When it comes to automobiles, what do you do just for the fun of it?

-Burnouts at stoplights when stopped next to annoying-looking people.
-Throwing the rear end out around corners when it rains.
-Drive past known cop campout locations in 2nd gear so they think someone is about to come screaming by.
-Find a wide-open gravel parking lot and drive sideways.
-Go racing at IRP.

-Throwing the rear end out around corners when it snows.


Fixed.

Much to the chagrin of my police sergeant neighbor.



Other than that I don't take much risks behind the wheel, being the 17 year old I am. :)

Other than that I don't take much risks behind the wheel, being the 17 year old I am. :)

Gads, I shudder when I think about the stupid shit I did when I was 17. Once, on the way out of school, I was approaching an easy turn on a 2-lane road right after it had rained. Being the dumbass I was, I got it up to about 45, started into the turn, and mashed the gas. Rear end instantly came around, I held an awesome slide for about 5 seconds, then it hooked up and came back around a little faster than I could countersteer. Awesome slided turned into OH SHIT 180. Good thing the side of the road was soft.

I don't do that anymore. Now I keep it loose until I get straight. :D

I pay $2.09 for regular unleaded. Just for the fun of it.

fishtailing on my motorcycle... it's fairly easy and safe to do and pretty fun at the same time. I would love to do some burnouts but I'm poor and want my rear tire to last a long time :\

Tray sliding, anyone?

i get my tray sliding...

edit: court got adjourned, yet again.

Throwing the rear end out around corners when it doesn't rain. In fact I did a little of that on a 2-3 shift on an interstate onramp today to clear room for myself in the right lane... Torque, motherfucker, do you have it?

Fun? I like to drink.
ooops, my bad! When it comes to automobiles, what do you do just for the fun of it?Drink & Drive!

Throwing the rear end out in the rain or in the dry and letting the revs get much higher then is needed. Also I have a foot made of a few tons of bricks. Dropping down a gear for most corners and flying out the other side. Race up behind/beside anyone whose car makes it look like they think similar to me. Large burnouts can get your car impounded on the spot in my country and are costly on tires so they are less common for me

Play keepy uppy with basically any car on any road.

Goes to show it's more about driver confidence than the speed of the car. I remember in my Avenger following an M3 doing 60-70 round country lanes in Essex and the driver being too scared to push his car any further, even though my rear end was breaking out around some of the faster bends. He only got away when we came to a long straight and he put his foot down...

Occasionally you do get the proper driver in basically any halfway decent modern car and I get completely trounced though...

Goddamn I need to get a road bike

Same as Frink.

But, there was this one time, I tried to keep up with a Renault Megane. My dad used to get rental cars for work, cause he refused to use his Integrale to drive round the country, and one day he got a Megane. After pushing it to it's limits, he conceded it was a very, very good handling car.

So, there I was trying to keep up with a Megane 225. I'm usually a fairly modest person, but when it comes to driving, I will say I am pretty damned good. Almost anyone that has ever tried to race me has always just faded into a speck in my rear-view mirror once I find a corner (or plough into a barrier on the crest of a bridge at about 100mph (only one before this Megane that didn't was my dad)). But this Megane absolutely anhiliated me through some bends. I still maintain to this day it's because I'd just bought my new car and it still had the crappy £10 economy tyres on it!

Or, I like to annoy boy racers. The best time being when they are trying to show off to their mates or girlfriend all crammed into his Saxo VTS. Usually the driver will proper thrash his car, and you can tell he is trying his hardest with the vicious gearchanges when the back of the car dips like fuck. Anyway, I usually maintain a speed equal to theirs until they max out, then pull out and overtake whilst trying to make it look as easy and un-stressful as possible. Often I'll find that their cars will be rattling all over the place, engine right on the limiter and the driver concentratinmg inordinately hard, but my chassis was designed for the 150mph turbo, so 120mph is no trouble at all.
Usually, right as I'm level with his drivers window, I'll be taking a drink from a bottle, with one hand on the wheel and the window down, then give him a wave and a cheeky grin as I go past blasting N*Sync or Vengaboys or something equally cheesy.

