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sunny coast, qld
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October 2002
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mini race with a charger
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Fri, 07 March 2003 16:18
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just thought i might add this as this section hasn't had many new threads lately.
was driving home tonight at 12 and this charger started revving it up next to me at the lights. So I stalled it to 2000 and took off but he didn't go. He waited a second and then went like he was giving me a headstard or something? So as he hadn't taken off i had started slowing down also. When i heard him coming i put my foot back down and it was on. I couldn't even here my engine because his was so loud and he was right next to me, then he chirped into second and kept going but because i am auto i got the lead and then i didn't want to go any faster because it is not a very good area. I didn't really even need to rev my car and i was still quicker. HEHE! Just thought i might add my little story. Anyone else got any race stories?
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Location:
Sydney
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November 2002
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Re: mini race with a charger
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Fri, 07 March 2003 16:59
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yeap i got one! from tonight actually, but it was only a lanos..riced up though - wheels, lowered, exhaust, 2 colour paint job (i think navy and fluoro green??) 
me in ae102 7afe, him in rice-lanos..I pulled up at lights next to him and tried to get him to run me, but he didn't take off..Then coming up to 2 2-lane roundabouts, he was in left lane, i was in right lane, he drives past me revving it heaps like he wants to race (he wasn't downshifting, he was still accelerating)..Now this is in campbelltown (blaxland road in front of supercheap/good guys, heading towards the skate park, for those who know it), and ricers [and commodores] always drive really fast straight through the roundabout taking up both lanes as if this makes them a good driver?? Anyway I guessed this is what he was trying to do to get away from me and show me how (un)skilled he was, cos he was taking the r'bout too fast to stay in his left lane, so is caught up to him in my right lane, and a couple of heel-toes later i was out of the roundabout (didn't go out of my lane at all) and 2 or 3 carlengths ahead..
so coming up to the 2nd 2-lane roundabout i took the left lane (this roundabout u gotta take really slow in the left lane otherwise u'll hit the gutter), and this guy wants revenge, so he comes up in the right lane and tries to stay with me, but a couple of heel-toes later i was out of the r'bout and pulling away again..
then he tailgates me for a bit then turns off at the skate bowl.
ok pls don't flame me for posting about a lanos..it was fully riced up! it's like beating one of those EVO sohc 1.6 lancers 
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I even had time to signal out of both of the roundabouts...does anybody signal out of roundabouts these days? i think it's just me 
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Location:
Brisbane, QLD, Australia
Registered:
May 2002
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Re: mini race with a charger
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Sat, 08 March 2003 01:49
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| leebroozlee wrote on Sat, 08 March 2003 02:59 |
PS
I even had time to signal out of both of the roundabouts...does anybody signal out of roundabouts these days? i think it's just me
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Not if you are going straight through is the rule now.
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I supported Toymods
Location:
Epping, Sydney
Registered:
May 2002
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Re: mini race with a charger
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Sat, 08 March 2003 04:40
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last night I managed to get 2 races and a drag... my car seems to attract a lot of attention (I was only driving from baulkham hills to throneligh maccas too)
1 was a riced up 'rolla... big chromies, noisy exhaust.. I was baiting him for about a km, and he wouldn't go me. at the lights he went for it. no challenge.
next up was a turbo silvia, s14 I'm fairly sure. My passenger was laughing the whole way as we tore off along north rocks rd. no challenge.
3rd up was a black bmw. He came screaming up behind me on pennant hills road, tailgated me for a couple of seconds, then pulled out hard to overtake. Not sure what type of beamer it was, 'cause I let him get level then nailed it. never got to see the back of his car.
my stories are never quite as exciting, 'cause they're never close. I should've followed the rexy cruise that was starting up from maccas
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Location:
Sydney
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November 2002
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Re: mini race with a charger
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Sun, 09 March 2003 02:22
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| Apollo wrote on Sat, 08 March 2003 12:49 |
Not if you are going straight through is the rule now.
