The Kiwi Darwin Award nominee for 2008 is...

[Beemer]

Ivan Segedin!

Seatbelt subterfuge kills driver
Taranaki Daily News | Saturday, 23 February 2008

Ivan Segedin's subterfuge killed him when he was in a head-on car crash while wearing a fake seatbelt, a coroner says.

"Ultimately Mr Segedin's actions in driving without a seatbelt have cost him his life in an accident that he may well have survived had he worn one," coroner Carla na Nagara said yesterday.

Mr Segedin died in a crash on July 22 last year near Okato, in Taranaki, from multiple injuries when his car crossed the road and collided head-on with an oncoming vehicle, the coroner said.

Mr Segedin, 39, refused to wear a seatbelt and had been fined for not wearing one 32 times since February 2003.

Examination of his car found that, though it was fitted with proper seatbelts, an additional belt with a long strap had been knotted above the seatbelt on the driver's side, providing a belt to simply sit over the driver's shoulder, Ms Nagara said.

Presumably this was to create the illusion to a passing motorist or police officer that a seatbelt was being worn when it was not.

Mr Segedin's car had an expired warrant, was full of rust, and an autopsy blood test showed he had taken methamphetamine and cannabis. But Ms Nagara said not wearing a seatbelt was the one variable that made the difference between life and death. "He died when quite possibly he need not have."

His fatal injuries were caused when he was thrown forward on to the steering wheel in a low-impact crash.

No blame or responsibility for the crash rested on the other driver, Ms Nagara said.

[Edbear]

Yup! It's sobering to realise these people are on the road and may be coming toward you at any time...!:bye:

[Matt Bleck]

But he died in July 2007... :confused:

[Beemer]

But he died in July 2007... :confused:

Pedant! I would imagine he'd still be eligible as he obviously wasn't nominated last year!

[Patch]

one less idiot on the road to worry about

[zadok]

What a drop kick!:wacko:

[Mikkel]

Hmmm, that's one pillar of society gone I guess... :(

[Soul.Trader]

WTF? Why go through all the trouble? Isn't it easier to just wear the seat belt? And how does one person get caught 32 times in 4 years for not wearing one? He must have really drawn attention to himself.

[scumdog]

Serves the silly prick right!!

(Damn, another easy target for tickets gone!)

[Edbear]

I wonder what his last thoughts were...?<_<

[MIXONE]

I wonder what his last thoughts were...?<_<

The last thing to go through his brain was the back of his skull.:laugh:
What a waste of space he was.:doh:

[Animal]

One less oxygen thief...

[spudchucka]

Don't knock the poor guy, he died for his cause.

[emaN]

But he died in July 2007... :confused:
+1
10 chrs

[Xaria]

He went to a lot more effort with using a fake seat belt than just using the one supplied.
what's so difficult about using a seatbelt??

[SEDGE2]

Yeah Funny Shit.......He was my Uncle what a prick Ay.......

He died but who cares....Just a prick...

Tough guy's on a keyboard.....



ScumDog it's nice you took your mothers name on.....''Serves the silly prick right'' Ay.. well you think death is funny I hope your missus and kids die then I'll come on here and laugh with you..........

Mikkel, Mixone and Animal the same goes to you funny pricks too......

You guy's are just speaking your minds....well thats cool so am I....Ivan was a great man,never hurt no one,well just funny pricks like you guys......

Its algood cause you funny pricks will just keep on with your smart shit......Just know one day some of your family members will die as perfect as they are,and just think one of Ivans nephew's will think ''well it serves that prick right''...........

Catch you perfect funny pricks later

[scumdog]

Yeah Funny Shit.......He was my Uncle what a prick Ay.......

He died but who cares....Just a prick...

Tough guy's on a keyboard.....


ScumDog it's nice you took your mothers name on.....''Serves the silly prick right'' Ay.. well you think death is funny I hope your missus and kids die then I'll come on here and laugh with you..........

Mikkel, Mixone and Animal the same goes to you funny pricks too......

You guy's are just speaking your minds....well thats cool so am I....Ivan was a great man,never hurt no one,well just funny pricks like you guys......

Its algood cause you funny pricks will just keep on with your smart shit......Just know one day some of your family members will die as perfect as they are,and just think one of Ivans nephew's will think ''well it serves that prick right''...........