Or, just blast some 260bpm gabber next to them at some lights if they happen to be blasting some god-awful rave or something.

I did that once in Whitby. Some pheasant refused to move from the road, so I had to pull into a petrol station to remove it from my air-con fan, which it stopped spinning. Anyway, some dude in an old Astra pulled in to hoover his car out, and left all the doors open and started with some shitty rave with the gayest MC ever, so I moved my car right next to his and cranked the gabber up to 37 (doesn't sound as funny as "up to 11" does it?).
Random Rampage FTW!

Really, when I'm in a car, I'm a cunt.

EDIT: Or maybe a bit of 4-wheel drifting when it's wet.

^ I want to go in a car with you.

Driving old cars you always seem to get the same problems on the motorway.

Say I'm overtaking a string of lorries at about 75 when someone in an Audi A8 or similarly twattish cars comes up behind. I'm halfway between two lorries and he starts flashing his lights and motioning for me to move over. I'm not going to plonk my car right in the lorries' braking gap so I just put my foot down a bit, overtake the lorries and let the absolute wanker pass.

So once he gets past, he sits there at 75... so I go up behind him and start flashing my lights and motioning for him to move over. He ignores me and I end up having to undertake him at about 90, which gives me a great opportunity to swear.

I REALLY want an old beaten up Capri with a 4.0 Rover V8 in it. The more beaten up the better. That way I can drive just under the speed limit when I see a twat come up behind, then when they try to overtake and get to about level, I'll just put my foot down and speed off into the distance.

Better yet I could let them pass and then two seconds later roar past them.

I just went out to buy some cigarettes, and I remembered something even more hilarious to do.

I dunno how well it would work in America, with your traffic light controlled intersections and the like, but basically, whenever a car pulls out in front of you, across your lane and where they can see your face, DO NOT brake!

Instead, do this:

http://s355.photobucket.com/albums/r477/TheReverend210/?action=view&current=V131108_1443.flv

Then watch out for their reactions. My word, it is so funny.

Sorry for the bad angle, it is the only sort of flat place on my dashboard, and I thought it would be much better to explain with a video instead of words.

*snort*

Good snort or bad snort?

Good snort, like coke or girls pants.

That double sunroof is fuckin tits. What car?

Hahahaha, fuckin hilarious.

I once ratchet strapped a huge PA speaker to the roof of my car and blasted the ice cream van tune in the middle of summer.

That was pretty funny, watching confused kids run out of their houses.


We then put some Barbie Girl on and drove through the bad part of town at night.

That wasn't so funny.

You are an hero.

You are an hero.
A Hero Nereth....not an Hero :D

A Hero Nereth....not an Hero :D

http://encyclopediadramatica.com/An_hero

Go on a long, slow drive.

That double sunroof is fuckin tits. What car?

It's my Rover. Have a look in Seph's pirate thread.

I REALLY want an old beaten up Capri with a 4.0 Rover V8 in it. The more beaten up the better. That way I can drive just under the speed limit when I see a twat come up behind, then when they try to overtake and get to about level, I'll just put my foot down and speed off into the distance.

Better yet I could let them pass and then two seconds later roar past them.

Better yet, you could get a real V8. :D

http://encyclopediadramatica.com/An_hero
Awww!...my bad, I see what he did thar! thanks for the clear ups dude. ;)

Better yet, you could get a real V8. :D

*waits for DavidThePyro*

Better yet, you could get a real V8. :D
Rover V8 = awesome! How could you...

Well, apart from the later 3.9/4.0 versions, which had nasty issues with cylinder liners breaking loose if you let it overheat a bit.

3.5 V8 is better IMO. But there again, that's cos I think fuel injection doesn't look nearly as good as big carbs. :p

Rover V8 = awesome! How could you...

Well, apart from the later 3.9/4.0 versions, which had nasty issues with cylinder liners breaking loose if you let it overheat a bit.

3.5 V8 is better IMO. But there again, that's cos I think fuel injection doesn't look nearly as good as big carbs. :p

Name three worse V8s.

