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How far is Far enough?
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Sun, 07 December 2003 23:00
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Last night was on my way home with Rob and a friend who owns a SX Corolla. Now the friend was sure that his car would give mine a run for it's money, so we come up to one set of traffic lights and Rob very kindly pulls over behind me to let this friend have a go. Thanks to an absolute shocker of a start it was an interesting race. Next traffic lights Rob does the same thing. He gets another go at me.  This time was a bit better. Absolutely blew him away. Was ahead by the end of the intersection and was just pulling away at a very rapid rate. When I got home Rob goes, "I give you another go, and you stuff it up."  What I realised was that in that second run, I stopped accelerating and just cruised as soon as I knew it was over (when I was about a body length ahead). He thought I had stuffed up the race and didnt beat him by much.
So how far is far enough? Do you have to go the whole hog and just leave them 100 meters behind? This is assuming the race is one-sided. What if it's close? When do you stop?
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Location:
Epping, Sydney
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April 2003
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Re: How far is Far enough?
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Sun, 07 December 2003 23:04
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well it was just that on the previous race which you stuffed, Mr. Corolla kept going to 90-100 or so.
But on the second race, you decided that his precedent was too ambitious so you stopped at 70-80 or so. Yeah?
I just wanted you to pummel him into the ground mate Give him a piece of Supra Pie to eat....
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Location:
Sydney
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June 2003
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Re: How far is Far enough?
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Sun, 07 December 2003 23:24
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Yeah but the difference was, the first race I was going 110 when I passed him. Second race I was going 80 or so and was already a car length ahead of him and pulling away, so I just figured it was enough.
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Toymods Board Member
I supported Toymods
Location:
Turramurra, Sydney.
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May 2002
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Re: How far is Far enough?
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Mon, 08 December 2003 01:25
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Fast enough is when YOU know you've won.
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I supported Toymods
Location:
Epping, Sydney
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May 2002
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Re: How far is Far enough?
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Mon, 08 December 2003 02:31
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depends - usually I'd say 80 or 100 is the end of a drag, but it all depends on how far you're ahead.
if I've ripped someone a new one by 80, there's no point going any further - just makes you more likely to get busted. If they do the loser fly by .. meh, let them think they're king shit.
if it's really close, I tend to keep going till someone is most definitly in front or the other guy backs off - whichever comes first
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Location:
Melbourne
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May 2002
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Re: How far is Far enough?
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Mon, 08 December 2003 05:00
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| draven wrote on Mon, 08 December 2003 13:31 |
if I've ripped someone a new one by 80, there's no point going any further - just makes you more likely to get busted. If they do the loser fly by .. meh, let them think they're king shit.
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you can go past a car doing the speed limit in any shitbox its how quick you get there that counts
Allan
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The Eastwood MASSIVE !
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May 2003
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Re: How far is Far enough?
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Mon, 08 December 2003 07:21
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Should of used the doulbe blinkers or something. Or just put your head out the window and laughed as he went past.
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Location:
Sydney
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November 2002
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Re: How far is Far enough?
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Mon, 08 December 2003 14:57
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yeah just hazard-light as soon as they're far enough behind to see em and still falling further behind i reckon
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Location:
Sydney
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June 2003
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Re: How far is Far enough?
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Mon, 08 December 2003 22:52
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Cant say I like the hazard lights. Just makes you look like a try hard. The good old thumbs up is better I reckon, but you dont always get a chance for that.
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I supported Toymods
Location:
sydney.au
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August 2002
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Re: How far is Far enough?
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Tue, 09 December 2003 07:41
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hazards is the international sign of "HAHA SUCKSHIT I WON!
isnt it?
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Location:
Ballarat, Victoria
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March 2003
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Location:
Sydney
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June 2003
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Re: How far is Far enough?
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Thu, 11 December 2003 22:48
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rob and cal: are you guys brothers?
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How'd you guess? 
See, I dont like that theory of yours evil.  Cause if I have an average start, I will lose 99% of my races. Rob gets about 1 or 2 car lengths ahead of me if I have an average start.
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Location:
Epping, Sydney
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April 2003
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Re: How far is Far enough?
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Thu, 11 December 2003 22:56
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I mean we could always have the theory, the race isn't over till I am ahead
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hazards is the international sign of "HAHA SUCKS**T I WON!
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Not in South Africa, it is like the "handwave" there and is what you do when someone has let you in to traffic to thank them or whatever.
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Location:
Sydney
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June 2003
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Re: How far is Far enough?
