I f*cking hate Australia.

[Holland]

your kidding yourself if you think the U.S. is so much better. The grass is always greener on the other side no matter where you are. And BTW, the ugly ass "tuner" cars over there are rooted from the U.S. pimp my ride thing. there is about 500 of them to every 1 classy car anywhere in the world too.

Well at least in the U.S. when a spider bites you, you don't die. When you go for a swim you don't get stung by a box jelly fish and die. You also don't go to prison for doing 5 over and held in higher contempt than a serial rapist. Have to say that's much greener.

[Roysneon]

Put you on the crimson wave didn't I? Drifting is the ice dancing or rhythmic gymnastics of motorsport.

So you're saying you don't have anything worthwhile to say about motorsports, then?

[XW70]

aca is funnier than most stand up comedy.

[bades2001]

Dont judge Australians based on A Current Affair, in terms of journalism its a show which has consistently scraped the bottom of the barrel for the lowest common denominator stories which appeal to the older ultra conservative viewer

The chasers war on everything covers this very well:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u8h8_BRi_Uo

(^^spot the e30 in that vid haha)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jdroRRo2Z1w

The biggest problem in Australia for car enthusiast is that in the eye of johnny law you fall into 2 categories: either your into holdens & fords OR your a no good law breaking hoon.

I shits me so hard when i think that there are people out on Australian roads who are driving round in rusted out shit boxes (usually EL falcons) which are falling to bits, have shitty brakes, rubber bands for tyres, handle like sofas and are death traps to other motorist which is ok because its a unmodified car and you pay your rego and TAC each year. BUT if you put a blow-off valve or even just a pod filter on a brand new or near new turbo'd jap car they'll lock you up and crush your car for being a hoon!

Never been to Australia, but in my head I imagine everyone there too look like Russel Crowe.

Russel Crowe is from New Zealand;)

[SedanSandwich]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=endscreen&NR=1&v=Vci5DtbYoo0

Relevant. This shit about fines for being too low and such? wtf... I feel sorry for you guys. I would not mind a Holden commodore though.

[Raxe]

Youre a car dancer, nothing more. Hell 99% of the "professionals" arent even pulling a real drift, just pulling the brake and letting the back slide out.

Put you on the crimson wave didn't I? Drifting is the ice dancing or rhythmic gymnastics of motorsport.

Still don't understand the point you're trying to make. Are you seriously saying figure skating and rhythmic gymnastics are not real sports either? Pretty terrible analogy considering both are recognized Olympic events.

[WhyNot]

that "news" lady, tracy grimshaw,....is that really a chick or a dude?
not sure its all 100% correct.
the news is owned by like 10 families in the world who also own the world.
this bs keeps you from focusing the real issues so it is actually doing its job.

[WhyNot]

Never been to Australia, but in my head I imagine everyone there too look like Russel Crowe.

uuhhh, i think you may find some 'other types' too
see the sig pic of the hot tub with the bromosexuals
their cheer is 'bottoms up' and nobody is drinking...

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[tg318is]

[frankenbeemer]

Still don't understand the point you're trying to make. Are you seriously saying figure skating and rhythmic gymnastics are not real sports either? Pretty terrible analogy considering both are recognized Olympic events.

Isn't the point that sports have a hierarchy? Difficulty, personal risk, even the amount of noise generated cause some sports to be more respected than others, perhaps rightly so. Subjective judging on artistic merit may be seen as less sporting than a more objective form of scoring.

I prefer to think of drifting as the tiddlywinks of motorsports, but that's just me, and probably unfair to tiddlywinks.

[OniKyan]

I find it hilarious that people hate on drifting yet have no problem with drag racing.

It's blatantly obvious which one requires more skill and talent, and it certainly isn't driving in a straight line.

[Raxe]

Isn't the point that sports have a hierarchy? Difficulty, personal risk, even the amount of noise generated cause some sports to be more respected than others, perhaps rightly so. Subjective judging on artistic merit may be seen as less sporting than a more objective form of scoring.

I prefer to think of drifting as the tiddlywinks of motorsports, but that's just me, and probably unfair to tiddlywinks.

If difficulty, risk and noise are what makes a sport respectable, I'd say drifting by its very nature would be the most respectable sport of all.


I'm not even a big fan of drifting, I just find it amusing when people try to classify what activities are and aren't "real" (motor)sports based on their personal preferences.

[Holland]

I find it hilarious that people hate on drifting yet have no problem with drag racing.

It's blatantly obvious which one requires more skill and talent, and it certainly isn't driving in a straight line.

Trust me, drag racing does take skill.

If difficulty, risk and noise are what makes a sport respectable, I'd say drifting by its very nature would be the most respectable sport of all.


I'm not even a big fan of drifting, I just find it amusing when people try to classify what activities are and aren't "real" (motor)sports based on their personal preferences.

This.

[OniKyan]

Trust me, drag racing does take skill.

I know it does.

[mikeedler]

Well at least in the U.S. when a spider bites you, you don't die. When you go for a swim you don't get stung by a box jelly fish and die. You also don't go to prison for doing 5 over and held in higher contempt than a serial rapist. Have to say that's much greener.

because there are no poisonous spiders or snakes in the U.S. as well as nothing that will kill you in water????? No, you don't ALWAYS go to jail, but the Chicago police sure did like to "rough" us up when I was younger.

You know what I was saying with the original statement- I wasn't knocking the U.S., just being a bit realistic.