Trackdays and deserted mountain roads.

Name three worse V8s.

Chevy 305, for one.

Chevy 305, for one.
Don't forget the 265 Chev with ladle oil feed on the crank in replacement of an oil pump. :D
that's 2
I'll leave the third for someone else.

Fuck cars.

Truck racing is way better. Around here anyway...

Rednecks soup up their old beaters and race. It's fucking sweet.

USA : THE BEST FUCKING COUNTRY

I have a few questions. How do I keep them damn brown people from rapin' my daughter? What do I do if my other brother is trying to get with my sister, too? I don't want him enroaching. Do you think trucker hats look better with mullets, or do you think a good ol fashioned Bass Pro Shops hat would? Also, what to do with bad moonshine? Thanks!

I have a few questions. How do I keep them damn brown people from rapin' my daughter? What do I do if my other brother is trying to get with my sister, too? I don't want him enroaching. Do you think trucker hats look better with mullets, or do you think a good ol fashioned Bass Pro Shops hat would? Also, what to do with bad moonshine? Thanks!

Hahahahaha, nice!

Seriously, though, fuck trucks. It's just pathetic to see when I go out to the track and see the retarded rednecks running their 18+ second trucks. Go tow something.

There's this deserted road that runs parallel to a highway near my house, mostly nice slow curves and long straights, and the longest straight right before the end is at a fairly steep angle. I always used to go out there at like 3:00 in the morning when it's completely empty, open up all the windows and sunroof and press play on the radio as soon as I turn onto the road.

The object of the game is to get to the end before the song that's playing is over. I've come close to skidding off the road and into a tree at 100+ twice, and I'm sure I'll hit a deer or blow past a cop eventually but I can't help it sometimes. Usually I make it but it's a challenge, but when my rich-ass friend plays this little game in his 335i he makes it every time without even trying, sitting back with one hand on the wheel and a cigarette in the other. Fucker hits 140 on the downhill stretch so quick you barely realize you're going that fast, twin turbos are insane. He claims he took it up to 160 once, and I don't doubt it. The car is completely stock too, I'm scared to think what it'd be like with a more aggressive ECU and aftermarket turbos.

The same road is fun in the daytime too, there's these sections with a dotted yellow line where you can pass the person in front of you by going into the oncoming lane. More often than not the person being passed reacts by speeding up, creating a very dangerous but equally exciting situation. Nothing is more satisfying than passing a kid in a shiny new Mustang or riced out piece of shit and speeding off while they rage behind you.

I remember once I was in my V70 and I started to go around this big black Mercedes SUV that was doing 45ish in a 55, and the grown child behind the wheel fucking stomps on the accelerator and tries to pull ahead of me. Naturally, my reaction is to do the same and I was doing 90+ in the wrong lane with the big black box keeping pace with me. We probably broke 100 side by side before the road started to curve a bit and he had to slow down. I caught a glimpse of a fully extended middle finger as I pulled ahead of him. Of course as soon as I got in front of him I slowed right back to 55, so he pulls up so close we're basically touching bumpers and starts flashing his lights at me and honking. I sped up to get away from him, fearing that the situation would further escalate, or at least that's what I was planning on telling the cop if I got pulled over. I was still laughing about it down the road but my girlfriend who was in the passenger seat at the time didn't seem to think it was funny for some reason.

I miss my V70.

The same road is fun in the daytime too, there's these sections with a dotted yellow line where you can pass the person in front of you by going into the oncoming lane. More often than not the person being passed reacts by speeding up, creating a very dangerous but equally exciting situation.


I knew a guy in high school who tried to pass someone in his Del Sol and had that happen. He wound up in a head-on collision at about 60 mph.

Unfortunately, the damn riceboy survived.

I knew a guy in high school who tried to pass someone in his Del Sol and had that happen. He wound up in a head-on collision at about 60 mph.

Unfortunately, the damn riceboy survived.