Catch you perfect funny pricks later

Ya sound almost as smart as your uncle - hopefully not and you learn something from it.

And until you learn some etiquette I suggest you cease to post.

And the only reason I would not say it to your face would be for the the same reason - fair enough?

Oh, and explain what your uncle has done to deserve MY respect???

[SEDGE2]

Thanks for your time.........A joke to some people....A good man to me....R.I.P Uncle...

Those who truly knew you will remember you as the good man you were,The rest wouldn't say nothing to your face if they saw you....thats cool though I know you wouldn't give a shit,just like you didn't give a shit about the Police......

Keep making fun the rest of you.....It's nothing until it happens to you..:2thumbsup

[terbang]

Good guy and uncle and all that taken into account, but it still would have been easier to just wear a normal seat belt. There are better ways to poke borax at cops if you must. Sorry to you sedge2 at your loss but you gotta admit, it was a stupid waste of life just to prove a minor point that no-one really gives a shit about.. Or was it because he was stoned..?

[Steam]

Thanks for your time.........A joke to some people....A good man to me....R.I.P Uncle...


Hey Sedge, sorry for your loss.

But your uncle died in a hilarious and entirely self-caused way.
So we're having a laugh at his expense.

If I'm not sorry, does that make me a complete bastard?
Yeah, guess it does.:sunny:

[Mikkel]

Hey Sedge, sorry for your loss.

But your uncle died in a hilarious and entirely self-caused way.
So we're having a laugh at his expense.

If I'm not sorry, does that make me a complete bastard?
Yeah, guess it does.:sunny:

I'm with Steam here. Sorry for your loss - but that doesn't make it any less funny to be quite fricking honest!

Fuck it, if I stuff it in a stupid way I bloody well hope someone will be around to laugh at it - and eventually I hope that both my family and friends would be able to laugh at it too. There's nothing I'd rather avoid than becoming famous while still alive - post humorous on youtube would be fine by me though!

Anything else would be a waste.

[Str8 Jacket]

Thanks for your time.........A joke to some people....A good man to me....R.I.P Uncle...

Those who truly knew you will remember you as the good man you were,The rest wouldn't say nothing to your face if they saw you....thats cool though I know you wouldn't give a shit,just like you didn't give a shit about the Police......

Keep making fun the rest of you.....It's nothing until it happens to you..:2thumbsup

Good people can be idiots too :yes:

[Fatjim]

Yeah Funny Shit.......He was my Uncle what a prick Ay.......

He died but who cares....Just a prick...

Tough guy's on a keyboard.....



ScumDog it's nice you took your mothers name on.....''Serves the silly prick right'' Ay.. well you think death is funny I hope your missus and kids die then I'll come on here and laugh with you..........

Mikkel, Mixone and Animal the same goes to you funny pricks too......

You guy's are just speaking your minds....well thats cool so am I....Ivan was a great man,never hurt no one,well just funny pricks like you guys......

Its algood cause you funny pricks will just keep on with your smart shit......Just know one day some of your family members will die as perfect as they are,and just think one of Ivans nephew's will think ''well it serves that prick right''...........

Catch you perfect funny pricks later

No loss as far as I'm concerned. I'd be ashamed to be related to him so I sure as fuck wouldn't own up to it.

It could have been a family member of mine that died in that accident cause some prick was hi.

Good ridence I say, fuck off you total loser. (your uncle, not you mate.)

[davereid]

Yeah, so all the "motorcyclists" take the moral high ground.

You know - the seat belt was there, but because of is personal preference, he chose not to use it - he is a Darwin Candidate.

But, per km the seat belt hardly enters the road safety equation. The thing to ban is the motorcycle.

That would really lower the road toll.

Look at it this way.

When people choose to do something that is "less than the safety ideal" you should choose caution before you attack.

Because as long as the debate is "safe motorcycling" you win if you offer the ATGATT approach.

The trouble is, someone will re-define the question as "safe transport". Then, by your own definition, you are all Darwin candidates.

Thats because, someone will say "Pefectly safe transport on the bus was available.. but this Darwin dude because of personal preference chose to ride a motorcycle...what a loser !"

I'd give everybody in this post red rep if I had the energy.. you represent the very attitudes that will ensure that my grandkids don't ride a motorcycle.

