End of the Gumball?

Bzzt wrong:

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Steve Firth
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Yes some competitors race but that doesn't make the Gumball illegal which is what certain people are claiming it is. I doubt it's anywhere near 90%, obviously the film crews are going to show the fastest and often worst driving as that's what people buying the DVD want to see. If you see the amount of cars at the start of the rally, only a small proportion of them are shown on the DVD. Generally it's the same teams in every rally that push the limits too far.

Reply to
Homer

None. Why should they. One is a driving slapped wrist which the police's job, and ones an organising body on behalf of the rally.

Reply to
Burgerman

Yea that's true I suppose. Still, it's those that give such things a bad name, especially if these two really did do a runner and leave that guy to die.

Reply to
Iridium

The RAC rally hasn't been back to North Wales since Richard Brainstorms insane anti-vehicle quest prosecuted half a dozen rally drivers between stages.

Costs the Welsh tourist industry somewhere around £15 million quid a year that does.

On a similar note, I was at a Land Rover club meeting last week and the North Wales Environmental Plod officer turned up and repeatedly told us if we go off road in certain areas of North Wales (not ones we use) that we'd be prosecuted.

When someone asked him where it was ok to off road he referred to some obscure "Definative map" that is changed on a weekly basis, held in some County office somewhere or other and unavailable online. He then spouted on about "if it's on the definative map as a road then you can use it, once it's been defined as a road it's a road.", It was pointed out that an OS map is pretty definative and has plenty of Roman roads marked on it so by his logic they're definatively roads. He looked a bit flustered and said "Well the OS map isn't the definative map". When asked to define "map" and he told us that the only map that counts is the definative map.. He then made his excuses and left - after giving all the Land / Range Rovers in the car park a good looking over.

45 minutes he'd preached on about the Berwyn ranges - not even particularly good off road territory.
Reply to
Pete M

No it isn't irrelevent. Obviously you've had a lobotomy in the past few weeks or you're intent on showing yourself up to be a retard so I'll explain it in Noddy and Big Ears terms..

I was making the point that there are countries out there which have specific laws aimed at such events. Canada is a country which has Street Racing laws. I didn't say Gumball went through Canada, I was merely using it as an example of a country with such laws.

No, really?

You're quite thick really aren't you? People are starting to see through the bullshit.

Reply to
Conor

Stopped and fined for what?

Reply to
ThePunisher

Mostly for not being German.

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Reply to
Steve Firth

Entering the country as gumballers as far as the stories make out - I'd imagine the German rozzers just used any technicality as an excuse.

Reply to
Iridium

That is actually true. Maybe not updated on a weekly basis, but any changes to be made are only made once a week. The county planner will show you the map for an area you are interested in, usually by pre-made appointment.

Mountain Bikers used to face the same hassles for "tearing up the footpaths". When infact an american action group did a test of a bike versus a Vibram soled boot, and as long as the bike was skidded uncontrolably down hill until the rider crashed it did more damage. Otherwise the impact of the boot crumbled and crush much more of the unevan ground than a rolling tyre did on a bike ridden properly. This was in the days of bridleways, footpaths. RUPP, BOATs as well as green lanes. I think they are made it easier these days by downgrading almost everything not challenged into a footpath haven't they?

Reply to
Elder

Obviously Noddy and Big Ears is several steps above your academic ability...

Public roads used in stages closed to traffic for the duration of the stages.

You're still a retard.

Reply to
Conor

Conor wrote rather insultingly of a man they call "Firth":

... and you're still wrong.

(c:

Reply to
Douglas Payne

It's a rally - nothing more than a bunch of motoring enthusiasts getting together for some wild parties. The entry fees cover hotels and parties and stuff. And probably some spending cash for Max.

There are reports that some of the schedules are impossible to meet without speeding, which could land them in so crap with the authorities. However in previous years people have taken part in icecream vans, caterhams and SUVs that are somewhat less than conducive to high speed or reckless driving - proving in my mind that it is an indivudual participants choice how fast they drive - the guy in the stretched hummer the other year certainly was running slow in some sections.

Reply to
Tim S Kemp

In the 2004 rally a 2CV was judged to have won the event, I think the maximum speed it reached was 60mph.

Reply to
Homer

Steve Firths sock speaks!

Reply to
Conor

Hehe pretty sure Doug and Steve are different people :-)

Reply to
Iridium

Do the lurkers support you in email, wrongy?

Reply to
Douglas Payne

No it's a timed road rally, you have a set off time and a finish time, the finish time is calculated at the distance you should have to travel and an average speed based on the types of road you are on, in the UK it's normally an average of 30 mph. You are docked points fir getting there early to discourage speeding.

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Depresion

No it's a time trial road rally, not a race.

Reply to
Depresion

No it's not, and that's not the point at all. You don't have a clue do you?

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Depresion

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