Freeway racing is bad. - Subaru Enthusiasts Car Club of the Sierras

MattR · 2005-01-14, 11:07 AM

But OMG are these guys nuts!
Insane.
http://logarhythm.org/movies/raceonfreeway.wmv

sti deede · 2005-01-14, 11:16 AM

wow. they go through spots like there isn't anyone there.
I wonder if its second nature to them or if they get an adrenaline rush from it. Scary stuff.

AtomicLabMonkey · 2005-01-14, 11:16 AM

Is it bad that I found myself picking holes in the traffic I would have gone through instead while watching that?

sti deede · 2005-01-14, 11:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AtomicLabMonkey

Is it bad that I found myself picking holes in the traffic I would have gone through instead while watching that?

That's hardcore. You can pick a part their technique and one-up them.
Good stuff.

MattR · 2005-01-14, 11:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AtomicLabMonkey

Is it bad that I found myself picking holes in the traffic I would have gone through instead while watching that?

No, I was actually doing the same thing....damn...I guess freeway racers may be higher on the pyramid than once thought, their still idiots though.

Dean · 2005-01-14, 11:25 AM

Definitely some better holes than they chose. That last move behind the crane was damn close... There were a couple good 5-10 car pileups in there if another driver had changed lanes. This is just plain not a good idea.

sperry · 2005-01-14, 11:26 AM

Those guys have:

sti deede · 2005-01-14, 11:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sperry

Those guys have:

Very funny pic!

MattR · 2005-01-14, 11:28 AM

Those guys have____________?

sperry · 2005-01-14, 11:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MattR

Those guys have____________?

"giant balls"

MattR · 2005-01-14, 11:29 AM

Oh, I thought they had 3 balls...ouch

Dean · 2005-01-14, 11:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MattR

I guess freeway racers may be higher on the pyramid than once thought, their still idiots though.

Do not mistake dumb luck for skill. On a track, you have a fair idea what others around you might do. On the Freeway, it is a crap shoot, or worse, Russian rulette with 5 live rounds. On a track, there are no moving objects that weigh 5-50 times as much as you, that you can easily end up underneath, or run over by.

I bet if the cameras had survived, there would be any number of videos that don't end so calmly.

ScottyS · 2005-01-14, 11:32 AM

That's clearly the result of:

1) Not enough video games

or

2) Too many video games

Those idiots were trying to get people killed.

dknv · 2005-01-14, 12:02 PM

Normally I don't take this attitude - but that video could have been staged. Have a bunch of your friends get out on the freeway going about 40mph, leaving at least 1 car length in-between and you could get results like that.

Today, I'm just having that attitude about not believing everything I see on the internet.

MattR · 2005-01-14, 12:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dknv

Normally I don't take this attitude - but that video could have been staged. Have a bunch of your friends get out on the freeway going about 40mph, leaving at least 1 car length in-between and you could get results like that.

Today, I'm just having that attitude about not believing everything I see on the internet.

They would sure need a lot of friends to accomplish that.

ScottyS · 2005-01-14, 12:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dean

Quote:

Originally Posted by MattR

I guess freeway racers may be higher on the pyramid than once thought, their still idiots though.

Do not mistake dumb luck for skill. On a track, you have a fair idea what others around you might do. On the Freeway, it is a crap shoot, or worse, Russian rulette with 5 live rounds. On a track, there are no moving objects that weigh 5-50 times as much as you, that you can easily end up underneath, or run over by.

I bet if the cameras had survived, there would be any number of videos that don't end so calmly.

Right. After a few years of driving for a living, I came up with this axiom that it takes 2 mistakes in order for a typical accident to happen. Not anticipating and allowing for somebody else's mistake counts as mistake #2.

AtomicLabMonkey · 2005-01-14, 01:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MattR

Quote:

Originally Posted by dknv

Normally I don't take this attitude - but that video could have been staged. Have a bunch of your friends get out on the freeway going about 40mph, leaving at least 1 car length in-between and you could get results like that.

They would sure need a lot of friends to accomplish that.

Yeah, several hundred.

sperry · 2005-01-14, 02:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AtomicLabMonkey

Quote:

Originally Posted by MattR

Quote:

Originally Posted by dknv

Normally I don't take this attitude - but that video could have been staged. Have a bunch of your friends get out on the freeway going about 40mph, leaving at least 1 car length in-between and you could get results like that.

They would sure need a lot of friends to accomplish that.

Yeah, several hundred.

Plus that traffic was going certainly faster then 40, and the racers were hitting 100+ in the breaks between traffic pretty easily.

The only way that was staged was if it was part of a full-scale movie production. In which case, it could have been a practice run or something... but I'm included to believe it really was a pair of jack-holes driving like idiots.... evn if they're capable idiots.

sybir · 2005-01-14, 02:25 PM

It's also Germany, where presumably more people actually know how to drive. Still stupid.

Dean · 2005-01-14, 02:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sybir

It's also Germany, where presumably more people actually know how to drive. Still stupid.

If that were the case, the left 1-2 lanes of the 4 would be clear of all but people going pretty fast themselves, and these guys could have just flown down the fast lane.

NOT!

Left two lanes full of Dorks just like the US... Stupidity = Entropy/Chaos... It's everywhere, and growing.

qksubi · 2005-01-14, 02:33 PM

Not one of those guys used the shoulder fuckin ROOKIES!!

MattR · 2005-01-14, 02:36 PM

The moral of this thread....

If you get away with it, you're that much cooler to all your friends...

MattR · 2005-01-14, 02:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by qksubi

Not one of those guys used the shoulder fuckin ROOKIES!!

Coming soon to a highway near you!