[scumdog]

YeahI'd give everybody in this post red rep if I had the energy.. you represent the very attitudes that will ensure that my grandkids don't ride a motorcycle.

The idiot was hoist by his own petard.

Sort of like a biker wearing an imitation helmet to beat the law (and Darwin)that kills himself.

He thought he was smart - he was up until he died.

Bad luck.

Next?

[Boob Johnson]

The idiot was hoist by his own petard.

Sort of like a biker wearing an imitation helmet to beat the law (and Darwin)that kills himself.

He thought he was smart - he was up until he died.

Bad luck.

Next?
lol spot on.


I'm just glad the guy is gone cause my family & I live close by and I pass through that town a lot, one less freak to mess up other peoples lives.


A brain dead P freak we need not.

[McJim]

I never wear my seatbelt on my ducati........

[flyingcrocodile46]

The trouble is, someone will re-define the question as "safe transport". Then, by your own definition, you are all Darwin candidates.

Thats because, someone will say "Pefectly safe transport on the bus was available.. but this Darwin dude because of personal preference chose to ride a motorcycle...what a loser !"

I'd give everybody in this post red rep if I had the energy.. you represent the very attitudes that will ensure that my grandkids don't ride a motorcycle.

WTF is it with Horowhenua peeps that causes them to rain on other peeps parades

http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php?p=1443994#post1443994

... Are they all gay or what?

[dipshit]

The idiot was hoist by his own petard.

Sort of like a biker wearing an imitation helmet to beat the law (and Darwin)that kills himself.

He thought he was smart - he was up until he died.


Or like doing some wheelies at a mate's funeral?

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:rofl:

Yet when I laugh at these idiots, I get called every name under the sun. <_<

Take a look at this thread and see the double standard going on here...
www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php?t=67752

[dipshit]

Yeah Funny Shit.......He was my Uncle what a prick Ay.......

He died but who cares....Just a prick...

Tough guy's on a keyboard.....



It was because he was driving a car, that everyone here thinks he is fair game. If he was riding a motorcycle when he met his end, then it would have been "RIP rider... our thoughts are with the family" crap.

This lot have a double standard between motorcyclists and car drivers.

[Str8 Jacket]

It was because he was driving a car, that everyone here thinks he is free game. If he was riding a motorcycle when he met his end, then it would have been "RIP rider... our thoughts are with the family" crap.


Not necessarily. An idiot is an idiot period. Alot of riders are quick to jump on other riders they consider to be idiots on here.

[nodrog]

Or like doing some wheelies at a mate's funeral?


"Limerick township", must have been some kind of joke :clap:

[Number One]

Yet when I laugh at these idiots, I get called every name under the sun. <_<


Actually Dipshit (and I call you that cos that's the user name you chose) I think Onearmedbandit summed it up beautifully as to why you got a hard time and I agree with him completely...here's a reminder incase you missed it....


I realise what you are trying to achieve, and I think you will find that all motorcyclists on this site want to live and ride for as long as possible. So there is nothing wrong with your message, in fact it is to be commended. Yet still people attack what you post. Wonder why? Might have something to do with the tactless delivery. You might think it's great for shock value. You might think that people are living in denial. Well I've got an answer for you, one you might not like. We know we are mortal, we know that people die on bikes. We know it first hand. We don't need some dipshit getting up on his soapbox about it and coming across like a jerk to tell us that we can improve our chances of survival. We know that. We don't all copy what we see on youtube.

[EJK]

Thats a kick ass irony story...

...ey skidMark!!!

[dipshit]

Alot of riders are quick to jump on other riders they consider to be idiots on here.

Yet a lot more jump in to defend the idiot riders on here.

[dipshit]

I think Onearmedbandit summed it up beautifully as to why you got a hard time and I agree with him completely...

:violin:

( sound of violins playing... )

Onearmedbandit is full of shit.

[Badjelly]

The idiot was hoist by his own petard.
Sort of like a biker wearing an imitation helmet to beat the law (and Darwin)that kills himself. He thought he was smart - he was up until he died. Bad luck. Next?

Yes, but his obstinate refusal to wear a seat belt (misguided though it seems to you & me) arguably exposed him to less risk than I expose myself to when I wear ATTGATT through the streets of Wellington on my docile little commuter bike. So I'm an idiot?

[Number One]

:violin:

( sound of violins playing... )

Onearmedbandit is full of shit.

