newborn Intensive Care Unit (Canberra Hospital)….. so before you all fly of the handle come hang out with us for a night and i bet we change your mind !!!

amarooresident35:03 pm 18 Nov 10

RH_2001 said :

to TOOKS …. you think we havent tried to purchase land and build our own burnout pad ???? … the government wont alow it …before you wise, off how about coming along to one of our meetings and see what we do …. we have done nothin but try and get our own place to do legal events ….. but have always been told it is up to the politicians …. !!!!!!!

Hmm, if I remember correctly I’m not sure you would want Tooks to come to one of your meetings.

I have said it before on this forum and I’ll say it again:

I cannot see the point of doing burnouts.
If those people claim to be motoring enthusiasts, then why do they subject their car to such meaningless and braindead (thanks Tooks) mechanical torment.

Tooks said :

RH_2001 said :

to TOOKS …. you think we havent tried to purchase land and build our own burnout pad ???? … the government wont alow it …before you wise, off how about coming along to one of our meetings and see what we do …. we have done nothin but try and get our own place to do legal events ….. but have always been told it is up to the politicians …. !!!!!!!

By using all caps (why are you yelling my name?), retarded use of punctuation and hopeless spelling, you’re probably not the ambassador for your group. Or maybe you are…

By the way, what reasons have the govt given for not allowing you to buy land?

That should read: you’re probably not the best ambassador for your group.

RH_2001 said :

…. you think we havent tried to purchase land and build our own burnout pad ???? … the government wont alow it …

Maybe you should buy land from someone other then the government?

Actually, to be fair, your spelling wasn’t that bad. I take that one back 😉

I vote that Johnboy apply to RushHour for media accreditation.

RH_2001 said :

to TOOKS …. you think we havent tried to purchase land and build our own burnout pad ???? … the government wont alow it …before you wise, off how about coming along to one of our meetings and see what we do …. we have done nothin but try and get our own place to do legal events ….. but have always been told it is up to the politicians …. !!!!!!!

By using all caps (why are you yelling my name?), retarded use of punctuation and hopeless spelling, you’re probably not the ambassador for your group. Or maybe you are…

By the way, what reasons have the govt given for not allowing you to buy land?

Many people, when unable to do something legally, will choose not to do it at all. Obviously you’re the other kind.

DJ said :

RH_2001 said :

To All ….. I’m sorry but i think we know the difference between street/drag racing and a few people doing burnouts ….. I am a member of this crew and have been for many years and i can sit here and say this is CRAP. Nobody in our crew “street races”.
We are no Angels and may do burnouts “out in the sticks” but at least we dont do it out the front of your house ….. If our politicians and government staffers got of there asses and gave us a place to go this would not be a regular occurance ….. Thank you

Thanks for sharing – does that make what you do legal somehow? No racing? Pull the other one mate.

im sorry but we may do some burnouts and were not saying its legal but at least we are takin it out of the suburbs and from the front of your house …. or if you prefer we can come to the front of your house !!

to TOOKS …. you think we havent tried to purchase land and build our own burnout pad ???? … the government wont alow it …before you wise, off how about coming along to one of our meetings and see what we do …. we have done nothin but try and get our own place to do legal events ….. but have always been told it is up to the politicians …. !!!!!!!

colourful sydney racing identity4:40 pm 18 Nov 10

RH_2001 said :

To All ….. I’m sorry but i think we know the difference between street/drag racing and a few people doing burnouts ….. I am a member of this crew and have been for many years and i can sit here and say this is CRAP. Nobody in our crew “street races”.
We are no Angels and may do burnouts “out in the sticks” but at least we dont do it out the front of your house ….. If our politicians and government staffers got of there asses and gave us a place to go this would not be a regular occurance ….. Thank you

So you want the government to fund a place for you to be a dickhead? Next!

RH_2001 said :

To All ….. I’m sorry but i think we know the difference between street/drag racing and a few people doing burnouts ….. I am a member of this crew and have been for many years and i can sit here and say this is CRAP. Nobody in our crew “street races”.
We are no Angels and may do burnouts “out in the sticks” but at least we dont do it out the front of your house ….. If our politicians and government staffers got of there asses and gave us a place to go this would not be a regular occurance ….. Thank you

Thanks for sharing – does that make what you do legal somehow? No racing? Pull the other one mate.