2 Silver STi's
1 Highway
Infinite broken laws

Boo-yahahh

MattR · 2005-01-14, 02:41 PM

I must admit, I "parted the waters" once, squeezing between two cars in their assigned lanes, and that was pretty hairy, I was dumb and it was a long time ago...the shoulder is a much better place for overtaking...

JC · 2005-01-14, 02:46 PM

Brings back memories...

2005-01-14, 11:07 AM	#1
MattR El Matador Real Name: Matt Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 10,660 Car: 2012 Toyota Tacoma Class: ?	Freeway racing is bad. But OMG are these guys nuts! Insane. http://logarhythm.org/movies/raceonfreeway.wmv __________________ "Dallas..We have a problem.”

2005-01-14, 11:16 AM	#3
AtomicLabMonkey Nightwalker Real Name: Austin Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Oshkosh, WI Posts: 4,063 Car: '13 WRX YGBSM	Is it bad that I found myself picking holes in the traffic I would have gone through instead while watching that? __________________ "None of you seem to understand. I'm not locked in here with you.. you're locked in here with me."

2005-01-14, 11:25 AM	#6
Dean Señor Cheap Bastarde Real Name: Dean Join Date: May 2003 Location: $99 Tire Store Posts: 9,294 Car: $.04 STI Class: Fast,Cheap & Reliable=STI Deal, did somebody say Deal? Oh, Dean, yeah that's me.	Definitely some better holes than they chose. That last move behind the crane was damn close... There were a couple good 5-10 car pileups in there if another driver had changed lanes. This is just plain not a good idea. __________________ I am a Commodore PET --- Now get off my lawn you kids...

2005-01-14, 11:26 AM	#7
sperry The Doink Real Name: Scott Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 20,335 Car: '09 OBXT, '02 WRX, '96 Miata Class: PDX/TT-6 The way out is through	Those guys have: __________________ Is you is, or is you ain't, my con-stit-u-ints?

2005-01-14, 11:28 AM	#9
MattR El Matador Real Name: Matt Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 10,660 Car: 2012 Toyota Tacoma Class: ?	Those guys have____________? __________________ "Dallas..We have a problem.”

2005-01-14, 11:16 AM	#2
sti deede EJ205 Real Name: Deede Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 1,789 Car: '96 4runner Class: none.	wow. they go through spots like there isn't anyone there. I wonder if its second nature to them or if they get an adrenaline rush from it. Scary stuff.

2005-01-14, 11:29 AM	#11
MattR El Matador Real Name: Matt Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 10,660 Car: 2012 Toyota Tacoma Class: ?	Oh, I thought they had 3 balls...ouch __________________ "Dallas..We have a problem.”

2005-01-14, 11:32 AM	#13
ScottyS EJ205 Real Name: It is real! Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: RNO Posts: 2,367 Car: 1998 Impreza Wagon, 1991 Legacy Turbo Sedan, 2003 Nissan Xterra Class: tvFree Yes, I'll fix it for you. Again.	That's clearly the result of: 1) Not enough video games or 2) Too many video games Those idiots were trying to get people killed. __________________ "Trend Number One is that people aren't getting any smarter." Dogbert

2005-01-14, 12:02 PM	#14
dknv EJ207 Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: 39n53, 119w90 Posts: 2,698 Car: RX-8 Class: CS maybe	Normally I don't take this attitude - but that video could have been staged. Have a bunch of your friends get out on the freeway going about 40mph, leaving at least 1 car length in-between and you could get results like that. Today, I'm just having that attitude about not believing everything I see on the internet.

2005-01-14, 02:25 PM	#19
sybir The Don Real Name: Aaron Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Sacramento Posts: 3,097 Car: '97 Legacy / '05 FXT Class: low	It's also Germany, where presumably more people actually know how to drive. Still stupid. __________________ Tact is for people who aren't witty enough to be sarcastic.

2005-01-14, 02:33 PM	#21
qksubi Assault Mechanic Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Reno Posts: 996 Car: 13 Sti Hatch Satin white Class: TBSP/TT-2 Aim for the EYES!	Not one of those guys used the shoulder fuckin ROOKIES!!

2005-01-14, 02:36 PM	#22
MattR El Matador Real Name: Matt Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 10,660 Car: 2012 Toyota Tacoma Class: ?	The moral of this thread.... If you get away with it, you're that much cooler to all your friends... __________________ "Dallas..We have a problem.”

2005-01-14, 02:41 PM	#24
MattR El Matador Real Name: Matt Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 10,660 Car: 2012 Toyota Tacoma Class: ?	I must admit, I "parted the waters" once, squeezing between two cars in their assigned lanes, and that was pretty hairy, I was dumb and it was a long time ago...the shoulder is a much better place for overtaking... __________________ "Dallas..We have a problem.”

2005-01-14, 02:46 PM	#25
JC Ask me about dubs! Real Name: JC Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Orange, CA Posts: 2,895 Car: 2013 Triumph Speed Triple R	Brings back memories... __________________ Actually, I am a rocket scientist.

Similar Threads
Thread	Thread Starter	Forum	Replies	Last Post
GOTO Racing, COBB Legacy GT, Grand Am Cup, Mid Ohio	Joel Gat	Motorsports Chat	6	2006-06-27 06:59 PM
Street Racing Accident, South Meadows and Double R	Nick Koan	General Subaru Discussion & Club Chat	26	2006-05-01 06:57 PM
Freeway Racing gone bad...	MattR	General Subaru Discussion & Club Chat	4	2006-01-08 10:28 AM
Racing up Pike's Peak	sperry	Technical Chat	18	2005-06-29 06:47 PM
PR: Sheehan Motor Racing Shocks the Competition with DMS	GarySheehan	Motorsports Chat	5	2003-08-22 07:45 AM