Wow - you thought long and hard about that response didn't ya.

Just wonder why it is that you think it's YOUR mission to 'educate us all'

Ahh actually no I don't care - both these posts will end up in PD anyway

[MIXONE]

I'm gonna make me a helmet out of paper mache and ride around fooling the :Police: because I don't like them.Then I might make a jacket from a rubbish bag.:Pokey::argue::Oops:

[dipshit]

Wow - you thought long and hard about that response didn't ya.

Didn't have to. He owned up to it himself....

www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php?t=67752&page=6

[Badjelly]

No loss as far as I'm concerned. I'd be ashamed to be related to him so I sure as fuck wouldn't own up to it. It could have been a family member of mine that died in that accident cause some prick was hi. Good riddance I say, fuck off you total loser. (your uncle, not you mate.)

My brother-in-law managed to kill himself and a friend by driving his Honda NSX way too fast on SH2 (you know, the "danger road" south of Auckland) a few years ago. He was a skillful driver, but not skillful enough to defy the laws of physics. Am I ashamed to be related to him? No. Was he a total loser? No, though he did lose the gamble he took that day. He was a generous guy and a good friend to many people.

Calling strangers losers on an Internet forum is easy. It makes life seem a bit less complicated than it really is.

[onearmedbandit]

:violin:

( sound of violins playing... )

Onearmedbandit is full of shit.

Nah, I had a dump this morning. Looked a lot what I think you would look like. Now fuck off.

[Number One]

Didn't have to. He owned up to it himself....

Actually I think he was referring to you.....

[ManDownUnder]

LOLOL oh Dear God!!!!!

"Ha - I'll put my fake seatbelt on instead of the real one - that'll fuck 'em!"

What a nob.

[ManDownUnder]

It was because he was driving a car, that everyone here thinks he is fair game. If he was riding a motorcycle when he met his end, then it would have been "RIP rider... our thoughts are with the family" crap.


Congrats - your handle is well and truly earned.

Nothing to do with him being a driver or a rider - or a pilot for that matter. He was a dinky dye, class A, self registering, 100% pure MORON. The motorcycling equivalent would be someone painting on a helmet to avoid the authorities pinging him for not wearing one, then smoking a bit of P, a bit of dope and heading out onto the road.

I just hope no-one else was hurt in the making of this story.

[Edbear]

Yes, but his obstinate refusal to wear a seat belt (misguided though it seems to you & me) arguably exposed him to less risk than I expose myself to when I wear ATTGATT through the streets of Wellington on my docile little commuter bike. So I'm an idiot?


It's a bit like skydiving, if at first you don't succeed then it's probably not for you...

We all make choices and of course riding a bike does expose you, generally, to a greater risk. However, as with any activity, smart people do what they can to minimize risk. (ATGATT, etc.), As nice a person as this guy may have been, and of course I never knew him personally, his actions greatly increased the risk of death or injury both to himself and other road users.

It was ironic that the very thing that would probably have saved his life, was the very thing he actively avoided using.

It is a relief to know the innocent victim of his actions was spared. Other's aren't so fortunate. Imagine the uproar if he had lived while killing the other driver.

[Mikkel]

My brother-in-law managed to kill himself and a friend by driving his Honda NSX way too fast on SH2 (you know, the "danger road" south of Auckland) a few years ago. He was a skillful driver, but not skillful enough to defy the laws of physics. Am I ashamed to be related to him? No. Was he a total loser? No, though he did lose the gamble he took that day. He was a generous guy and a good friend to many people.

Calling strangers losers on an Internet forum is easy. It makes life seem a bit less complicated than it really is.

You're making a valid point BJ! :yes:

But, I think there might be a subtle difference though... Lemme check. Did your brother-in-law do P before getting in the NSX? Did he force his friend into the car? I didn't think so.

We all know the risk when we crank that handle or put our foot to the floor. I'm sure most have had a "uh-oh" moment where we realise that we could have been unlucky there and gotten maimed or killed. Some people are unlucky the first time.

If anything he was a lucky bastard for having a NSX - too bad he didn't take better care of it - and himself! :yes:


It's a bit like skydiving, if at first you don't succeed then it's probably not for you...

...ain't that true! :lol:

[BIHB@0610]

Not necessarily. An idiot is an idiot period. Alot of riders are quick to jump on other riders they consider to be idiots on here.

