'Stralia is more 'Murican than 'Murica| Off-Topic Discussion forum |

DukeOfUndersteer UltimaDork
10/1/12 12:49 p.m.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoKg0G9pqZ8&feature=player_embedded

Someone made the comment "Australia is what Canada should be for America" hahahaha

ransom GRM+ Memberand SuperDork
10/1/12 12:54 p.m.

Just... Burnouts... A whole backyard feature for burnouts.

Obviously most of that machinery gets used for more than that, but I'm still baffled. That much room... Kart track? BMX track? R/C car track?

DukeOfUndersteer UltimaDork
10/1/12 12:55 p.m.

Waiting for Aussie's response

Curmudgeon MegaDork
10/1/12 1:53 p.m.

'Brasher Nats: Australian for drift.'

motomoron Dork
10/1/12 2:11 p.m.

I've thought this for years.

They have wide open spaces.
They have big V8s and rear wheel drive.
They have a large population of intellectually challenged people who consume large amounts of thin, yellow beer.
They have an indigenous population which has been treated inhumanely and unfairly by the government and the yobbos and bogans mentioned above.

Kenny_McCormic Reader
10/1/12 3:12 p.m.

I have 6 guns, and several thousands rounds of ammunition. All of this either was, or could have been bought with zero paperwork well within the law.

Try that in Australia.

Knurled GRM+ Memberand SuperDork
10/1/12 5:01 p.m.

It's fun to see the threads on Speedtalk, people build engines specifically for burnout contests.

Gearheadotaku GRM+ Memberand SuperDork
10/1/12 9:20 p.m.

Don't they have speed cameras and crappy laws that have sucked the fun out of driving?

Ranger50 UltraDork
10/1/12 9:27 p.m.

Don't forget about the engineer needed to certify your "modified" chassis if you intend to street drive it.

I am not BoostedBrian Dork
10/1/12 9:36 p.m.

I've always said that if I were to move to another country, it would be Australia, with Iceland a close second.

Keith Tanner GRM+ Memberand MegaDork
10/1/12 10:06 p.m.

Gearheadotaku wrote: Don't they have speed cameras and crappy laws that have sucked the fun out of driving?

Yes they do. Nobody will drive 1kmh over the limit. Even to merge. So on the highway, evey single on-ramp slows traffic by 5kmh or so. It's annoying.

I used to think Australia was 20 years behind, and better for it. Now I think they're 20 years ahead. They do have one of the world's great racetracks though.

hotrodlarry HalfDork
10/1/12 10:30 p.m.

'Stralia , F*** Yeah!

RoadRaceDart Reader
10/1/12 10:51 p.m.

They have this....

Vintage Aussie Touring cars

aircooled PowerDork
10/1/12 11:33 p.m.

RoadRaceDart wrote: They have this.... Vintage Aussie Touring cars

WOW. That is WAYYYYY cooler then NASCAR!

Trans_Maro SuperDork
10/1/12 11:33 p.m.

Thieves and pirates...

aussiesmg UltimaDork
10/2/12 8:48 a.m.

Meh just a small warmup event for Summernats.

Do yourself a favor and go to Summernats one time

BTW bring a burnout comp to the challenge

iceracer UltraDork
10/2/12 9:22 a.m.

motomoron wrote: I've thought this for years. - They have wide open spaces. - They have big V8s and rear wheel drive. - They have a large population of intellectually challenged people who consume large amounts of thin, yellow beer. - They have an indigenous population which has been treated inhumanely and unfairly by the government and the yobbos and bogans mentioned above.

Sort of sounds like the USA.

kazoospec Reader
10/2/12 9:34 a.m.

aircooled wrote:
RoadRaceDart wrote: They have this.... Vintage Aussie Touring cars
WOW. That is WAYYYYY cooler then NASCAR!

This ^^^^. If NASCAR were even one quarter this cool, I'd watch it over anything else on television.

aircooled PowerDork
10/2/12 9:54 a.m.

aussiesmg wrote: Meh just a small warmup event for Summernats....

Question: The video shows a bunch of cool old school cars. Is that all they run (not that that is a bad thing)? Or do they run more modern cars?

Heck, with some of the aftermarket full bodies available for 60's muscle cars it seems like you could have a pretty cool series with these cars and not worry about destroying a dwindling resource. As a bonus it would create an industry for more aftermarket bodies.

rebelgtp UltraDork
10/2/12 10:16 a.m.

Kenny_McCormic wrote: I have 6 guns, and several thousands rounds of ammunition. All of this either was, or could have been bought with zero paperwork well within the law. Try that in Australia.

Amateur

aussiesmg UltimaDork
10/2/12 1:20 p.m.

rebelgtp wrote:
Kenny_McCormic wrote: I have 6 guns, and several thousands rounds of ammunition. All of this either was, or could have been bought with zero paperwork well within the law. Try that in Australia.
Amateur

QFT

aussiesmg UltimaDork
10/2/12 1:25 p.m.

http://www.summernats.com.au/

Youtube links

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CSUcL0y2edY&feature=fvst

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RSk-ANOdgyo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YwMHrTaVS6c

Bring your Sheila and get your mullet trimmed

Knurled GRM+ Memberand SuperDork
10/2/12 7:55 p.m.

motomoron wrote: I've thought this for years. - They have wide open spaces. - They have big V8s and rear wheel drive. - They have a large population of intellectually challenged people who consume large amounts of thin, yellow beer. - They have an indigenous population which has been treated inhumanely and unfairly by the government and the yobbos and bogans mentioned above.

You could say most of that for any place that England colonized, I think.