Trafford Centre ****wittery.

[Fun Bus]

This is the footage I was referring to:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5P6kYLr5H9o

You hear the impact, camera turns and no front numberplate.

[Steve vRS]

I'm lost.

Are these closed roads as part of an 'organised' event? Or, have these idiots turned up and started driving like tools on open, public roads with other cars on them?

Steve

[Petrus1983]

Fun Bus said:

This is the footage I was referring to:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5P6kYLr5H9o

You hear the impact, camera turns and no front numberplate.

They might have got away with it if then if they hadn't decided to sit at the lights prior to launching off revving the cars for all to see/film

[Soov535]

hora said:

StottyEvo said:

I was there, the Jag was cordoned off with police standing around it. Coupled with the video evidence I can't see any other logical outcome than him being charged with dangerous driving. Bearing in mind he didn't only lose control of his vehicle by driving stupidly on a public road, he did it whilst the streets were lined with people.

Question- Is it a public road though? Is it Intu's land i.e. classed as a private carpark - even though its an access road? Would be interested to see how it turns out.

Are you sure hes a full RAF pilot? Or a trainee helicopter or on the fast jet programme? If hes in training it really wont look good. It shows lack of judgement.

It's a place to which the public have access, and therefore is a public place and the traffic law will apply.

[Debaser]

Fun Bus said:

This is the footage I was referring to:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5P6kYLr5H9o

You hear the impact, camera turns and no front numberplate.

Doesn't it fall off when he hits the post? Looks to be lying in the gutter in front of the car.

[StottyEvo]

Soov535 said:

hora said:

StottyEvo said:

I was there, the Jag was cordoned off with police standing around it. Coupled with the video evidence I can't see any other logical outcome than him being charged with dangerous driving. Bearing in mind he didn't only lose control of his vehicle by driving stupidly on a public road, he did it whilst the streets were lined with people.

Question- Is it a public road though? Is it Intu's land i.e. classed as a private carpark - even though its an access road? Would be interested to see how it turns out.

Are you sure hes a full RAF pilot? Or a trainee helicopter or on the fast jet programme? If hes in training it really wont look good. It shows lack of judgement.

It's a place to which the public have access, and therefore is a public place and the traffic law will apply.

Was about to say this, where to Jag spun was an open petrol station with normal shoppers filling their cars up.

I actually doubt that any action will be taken against him, but to me this is exactly what dangerous driving laws were made for.

[dooosuk]

Fun Bus said:

This is the footage I was referring to:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5P6kYLr5H9o

You hear the impact, camera turns and no front numberplate.

It came off on impact and is lying in the gutter.

[red_slr]

Owww. Damage on that Merc is severe.

[Fun Bus]

dooosuk said:

Fun Bus said:

This is the footage I was referring to:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5P6kYLr5H9o

You hear the impact, camera turns and no front numberplate.

It came off on impact and is lying in the gutter.

Well done that man! Completely missed that.

[andymc]

bimsb6 said:

they could argue it's a road rally. Performance testing on the road. Being driven by a bellend should be an exclusion as well.

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Luton and insurance don't often go together, Fact

[hornetrider]

Debaser said:

Doesn't it fall off when he hits the post? Looks to be lying in the gutter in front of the car.

Yep. I like how they remove the rear one by the time it gets on the tow truck. Gate > horse.

[Garett]

So were these people actually involved in the Gumball or just people that had come to spectate and show off to the crowds? Either way it doesn't look good for the Gumball getting permission to be there again next time.

I can't believe the stupidity of these people, it is so busy around the Trafford Centre at the best of times on a weekend, with shoppers etc, that they would even attempt that sort of driving is beggars belief!

[Durzel]

Don't suppose it'll change anything regards the whole leasing situation (if true). Drivers don't tend to be the most considerate of rental cars as a rule, so the difference between some lemon mullering a clutch and driving into a post due to lack of talent isn't that great. That, and the fact that these people never seem to get their due comeuppance.

[Garett]

hornetrider said:

Debaser said:

Doesn't it fall off when he hits the post? Looks to be lying in the gutter in front of the car.

Yep. I like how they remove the rear one by the time it gets on the tow truck. Gate > horse.

You actually see this on a lot of crash damaged cars, next time you see a car transporter full of crashed cars take a look. I imagine its more to do with trying to stop cloned vehicles.

[SydneyBridge]

are wages that good in the infantry that a 22 year old can afford a 80k car (albeit with a huge discount)
Hope he can fly a plane better than he can drive a powerful car

I love cars as much as everyone on here but what a complete bunch of merchant bankers, it only takes one person to be hit and injured (or worse) and the public perception of these bellends and the cars they drive will change for ever, especially for us people who drive their nice cars normally on public roads.

[Durzel]

To be fair to the guy, and he is a massive tosspot for being involved at all, but people have been binning cars whilst showing off since time immemorial - so he's not really special. He's young, lacks experience, it's a powerful RWD and he's trying to show off. If it wasn't there it would've been somewhere else when there was an audience or someone who "challenged his masculinity".

Which all begs the question with this, and the supercar knob jockeys in London and the sycophants that shadow them with cameras, is that which came first - the chicken or the egg?

[Petrus1983]

http://youtu.be/zDbBzlUSH1Y

This is the video I was referring to.

[furtive]

anonymous said:

[redacted]

He sounds overqualified for the USAF

[J4CKO]

I dont think I would be hanging round on the pavement whilst that went on, so lucky nobody got hurt.

I hope the Pilot chap just gets a bking and an Aygo for a while, would be a shame for him to lose his job over that.

I really didn't like the way the plates were removed of the Merc, went from being an honest accident whilst pratting about to something more sinister, that is quite devious, someone who does that would probably quite happily wreck your car or leave you on the floor injured as long as they can get away.


When you do stuff like that, especially if not used to it, this is a possible outcome, if you still feel you have to against all good sense, when it goes wrong, get out and take a bow, its the only way.

I know these were just playing to the crowd and not gumballers but I think the whole event is a bit crass and played out anyway, now you have muppets in rented cars trying to join in, managing to be even less professional than the actual participants.

[jhfozzy]

Busso GTA said:

This military discount thing how does it work and where do I sign up

If it's a serious question, have a look at the defence discount service website HERE works for both serving forces and veterans.