Arabs + Minimal Traffic Enforcment + Camry/Accord/Sonata.... - Page 3

Angry Irishman · 09-23-2011, 03:24 AM

Spend some time over there....These are typical rich, ignorant, silver spoon in their mouth, selfish a-holes.

It's a place where you see 12 year olds driving sports cars and judging each other by the ranking of their license plates. 1 is the king and it goes down from there.

BATMANs · 09-23-2011, 01:21 PM

As a genre, automotive journalists have seen (and done) some pretty stupid things done in some pretty stupid cars. Collectively, we've been airborne in more vehicles than are worth counting, roasted enough tires to make Al Gore weep, and generally made asses of ourselves on closed-course manufacturer track days. It's a tough job, but someone has to do it.

Surprisingly, all of that stupidity has been eclipsed by the efforts of a few determined motorists in the Middle East. If the comments on YouTube are to be believed, the drivers and passengers in the slew of workaday family sedans in the video after the jump are participating in something called hajwalah, wherein drivers throw their vehicles into an extended slide before eventually correcting and continuing along their way. We've seen videos like this before out of the Middle East, and we're thankful this one didn't end in a crackup and bloodshed the way some others do.

Crazy drivers can be found the world over, and normally, most aren't worth talking about. A few things are notable about this particular video, however. For one, the guys behind the wheel are kicking their vehicles around in what looks like full traffic in front of dump trucks and beside school busses. For another, none of them appear to be wearing seat belts. Finally, there's a smattering of small arms fire from open car windows at the same time.

We're nearly without the words to convey just how stupid this kind of driving is, but even we have to say, we didn't know that humble family-toting iron like the Honda Accord, Hyundai Sonata and Toyota Camry could be pushed to such absurd slip angles – at least with such repeatability.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...&v=dGt0RnZcO88

insidethreat07 · 09-23-2011, 02:07 PM

brandotron · 09-23-2011, 03:02 PM

Looks like a well thought out idea. They should keep it up.

ibeck · 09-23-2011, 03:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by brandotron

Looks like a well thought out idea. They should keep it up.

This

Dznts · 09-23-2011, 03:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by brandotron

Looks like a well thought out idea. They should keep it up.

BATMANs · 09-23-2011, 03:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by brandotron

Looks like a well thought out idea. They should keep it up.

I LOL'd....

USMCSSGT-RET · 09-23-2011, 04:05 PM

Damn...that was crazy!!!!

Ivas · 09-23-2011, 05:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jay_LHD3

You beat me to it. This is what happens when you cover up and hide your women for 2,000 years.

Attachment 290027

THOSE are women? They look like dudes in a haz/mat team.

Ruin · 09-23-2011, 08:56 PM

http://www.camaro5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=172863
http://www.camaro5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=172864

Still funny, and my response still stands.

1badtie · 09-23-2011, 09:07 PM

thats nothing lol check out this vid at 1:18

Overflow · 09-23-2011, 10:29 PM

Repost. But I still think this video is kinda cool..

LimaCharlie · 09-24-2011, 12:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ibeck

That is the most impressive driving I've ever seen.

I disagree. This is the best driving. The WRC have the best drivers in the world.

camaroitalia · 09-24-2011, 01:14 AM

damn... i didnt know they had school buses over there
the driving was pretty damn cool.. so were the ak47s... makes me wanna visit

09-23-2011, 01:21 PM	#30
BATMANs Drives: GTO & NSX Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Silicon Valley Posts: 197	Middle East drifting daredevils go beyond the bounds of sanity... in family sedans As a genre, automotive journalists have seen (and done) some pretty stupid things done in some pretty stupid cars. Collectively, we've been airborne in more vehicles than are worth counting, roasted enough tires to make Al Gore weep, and generally made asses of ourselves on closed-course manufacturer track days. It's a tough job, but someone has to do it. Surprisingly, all of that stupidity has been eclipsed by the efforts of a few determined motorists in the Middle East. If the comments on YouTube are to be believed, the drivers and passengers in the slew of workaday family sedans in the video after the jump are participating in something called hajwalah, wherein drivers throw their vehicles into an extended slide before eventually correcting and continuing along their way. We've seen videos like this before out of the Middle East, and we're thankful this one didn't end in a crackup and bloodshed the way some others do. Crazy drivers can be found the world over, and normally, most aren't worth talking about. A few things are notable about this particular video, however. For one, the guys behind the wheel are kicking their vehicles around in what looks like full traffic in front of dump trucks and beside school busses. For another, none of them appear to be wearing seat belts. Finally, there's a smattering of small arms fire from open car windows at the same time. We're nearly without the words to convey just how stupid this kind of driving is, but even we have to say, we didn't know that humble family-toting iron like the Honda Accord, Hyundai Sonata and Toyota Camry could be pushed to such absurd slip angles – at least with such repeatability. http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...&v=dGt0RnZcO88 __________________ 2005 GTO Maggie, Forged engine, CAI, Kooks LTH, Magnaflow, Billet Pro shifter, LS7 clutch, 245/275 18" on Petrol Octane, Addco Sways, Koni Yellows, King Springs, Whiteline bushings, EBC Red, X-drilled/slotted rotors, SS brake lines, 55w HID, PLX gauges 1993 NSX Kenne Bell 2.1, Laminova IC, sway bars, NSX-R chassis bars, and non-compliance toe links, Tien EDFC, STMPO exhaust & brake ducts, RM Racing headers, K&N/Cantrall intake, Enkei RP03 17"18", APR GTC-300

09-23-2011, 02:07 PM	#31
insidethreat07 Drives: 2001 Camaro 3.8 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Continental Ohio Posts: 11,108 View My Garage	__________________ 2001 Camaro V6 2016 Camaro 2SS

09-23-2011, 03:02 PM	#32
brandotron I am the internets. Drives: dangerously Join Date: May 2009 Location: Redondo Beach, CA Posts: 12,571 View My Garage	Looks like a well thought out idea. They should keep it up. __________________

09-23-2011, 04:05 PM	#36
USMCSSGT-RET Drives: '14 SIM 2LT/RS Vert Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Concord, NC Posts: 1,412	Damn...that was crazy!!!! __________________

09-23-2011, 08:56 PM	#38
Ruin ...soon Drives: 1969 Corvette & 2010 Mazda 3 Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Western, NC Posts: 270	http://www.camaro5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=172863 http://www.camaro5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=172864 Still funny, and my response still stands. __________________

09-23-2011, 03:24 AM	#29
Angry Irishman Drives: Ford Mustang Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Guam Posts: 8	Spend some time over there....These are typical rich, ignorant, silver spoon in their mouth, selfish a-holes. It's a place where you see 12 year olds driving sports cars and judging each other by the ranking of their license plates. 1 is the king and it goes down from there.

09-23-2011, 10:29 PM	#40
Overflow Space Shuttle Aficionado Drives: 2016 Camaro 2SS Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 30,899 View My Garage	Repost. But I still think this video is kinda cool.. __________________

09-24-2011, 01:14 AM	#42
camaroitalia Go Harder Than Baltimore! Drives: 2010 CGM Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Baltimore Posts: 3,835	damn... i didnt know they had school buses over there the driving was pretty damn cool.. so were the ak47s... makes me wanna visit __________________

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