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Thu, 11 December 2003 23:00
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Not in South Africa, it is like the "handwave" there and is what you do when someone has let you in to traffic to thank them or whatever.
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Also here, the truckies use it as the "thankyou" sign as well.
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Location:
Canada
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September 2002
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Re: How far is Far enough?
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Fri, 12 December 2003 03:25
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'Round here yuo keep it pinned till someone backs down.
Got some good stories (with witnesses even!) like that hehe
'leastaways thats how WE do it. The *ricekidz* seem to just peel and stop peel and stop.
Tho the boys I run with... well ... we have occasionally raced between towns. Like 20-30 mins flat out.
Cop was pissed when he finally found us the one time lol.
Anyway - 80-100??? you talkin MPH? KPH? 100MPH is serious in any city.... 
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Location:
Sydney
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June 2003
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Re: How far is Far enough?
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Fri, 12 December 2003 03:34
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Nah. It's 100kph. I have gone up to 170km once, but that's unusual.
Racing between cities would be heaps of fun. I love it when it's like that.
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Location:
NSW, East Coast
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July 2003
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Re: How far is Far enough?
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Sun, 14 December 2003 14:21
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Why dont both drivers agree to how far is enough before the race even starts.
First to next traffic lights seems logical, or first to next street sign.
Just a thought.
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Location:
Canada
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September 2002
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Re: How far is Far enough?
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Sun, 14 December 2003 14:45
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Well, since most of the time around here, windows are tinted, "races" are just ppl buggin each other at the lights, you know...
The "organised" street racers set a "course" wether it be lights or a section of an industrial area, or wether it be around 'da hood' an the first one back (the real version of what was in 2F2F) !
I like the U.K version of "organised street racing" - the local clubs got with the local police and managed to get a section of street closed for "straightlining" on one evening a month!!!!!!
I'd love to find cops that cool.
Beats the hell out of driving 2+ hours to a dragstrip!
Not to mention the costs with a dragstrip, and the *stoopid* costs of laps on open track days at teh road course 4+ hours from me!
Between towns is real risky, rather stupid really, and verry rare - if you are *goin for it* then the speeds get...stupid.
I wouldn't reccommend you do this,..
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Location:
Sydney
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January 2003
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Re: How far is Far enough?
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Tue, 16 December 2003 15:18
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Caledwvech was the corolla stock? lol
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Location:
Epping, Sydney
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April 2003
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Re: How far is Far enough?
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Tue, 16 December 2003 21:06
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rolla was an ae92 SX 100kw 4age with a new headgasket and shaved head slightly overtightened head bolts.
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Location:
Sydney
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July 2002
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Re: How far is Far enough?
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Wed, 17 December 2003 05:22
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If they do the loser flyby. Next lights when your in front of them MOVE INTO THEIR LANE. 
No more flyby.
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Location:
www.geocities.com/drextacy
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August 2003
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Location:
Sydney
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June 2003
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Re: How far is Far enough?
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Fri, 19 December 2003 00:07
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ROFL! That was that civic that was on sale on ebay a while back! 
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Location:
www.geocities.com/drextacy
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August 2003
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Location:
Sydney
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November 2003
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Re: How far is Far enough?
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Mon, 05 January 2004 15:32
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the race pretty much finishes when ur pulling away so quick they know theyve got no chance, one car length isnt enough...
My monaro could get 2 lengths on a lexus twin turbo but once it hit third the lexus would overtake...
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Location:
Sydney
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June 2003
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Re: How far is Far enough?
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Mon, 05 January 2004 22:06
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Yeah that's true. When you are pulling away at high speeds. In other words, there is no reason that the other car would then catch you up.
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Location:
Canberra
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August 2002
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Re: How far is Far enough?
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Mon, 05 January 2004 22:51
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i had a race with an MX5 yesterday, nothing at break neck speeds but he was older like 45sh kinda guy with his wife in the passenger side.. i presume anyways, i think it must have been a mid life crisis thing
anyways at the lights and he looks over and asks what ive done to my celica, i said. oh its just an exhaust on the standard crappy motor,
he smiled and revved his engine, i just let my lumpy 18RG attempt at idle. lights went green and gunned the shit outta it with wheel spin thru 1st, got about a half a length on him, hit second and we stayed the same.. i couldnt put anymore distance on him, but he wasnt reeling me in either...
top of second im doing 90 in an 80 zone hit third for some more chirping, and im doin about 120, so i just go to 5th gear and slow it back down as the old guy keeps flooring on bye.
at the lights he said, she goes nicely but i see you dont have much in the top end of things, lights went green and he dropped the clutch and took off...
i thought, well im not gunna be doing some insane speed on a busy little road, that goes from 80 to 60, this dudes just an idiot. i mean, sure its fun to have a little rev at lights and take off like no 2morrow, but theres a limit to what my license can handle these days...
