Where's the line for YOU? Hoon vs Enthusiast

[Captain Starfish]

Okay, "cuntstubble dare" doing burnouts and the reaction of some to that news crystallised the question for me.

Obviously, different people have a different line which differentiates a motorsport enthusiast from a hoon.

For me, the line gets crossed if the driver/rider is significantly increasing the risk of injury to those around him.

Where's yours? Discuss.

[taint]

It's fine to do burnouts, wheelies, etc as long as you are not endangering or inconveniencing those around you.

ie. Expression session in industrial area, not traffic = ok
Burnout in residential area, 10pm = Bad

[Pkunk]

There is significant overlap between hoon and enthusiast...

[evo9ace]

^ +1
what do you mean meassage is to short?

[kwakas]

+1 as long as you are doing it in a "safe" environtment, ie no chance of you hurting anyone else except yourself if you screw it up. Then who really gives a toss. If you're being a cock in traffic ie doing burnouts, drifts etc you are a hoon.

[etholred]

For me, the line gets crossed if the driver/rider is significantly increasing the risk of injury to those around him.

Where's yours? Discuss.

I'm with you on that!! If a rider is riding out of his/her depth it's bad for all concerned.....
Can you teach me how to wheelie properly

[Captain Starfish]

Expression session in industrial area, not traffic = ok

If you can control a wheelie, what the hell's wrong with doing it in traffic?

Etholred - if I ever learn how to do a wheelie, I'll teach you too. Wish I could, eh... :sigh:

[Pkunk]

If you can control a wheelie, what the hell's wrong with doing it in traffic?

It frightens the children

WONT SOMEBODY PLEASE THINK OF THE CHILDREN ^_^

[Taylor]

When someone will goof off in their commodore or WRX but will feel embarrassed about trying to do the same in a manual Gemini, they are a hoon.

[lee]

Etholred - if I ever learn how to do a good wheelie, I'll teach you too. Wish I could, eh... :sigh:

fixed for sincerity ^_^

[taint]

If you can control a wheelie, what the hell's wrong with doing it in traffic?

The problem is the dickhead who pulls out in front of you and you can't stop or the cagers paying more attention to your awesome minger than the road

[Davey]

im gonna cut in here and rant about the incorrect use of the word minger - it was recently pointed out to me that a minger is a shortenning of flamingo - a seat stander wheelie with one foot pointed back.. minger != wheelie..

carry on.

[TORQ]

I'm not with Shannon's, so I must be a hoon.

[etholred]

I thought minger = ugly looking he/she

[Taylor]

So those UK teenagers that only wear Adidas were being ironic when they talked about women?