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Is this just recently? And is it maybe a Qld thing? cos the nsw rta still says u have to..
http://www.rta.nsw.gov.au/rulesregulations/roundab outs.html
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Location:
Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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May 2002
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Re: mini race with a charger
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Sun, 09 March 2003 03:39
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Could just be a "driving instructor rule" interpretation thing.
My mate had to do his driving test again last year, and he got an earful about indicating like we were taught in the old days of using a roundabout going through, indicate right on approch, then indicate left when exiting.
He said the instructor told him to not indicate at all going straight.
That seems sort of right now, now they say there is no indication upon approach, and, you only indicate left if practical on exit. (The QLD one is the same, I just looked it up).
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Location:
Sydney
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November 2002
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Re: mini race with a charger
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Sun, 09 March 2003 11:37
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hehehe indicating right to go straight would confuse the heck outta the person on the opposite end of the roundabout! they'd hafta stop and wait until u signalled left  weird rta people
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Location:
Brisbane, QLD, Australia
Registered:
May 2002
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Re: mini race with a charger
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Sun, 09 March 2003 12:15
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| leebroozlee wrote on Sun, 09 March 2003 21:37 |
hehehe indicating right to go straight would confuse the heck outta the person on the opposite end of the roundabout! they'd hafta stop and wait until u signalled left weird rta people
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Yep, probably why they changed it to what it is now.
That's what we had to do back then. 
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Location:
Blacktown Bro
Registered:
July 2002
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Re: mini race with a charger
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Mon, 10 March 2003 05:55
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if the roundabout is one of those big 4 way roundabouts, and if im going straight thru, i indicate left while exiting, if i know it will let people go thru from the other direction, instead of waiting to see where im going, because some arseholes dont indicate at all, then the other driver must be thinking, "aw man i could, shoulda gone, cos he was only going straight" well i let them know.
if the roundabout has a straight and right hand turn option, and im going straight, ill indicate left, so drivers on the other sides know im not going to turn right without by blinky on.
and if people dont show the same courtesy, i blast them with da air horns, to teach them to be nice and courteous.
its all courtesy man! 
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Location:
Colac, Victoria
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May 2002
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Re: mini race with a charger
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Wed, 12 March 2003 04:58
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you mean people actually indicate in QLD now ??
last time i was up there ( about 8 months ago ) i hardly ever saw an indicator being used .. then again - 95% of QLD drivers are idiots anyway - the other 5% are just avoiding the issues
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Banned by his request
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moved to tamworth
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July 2002
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Re: mini race with a charger
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Fri, 14 March 2003 23:04
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haha got a good one. had a tosser behind me in a turbo civic,backing off and going full noise up behind me for awhile till the car in front of me moved so had a clear run up and out the tunnel. backed off a bit popped second as he went into the lane beside me and went full noise, waited a bit{gave him a few car lengths} then hammed it in 2nd quick into third and flew past him like he was in a diesl truck. haha then backed off and waited for him to catch up, the dip stick just looked straight ahead never looking at me smiling. imagine a civic taking on a r32 gtr! its our workshop toy with 18psi boost,cams,jap computer,vernier cam gears etc very quick car.
mick
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I supported Toymods
Location:
Epping, Sydney
Registered:
May 2002
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Re: mini race with a charger
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Fri, 14 March 2003 23:10
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why did he even try?
but then, I guess I'd try:)
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Location:
Melbourne
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September 2002
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Re: mini race with a charger
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Tue, 18 March 2003 23:33
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From http://www.rta.nsw.gov.au/rulesregulations/roundab outs.html
When exiting a roundabout, whether you are turning left, right or even going straight ahead, you must always indicate a left turn just before you exit, unless it is not practical to do so.
Thats just plain weird ;p Ok so it might be a courtesy thing, but if your meant to do it on the exit of a roundabout I.E. After the apex then whats the point?! Your so close to exiting the roundabout that if you indicate left on your straight exit it wont make any difference to some one traveling on the other side of the road. You have to slow down for a roundabout to be able to give way (prepare to stop) legally so....
