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[mrlctorana]

Hey Guys, How many times have you been told to slow down or stop speeding around town. Funny though, Whenver I look at the speedo it always reads around 25mph (50 Zone). I live in a tiny town, only about 2000 people and there is pretty much no where to drive around town with out going out onto the highway and 30 odd kms to the next town....

Heres the situation, I've just got my tailshaft back from being balanced and taking the LC for a ride to see if has any vibrations. Im putting around town as I always do, It's 50 kph all round town, and I sit on 25 mph as it sit nice there, and 3rd is to tall to drive around without speeding. So im driving along and this guy shakes his fist and yells out "Slow Down" as he usually does Im doing 40kph for #$%@ Sake. This same guy threw a rock at my mates parents Hilux and put a big dent in the Door.

So I go down the road, turn around and pull up at his house to his surprise, I asked him politely what he said and he fires up and goes on about how im always speeding up the road and he's got my number and hes gunna get the cops onto me and all this other Bull@h!t How he's sick an tired of me and all the other hoons driving up and down making a noise, This is at 4:30pm by the way I tried to tell him but you think he'd listen, Yet the other bloke standing next to me agreed with me that I wasn't speeding. When I got back into the car after screaming, yelling and arguing with the bloke I had to hold myself back from Dropping a big ass wheelie right in front of his house But then he'd win. But i couldn't hold back from giving it a few big revs, and then putting off slowly down the road,

Just to clarify I've had my car back on the road for a week now after the last 6 months it had sat in the shed as the 9 inch conversion and some other mods were goin on. So while I played with the timing and carbies and a minor brake problem I done a few test runs around town and then out the road, so three days in a row I drove past his house maybe twice on one of the days, doing no more than 40-45kph and not accelerating to get to this speed either.

Im sick and tired as the car isn't really very loud, and I know for a fact that I haven't been speeding, I've never had a speeding ticket for speeding in town and never been booked for anything whatsoever in my Torana!!!! I know I can't get away with being a dickhead around town otherwise I will get booked, I go out the road if i have to aswell as race at the drags so I have no need to do anything around town.

PHEWWWW, Take a breath,

Have to say though If he dares thow ANYTHING at my car She'll be on!!!!!

Cheers, Im going to have a beer.....

Les

[lxsstorana]

Unfortunately some small towns have some small minded people. Sounds like you just met one of those people who have too much time on their hands and can only criticise others (He's probably very insecure in other personal areas as well.) Don't worry about him, enjoy your car and have fun, Regards Mick.

[Tiny]

Loki: Its a top feeling isnt it!! I get much the same kind of attention no matter where i go in the HQ! It feels nice that MOST people likea nd respect your car what what youve done to it!!

On the other hand, Yep stereotypes are rife amongst the screaming minority and its theese hippie greenies who will ruin it for you.

May i suggest that you give the police a call, and make a complaint that you were verbally harassed by this "upstanding citizen" and that you have heard that the guy has actually damaged a passing car by throwing a rock ( unsubstantiated claim maybe.. but if its put on record... Even better if you could get the victin to make a formal statement about the rock throwing!!).

This would at least get it on record before he does and make the powers that be understand that he seems to be a serial antagonist and that his future "Reports" are filled with hatered and malice and biased view, Not based on facts.

Does anyone NOW understand why I am so dead against the laws that were discussed ( brought in!?!?!) wehre by people can make an accusation by signing a statement to the police that they witnessed a "Hoon" doing something illegal!? Dont you think that this type of "citizen" who obviously is so bitter and twisted at the whole world, would take great glee in ruining your life/hobby because he now can legally!?

Les.. You did well mate. Having a word to him was good.. and NOT dropping a patch was the best thing you could possibly do mate! Well done to you ( I dont know wether i would have had the self control!!)

Cheers

[WhiteA9XS]

thats nothing to worry about !!!!!

i took the drag car out the other night around the block and saw about 6 front porch lights come on in the neighbourhood.
maybe they thought they had visitors !!!!!

hire a monster truck and chew his front lawn up , silly old fart ..

seriously only joking ...

[mrlctorana]

Cheers Guys, Thanks for the Comments, I've had a few beers now and settled down, Totally agree with you guys about most people respecting our cars as is generally the case, although there are other idiots out there who steriotype you as a hoon.

I've actually got my car on video at one at one of the runs where a bloke heard us taking off and ran over to watch, You can hear him say "Gota Love the Old Torry's" on the video as we drive past the camera.

Tiny - Thanks for the advice Big Fella, Going to the cop shop straight after work tomorrow just to have a chat about some stuff, Nan and Pop across the road also suggested to do this just in case he does do something stupid.

Torana482hp - How fun would that be, there not much room, but I could do it and thats exactly what I felt Like doing tonight, But MUST control it.

Loki - I think you hit the nail on the head mate with all three, "He's jealous of your car, Has emotional issues, And is a complete nutjob"

lxsstorana - Mick, Definately enjoying my car now mate, she's so close to how I want it to be, Got a run coming up on the weekend with a heap of other enthusiests and can't wait, First run the old girls been on for about 9 months so it's gunna be awesome.

Thanks Guys

Les

[gtrboyy]

The majority of the time when I take my gtr out I would get encouraging comments & thumbs up at the lights or questions about the car.There is an old bloke that must hate my gtr as when I drive past his house he gives me filthy looks yet doesn't even bat an eyelid when I go past in my vt ss which is louder than the gtr.Most of the time I don't have any problems but there is always someone who thinks your a hoon because you drive a torana.

[GML-31]

I suppose thats the best part of being a little older you dont seem to cop that sort of shite.

[mrlctorana]

OK Went to the Cop shop, Got a real good bloke. I told him i didn't want anything done about it but he's written it down and told me if I have any hassels to just come back and they will go and see him. Good news is the bloke that lives across the road to him always gives me a wave or thumbs up when I go past, and hes said I've never sped past there The officer had a bit of a laugh when I told him i was only in second gear when i wen't past and then he said "Ah must be a little loud", Not that it worried him at all. So all is good now.

Loki - Know exactly what you mean, I find ricers pretty bad

Cheers

Les

[mrlctorana]

LOL, Cheers Dave... Villages, hehe, thought that was pretty funny. Was definately a lot of fun on the Launceston run, Strained the brain a bit much though after the night I had, lol. Went out on the town for the night and got locked outta the hotel room so three of us slept on the doorstep from 4am to 8am until we got into our room, While our our mate who was so drunk he could hear us banging on the door had a good nights sleep, hehe, Oh well.

Guess it may be different I was an older looking fella, I'll just keep smiling at him and give him a wave back when he shakes his fist at me, hehe.

Les

[lakeside]

see the exhaust you have. Try putting a longer one on it. Then the old man might stop. That lc would by noise as and wouldn't pass a RWC with it, dosn't pass the boot space.

[Heath]

see the exhaust you have. Try putting a longer one on it. Then the old man might stop. That lc would by noise as and wouldn't pass a RWC with it, dosn't pass the boot space.

It only has to pass the rear-most opening window AFAIK, but Tassie rules may differ.

For the reference, that exhaust has just been replaced with something similar (so I doubt he's gonna change it again), and that exhaust would be pointing away from that stupid old man who I predict would be on the left, lol!

Anyway, I get the feeling it's legal down there coz you wouldn't last long with something that obvious if it wasn't.