Teen dies in 150km/h 'drag race'

[croat]

Anyone read yesterdays paper (3/8/02) ? or know what happeded? Apparently some guy in a Skyline was racing his cousins CRX, dodged a taxi, went airborne over a median strip and into a telegraph pole snapping it in half... I think all of this and the Ferrari incident will lead to a huge police crackdown on street racing etc...

[kil41t]

Great just what we all need....

[Guest mooks66]

yeh and his couzin just stood there in shock

ouch.

[Silver-Arrowz]

This is why I oppose illegal street racing. Simple.

That's what race tracks are for.

It's stupidity that kills, not speed.

[B-Man]

Large Articile in today's telegraph about this - With Pics of the R31 (i think) wrapped around a concrete telegraph pole. Very bad Karma. The 19 year old was doing > 150kmh, racing a honda in Rockdale. The article goes on about Jap Performance cars and how they are Weapons. I think this wil be a very damaging for the reputation of Hi Po Imports/Jap Cars.

So everyone BE CAREFUL - Keep racing to the track !!

RIP another Skyline and (idiot) Skyline driver.

[Morgs]

Thats never good...

Theres really no point in a squirt from the lights if there are cars around... potential accident waiting to happen.

[Silver-Arrowz]

It's funny how the media manipulate people's minds. What about aussie V8's or European sports cars? They can be just as quick too. Come to think of it, can't remember the last time I read the daily telegraph or listened to channel 10, 9 or 7 cause their so biased.

[Morgs]

Yeah naturally, the media control what the public hears. Manipulative buggers can make most people believe anything

[Blitz]

anyone got a link to the article about this?

I would mind having a read

[cereal]

The tight-a**ed website wants to make you pay to read these articles.......

So no, I don't think there's a link unless someone scans the articles in.

[hawks]

the article also says that the skyline is a GTR ! (but the picture is a R31 gxe or something like that)

and states that the WRX EVO 6 and GTR are the cars of choice for teenage revheads.

in their dreams maybe

dont beleive everything you read

[U WERE MINE]

Originally posted by Silver-Arrowz

It's stupidity that kills, not speed.

its the sudden stop which kills or hurts

[GTR-80Y]

i'm not being a tryhard here but, my motto is "Live by the gun, die by the gun" no no i meant "Live for racing, die by racing".

[B-Man]

See article here :

http://members.ozemail.com.au/~bfaulds/R33.../scanimage3.JPG

[Guest mooks66]

yet another bull **** article

cmon guys, thats not a skyline GTR there.

for ****s sake.

[Guest Super Saiyan GT]

GTR my arse, i think its a porche, lol:shake:

They do not know the difference between a cow and a horse:lol:

[torana_mad]

Its never safe to street race and the risk will always be there but you dont go off when theres 50 cars around and try to race around other cars been a d!ck.

Risk your life but dont put others at risk, i think there is a time and a place for racing and that even goes for the street.

Loz shut the hell up. lol.

Ash.

[two40]

Originally posted by mooks66

yet another bull **** article

cmon guys, thats not a skyline GTR there.

for ****s sake.

:lol:

exactly what i was thinking.

what gives???

[croat]

I dont criticise illegal street racing or anything cause i am a major contributor to this but for god sakes!!! There is a time and place for everything isn't there. not on the highway where you have to dodge cars etc...

Anyways if they think thats a GTR they must be smoking the most POTENT chronic on the earth... I want some!!!

[B-Man]

People, we all know that it is not a GTR in the photo - But it is a Skyline - Hence the repurcussions with/from the not so educated public that now think :

a) All skylines (what ever models) are hoon cars

B) All skyline owners are hoons and break the law often

Now for the intangible outcome of the story:

a) Insurance Premiums for Skyline owners will go up

B) Police will be pulling over every Skyline for what ever reason

Bottom line is : The article is not good for our hobby/pleasure/club/forum/image. (let alone for the poor 8astard that died)

So lets all be careful out there. There's a time and a place for everything.