Aca At It Again

[ctjet]

ill bet you it was that damn Wade Watson again

[sh@un]

Highly credible professional witness Wade Watson is quoted as saying "I saw both Nissan Skylines reach speeds of 539km/h before the cars were 'race braked' and their tyres popped, killing all the children at a pre-school 3 suburbs away"

[ctjet]

LOL

[benm]

ill bet you it was that damn Wade Watson again

Haha that bloke certainly gets around!

[Bliksem]

calais turbo guys reckon ACA paid and manipulated what this guy actually said: http://www.calaisturbo.com.au/showthread.php?t=115945

[GTL05T]

they found the dumbest khent in australia to interview lol

exactly my thought

[PM-R33]

I wonder how they actually found that guy though? Makes you think, who in their right mind would go on national television and say they went 290km/h!! Then again he did seem like an imbred of some sort, maybe he should stop sleeping with his sister....

[Cubes]

There's no dragstip in SA.

Anzac Dragway (Highway) doesn't count.

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Jacks me a little having the GTR in the banner background of the intro. ALL bar one GTR owner I know here in SA drives normal on the street.

Hit Anzac dragway friday and sat nights and see who the real hoons are. LS1/LS2 Commodores, Turbo'd Buick 3.8 V6's in everything from VC commo's to Gemini's, 1jz's in 120y's to cressy's and now emerging shiet loads of XR6T's.

The silvia's and skylines are rare to see out let alone hooning.

[heslo]

Very true because we've learnt that even by going on that road on the weekend is an invite to the local constabulary to perform a free cavity search

And yes sh@un, that was one tasty parmy

[Cubes]

lol at the parmy..

There's a bloke who's created a website that reviews parmy's all over SA. lmao.

[Spunky Munky]

That's the thing fellas.... it's these little smart-allecs that give us a bad name... to the cops and the wider community in general - when they see a sports car i.e. a Skyline, they automatically think - damn, he must be a hoon... which is not true.

Farken idiot...

[rollin_on_18_strong]

Grinning like an idiot. what a fool. it only takes a few of these guys to ruin the entire modified car scene.

On a side note his vy didnt look that heavily modified. i doubt he did close to 300kays without the twin turbo kit or major internal n/a work. but i guess you cant really judge from under bonnet shots

[GTR32GUS]

ill bet you it was that damn Wade Watson again

I think the only way we will fix the hoon problem is .... Wade Watson , he must be given a free rain to fix the problem the only way he knows ... the Wade Watson way

[BANGN]

i think he ment he did 290 in another car.. be keen to know what it was with 320 on the clock..

M series beema? prob a customers car too

140kms hr aint even fast, u can eat ur lunch doin that speed.

Edited August 11, 2007 by YEHBOI

[Roy]

Actually, that story was not as bad as the usual tripe you see. But still, it was manufactured journalism of the back of some tragic deaths...which is pretty crappy journalism. So..

As a motoring enthusiast I was saddened to see the content of your recent story regarding the behaviour of some young drivers and road users. The consequence of such behaviour is often beyond their comprehension, though the tragic deaths of Alan and Judith Howle should shock some common sense into such individuals. Sadly, it probably wont.

I was left shaking my head regarding the character "Jono" interviewed for the story. As an owner of what is likely to be perceived as a "hoons" vehicle I am horrified that I would in some way be associated with this person because I share a common interest, being cars. Whilst I am 30 and have never been booked for speeding or any driving related offence. I am not the only enthusiast who has a clean driving record, only I do fear I am in the minority.

I write this response to your story as I feel you have not done the issue the service it requires. Firstly your use of Steve Price in the story has confused me. He calls for the crushing of cars, yet he has been convicted for 5 speeding offences and a mid range drink driving offence. Not the personality I would be using for a story regarding road safety. Surely a more suitable personality could have been found. I can readily think of 3 who would have been far more suitable as they have better knowledge of the subject matter whilst enjoying a high public profile.

Also the credibility of Jono must be called into question. As he forms the basis of the story surely his claims should have been scrutinised. I find it difficult to believe that his vehicle is able to achieve 290km/h. In the interest of good journalism perhaps its worthwhile checking the substance of what is being reported and what was his motivation for making such claims.

I implore A Current Affair that should they chose to run another story on road safety, anti social behaviour on our roads, speeding or illegal racing that more care is taken. Whilst your story is far from bad journalism, I feel it stops short of being good journalism. I would hope that ACA is about good journalism, especially if the deaths of Alan and Judith Howle are to be used as the impetus of a story. Anything less could be seen as trivialising their deaths or opportunist.

[BANGN]

good letter man but i think the only thing that is going to change peoples attitudes is "baby was saved by a speeding comodore to its rescue"

is it just me or do all these stories not have a resolution to the problem, wait til these drivers turn 30 and we have the hole road full of hoons.

Edited August 12, 2007 by YEHBOI

[heslo]

Nice letter Roy, let us know the response you get!

[some_cs_student]

An excellent letter Roy, I'd also be interested in the response.

[rollin_on_18_strong]

Very good letter. i think it gets across the veiw that most of us share.

[Bliksem]

well written Roy.

Though I do fear that people who drive responsibly won't sell