Can you get away with traffic law in The Philippines?? I wonder what is the driving style of Filipinos...ReckLess wrote:breaking all law... well just the traffic law..
and get away
Driving Ambitions!
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I wouldn't hold your breath waiting for a response from himj_ortiz wrote:Can you get away with traffic law in The Philippines?? I wonder what is the driving style of Filipinos...ReckLess wrote:breaking all law... well just the traffic law..
and get away
ClutchFork wrote:...So I started carrying a stick of firewood with me and that became my parking brake.
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Holy cow! This came back from the dead!
Well, I recently achieved one of my lifelong driving ambitions, which was to compete in the World Challenge GT racing series.
Now I'm shooting for competing for a full season in 2007.
Gary
Sheehan Motor Racing
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Well, I recently achieved one of my lifelong driving ambitions, which was to compete in the World Challenge GT racing series.
Now I'm shooting for competing for a full season in 2007.
Gary
Sheehan Motor Racing
http://www.teamSMR.com
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God luck with that GaryGarySheehan wrote:Holy cow! This came back from the dead!
Well, I recently achieved one of my lifelong driving ambitions, which was to compete in the World Challenge GT racing series.
Now I'm shooting for competing for a full season in 2007.
Gary
Sheehan Motor Racing
http://www.teamSMR.com
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You won't believe this...
Today I was driving my usual route after school, when a car (big'O BMW, a lotta horses I guess, Hertz rental sticker on it lol), about to enter a major road...suddenly the driver came to a stop, switched his emergency lights on, got out of the car and came toward my vehicle, smiling, he obviously was Japanese btw. He then asked me where the next Autobahn is, so I asked him where he wants to go (as in getting on the right Autobahn), he told me [japanese accent]"Just the autobahn, rented car until tommorow, heard we can drive as fast as we want to, have BMW"...so I told em there's a speed limit of 75mph for about 5 miles, and after that he can go punish that highway...when he saw the large queue of vehicles he caused behind me, he looked at the other drivers, smiled, and held his BMW car keys up
Couldn't stop laughing...
Today I was driving my usual route after school, when a car (big'O BMW, a lotta horses I guess, Hertz rental sticker on it lol), about to enter a major road...suddenly the driver came to a stop, switched his emergency lights on, got out of the car and came toward my vehicle, smiling, he obviously was Japanese btw. He then asked me where the next Autobahn is, so I asked him where he wants to go (as in getting on the right Autobahn), he told me [japanese accent]"Just the autobahn, rented car until tommorow, heard we can drive as fast as we want to, have BMW"...so I told em there's a speed limit of 75mph for about 5 miles, and after that he can go punish that highway...when he saw the large queue of vehicles he caused behind me, he looked at the other drivers, smiled, and held his BMW car keys up
Couldn't stop laughing...
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TheGame wrote:One of my driving Ambition is:
To Drive a 'Vette on the Autobhan in the future & fly by those 'benz, 'porches, bmw etc.... hahahaha
WOw, your so FUNNY!!! hahahahahaa, you crack me up.
what is it with (some) americans thinking that the Corvette is the best car in the world? I mean dont get me wrong, the covette is sweet. But come on, open your eyes ppl!
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I've always had one big driving ambition...
Unfortunately they don't run the Cannonball anymore.
Seriously though I do want to do a coast-to-coast drive, actually I'd want to do a few, with different routes, maybe one where I go down to Wilmington to the east end of I-40, then turn around and drive to the west end in Barstow, CA, just so I could say I drove the entire length of 40. Then maybe another where I avoid the Interstate system altogether. I'd have to budget plenty of time for that one, though.
Right now my main ambition is to get my Nissan back on the road and get back to the Tail of the Dragon as soon as I can.
Unfortunately they don't run the Cannonball anymore.
Seriously though I do want to do a coast-to-coast drive, actually I'd want to do a few, with different routes, maybe one where I go down to Wilmington to the east end of I-40, then turn around and drive to the west end in Barstow, CA, just so I could say I drove the entire length of 40. Then maybe another where I avoid the Interstate system altogether. I'd have to budget plenty of time for that one, though.
Right now my main ambition is to get my Nissan back on the road and get back to the Tail of the Dragon as soon as I can.
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It's true, most of the time there's no speed limit, but traffic sometimes prevents you from going that fast...six wrote:I've heard that even though you can go as fast as you want on some stretches of Autobahn, there are sometimes too much traffic to do so. Is that true?
They "recommend" 130 kp/h, my top speed was about 160, haven't been on the autobahn more than once or maybe twice.
However, you will see some of the top notch German cars doing at least 120 mph (200 kph) for sure on almost every stretch of autobahn...the Americans seem to like it, too, we have a lot of troops here.
Autobahn driving is not that easy, German law requires new applicants for a driver's license to take at least 4 lessons driving on the Autobahn. Imagine you in a small car, a lotta traffic, trucks, very high speeds...I bet we're the only country in the world with highways that have no speed limit...gas prices of 1,40 Euros/liter don't keep drivers from cruisin, anyway
If visiting Germany, and if you want to get on the autobahn for having fun, do it on a sunday or on a holiday...trucks aren't allowed to use the highways on those days.
I like the German highway patrol, their vehicles aren't the regular BMW or audi like the rest of the police, but sometimes porsche...you know...racing cars...always reminds me of the "Need for Speed" game series...