I dont think we have that rule in victoria but doesnt left indicator for left turns and right indicator for right turns make enough sense? If you dont indicate then obviously your going straight! unless your a dedicated city taxi driver, apparently they dont need to indicate.
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Location:
Sydney
Registered:
November 2002
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Re: mini race with a charger
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Wed, 19 March 2003 04:23
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hmm..i find it helps when somebody signals out of a roundabout.
ur sposed to signal as soon as you've passed the exit before yours.
Yes this is usually near the apex, but plenty of Sydney drivers don't use their freakin signal lights (when turning right) on a roundabout anyway, and w/ a left signal out, a driver entering at ur exit doesn't have to wait and watch u exit before deciding you are not part of the (too large) minority of drivers somehow unable to indicate right when turning right on a roundabout
Come to think of it, lots of Sydney drivers don't even signal to turn left on a roundabout!
kingmick: my cousin in his civic si just told me about another civic who kept riding up his arse for AGES..thing is, when they pulled up at red lights, the other civ didn't even try and take him on!? To make it worse, he started riding up his arse again, even having to skid sometimes cos he was accelerating hard to tailgate him. The other civ driver had his gf in the car, so my theory was that they were having a big fight 
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Banned by his request
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moved to tamworth
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July 2002
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Re: mini race with a charger
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Wed, 19 March 2003 10:15
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um i dont mean to be rude but is this a joke? maybe on tiny rounderbouts it dosnt make any diffrence but on a round about that can fit a couple of cars or more it is important unless there is no one close to the roundabout. you never assume anything at all when driving unless you like high insurance and no, no claim bonus. it drives me insane when im waiting at a round about and someone dosnt us there blinker to say they are getting of before they get to you. id imagine you asume that,the 40 tonne truck that hasnt put his blinker on in the dry or wet is going straight so you pull out? as i said best not to assume anything on the road as you will live a lot longer. much better manners to let the bloke in the forty tonne truck no you are going of before him so he can keep rolling, he will think highly of you as a driver.
mick
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Banned by his request
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moved to tamworth
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July 2002
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Re: mini race with a charger
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Wed, 19 March 2003 10:19
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haha he might be short sighted and have left his glasses at home!
driving by brail. bang oh the cars have stopped in front, beep beep oh the cars have moved, thud thud thud thud thud oh the side of the road, thud thud oh another lane.
mick
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Location:
bris
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February 2003
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Re: mini race with a charger
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Thu, 27 March 2003 05:12
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| Classique71 wrote on Wed, 12 March 2003 14:58 |
you mean people actually indicate in QLD now ??
last time i was up there ( about 8 months ago ) i hardly ever saw an indicator being used .. then again - 95% of QLD drivers are idiots anyway - the other 5% are just avoiding the issues
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coming from a victorian?? ohhhh that hurts! 
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Banned member
Location:
Brisbane
Registered:
May 2002
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Re: mini race with a charger
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Thu, 27 March 2003 07:43
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QLD rules is you do have to indicate when you exit a roundabout
that just proves stuarts point that 95% QLD drivers are SHIT
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Location:
Colac, Victoria
Registered:
May 2002
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Re: mini race with a charger
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Thu, 27 March 2003 09:36
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LOL! i lived there for 18 months - i know what state drives better !
Victorians are MUCH more aware of their indicators , actually KNOW what the right hand lane is for - and understand how to go onto and get off a round about 
i think the sunshine effects the brain - the cold down here keeps the brain awake!
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Location:
Colac, Victoria
Registered:
May 2002
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Re: mini race with a charger
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Thu, 27 March 2003 09:44
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wayne - they are - my ex housemate was probably one of the scariest - i think i used up 7 of my 9 lives with him at the wheel - road rage doesnt begin to describe it ..
both he and his dad both had 2 tonne plus 4wd's thought they were formula one cars - and had little respect for their fellow drivers ( especially SMALL cars like mine and yours )
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