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Thread: Sustained losses of traction are bad, mmkay?

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    Sustained losses of traction are bad, mmkay?

    In the interests of public safety and general education, I thought it wise to advise, from extremely recent personal experience, the following points:

    1. A V6 Toyota Camry, with an appropriate combination of accelerator and handbrake, will do quite respectable 'dough nuts' when driven upon damp sand.

    2. Narrow Neck Beach at low tide offers a wonderful environment for the practice thereof.

    3. Should two police cars and a paddy wagon drive past and observe said shenanigans occurring at about half past midnight, they are quite unlikely to ignore them.

    4. Two police cars and a paddy wagon do a very effective job of blocking the boat ramp giving access to said low-tide beach.

    5. Cops tend to be quite grumpy after spending an evening dealing with (one presumes) drunken North Shore teenagers, et cetera.

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    i think you will find the beach is classed as a road

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    Awsome. Brings back memories of the time I got done for 'Causing annoyance to the puplic' for towing some mates around on cardboard in a paddock/carpark at Long Bay.

    Can't they just let boys be boys?

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    Quote Originally Posted by boostin View Post
    Awsome. Brings back memories of the time I got done for 'Causing annoyance to the puplic' for towing some mates around on cardboard in a paddock/carpark at Long Bay.

    Can't they just let boys be boys?
    It's all fun and games until somebody loses an eye.....
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    Quote Originally Posted by jimjim View Post
    i think you will find the beach is classed as a road
    Wot 'e sed.
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    Quote Originally Posted by scumdog View Post
    It's all fun and games until somebody loses an eye.....
    or their Camry......

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    OOOOO Bugger!

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    Quote Originally Posted by jrandom View Post
    In the interests of public safety and general education, I thought it wise to advise, from extremely recent personal experience, the following points:

    1. A V6 Toyota Camry, with an appropriate combination of accelerator and handbrake, will do quite respectable 'dough nuts' when driven upon damp sand.

    2. Narrow Neck Beach at low tide offers a wonderful environment for the practice thereof.

    3. Should two police cars and a paddy wagon drive past and observe said shenanigans occurring at about half past midnight, they are quite unlikely to ignore them.

    4. Two police cars and a paddy wagon do a very effective job of blocking the boat ramp giving access to said low-tide beach.

    5. Cops tend to be quite grumpy after spending an evening dealing with (one presumes) drunken North Shore teenagers, et cetera.

    So they let you take your lap top and log onto KB then...

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    Quote Originally Posted by Grahameeboy View Post
    Have just cleaned Kiwifruit's bike...not gonna clean your car....
    You are way too good to the Bad man!! (have you cleaned mine per chance?) yes the cops were quite grumpy, however they were also having a snicker in their car while checking his license details. jrandom is good at playing the "yes I know i did wrong but it sounded like fun at the time" guy.

    Maybe he might listen to me when I say there is a car you better stop instead of "just one more" HEH!!

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    Well there is definitely a time and place for most activities.

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    hmm was that where ya went when I needed ya to help load the GS into my van?
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