Absolutely - especially when it comes to safety gear. IMHO leathers, boots, helmet and gloves are to motorsicklists what a safety/seat belt is to car drivers. There are plenty of posts on this site bagging bikers seen wearing jandals and t-shirts .....

http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php?t=68571&highlight=jandals

http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php?t=67656&highlight=jandals

[dipshit]

Nothing to do with him being a driver or a rider

:bs:

"Stupid as the stunters were - they are people with families and you comments pissed me off."

"Because the newbies can be reached through a number of methods, but those more experienced riders see your high horse tactics as condescending."

"and you post up a video of a fatal accident, and then add 'This one's real funny!'"

"Regardless - My point remains the same - enjoying the harm that has happened to others is psychotic."




The motorcycling equivalent would be someone painting on a helmet to avoid the authorities pinging him for not wearing one,

Or how about riding a motorcycle with a cap on backwards?




then smoking a bit of P, a bit of dope and heading out onto the road.


"and an autopsy blood test showed he had taken methamphetamine and cannabis"

I bet half of you lot would fail a blood test too.

People not wearing seatbelts and no WOF and traces of drugs in their system is a very common thing these days.

[Number One]

blah blah blah blah

sorry I missed your point...did you have one with that post or what?

[ManDownUnder]

People not wearing seatbelts and no WOF and traces of drugs in their system is a very common thing these days.

...and I think I speak on behalf of all my friends when I say - "They're cool"...

[ManDownUnder]

sorry I missed your point...did you have one with that post or what?

Yes - riding with a cap on backwards is different from painting on a helmet.

[MIXONE]

:bs:

[I]"

People not wearing seatbelts is a very common thing these days.

It may be but I bet not many of said people would go to the trouble of making a fake seatbelt?:wacko::stupid:

[nodrog]

Yes - riding with a cap on backwards is different from painting on a helmet.

indeed it is, that wattyl solargaurd would be ideal stuff to use for a paint helmet, its gauraunted to protect from all sorts of shit, and its lasts 25 years!

[dipshit]

sorry I missed your point...did you have one with that post or what?

www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showpost.php?p=1461177&postcount=30

[Number One]

Go bark up some other tree....your posts tell me you put yourself on a pedastool - hope it don't tip over one day cos you might have to rethink your superiority complex

[nodrog]

Go bark up some other tree....your posts tell me you put yourself on a pedastool - hope it don't tip over one day cos you might have to rethink your superiority complex

leave him alone, he's here to save us all

[Badjelly]

But, I think there might be a subtle difference though... Lemme check. Did your brother-in-law do P before getting in the NSX? Did he force his friend into the car? I didn't think so.

Yeah, I was kind of glossing over the P :(

[Sully60]

leave him alone, he's here to save us all

:lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol:

:rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl:

Oh dear, I think I did a little wee in my pants.

[Fatjim]

My brother-in-law managed to kill himself and a friend by driving his Honda NSX way too fast on SH2 (you know, the "danger road" south of Auckland) a few years ago. He was a skillful driver, but not skillful enough to defy the laws of physics. Am I ashamed to be related to him? No. Was he a total loser? No, though he did lose the gamble he took that day. He was a generous guy and a good friend to many people.

Calling strangers losers on an Internet forum is easy. It makes life seem a bit less complicated than it really is.

There are reasons I called him a loser, amongst others these are .




driving without a seatbelt

his car crossed the road and collided head-on with an oncoming vehicle

been fined for not wearing one 32 times since February 2003.

create the illusion to a passing motorist or police officer that a seatbelt was being worn when it was not.

Mr Segedin's car had an expired warrant,

was full of rust,

he had taken methamphetamine

and cannabis.

"He died when quite possibly he need not have."

His fatal injuries were caused when he was thrown forward on to the steering wheel in a low-impact crash.



Face it, he was a loser.



Actually, there's one more thing I'd like to add.

There is a difference between making stupid mistakes and being stupid.

We all make stupid mistakes, but stupid people keep making the same ones over and over.

This guy was stupid, a loser, a fuckwit. Sorry if its abrupt, but he is undefendanble.

[Fatjim]

leave him alone, he's here to save us all


I'm definately selling the SV now. They are soooo uncool.