I'm surprised head on collisions don't happen more often with the dotted yellow lines. Actually, I'm surprised they have such a thing in the first place considering that the attitude of the authorities is usually so safety focused. I suppose the best course of action would be to have a very fast car so you can pass people and get back in lane you're supposed to be in faster.

it's so fucking annoying. they will sit there at 70 in a 100, and as soon as you get a break and go to pass them they hammer on the accelerator and take off...

Apparently people just think that everyone else should drive at their speed.

I admit, I do that to people every so often, but only if they directly annoy me first.

huh? my point is they are driving 30kms below the limit, then when you go to pass they accelerate...

i fucking hate people sitting in the overtaking lane below the speed limit.

Damn! we get a lot of ignorant fucks like that in nz
You follow some old cunt doing 30 on winding roads for ages and when you come up to an over taking lane or a clear space to over take? the old fucker decides the pace cars gone and the race is on...I fuckin hate that.

Such fun being able to go straight down the middle. :D

But seriously, that gets me so angry.. It actually makes me laugh afterwards at how much I shout and swear to myself.

These problems disappear if your vehicle has the correct number of wheels. Two.

I wish. It'd be a bit cold in the winter though.

lol I have dirt bike.

I'd ride a road bike if i could carry all my tools on it.

yeah, living in cali makes me jealous of riders, they can legally weave between traffic as long as they are going no more than 10 mph faster.

but for me, kinda got a little suspension on my license for a duid, which was complete bullshit in the first place, but hey, punishment isnt as bad as the average dui, a public defender actually did shit.. so no more hoonage for me, for a few months, although there are a few honda's who always want to stoplight race, some times its fun to rev my shit and stare at them all serious like, and if they floor it when the light turns green, i just take my time and dont rev it past 2.5k rpm, i know, for the most part, what my car can and can't beat, so street racing isnt fun to me. HPDE's / track days are where its at, and im not that far from laguna seca, infineon, and thunderhill...

used to play make the traction control go off in turns, but i hated the little bit of understeer snap it would give while engaging, so when i floor it through turns (at a fun rate of speed) i get an ever so slight oversteer. i love the better turn-in AWD gives me, i can brake earlier and floor it through the apex, its an amazing sensation the first time i hit a corner at 60 mph and flooring it through the apex. before i got new tires, i could get my car to slide out a good bit, point the steering wheel to where i want to go, and use the throttle to steer it. going to audi's advanced handling school after getting my first a4 was well worth it.

heard this quote a long time ago and forgot who said it:
"oversteer scares the passengers, understeer scares the driver"

I just leave mine at work. I get the feeling that you work on site though :P

Isn't it law that you are not permitted to speed up if being overtaken?

DANGEROUS.

10 to 18 work too, they soon pull over when they have an angry grill in their rear view mirror.

10 to 18 work too, they soon pull over when they have an angry grill in their rear view mirror.
Fucking oath they would. I keep away from those bastards unless I'm getting a tow in the clean air.

i know, for the most part, what my car can and can't beat, so street racing isnt fun to me.

No, you don't. That's the point of street racing. I had an A4 1.8t put a couple cars on me last weekend. I know, for the most part, that those are supposed to be slower than what I drive. This one wasn't.

i have a 98 ford ranger rear wheel so there isn't much i COULD do "for fun".

heard this quote a long time ago and forgot who said it:
"oversteer scares the passengers, understeer scares the driver"

Hehehe, good quote.

winter/wet drifting, brake torques. thats about it.

^ I'm positive someone (me, heh, but really most anyone) could force dry drifts out of that thing.... not that it'd be special. 4 wheeling?? I love wheeling. It doesn't have to be EXXXTREME or enabled by 40" tires, lift and lockers to be fun. You'd be surprised what stock 4x4s can do. Of course.... it could be a 2x4.... not that I haven't wheeled with one, again you'd be surprised what you can do with 2wd but don't get too excited.

