4WD Hoon's

Did any of the media reports mention the other side of the coin?
I have known firetrails that only remained open because 4WDers did regular basic maintenance on them.

What sh!ts me about all this is the typical "Everyone is a hoon" attitude. Just because the minority of 4wds may do this, doesnt mean we all do it. The same stuff happens to bike riders as well, especailly in the stunt business where we were out promoting stunt riding as a ligit sport but hoons doing wheelies down busy suburnan lanes with people around just kept giving everyone a bad name...

This will go away and be forgoten.. and then the same stuff will apear again a few years later. Just seems to go in cycles like that.

i don't think anything about that video deserves a hoon tag just looked like a bunch of varying degress of experience/capabilities of vehicles and a few people having a good 4wd day out.
looks a good track as well :cool:

The third vehicle and driver were not up to scratch as far as I'm concerned. The others handled the track with care and did not risk anything.

What the public will be concerned about is the photo sessions and the giggling from the onlookers. I know everyone seems to want the 'magic photo' showing what they can do but there is a limit.

I personally would have taken the alternate track as I am interested in a vehicle to take me to my destination, not to risk damage to the environment and vehicle. They are both very precious and expensive to maintain.

My point of view for what it's worth.

no hoons just not a very good driver and/or machine.
I dont think that would have done any more damage to the track than a good down pour of rain

I agree too. Need a deterent to stop these twits like the one that hacked up the Holland Track a while ago

Same old arguement,its up to the individual,4x4's were built for a reson,guns were built for a reson,human being's were built for a reson,it's up to the idividual to evaluate the reson and justifi it,the justice system wont do much but slap a wrist.



Greg

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That video didnt show hooning! Infact the first 2 got though very well. and the 3rd was just inexperienced.

Cheers Steve

I haven't seen the news story but the footage doesn't look outrageous to me. The 80s did it with ease. My near stock D1 would walk that too.
The bloke in the ute has NFI and the car is, well, not suited. Mind you the bloke in the Paj shows how to drive an IFS - drive around:D.

I saw nothing out of the ordinary in that video, with the exception, as mentioned before, of one driver not having the experience that some of the other drivers had had.
Let us remember that we all had to learn and I'm sure all experienced drivers on this forum would have driven in a similar manner at some point.
I am sure that with what I saw there that the inexperienced driver was in good company to learn more about his/her vehicle.

I have experienced "Hoons", or should I say peanut brains who have set out to mash tracks, that was one of the reasons I quit a certain club.