[nodrog]

I'm definately selling the SV now. They are soooo uncool.

just get a cape to match :niceone:

[Badjelly]

There are reasons I called him a loser, amongst others these are .

...

Face it, he was a loser.

Actually, there's one more thing I'd like to add.

There is a difference between making stupid mistakes and being stupid.

We all make stupid mistakes, but stupid people keep making the same ones over and over.

This guy was stupid, a loser, a fuckwit. Sorry if its abrupt, but he is undefendanble.

:eek5:

Yeah, you're right. I didn't read the original post carefully enough.

[Boob Johnson]

There are reasons I called him a loser, amongst others these are .



Face it, he was a loser.



Actually, there's one more thing I'd like to add.

There is a difference between making stupid mistakes and being stupid.

We all make stupid mistakes, but stupid people keep making the same ones over and over.
Pretty sure Skid Mark had nothing to do with this one :eek:

[Daffyd]

Something familiar about that name. There was an 'Ivan Segedin' used to race cars back in the 60's. Prolly a relative.

[MIXONE]

Something familiar about that name. There was an 'Ivan Segedin' used to race cars back in the 60's. Prolly a relative.

Is that the guy who imported v8s from the usa?Based in Matamata or something.You either got a good one or a bad one from what I remember.

[Daffyd]

Is that the guy who imported v8s from the usa?Based in Matamata or something.You either got a good one or a bad one from what I remember.

That sounds vaguely familiar. 's a long time ago.
He used to race V8s from what I can remember.
I should be able to tell you more after the weekend after I talk to my 'very knowledgable' brother.

[Usarka]

I should be able to tell you more after the weekend after I talk to my 'very knowledgable' brother.


http://bp2.blogger.com/_KSIuolz0IHw/RtVhwNrPWwI/AAAAAAAAAkA/kB04KJ42kq4/s320/morgan_freeman_99.jpg

[ElCoyote]

Is that the guy who imported v8s from the usa?Based in Matamata or something.You either got a good one or a bad one from what I remember.

Same dude, raced the first Mustang in NZ. Only claim to fame though

[MIXONE]

Well there you go.35 years of abusing drugs and still the odd memory bank works.
Fucking mad cows disease:doobey::drinkup::doobey::niceone:

[nadroj]

Ivan Segedin the original owner of Segedins of Dominion road Auckland and saloon car driver is NOT the same person. His son Mark ran the business when it grew to include truck parts out near the airport. The Matamata importer was Bob Clarkson MP the owner of Bay Park speedway complex. Other Importers in Matamata were Chris Tynan & Dave & Francie Green. In Morrinsville Spinner Black & John Patton did the same.

[MIXONE]

You must be older then me to know all those details and led a life of good,clean ,sober habits to remember them.:yes:
The name Spinner Black brings back some memories from when my older brothers were into hotrodding.:2thumbsup

[nadroj]

You must be older then me to know all those details and led a life of good,clean ,sober habits to remember them.:yes:
The name Spinner Black brings back some memories from when my older brothers were into hotrodding.:2thumbsup

Yep - We were given the grand tour of Spinners establishment on one visit after enquiring about a 454 chev motor that had been in a boat that had sunk in salt water. We were assured it had been stripped & cleaned properly then reassembled without requiring any replacement parts. We were then taken in to the engine blueprinting room where an employee was disc grinding near some short blocks!
We no buy...

[MIXONE]

Yep - We were given the grand tour of Spinners establishment on one visit after enquiring about a 454 chev motor that had been in a boat that had sunk in salt water. We were assured it had been stripped & cleaned properly then reassembled without requiring any replacement parts. We were then taken in to the engine blueprinting room where an employee was disc grinding near some short blocks!
We no buy...

I guess it was a blueprinting room because of the colour of the notices on the walls.:eek5:
My bro bought a "recond" motor off him and when fitted to the car it promptly ran a bearing.:gob::angry2:

[Daffyd]

Same dude, raced the first Mustang in NZ. Only claim to fame though

Yeah, it was the Sidchrome Mustang...used to compete against the PDL Mustang, driven by Clyde Collins.

[ElCoyote]

Yeah, it was the Sidchrome Mustang...used to compete against the PDL Mustang, driven by Clyde Collins.


