RE: Tunnel runners 'nutters' says MP
Discussion
What should really be bought into question is Building regulations.
In Scotland the building regs are much tougher than ours when it comes to noise insulation, semi detached properties and flats have to have sound proofing between party walls and is measured with DB meters, how many houses or flats have that in the London home counties?
Also instead of the now fairly standard Double glazing, Scandinavian countries have Triple Glazing for heat saving and sound proofing.
All of this reduces heat loss (good for the environment) AND gives residents in flats and houses peace from noisy neighbours and other undesirable noises!
In Scotland the building regs are much tougher than ours when it comes to noise insulation, semi detached properties and flats have to have sound proofing between party walls and is measured with DB meters, how many houses or flats have that in the London home counties?
Also instead of the now fairly standard Double glazing, Scandinavian countries have Triple Glazing for heat saving and sound proofing.
All of this reduces heat loss (good for the environment) AND gives residents in flats and houses peace from noisy neighbours and other undesirable noises!
What everyone forgets is that Clarkson caused this. Top Gear have promoted the use of tunnels to enhance the sound of an exhaust note on two seperate occasions over the last couple of series. One of which was literally a mini tunnel run in Europe, exploiting either an Aston or Ferrari through mountain tunnels and grinning like children at the naughty sounds...
So, blame Clarkson.
So, blame Clarkson.
Blipi said:
More persicute the motorist and London Loser attitude.
Break the law = get nicked.
Enjoy your car legally = leave us the hell alone!
The Gov depend on us petrolheads for much income, not just directly in their own fleecing taxes, but through associated motorsport venues, organisations, manufacturers etc... It's hard enough these days enjoying our passion! But we make what we can. Tunnel runs being one of those precious moments.
Why not start noisily running routes through narrow streets, at legal speed of course, instead if they try to ban the tunnel runs?!
Next step will be a major clamp down on vehicle noise whch will totally scupper V8 and other noise fun.
Hey ho. Enjoy what you can. The last dying days of driving pleasure is likely in our lifetimes.
Blowing someone's door off will be illegal before you know it Break the law = get nicked.
Enjoy your car legally = leave us the hell alone!
The Gov depend on us petrolheads for much income, not just directly in their own fleecing taxes, but through associated motorsport venues, organisations, manufacturers etc... It's hard enough these days enjoying our passion! But we make what we can. Tunnel runs being one of those precious moments.
Why not start noisily running routes through narrow streets, at legal speed of course, instead if they try to ban the tunnel runs?!
Next step will be a major clamp down on vehicle noise whch will totally scupper V8 and other noise fun.
Hey ho. Enjoy what you can. The last dying days of driving pleasure is likely in our lifetimes.
lythaby said:
Now i'm dyslexic and have to use spell check regularly, but who the hell wrote that, the grammar is terrible 
And so it goes on 
Sadly there are many people in London who don't drive, hate the motorist and everything it stands for.
We need to go back to the 60s Love thy neighbour, Peace, flower power.....Hang on we do have Bio fuels now
You will never change their mindset
Move on ...Brum Brum
Sadly there are many people in London who don't drive, hate the motorist and everything it stands for.
We need to go back to the 60s Love thy neighbour, Peace, flower power.....Hang on we do have Bio fuels now You will never change their mindset
Move on ...Brum Brum
Ross Parker said:
Comments are good 
BMW Events said:
Dear Reader,
I believe Mr Fitzpatrick may have amnesia. You see, I am one of the organisers of this event and I wrote to the Mp a few weeks ago asking on how we could work together. I also repeatedly called, emailed, public facebooked and private facebooked, but unfortunately, Mr Fitz forgot to get back to me each time. The Mp also seems to forget that our event was pre-approved by the council and that it was us who spoke to the police weeks before. He also must have forgotten that we were only there for two hours and parked sensibly so that even the buses had no trouble getting past. He has also forgotten that our photography and talk of cars and motorsport did not cause any accidents or injury. He also forgot that all our vehicles were marked with charity iconography and window stickers to aid our police chaperones with identification. In regards to the person caught going the wrong way around the roundabout, we didn’t even know until today; it certainly wasn’t while we were there. This driver didn’t have our recognition markers, and wasn’t mentioned during the positive feedback telephone calls by either the police or the council, so we can only assume it was a particularly rebellious individual or a figment of Jim’s imagination. Amnesia does seem logical, after all, he did forget to abide by the rules of the house of Commons in 2009 when he was found guilty of sending thousands of unsolicited letters and coffee invites at taxpayer’s expense; and then, for his own political gain, forgot to aid the fraud investigation and refused to apologise since the general election was imminent. Perhaps in time, Jim will also forget this vote grabbing tactic against legal motor enthusiasts, and will remember to look at the important things in his constituency, like the fact that last year Poplar and Canning town was ranked the second worst place in the UK for child poverty (55% of households). On a more positive note, those two hours of BMW fun raised an estimated £500 for Demelza Children’s Hospice. Charity starts at home Jim, let us be the ones who lead it.
Thanks and regards,
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