Opposite lockerey on Her Majesty's Highway!

[Renn Sport]

I had read through some journo threads recently and I saw a little bit of criticism of this guys tendency for purposely throwing the back out for some opposite lockerey.

I do realise the road is not place for such antics… but if you have a LSD equipped car then do you engage in a dalliance with a bit of opo’ and an opportune moment when no one is looking?

I saw comments on these threads of; who does that on the road anyway?

I have to confess that I am partial in a bit of road thuggery when no one is about and the only victim of my affliction are my tyres and pride if I get it slightly wrong.

While I am confessing I have to admit I am partial to a bit of drift porn on youtube.

Flame me… I may ignore you.. but how many of you are the same as me and Vidal Baboon?

Edited by Renn Sport on Wednesday 15th February 16:44

[thetapeworm]

Renn Sport said:

Flame me… I may ignore you.. but how many of you are the same as me and Harris?

You do know he won't invite you to his house for dinner and cuddles just because you've added him to your virtual gang don't you?

[BDR529]

I may have done it once, twice, maybe a few times in my old E30..

I would with my E36 but it's too bloody planted and LSDless.

[VidalBaboon]

I know someone that looks just like me that is partial to wheelies and tail out antics when no-body is around. Actually, he's been known to (try to) pull wheelies for people when asked or egged on.

Bit of a knobber too

[rhinochopig]

I find it interesting that if you wheelie a bike on the road they'll do you for not in control or whatever the specific law is, but they don't seem to take the same view for sideways in a car. Or do they?

[VidalBaboon]

rhinochopig said:

I find it interesting that if you wheelie a bike on the road they'll do you for not in control or whatever the specific law is, but they don't seem to take the same view for sideways in a car. Or do they?

IIRC it is the same.

[Renn Sport]

thetapeworm said:

You do know he won't invite you to his house for dinner and cuddles just because you've added him to your virtual gang don't you?

Sorry I going to take his name out the post as I don't want this to be about him. I am bored to death with those posts.

This is about me! Being a git on the road! Are you like me... a git? VB it seems you are.

[Fastdruid]

VidalBaboon said:

rhinochopig said:

I find it interesting that if you wheelie a bike on the road they'll do you for not in control or whatever the specific law is, but they don't seem to take the same view for sideways in a car. Or do they?

IIRC it is the same.

It was treated the same by the magistrate in my DWDCA case.

[halo34]

Does running out of driving talent very suddenly recently count

[Renn Sport]

BDR529 said:

I may have done it once, twice, maybe a few times in my old E30..

I would with my E36 but it's too bloody planted and LSDless.

I also find that the E36 has a surprising amount of grip. They are great motors... you can really drive them out of corners.

I think you will find as I did tail out on a non-LSD and LSD car are very different. Its so much more controllable with a LSD. Its not you, the LSD helps loads! No pun intended.

[mx5tom]

It's too tempting not to most of the time. I'm always really cautious about checking if anyone is about first though...

An MX5 with low power and no LSD means that heroic Top Gear style power slides are off the cards, though. Still very fun to just kick the back out exiting roundabouts though. I've never driven a car with an LSD, it's hard to imagine how it feels as I've just got so used to driving without one.

[rhinochopig]

Fastdruid said:

VidalBaboon said:

rhinochopig said:

I find it interesting that if you wheelie a bike on the road they'll do you for not in control or whatever the specific law is, but they don't seem to take the same view for sideways in a car. Or do they?

IIRC it is the same.

It was treated the same by the magistrate in my DWDCA case.

Thanks for the clarification.

Interesting that the police don't seem to prosecute the likes of Evo et al when they show videos of them doing exactly that on public roads.

[MrBrightSi]

I almost lost the back end of my car a while back in my mr2, wasnt used to it in the wet and was being extremely foolish, policeman in undercover saw me, gave me a ticket and a rollocking. The 30 pound fine was then reimbursed a few days later, i think passing the attitude test and admiting i was being a plank at the wrong time worked.

[m44kts]

The back end of my car just happens to step out a bit from time to time for no apparent reason....


Damn Merc. ESP only allows for 2-3 seconds of play then decides to intervene

[bicycleshorts]

I may have accidentally engaged in this, not on purpose of course, in both the mx5 and mr2.

Wet conditions were required for both due to good tyres. I'm actually finding the mr2 (wtihout LSD) more lively than the 5 (with LSD) but I think that's because of T1Rs on the front and ditch finders on the back

I snaked past some old bloke raking his leaves up a hairpin a couple of days ago, I suspect he then visited the "one single thing that makes you think...". In my defense this time was actually an accident and a result of wet leaves on road.

[Decky_Q]

Thankfully I live in a very large mountain forest park with a one way system, in a small village (just upgraded from hamlet as it happens) with very few people, so the opportunity for a few antics arises quite often.

Fortunately it would be virtually impossible to be caught by Bib due to the terrain, but damn does it feel like a forest rally stage

Dont see the problem when theres noone around.

[Funk]

The eLSD on the 123d did a pretty good job in the wet. In the dry there was more grip than power.

First car I ever wore out the rear pads before the fronts..

[ZeeTacoe]

Funk said:

The eLSD on the 123d did a pretty good job in the wet. In the dry there was more grip than power.

First car I ever wore out the rear pads before the fronts..

They must have been made of butter if you did it twice

[dome]

rhinochopig said:

I find it interesting that if you wheelie a bike on the road they'll do you for not in control or whatever the specific law is, but they don't seem to take the same view for sideways in a car. Or do they?

I received an ASBO up here in Scotland for a bit of opposite lockery coming out of a junction a couple of years ago. Low Speed, damp clear roads (apart from the police van hiding behind a house ) and entirely on my own side of the road. Of course it was accidental Officer, having just came out of a muddy road in the middle of winter. Reported to PF for careless, never went any further thankfully bar the cheeky ASBO letter through the post.

So no, I've never done it again...

or at least been caught...

[anonymous-user]

If you have the requisite vehicle and ability to do it sensibly and safely then I consider it rude not to