Vic Wasteland Thread

[bluejeans]

Daikei boss kit, Nismo carbon end plates, Nismo GT Duracon knob

Awesome 33R man!

Great pic too! Wish mine was that shiny!

[KURAUN]

I don't get why the media is focusing on the Jill Meagher case so much though. I mean yeah it's terrible and all that, killing someone is not right no matter how farked in the head you are - and I say bring back the electric chair.

But people are killed all the time and receive no media attention at all and cases drag on for months/years as a result. The only reason i can think of, it because she was in the industry.

Does it mean the media does not care about the deaths and murders of other people as much? What about the public, Facebook groups springing up all over the place for instance with people that otherwise wouldn't know about the murders and other heinous crimes that are committed each day.

Raises interesting questions.

^^ This. It's a horrific crime, but it's far from the only one that happens

What about all the missing persons in Australia? How many woman that have had the same thing happen but no-one knows because ours not blasted on media sources. People are ignorant if they think this is the only time this has happened, and going by some of the responses on fb groups they are

[Sunkist]

^^ This. It's a horrific crime, but it's far from the only one that happens

What about all the missing persons in Australia? How many woman that have had the same thing happen but no-one knows because ours not blasted on media sources. People are ignorant if they think this is the only time this has happened, and going by some of the responses on fb groups they are

Like this status to stop world hunger

[RB2600]

@ emts

Sad day for the owner. I will make sure this car makes it's way back to Sandown lol

[blah_blah]

Is it bare block or crank, pistons, rods, oil pump etc?

No idea

Can ask him if you want?

[RB2600]

No idea

Can ask him if you want?

Would be greatly appreciated

[RB2600]

Such a great day today, weather aside.

Courier woman rocks up with goods in the morning, then the mrs rocks up with carbon wing blade to match the carbon end plates woo hoo

[RB2600]

Awesome 33R man!

Great pic too! Wish mine was that shiny!

Thanks for the kind words mate

[R31Nismoid]

^^ This. It's a horrific crime, but it's far from the only one that happens

What about all the missing persons in Australia? How many woman that have had the same thing happen but no-one knows because ours not blasted on media sources. People are ignorant if they think this is the only time this has happened, and going by some of the responses on fb groups they are

It's KONY all over again.

Give it a week.

[bluejeans]

Going to see some doberman puppies today, bit of a drive, pity it's raining

[Birds]

Yes and this is my point. She wasn't famous or anything a week ago.

So why do they (public) know about it, why is the media focusing on it? Aside from the industry - Maybe because she is attractive/white/female?

Why do people only care when it's shoved in their faces on the front page of every paper & news station?

Not that any of the above questions will be answered - although I'm sure Birdman will have interesting views on such a topic

It's still farked either way (the killing bit).

The media don't care, sad reality of it. They are a business like any other; profit driven. If they don't show the popular story, people don't watch/read their shit. It is true that celebrities / beautiful people will get more initial exposure from the media, we care more about them than average people in life...why not in death, too? Murder is murder in a legal sense, but as far as the media and public attention is concerned, there are varying degrees of it. Abduction is great for ratings - we love a good drawn out mystery. If the first news report finds a body and prosecutes the killer in one go (e.g. nightclub stabbing), all the juice has been squeezed already.

In this particular case, besides comparatively slow news at the moment (watch her story disappear if we had a terrorist attack in Australia), I think you're on the money. It hits home for a radio station, so it's a big news item for them and their industry contacts and details are easy to draw on. Then there's the snowball effect: the more media report on it, the more people talk about it and vice versa until you have a national story.

As for the public...people don't actually care about Jill Meagher. It /is/ only because it gets shoved in their face, because we don't like to hear about the bad things happening to people. Well we do, but only when no one is looking (the first question is always /how/ she died). So who will be speaking her name in 2 months when the killer has been put away and the articles/reports aren't the "in" story anymore? Not me. I don't wish what happened to her on anyone, but what I'm having for lunch today will get more thought from me...alas, I'm honest.

[Birds]

Also agree about ignorant idiots on Facebook. Usually people who've never given thought to the possibility that thousands get murdered every day around the world. If they did, they might side with apathy, like I do.

P.S. apologies for the tl;dr, you can blame Ash.

[CrispyFries]

Hmm, Ps test booked for december, but unforseen circumstances mean I may not be getting any practice by then, doh

[R-SPEC]

These straya Kunt spec carpenters are starting to irritate

[R31Nismoid]

Also agree about ignorant idiots on Facebook. Usually people who've never given thought to the possibility that thousands get murdered every day around the world. If they did, they might side with apathy, like I do.

P.S. apologies for the tl;dr, you can blame Ash.

I knew it would be a good post. I agree, well said

[Basti]

Nothing beats the maxi donuts at Dandenong Plaza outside of Games World. Rolled and coated in so much sugar. Epic

The place has since been turned into a socks/jocks stall

i miss those donuts.

[emts]

@ emts

Sad day for the owner. I will make sure this car makes it's way back to Sandown lol

and rightly so.

was quite quick for a un opened engine, give it a nice bottom end and you should be in for some fun.

bit of a pity as well, as Bel was a nice bloke, pity he no-longer out on the track. tho there is some rumors he moving to a wrx and might be back out.

[joeyjoejoejuniorshabadoo]

and rightly so.

was quite quick for a un opened engine, give it a nice bottom end and you should be in for some fun.

bit of a pity as well, as Bel was a nice bloke, pity he no-longer out on the track. tho there is some rumors he moving to a wrx and might be back out.

NOT IF I CAN HELP IT!!! BWAHAHAHAHA

[Birds]

You know, you don't have to remove a WRX gearbox to sabotage someone, they tend to do it of their own accord

[RB2600]

and rightly so.

was quite quick for a un opened engine, give it a nice bottom end and you should be in for some fun.

bit of a pity as well, as Bel was a nice bloke, pity he no-longer out on the track. tho there is some rumors he moving to a wrx and might be back out.

Well it was pushing 270rwkw on Racepace's dyno on 14psi with stock turbos. I found that to be quite high as well..

With regards to the bottom end, I'll see what Tony comes up with the N1 block, I suppose be easier just to do the bottom end once and for all.

He was telling me around 12 months, due to new addition to the family. But if it's gonna be sooner than that, then props to him

Indeed a great bloke, was very thorough about the car and was able to answer questions and provide documents where necessary.