Quote from theblackrabbi :

well that's how I drive Sorry if people are too chicken to live a little in real life.

illepall illepall Too chicken to live a litlle in real life?? Yes, people prefer to live, not to be killed by some idiot who drives like in the games!!!
My friend from elementary school got hit by some stupid driver, and broke both of his legs... He can now barely walk, but he is not the person that he used to be, he got seriuos brain injuries, and he no longer can speek properly, nor live properly, he is like a plant now, and barely understands what is going on around him, if you now what i mean.. He was one of the best basketball players in school, and he wanted to become a famous player, and had a very bright future, being also one of the best students in school. His twin brother become a drug addict after that, and he also is no longer the same person, he's a junkie now and a punk, because he couldn't take what happened to his brother.. So you want to be one of those persons, that can ruin other people's lifes, or kill them??? Please, put yourself together, and put some common sense in that head, before you do something stupid!!!!!!!!

its not about having balls or anything. its just showing disrespect to other people on the road. Show your guts and skill with your lap times on the track.

Quote from Gabkicks :

its not about having balls or anything. its just showing disrespect to other people on the road. Show your guts and skill with your lap times on the track.

As I said I just like to have fun on the road, and yes I do drive as well as any motorcyle. Maybe I need help in the head for that You guys take everything the wrong way.

how is it being taken the wrong way lol? you asked if anyone drives like a race car driver on the road.. what else would you expect.. a yes? lol i hope not

My brothers friend (hes 20) was driving like idiot until he almost killed himself and other friend. He was going about 100 km and tried to pass other car on the mountain, at night, on a turn, with double line. Guess what, a car came out of different direction. He was lucky because he had time to brake. My brother said hes not driving like idiot after that but im not sure. I drove with him once and it was really exciting but not worth it. By the way that friend that was driving with him is one of the best students in city where I lived in Poland. He got to one of the best colleges in Poland. It is unbielevable that he could get his whole future ruined by that idiot.

It's not just your skill you have to think about if you race others you are responsible for their actions too and even if you never crash it could be the other guy your racing that takes out the bus shelter and slams into the power pole killing himself instantly... (happened here just this week)

Ok so your a better driver than most of the looses on the street, if you know that why do you have to prove it?

A couple of points

1) You are not nearly as good a driver as you think you are. After you take some performance driving schools with real instructors, then maybe you can say you are getting to be good. Just because you think you are good because you drive more recklessly than everybody else only proves that you have no common sense, it does not prove that you are a good driver.

2) No matter how good you are, no matter how much you pay attention, there are cases where you will never be good enough to avoid. You are NOT in control of everybody else on the road, you CAN'T see through buildings and see that other car about to pull out, you CAN'T predict what those other idiots on the road are going to do. They only reason that you think this way is it has not caught up with you yet. But it will. Don't be stupid. The street is no place to race. It is no place to find out what the limits of your skill and your car really are.

Join the SCCA or a car club. Go to driving schools, track days, auto cross, and maybe even club racing if you really have the need. Then you will find out just how good your really are. If you live long enough, you will feel really stupid and realize you were lucky to stay alive doing what you are doing now and thinking what you are thinking now.

Grow up before you lose the chance to grow up.

Quote from Hallen :

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:thumbsup3 Well said.

Gee all I was asking was if people liked to drive fast in real life. I see people everyday where I live with race-type cars, and I always find somebody that wants to drive a little faster, or oh my GOD-race! Yes there are people out there that like having fun like that while driving, and there are certian of us that enjoy it more then anything when driving. I'm not drifting around the streets, and I'm not driving faster then I can, but damn I just love to go out and have a blast driving. I'm sorry if I offended anyone by asking a question like this, perhaps this will be my last post, because everyone seems to take what I post and try and stick it in my ass

you must be carefull with your choice of words. we all assume that you meen that nfsu type crap. and i still think thats what you mean really but you didnt expect to get flamed.illepall

Everyone here obviously enjoys cars... its just we dont like the stupid stereotypes that have spread about racing and those who race.

I might just chip in and say:
I started driving a few months ago, and I already know that trying to race on a normal road would be pure stupidity. You take a look at a road, then compare it to a racetrack. You might notice that the track is wider, and has wider turns, along with suitable run-off areas. Roads don't.
Driving on public roads is a means of conveance first and foremost. It's not your own personal speedway. If you want to "race" in any way, shape or form, go to a race track. That way, when you stuff up, you have a better chance yourself and the likelyhood of killing someone else is lessened. What if you make a mistake on a road when you're racing? You're shooting through an intersection, and car with a family in it comes the other way and you don't have time to avoid them. You could kill them, not to mention yourself. Don't be a jackass, putting yourself and others in danger.
It doesn't matter how good a driver you are, If you race on public roads you should not be allowed to ever get behind the wheel of a motor car or motorcycle again.
Peter

I might also offer this advice: Don't think your parents know nothing. respect their advice.They've been driving for a hell of a long time.Besides... mine are only a few seconds behind me at blackwood.
P.

Quote from theblackrabbi :

I live in Los Angeles, and every time I go out to drive I always end up showing off on how great a driver I am. It's the same thing I find driving in real life then it is here. Does anyone else find that they race allot of other people when they drive, or can they keep that on the track? I can't stop racing in real life, or yeah I'm hooked on and off the track.....I drive a 97 altima stick, and a toyota matrix, so the stuff kicks ass like the xrg. I have also been doing allot of testing around where I live, and I can say this game is the closest to the real thing as they come. Side note: I find racing r1-r3 on the xrg to be more like driving real life, but that's the me.