Unrelated: I was driving my girlfriends' crappy ecotec powered grand-am to pick her up and some douche in a "mazdaspeed" protege(I think he just had the badge attached, dunno if they actually make a tuned one) with 4" can and rims ended up next to me at a light. He was slouched in his seat all nigra style and kept revving and rolling around on his clutch. I LOL'ed and decided I'd take the bait. I dropped a perfect start with no traction control (the wheel hop seems to slow it down if you can otherwise launch good) RIGHT on the green light as I'm pretty good at that sort of thing.
He did his damnedest to keep up with my launch and pretty much did, but my guess is he fucking sucked dick at shifting at least (short throw shifter or not HAH... sounded like he was missing shift points and just failing in general) and at worst he was driving a protege... LOL again...anyways I got him by about a length to about 90mph where some traffic forced a merge. He pulled up next to me at the next lights and I literally just stared at him in grinning disgust, visibly chuckling a bit. He proceeded to flip me off and yell at my closed window then peeled away to go beat up on some hybrids, probably.

It was just great and goes to show the grand am may suck balls but it can still pwn ricer. More hilarious as it was obvious his car was spanky new, expensive and with parts on it (Vs. the $2k dollar Am) and though I'm sure it could slay the Am in the corners (not with him behind the wheel) it's still just fried RICE!

I toasted a Grand Am a while back. Of course, it wasn't exactly a fair fight, that one was packed with about 500 lbs worth of frat boy assholes. Still fun.

I have a few questions. How do I keep them damn brown people from rapin' my daughter? What do I do if my other brother is trying to get with my sister, too? I don't want him enroaching. Do you think trucker hats look better with mullets, or do you think a good ol fashioned Bass Pro Shops hat would? Also, what to do with bad moonshine? Thanks!

Good call.

So far most of the fun I have is either hooning around quiet mountain/forest roads, or going for a drive and having a smoke. In my case, hotboxing a VW van...

In Australia when I had my Ford, I would constantly provoke the rear end driving home in the rain in Sydney. There were a few areas where I had the space, so I would mash it and bring the rear round for the hell of it.

When we're driving through the rest of the states and we drive through a town overly populated by christians, we'll pump some Nine Inch Nails with all the windows down.

My most fun times, however, was with my MR2. The time I was taking the west side road apart when some tool in a rusty old Ford Aerostar pulled out in front and started literally throwing it around corners as fast as that shitbox could go. At no more than 80 KPH, I saw this thing literally teetering on its bump stops, comically bouncing over even the slightest bump and just generally showing incompetent handling characteristics that bely a vehicle of that sort. Then we came upon one looooooooong, perfectly straight hill that went down about a half-kilometer, then back up another half-kilometer. We caught up to a couple of bikers who were riding responsibly, so I dropped it into 3rd and tore past. I reached a little over 160 KPH going back up having passed the lot. Never saw them again. To this day I wonder if that Ford finally succombed to physics and fell down the slope to his right and into the trees...

I also remember the first time I really went for it, along the road to Naramata. I came up behind one of those early 90's Corolla coupes, with a similar engine to mine. He was last behind a pack of slower cars, and when opportunity came, he went for it, and so did I...

Whoever was driving had no fear and basically put the pedal to the floor. There was no stopping this clown as he was taking pretty much every corner at full tilt, and with my adrenaline pumping, I followed him as fast as I dared go. Unfortunately I had yet to fully acquire any kind of experience driving that fast so there were one or two times he pulled ahead, but I knew the road well so he didn't stretch that far ahead of me for long. There's one sharp right-hand kink at the top of a broad crest that leads down in to a long straight, and the last time I went through that spot there was a bit of dirt on the road that caused my bowels to loosen. This guy ahead totally ignored any danger and took it full tilt, but I slowed a tad and took it as wide as possible. Fortunately, the dirt had been cleared.

Did I mention this was at about 11:30 PM, and all by headlights? :p

I can't wait til I get another sports car, or at least a nimble handling rear-drive car that I can have more fun on Vancouver Island in. I saw a beautiful black E30 BMW 325 coupe the other day, seems to me that's a straight 6. Barring a GTI or Corrado, I'll add that one to the list..

winter/wet drifting, brake torques. thats about it.

exactly, that or get my rear wheel drive stuck in snow.