Caporegime
I don't even get wtf the GT86 was thinking!
car meet 17 injured
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The authorities should have shut this down a long time ago, they did in the black country and this kind of thing just doesn't happen here nowadays.
The organiser needs to take responsibility for this too, they know this kind of thing is going on, it has happened for ages as can be seen on youtube filmed by the likes of AdamC. He's trying to claim they are squeaky clean and butter wouldn't melt, then throwing these 2 drivers under the bus. Bit Pathetic really.
The organiser needs to take responsibility for this too, they know this kind of thing is going on, it has happened for ages as can be seen on youtube filmed by the likes of AdamC. He's trying to claim they are squeaky clean and butter wouldn't melt, then throwing these 2 drivers under the bus. Bit Pathetic really.
Soldato
What idiots, hope they all get harsh punishments that caused this, but worrying that the police were not even aware of the event!
There was a twitter emergency, so no police around.
As they are usually on private land there isn't much that can be done. The land owner has to make a complaint and it's a "civil matter". But it's usually after hours on a industrial estate so there isn't anyone around TO make a complaint. They can only start arresting people for driving offences if they misbehave on public roads.
As they are usually on private land there isn't much that can be done. The land owner has to make a complaint and it's a "civil matter". But it's usually after hours on a industrial estate so there isn't anyone around TO make a complaint. They can only start arresting people for driving offences if they misbehave on public roads.
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Caporegime
Just making themselves look utterly incompetent with that though! Especially considering that their officers have been to previous events and there have been calls to shut them down.
Soldato
Lock up the organisers, the idiots driving and the spectators for standing there, all of them are complicit* in being stupid.
* - If I made the laws this would be the case, sadly, only 1 of the muppets (The driver) be slapped by the courts, the others will simply claim victim and go for as much compo as humanly possible..
* - If I made the laws this would be the case, sadly, only 1 of the muppets (The driver) be slapped by the courts, the others will simply claim victim and go for as much compo as humanly possible..
Soldato
I imagine the inevitable insurance claim for this is going to be rejected. Expensive for the individuals involved. Painful for those watching them.
I imagine it would have been quite hard to see with all the people stood there?
I'm putting the blame on the Nissan
Caporegime
If you can't see you don't pull out! Nissan was going far too quickly though.
Soldato
You only have to watch AdamC cars leaving a meet videos on youtube to see the difference between a 'proper' meet and people turning up to a car park and 'sending it'
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Easily life changing injuries there though. Either way, those drivers are screwed in court. I doubt they’ll get much of a sentence though in this day and age.
In one of the longer videos it appears most of the cars coming from that direction turn back into the car park the Toyota is emerging from - he's made the assumption the 350z would do the same.
Man of Honour
If the Z was going slower, the end result would have been much less severe, perhaps even non existent as the GT86 would have merged and reached adequate speed plus with the Z braking to avoid, would have widened the gap even more so.
Both drivers at fault, but it's more on the Z for the ridiculous speed. One for not driving with due care and attention and the other the same with the addition of excessive speed in a built up area.
The bystanders on the central res also need slaps. That's not an area for pedestrians.
Both drivers at fault, but it's more on the Z for the ridiculous speed. One for not driving with due care and attention and the other the same with the addition of excessive speed in a built up area.
The bystanders on the central res also need slaps. That's not an area for pedestrians.
Some people on Facebook are claiming that the police were actually in attendance for the 'static' meet
2-3 times a year it happens at a car park near where I work - 200-300 cars - generally seems a bit of a miserable affair though - very few actually nice cars and most people standing around like they aren't really sure why they are there.
Soldato
There's some tools using the roads near the village every night here, they race between two roundabouts in a 30 zone with stupidly loud exhausts on their sheds.The residents have been complaining for weeks to no avail but I suspect after this the police will be having a bit of a crackdown on such things for a while.
There are some that do that around here but the cops DO chase it up it seems (it's a really small town which still has it's own police station and council). Every so often they have a crackdown on stupid exhausts and speeding in residential areas.
Mainly it's bikers on the bypass, you can hear them from miles away. They start late at night knowing there won't be anyone around and it literally sounds like the Isle of Man TT in the diastance. Better than doing it during the day I suppose.
Mainly it's bikers on the bypass, you can hear them from miles away. They start late at night knowing there won't be anyone around and it literally sounds like the Isle of Man TT in the diastance. Better than doing it during the day I suppose.
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