Warning- Sydney Summernats Goers

[bozodos]

don't think you will get much support from mods on this tbh

[GTR_JOEY]

Wasn't expecting much mate

[mad082]

yeah it would go from being "there's a defect station on <insert road here>" to "there's a RBT on <insert road here>", and to be honest, we don't want drunk drivers avoiding RBT's. those dumbasses need to get fisted by the long arm of the law

[hamiltonau]

the number and variety of different 'checkpoints' across the country at anyone time would be hard to keep track of, not downloaded it yet but i hear trapster is good for that kind of thing. Also posting in your state section might help it from turning it into a non stop feed only relevant to a sixth of the readers.

+1 on zero sympathy for drunk drivers, had one nearly take out the silvia in front of me on an early morning cruise to wakefield once, we all followed the guy till he careered off onto the grass on the middle of the hume (divider thingy) and took his keys before waiting for the cops.

they were a little confused upon turning up to find a bunch of imports with a old drunk dude in a beat up VN under citizens arrest

[Captain Natro]

+1 for defect station sticky

(civic minded... vtec yo lol )

[Captain Natro]

missed the bit for rbts, rbts are a good thing the less drunks on the road the better. what's worse some one with a vent to atmo bov or someone that blows .12 on the bag.

cops need to get there priorities straight...

[GTR_JOEY]

i really wouldnt appose to a defect station if they werent out to get all the guys that drive modified Jap cars

they seem to make an extra effort to pull over anything resembling a 90's jap car

while on the other hand there are that many bombs on the road that have bald tyres/worn brakes/brake lights out and bumpers half hanging off and theyre worried about a couple of pod filters

anyway not much we can do about it... just gotta

a. not drive like a di$khead

b. pick the right time of day to drive

Edited January 10, 2012 by GTR_JOEY

[hamiltonau]

what's worse some one with a vent to atmo bov

[mad082]

the number and variety of different 'checkpoints' across the country at anyone time would be hard to keep track of, not downloaded it yet but i hear trapster is good for that kind of thing. Also posting in your state section might help it from turning it into a non stop feed only relevant to a sixth of the readers.

+1 on zero sympathy for drunk drivers, had one nearly take out the silvia in front of me on an early morning cruise to wakefield once, we all followed the guy till he careered off onto the grass on the middle of the hume (divider thingy) and took his keys before waiting for the cops.

they were a little confused upon turning up to find a bunch of imports with a old drunk dude in a beat up VN under citizens arrest

trapster is ok, but the info is only good if someone has already gone past the location and posted it. you could have a speed camera set up for hours, but if no other trapster users go past then it won't show up on the app.

[hamiltonau]

yeah i dont think it would have helped me with the radar at Kiama heights as even i didnt see him and he pinged me!

unless maybe someone going in the other direction...still u wouldnt be able to just count on it and hoon around blithely expecting every radar to have been spotted in time.

[Humbla]

yeah i dont think it would have helped me with the radar at Kiama heights as even i didnt see him and he pinged me!

unless maybe someone going in the other direction...still u wouldnt be able to just count on it and hoon around blithely expecting every radar to have been spotted in time.

Hey pat,there's allways cops hiding around that area,see em all the time in my travels.

[bozodos]

its hardly a wonder though - I see more P platers flouting the rules driving beat up R33 GTS-T's than ever, touch wood I never had any major hassles, but my car didn't really scream out BOGAN either.

mods on here are trying to foster cooperation with police blah blah blah, but the rules on modifications in most states are beyond farking stupid.

[hamiltonau]

LOL yeah people down there have been telling me that eveer since i copped it, its ok though..i like to learn the hard way..

agree with your sentiments re regs Boz but weirdly im still yet to be defected for anything.

knock on wood.

[joeyjoejoejuniorshabadoo]

but my car didn't really scream out BOGAN either.

your women do tho ...

[bozodos]

hahaha excuse me Hamish, I only go for dem fine azzz hunnniez

[Kinks]

Ok, so I know all cars should be lawful and engineered and all, but seriously, why target people that are heading to an event that is trying to take stupid driving off the street?

It's defect stations like this that I think would deter people from going.

Soo.. if your car is lawful, engineered and doesn't attract attention... what do you have to worry about? The fact you're going to an off-street event is TOTALLY irrelevant if your car has been illegally modified. If you're an entrant and your mods aren't legal there are things called car trailers. If you're a punter driving down then your car should be legal. Yeah the rules are restrictive but you should know what they are, if you go outside them you're taking a calculated risk and accept that.

You won't get defected for bullshit items unless you fail the attitude test. I've always been polite and courteous to cops and they barely even look at the car. I'm sure a real good look would find something but don't give them a reason to, and they won't!

I've also been down to the nats a few times, kept my head down and behaved myself and didn't even get looked at. If you drive down all "look at me" with chrome wheels and a fart cannon exhaust what the f..k do you expect to happen?

[bozodos]

ahh the point is moreso that events like Summernats give enthusiasts the chance to tear it up without fear of police intervention (or they should be anyway).

I doubt there would be a single "legally" modified Skyline on here, and if they cant find anything and decide they want to dick you, they will.

[Kinks]

ahh the point is moreso that events like Summernats give enthusiasts the chance to tear it up without fear of police intervention (or they should be anyway).

I doubt there would be a single "legally" modified Skyline on here, and if they cant find anything and decide they want to dick you, they will.

The point is that driving a poorly modified car from Sydney to Canberra can be dangerous. So if police see said examples they are welcome to defect them.

Yes, AT the nats, tear it up on the burnout pad go crazy drink alcohol and leer at women. Whatever. What you do at the nats is irrelevant, what you are driving to get there is.

Like I said in my post, they won't bend you over if you don't give them a reason to.

Not repeating myself again, peace out.

[hamiltonau]

The point is that driving a poorly modified car from Sydney to Canberra can be dangerous. So if police see said examples they are welcome to defect them.

Yes, AT the nats, tear it up on the burnout pad go crazy drink alcohol and leer at women. Whatever. What you do at the nats is irrelevant, what you are driving to get there is.

Like I said in my post, they won't bend you over if you don't give them a reason to.

Not repeating myself again, peace out.

Well i see where your going with that post and in a perfect world you would be right. unfortunately at least in this part of the world that is not the case, cops often pull over cars based purely on the fact that they look fast but cost less than a hundred grand ..and more than half the time seem to give defects out based on no evidence whatsover.

The number of stories i have heard on here and in RL about people being defected for STOCK parts on their car is just ridiculous, the only solution is to have only trained HWP who are also mechanically qualified to be able to hand out defects for anything under the bonnet.

Tyres running on no tread (other than semi slicks of course) and other obvious things go nuts, but the discretion given to them is clearly being abused and something needs to be done to reign it in.

/end rant