Sorry, years earlier. Jim Richards raced the Murray Bunn engineered Sidchrome Mustang. I doubt Sebedin raced against Clyde Collins in the PDL, possibly Leo Leonard in the PDL but I don't think so. I believe Segedin only did one season and sold the car to either Red Dawson or Rod Coppins.

[Daffyd]

I've ust been through the results board in 'Teretonga 25' and couldn't find his name, but Red Dawson figures in a Mustang. Rod Coppins figures in a Camaro.

'fraid the old memory banks are a bit foggy, so I feel I can't contribute any further.

[nadroj]

Clyde Collins was racing OSCAR in a V8 Cortina about then according to my memory.

[HITTINGMELBSIDWAYS]

is that the guy who imported v8s from the usa?based in matamata or something.you either got a good one or a bad one from what i remember.

yea it was he was the guy that did that

[HITTINGMELBSIDWAYS]

it's a bit like skydiving, if at first you don't succeed then it's probably not for you...

We all make choices and of course riding a bike does expose you, generally, to a greater risk. However, as with any activity, smart people do what they can to minimize risk. (atgatt, etc.), as nice a person as this guy may have been, and of course i never knew him personally, his actions greatly increased the risk of death or injury both to himself and other road users.

It was ironic that the very thing that would probably have saved his life, was the very thing he actively avoided using.

It is a relief to know the innocent victim of his actions was spared. Other's aren't so fortunate. Imagine the uproar if he had lived while killing the other driver.








yea yea yea yous are a bunch of doosh bags..... It hurts to here someone say that shit about you uncle..... Yea was grat person you fucken wankers i hope yous falll of your bikes and break your neks you fucken haters.... Ivan was nz best drag racer and the best person to hit the black top..... Im his one of his nephews living in aus and i hit the prini highway every friday night in memmorie of him so fuck you all...... I hit every corner sideways. And someday i will be just as good as my uncle on the black top down here.........

[Indiana_Jones]

He went to a lot more effort with using a fake seat belt than just using the one supplied.
what's so difficult about using a seatbelt??

It's not cool bro, duh! lol

-Indy

[Hans]

yea yea yea yous are a bunch of doosh bags..... It hurts to here someone say that shit about you uncle..... Yea was grat person you fucken wankers i hope yous falll of your bikes and break your neks you fucken haters.... Ivan was nz best drag racer and the best person to hit the black top..... Im his one of his nephews living in aus and i hit the prini highway every friday night in memmorie of him so fuck you all...... I hit every corner sideways. And someday i will be just as good as my uncle on the black top down here.........

Or someday you'll be just as dead. Don't wait up.

[scumdog]

yea yea yea yous are a bunch of doosh bags..... It hurts to here someone say that shit about you uncle..... Yea was grat person you fucken wankers i hope yous falll of your bikes and break your neks you fucken haters.... Ivan was nz best drag racer and the best person to hit the black top..... Im his one of his nephews living in aus and i hit the prini highway every friday night in memmorie of him so fuck you all...... I hit every corner sideways. And someday i will be just as good as my uncle on the black top down here.........

Fuck off dick head, he's dead and nothing ain't never gonna bring him back.

Well that's what I feel should be said to a poster like you.

[peasea]

Fuck off dick head, he's dead and nothing ain't never gonna bring him back.

Well that's what I feel should be said to a poster like you.

I had a poster I spoke to once, it was a huge B&W of Jimi Hendrix, fuck he was da man eh?

However, all things come to pass and Peter Fonda appeared in full colour on that fuckin' Panhead. Nothing's been the same since; still chat to that poster of him and Dennis on the bridge on occasion, kinda like staring at the sunset or trimming your toe nails.

Every now and then you just have to do it.

[Gareth123]

yea yea yea yous are a bunch of doosh bags..... It hurts to here someone say that shit about you uncle..... Yea was grat person you fucken wankers i hope yous falll of your bikes and break your neks you fucken haters.... Ivan was nz best drag racer and the best person to hit the black top..... Im his one of his nephews living in aus and i hit the prini highway every friday night in memmorie of him so fuck you all...... I hit every corner sideways. And someday i will be just as good as my uncle on the black top down here.........

Troll:whocares:

[spacemonkey]

And for the 2009 Darwins I recon these two clowns must be in the running for the supreme award....

Pilots downed 20 beers before crash (http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/3080283/Pilots-downed-20-beers-before-crash-authority)