RH_2001 said :

To All ….. I’m sorry but i think we know the difference between street/drag racing and a few people doing burnouts ….. I am a member of this crew and have been for many years and i can sit here and say this is CRAP. Nobody in our crew “street races”.
We are no Angels and may do burnouts “out in the sticks” but at least we dont do it out the front of your house ….. If our politicians and government staffers got of there asses and gave us a place to go this would not be a regular occurance ….. Thank you

I love your sense of entitlement. Why should politions and government staffers give you a place to go and do burnouts? What have your group done about getting off your own aRses and organising your own legal place to do this braindead activity?

BTW, plenty of people live ‘out in the sticks’ and are disturbed by your group.

To All ….. I’m sorry but i think we know the difference between street/drag racing and a few people doing burnouts ….. I am a member of this crew and have been for many years and i can sit here and say this is CRAP. Nobody in our crew “street races”.
We are no Angels and may do burnouts “out in the sticks” but at least we dont do it out the front of your house ….. If our politicians and government staffers got of there asses and gave us a place to go this would not be a regular occurance ….. Thank you

dtc said :

“Nine cars were defected”

What does ‘defected’ mean? Is this a new verb?

No, it’s been a verb for a long time.

p1 said :

Ceej1973 said :

BTW, it has nothing to do with drag racing, which is an organised, controlled competion on specially designed drag strips.

I thought that dragracing was “a competition in which vehicles compete to be the first to cross a set finish line, usually from a standing start, and in a straight line.”

Yeah, but on a dragstrip though.
It’s streetracing when it’s on the street.

Ceej1973 said :

BTW, it has nothing to do with drag racing, which is an organised, controlled competion on specially designed drag strips.

I thought that dragracing was “a competition in which vehicles compete to be the first to cross a set finish line, usually from a standing start, and in a straight line.”

colourful sydney racing identity2:57 pm 18 Nov 10

Ceej1973 said :

Solidarity said :

I don’t see in the article where it mentions anything about RushHour.

Its the name of a street racing video game. BTW, it has nothing to do with drag racing, which is an organised, controlled competion on specially designed drag strips.

You spent too long in Germany, it is a group of people who, cleverly identify themselves to the police through the ‘rushhour’ stickers on their cars, get together and drive in a fashion that is somewhat contrary to the ACT road rules.

Solidarity said :

I don’t see in the article where it mentions anything about RushHour.

Its the name of a street racing video game. BTW, it has nothing to do with drag racing, which is an organised, controlled competion on specially designed drag strips.

colourful sydney racing identity1:34 pm 18 Nov 10

D2 said :

dtc said :

“Nine cars were defected”

What does ‘defected’ mean? Is this a new verb?

+1

“it appears the parkING brake may not have been applied to the full extent.”

I fixed that for you.

Clearly the police need someone on staff with a basic command of English.

Happy to be corrected but I am pretty sure it is actually called a park brake.

Verbs have never been ACT Policing’s strong suit.

dtc said :

“Nine cars were defected”

What does ‘defected’ mean? Is this a new verb?

+1

“it appears the parkING brake may not have been applied to the full extent.”

I fixed that for you.

Clearly the police need someone on staff with a basic command of English.

johnboy said :

…Another car was found to be fitted with stolen rims and tyres, which were seized by police….

Do they seize them still attached to the car?

Anything to do with RushHour the media usually says the word Rushhour as much as possible, no mention of it, makes me think that maybe they’re not involved.

And approximately 50 cars were suspected to have been involved in illegal street/drag racing on Tidbinbilla Road last Thursday night (November 11). Nine cars were defected, with one vehicle towed away due to being unregistered and having no third party insurance. Another car was found to be fitted with stolen rims and tyres, which were seized by police.

There’s another group of 50 cars down that way?

Solidarity said :

I don’t see in the article where it mentions anything about RushHour.

There is a space between those two words.

“Nine cars were defected”

What does ‘defected’ mean? Is this a new verb?

I don’t see in the article where it mentions anything about RushHour.

ConanOfCooma10:46 am 18 Nov 10

You coppers should set up just before Royalla – I swear half the people that drive there in the afternoons are off their tree.

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