Rob B
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Originally posted by Ian
I used to a watch a fair bit of this. Gets dangerous when it's busy. Done properly it's as safe as a drive to the shops, but that's not always how it goes. I've seen accidents and very nearly serious injuries.
agreed, in the a38 video, to me thats fine as its not busy, room to judge etc... when its busy, espicially when you get some cock in a 1.2 clio or something going slow and there are scooby's and evo's haring about ... thats when it gets bad 
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willay
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Basildon Lorry Park
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=QbM6az-29Fc
Basildon trading estate
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=NUPkiqBB1i0
random Lakeside roundabout
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=daAstW0Q0Po&feature=related
Southend seafront cruise
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=lFJWksjQ2r4
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willay
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at basildon trading estate i saaw a moped pop a wheelie then he rode into the back of the fiesta st infront of him that had come to a stalk cause the traffic got cruise like (stand still)
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rikkgti
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Originally posted by Tom B
Yeah theres a long dual track by me everyone parks roughly 1/4 down where there is a turning for a waste site, common question around here is "How can fast you do to the Tip?" 
[Edited on 05-08-2008 by Tom B]
simiular to me there a dual carrage way called mekki bypass and they say if u get 90 to bridge u got a fast car lol i got 110 in my redtop corsa with 1.0 gear box
[Edited on 05-08-2008 by rikkgti]
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AK
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quote:
Originally posted by Rob B
quote:
Originally posted by Ian
I used to a watch a fair bit of this. Gets dangerous when it's busy. Done properly it's as safe as a drive to the shops, but that's not always how it goes. I've seen accidents and very nearly serious injuries.
agreed, in the a38 video, to me thats fine as its not busy, room to judge etc... when its busy, espicially when you get some cock in a 1.2 clio or something going slow and there are scooby's and evo's haring about ... thats when it gets bad
what.... you mean the person that may be doing the speed limit Aye... what a cock.
Just watched a bit of the 1st vid.... Thats dangerous. There are cars double parked in the layby, with cars racing on the dualcarrigway 
Its a public road. You might think its safe, but you cant account for the 60yr old woman that may pull out in front of you.
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Graham88
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Dunno what that is on the end of the OP video, but it sounds quality 
Lots of racing by A13 roundabouts in Lakeside on a Saturday night usually
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andy1868
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used to be some of this going on in runcorn on an industrial estate, saw afew crashes, one where the guy decided it would be best to torch his own car and tell the police it was stolen 
the police then started attending and just driving up and down the "strip" so nobody could race. it was dangerous alright though one road wide enough for 2 cars then people parked up on either side right next to cars ragging past them at god knows what speed. its moved recently though i think, not sure where to mind
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DaveB
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Yip - junction 27 M1, sunday night
Type J27 into youtube for videos
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little_duke
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quote:
Originally posted by AK
Just watched a bit of the 1st vid.... Thats dangerous. There are cars double parked in the layby, with cars racing on the dualcarrigway
Its a public road. You might think its safe, but you cant account for the 60yr old woman that may pull out in front of you.
my point exactly.its dangerous when ive been down there.good fun dont get me wrong but as you say there are normal motorists on there! 
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Corsa_Sport21
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quote:
Originally posted by rikkgti
quote:
Originally posted by Tom B
Yeah theres a long dual track by me everyone parks roughly 1/4 down where there is a turning for a waste site, common question around here is "How can fast you do to the Tip?"
[Edited on 05-08-2008 by Tom B]
simiular to me there a dual carrage way called mekki bypass and they say if u get 90 to bridge u got a fast car lol i got 110 in my redtop corsa with 1.0 gear box
[Edited on 05-08-2008 by rikkgti]
Didnt know u could fit a 1.0 geabox to a big block engine.And would a 1.0 box do 110mph??
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corsa - gus
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Theres a place in dumfries known as "the glen" you come of a round about and theres a steep climb then a steep descent into another roundabout, you go right round it and come back. its about 3.5 miles. It generally is quite safe at night when the roads quiet. The problem is theres a climbing lane going west bound then the road changes to dual carriage way.
However about 18 months ago 3 young lads who had their liscences about a month cumulatively decided it would be a good idea to try it mid afternoon, insue a huge crash, caused by one of them overtaking going the wrong way in the climbing lane. The consequences were three deaths and prison sentences for the drivers. I think that one of them got about 10 years.
Now there is a camera van parked there pretty much 24/7, which is fair enough imo. Things like the vid posted are relitively safe, but bad things happen when people start to be silly in cars.
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Dan Lewis
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in hinckley we have the perimeter road, could be made into a duel carriage way. But since some lads in a Metro GTI supposedly filmed them selfs doing 140mph on it the police are there most the time, the police really think the GTI did that speed to its stupid.
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Tom
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quote:
Originally posted by andy1868
used to be some of this going on in runcorn on an industrial estate, saw afew crashes, one where the guy decided it would be best to torch his own car and tell the police it was stolen
Some lad who I know (absolute scum of the earth might I add) found out his gearbox was knackered in his vectra, got pissed up in his house the same night, went outside at 3am smashed the window let off the handbrake, filled it with petrol and pushed it all of 30 yards down his road and torched it
AND he got away with it
[Edited on 06-08-2008 by Tom]
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harrisp
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quote:
Originally posted by DaveB
Yip - junction 27 M1, sunday night
Type J27 into youtube for videos
After MFN? there has been a crackdown recently I think, but there are usually some nice cars.
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SAL
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Iv never raced @ lakeside 
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dannymccann
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I cant believe this sort of stuff goes on. It looks so dangerous. That Hams Hall vid is a joke, lining up for a drag race straight after a roundabout. Im sure all the chavs grinning from the centre reservations dont attract the police either 
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DaveB
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quote:
Originally posted by harrisp
quote:
Originally posted by DaveB
Yip - junction 27 M1, sunday night
Type J27 into youtube for videos
After MFN? there has been a crackdown recently I think, but there are usually some nice cars.
Yeh; been past couple of weeks. Cops just drive around and then leave, lol
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Graham88
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Originally posted by Stavs
Iv never raced @ lakeside
Me neither
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stubbsy05
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I live my life a quarter mile at a time. Nothing else matters: not the mortgage, not the store, not my team and all their bullshit. For those ten seconds or less, I'm free.
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richc
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Originally posted by Gareth John
How come the cops aint stopped it after 3 years?
Not a chance could you pull ote like that off in notts
Yer tell me about it 
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SportBoy
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seen many smashes at j27 on m1. gets really dangerous sometimes there cars looseing it and going into the back of eachtother .. good job they have put abit of a cap on it .. alltho it was often good entertainment
[Edited on 06-08-2008 by SportyBoy]
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k e l
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ye theres a place near us we call race road haha
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Kurt
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festival park up hanley is always full of cocks racing round
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Rob B
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quote:
Originally posted by dannymccann
I cant believe this sort of stuff goes on. It looks so dangerous. That Hams Hall vid is a joke, lining up for a drag race straight after a roundabout. Im sure all the chavs grinning from the centre reservations dont attract the police either
Boo hoo, its a dead end industrial estate on a Sunday.
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dan_c4rsa
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knaresborough hill for us.
Steep gradient, and everyone rags their cars up it
if you get over 105mph at the top your alright
Im good for having fun on that because of my torque 
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