Just note the bolded text in your original post. That is why everyone is giving you a hard time here. Like I said, I don't have a problem with people driving fast. But you live in Los Angeles with alot more traffic than I see in the north western part of PA, with Pittsburgh being the closest major city at 2.5 hours away (GO STEELERS!!!!!!!, hehehehe) Quite a difference my area is from Los Angeles. It is normal to be running 70 mph down the 2 lane main roads out here with the next closest car to you being half a mile away. You just have to watch out for the deer .

Quote from theblackrabbi :

...I'm sorry if I offended anyone by asking a question like this, perhaps this will be my last post, because everyone seems to take what I post and try and stick it in my ass

Actually we are trying to stick some wit in your head.

I hope you understand that this heat is not about YOU - it's about the other people who are taking a walk to work or home from school, who did not choose to get ran over accidentally by some fella who thought he had the chops.

If you want to race or ignore speed limits, do it on the track where you most likely will only kill yourself if it comes to that.

1. You're not offending anyone, you are putting other people, women and children, on the road into danger. Go to a racetrack like all other people who like racing.

2. It's not about "I can keep my car safely on the road, I'm a safe driver" but about "I could keep my car safely on the road even if some moron parked in the middle of the corner on my side of the corner, I'm a safe driver".
To be a safe driver you have to be able to react on other people's errors without going off the road.

3. The people here just want to stop you from senselessly putting other people into danger. Go to a racetrack like all other people who like racing.

Vain

i have 2 sports bike, one for road, one for track. if i needed to, i could ride totally in the law on the road, and get my 'fix' on the track, but i will freely admit, i do ride like a dick sometimes. i do ride fast in the countryside, i do top 130ish on the motorways, but its all about timing. i do these at the right time.

Quote from v4forlife :

i have 2 sports bike, one for road, one for track. if i needed to, i could ride totally in the law on the road, and get my 'fix' on the track, but i will freely admit, i do ride like a dick sometimes. i do ride fast in the countryside, i do top 130ish on the motorways, but its all about timing. i do these at the right time.

You'll get nicked one day, and when you do, I hope you lose your licence for a VERY long time illepall

130mph ANYWHERE on a PUBLIC road is disgusting

Dan,

Quote from v4forlife :

i do ride fast in the countryside, i do top 130ish on the motorways, but its all about timing. i do these at the right time.

In the countryside? Are you f*cking MAD? And you're stupid enough to BRAG about it! illepall

i'd be lying if i said i stuck to the speed limit

130mph is just a stroll in the park on a sports bike.

And its not really the bikers fault that an OAP was pootling along at the side of a "quiet country road" (a bikers favorite riding spot) and got in his way.

Should've been on the path.

Ok lest close this thread. We are saying everything the same "go on the track, you are stupid blah blah blah." Every post is exactly the same.

Quote from nikimere :

i'd be lying if i said i stuck to the speed limit

Speed limits aren't just random numbers. "Road Departments" (don't know the actual name of the actual goverment agency) who plan the roads and streets observe the surroundings and add the risk factors like traffic, nearby schools, lack of lights, curves and proximity of ditches, etc. and based on those they say the speed limit is 40 km/h during winter and 50 km/h during summer. When you disregard speed limits, you ignore direct warnings and face the possibly fatal consequencies if you mess up.

Example:
A car approaches intersection at a speed of 40 km/h and a pedestrian appears in front of the car, distance 20 meters. The driver is able to make a full stop just before hitting the pedestrian.
If the car had been travelling at a speed of 50 km/h, what would have been the impact velocity? 10 km/h?

Correct answer is 37 km/h. Hard to believe? That's not based on assumption but instead on raw statistics of human reaction times and physics.

If the car had been travelling with only 20 km/h of overspeed, the impact velocity would have been a staggering 55 km/h. And people who have studied road vehicle fatality statistics will know that the pedestrian death rate on impact skyrockets when the impact velocity goes over 40 km/h.

Source: The Central Organization for Traffic Safety in Finland (www.liikenneturva.fi)

but some speed limits are stupid and are set so low becuase the police/government want to make some money out of it. for example....

There is a road not far from my house, it's 4 lanes wide in both directions, no pedestrians can walk on or near it, it is perfectly straight and it's still 30MPH (about 50kph i think)... thanks just mental illepall Thats the place you find the police with their speed guns every weekend.

I think most of us would be lying if we said we have never gone over the speed limit, and some of us including myself have done some very stupid and dangerous things in our time... but I have lived through it and now am far more sensible and self restained.

Unfortunately I have seen some friends and have heard of many others that were not so lucky! So my strong views aren't unfounded they are based on harsh reality, believing that you are a good driver can get you killed and as several have said already the reality is, is that your most likley are no where as near as good a driver as you think you are and even if you are, driving close to the limit gives you no room for error and a public road has no room for error, so the result is death or serious injury to your self and innocent bystanders... its only a matter of time and the more you race or drive recklessly on public roads the more likely you are to become another statistic.

I've lived in some country towns where 50% of the young men have been killed in cars going fast believing they were good. Hey they could drift around a bend at 180km/hr so they must have been awsome! but they are now dead! Just because you can do some awsome driving doesn't mean you will never come unstack, it's far better to have that experience in a race car on a race track than on a street corner or bend in the road with trees on the outside. Take a look at road races in the early years before safty became an issue, many drivers died and many bystanders died also. If profeesional race drivers frequently become unstack, what makes you think you can race on the streets and never have an incident? It's only a matter of time.

I personaly love speed, fast cars and the rush of racing, wouldn't be here otherwise, but I know its place... dang! I was going to make a post that lightened the atmosphere a little, cause I thought there was too much flaming going on I guess I just can't bring myself to do it, because it is such a prevailing attitude amoung the young now and it scares me what type of horsepower and cars young people are getting now days, and I know that until you have a serious accident your unlikely to realise how fragile life really is and think it will never happen to you!

How this thread has become 3 pages long is beyond me...illepall