
Each to their own I suppose, and admittedly many of the cars have modern running gear, but it's still not right to me!

Paul G wrote:I just think they're a load of dickheads. Just not my idea of fun and I can't afford to keep buying tyres and don't want to spend hours getting moulton rubber off my paintwork.
I know I'm a grumpy old man but each to their own.
fordperv wrote:I'm donning my flameproof suit when I say this but at least they are out there being given a bit of stick rather than being stared at in the garage wrapped in bubble wrap like most are
andyd wrote:Sadly, this will go wrong sometime/somewhere and these events will not be held anymore
Andrew 2.8i wrote:andyd wrote:Sadly, this will go wrong sometime/somewhere and these events will not be held anymore
It very nearly did on a few of those clips, especially #1.
I sort of understand why young men in their nice cars feel the need to show off in front of a crowd, but these sorts of exits from car shows annoy the local residents and then the number of complaints to the Police increase. That results in an increase of Police presence at the event, and the next thing you know, it's too much bother for the organisers to continue holding the event. A great event is then lost forever. Exactly what happened to Queen Square........
Andrew.
andyd wrote:Paul G wrote:I just think they're a load of dickheads. Just not my idea of fun and I can't afford to keep buying tyres and don't want to spend hours getting moulton rubber off my paintwork.
I know I'm a grumpy old man but each to their own.
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fordperv wrote:I'm donning my flameproof suit when I say this but at least they are out there being given a bit of stick rather than being stared at in the garage wrapped in bubble wrap like most are
I think there is somewhere in the middle of storing them and this![]()
Sadly, this will go wrong sometime/somewhere and these events will not be held anymore
fordperv wrote:andyd wrote:Paul G wrote:I just think they're a load of dickheads. Just not my idea of fun and I can't afford to keep buying tyres and don't want to spend hours getting moulton rubber off my paintwork.
I know I'm a grumpy old man but each to their own.
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fordperv wrote:I'm donning my flameproof suit when I say this but at least they are out there being given a bit of stick rather than being stared at in the garage wrapped in bubble wrap like most are
I think there is somewhere in the middle of storing them and this![]()
Sadly, this will go wrong sometime/somewhere and these events will not be held anymore
Yeah I agree there, the thing is I reckon they are only show boating for the camera anyway
timfromull wrote:This sort of thing is nothing new..... it's been going on for decades.
As a lad in the 80s, we all used to leave the Doncaster Custom Show slightly earlier on the Sunday in order for the show cars to put on a show on the road outside Doncaster race course.
We'd stand by the pedestrian crossing pressing the button to stop the traffic and give them an excuse to stop.
I wouldn't waste my tyres or run the risk of damaging my car nowadays though.....let alone pissing off the boys in blue/local residents.
Look up the fails on YouTube of cars leaving shows..
Some make themselves look such bell ends, especially in maga buck super cars
-JC- wrote:A lot of them are Ryka's cafe, Jolly Farmer pub, and Box Hill (I think) near me. I'd worry too much about damaging something, or just the amount of £ I'm burning away on tyres. A spirited exit from a meet is ok ime, if done safely, but a lot of these don't look that safe, and are a bit excessive. That amount of tyre smoke is a bit antisocial too.
andyd wrote:It comes across the owners don't care about their cars, but that's probably not the case at all....
-JC- wrote:andyd wrote:It comes across the owners don't care about their cars, but that's probably not the case at all....
I'm sure it can't be. They care enough to get it looking "good" (subjective depending on tastes, but usually they've put effort into it one way or the other), and running well, as well as taking it to a meet with other like minded individuals. Probably just they they've either: got the money to replace anything that breaks / they're confident it's been well engineered to handle it / they care more about showing off than the damage they're doing.
-JC- wrote: Probably just they they've either: got the money to replace anything that breaks / they're confident it's been well engineered to handle it / they care more about showing off than the damage they're doing.
Andrew 2.8i wrote:Some young lads feel the need to show off in front of a crowd.
I suppose we were all young once (a long time ago in my case...) and we've probably all made a fool of ourselves in public at one time or another, although not necessarily in a car. I suppose all it needs to kerb this sort of behaviour is one copper stood at the exit of shows, but obviously Police forces don't have the budget available for that.
Andrew.
andyd wrote:Not worth shredding your tyres for, and risking a fine and/or points on your licence imo