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Location:
Sydney
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June 2003
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Re: How far is Far enough?
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Mon, 05 January 2004 22:55
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Hmmm. It's idiots like that who you just let think they have won. Nothing you can do.
I generally just wait until I am pulling away from them constantly, even if it's only 1/2 a body length ahead.
The other night me and my bro had a race and as soon as I got half a bonnet in front we both let off. We knew the race was over.
If you come from behind to overtake someone, you know that as soon as you take them, the race is pretty much over.
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Location:
Epping, Sydney
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April 2003
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Re: How far is Far enough?
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Mon, 05 January 2004 22:58
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The other night me and my bro had a race and as soon as I got half a bonnet in front we both let off. We knew the race was over.
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Yes, our races have this funny trend. I win to at least 80 km/h and then once you past me, we back off, 'cause the 162 ain't got so many herbs in the high end. So our races are me in front for 95% of the time
But as Agent Smith said, "that is the sound of inevitability". There is no escaping a 3L turbo
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Location:
Sydney
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June 2003
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Re: How far is Far enough?
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Mon, 05 January 2004 23:05
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Heh heh. Yeah it all revolves around the start.
If you have a bad start or I have a good start I usually take you by 80 or so.
If I have a bad start or you have a good start you will usually escape inevitibility (sp?) until 95 or so.
Only once has he stayed ahead until 100. A sad day for the Poopra. Mind you that was because I got TOO good a start and wheel spun all through 1st and 2nd.
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Location:
melbourne
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September 2003
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Re: How far is Far enough?
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Tue, 06 January 2004 06:04
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what happens if your car has no guts below 120km/h?
this is where i catch drivers who presume they've already won and already start braking.
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Location:
Sydney
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June 2003
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Re: How far is Far enough?
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Tue, 06 January 2004 22:20
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| shindeokure wrote on Tue, 06 January 2004 17:04 |
what happens if your car has no guts below 120km/h?
this is where i catch drivers who presume they've already won and already start braking.
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ROFL. Yeah, my brother can catch me after I start braking as well.
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Location:
Yagoona Sydney
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December 2003
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Re: How far is Far enough?
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Mon, 12 January 2004 03:43
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just out of curiosity why isnt the double blinkers used anymore...... they come real handy at the illegal runs to know who has won, these days there hardly used and you go home wondering did the excel or the 200sx win?
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www.geocities.com/drextacy
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August 2003
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Re: How far is Far enough?
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Sat, 17 January 2004 05:48
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ok, i was comging home one night, i was at a set of lights where there were three lanes, first there was me on the far left, blue camry, spinning magz, i looked to the left, and saw a yellow excel looking ricely, i mean nicely in the night, and the chik driver of the car appeared to be chatting to someone in a celica, sex unkown due to the triple tiniting effect of looking through two windows,
anyway, the lil excel took off, preety well! coming first, followed by the celica, then me, the lil excel that could thought she won the race didnt she, putting in her lil orange blinkers, which were flicked away by the fast up coming peak11n, who thrashed both the celica, and the excel, putting on MY blinkers, in truimph
but im sure everyone shares a day of triumph, come on lets hear everyones stories...
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Location:
Sydney
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October 2003
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Location:
Sydney
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December 2003
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Re: How far is Far enough?
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Wed, 24 March 2004 02:45
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Far enough is when you can flash the hazards a few times. Then back it off.
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Location:
sydney
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March 2004
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Re: How far is Far enough?
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Wed, 24 March 2004 12:58
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really no one has won until u agreed on a distant to race. i dont like people who think theyve won coz they pulled few car length on the other car and starts braking, calls them doin 'loser flyby' when actually the other car could still be racing and who knows will win
for eg i had a go with a nx once and kept in front til 120 and i backed of coz it was way over limit. the nx kept goin way past that speed, but i never claimed i won that race nor have i said the guy did loser flyby. i just tell my friends i beat him to 120
my car usually rips most cars mainly fwds to the 100, but alot of car do power past me after third, thats y i never assume that i can beat someone just have 2 gear changes
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