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Re: Abuja Street Car Racing Gallery/discussions by Nobody: 6:44pm On Nov 30, 2012
Abuja rich kids...una try
Re: Abuja Street Car Racing Gallery/discussions by Godogwu: 7:16pm On Nov 30, 2012
@darknight pretty cool stuff...too scared to race tho, but yea....really nice.
Re: Abuja Street Car Racing Gallery/discussions by Abbott(m): 8:23pm On Nov 30, 2012
God help me. A Porsche Cayman S or a BMW M3 (perfomance edition if possible) and I will exorcise d speed lust in me, so help me God.
Re: Abuja Street Car Racing Gallery/discussions by initiator(m): 8:25pm On Nov 30, 2012
@Darknights nice one really even with some hateful
Posts here. Was in SA a while back and realised
Street racing there was a culture, an
Underground one just like graffitti.
There's a thin line between street culture
And legality and I think responsibility and
Discretion lies at the heart of it all. After
Making it underground u can then take it to
The mainstream. Nice one there man.
Re: Abuja Street Car Racing Gallery/discussions by Areaboy2(m): 9:02pm On Nov 30, 2012
Ejiné:

The height of your irresponsibility and overall stupiidity. Congratulations.

What part of my last post did you not get? You take your dumb racing show of shame on the SAME roads plied by innocent drivers and pedestrians and expect to recieve a standing ovation? Mehn, you're dumber than I thought!
In short, you're a standard MOORON!

Why not come together with your fellow stoners, raise some cash and develop a race track in the deserted city of Maiduguri? Atleast, that way, you and the other Need-For-Speed-Carbon wannabe-roleplayers and psychotic pieces of shiiit would pose less danger to humans and society.

Phucking jerk!

LOL! easy mate. you are really getting worked up for this.

At the end of the day, all we can do is throw advice and hope they take safer measures to ensure safety for other road users. Not really worth getting upset over tongue

@op, I understand you wana try out your high performance cars (and trust me I do know that feeling). But then again public roads are just simply that, Public.

I can safely assume you/your friends have some big connections somewhere up. Why not push for a professional race track. It doest have to be the 1 billion Naira/km track. I bet if you take this option more serious you'll get it done
Re: Abuja Street Car Racing Gallery/discussions by litaninja(m): 9:31pm On Nov 30, 2012
I am a biker & a speednut. 200kmph and above on interstate routes where the roads permit in Nigeria might be allfine and jolly, but Street Car Racing within City limits? That just crosses about every line in the book. Street racing has its allure, but seriously as a poster already said, you guys could pool together for a race track. Might not be too facny to start with, but who knows, maybe with time as you generate more interest, bigger investments might come up. Street racing is dangerous to EVERYONE involved. Nice rides by the way.....
just my 2 cents....

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Re: Abuja Street Car Racing Gallery/discussions by pleep(m): 9:42pm On Nov 30, 2012
OP don't listen to these stupid nay-sayers. Are people safe on Nigerian roads at the normal speed limit abi?

I have been racing ever since i got my car here in the united states. Driving on the sholder, weaving, speeding, drifting, and i can tell you first hand it is not dangerous if you know what you are doing. I watched all those videos and these guys never did anything reckless, the speeds were reasonable and the roads were quite clear.

Men, i would love to join you guys if i was living in Nigeira, Gl stay safe.
Re: Abuja Street Car Racing Gallery/discussions by pleep(m): 9:44pm On Nov 30, 2012
Its the BAD drivers that endangner people, not the fast ones...

Abbott: God help me. A Porsche Cayman S or a BMW M3 (perfomance edition if possible) and I will exorcise d speed lust in me, so help me God.
Lol, save your money and get a really fast bike like this .... the speed lust will be quenched forever grin

Re: Abuja Street Car Racing Gallery/discussions by dustydee: 9:46pm On Nov 30, 2012
@ Darkknight
Those videos ssent chills down my spine. Remember no emergency services in Nigeria (that is if you are alive). I really don't care much whether you are alive or dead but please don't make other families suffer because of your carelessness. It is plain dangerous please look for a dedicated track-I beg you in the name of God as I live in Abuja and also have family in Abuja. Sorry won't cut it so I am begging you now. I had a terrible accident last year trying to avoid a car that stopped in front of me suddenly. I wasn't going half as fast as you.Please. Nice cars.

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Re: Abuja Street Car Racing Gallery/discussions by Nobody: 10:12pm On Nov 30, 2012
pleep: OP don't listen to these stupid nay-sayers.

So anyone with an opposing view is stup-pid? Bro, your statement smacks of gross ignorance. Darkknight himself is being opposed, yet he's not being insultive. He's responding intelligently. I don't agree with his analogies with regards street racing, but that's life.

pleep: Are people safe on Nigerian roads at the normal speed limit abi?

Exactly. So why compound an existing problem, by unleashing a horde of speed-hungry drivers onto an unsuspecting public? Your if-you-cant-beat-them-join-them attitude is a major concern. Do you honestly feel what you've posted here makes sense?

pleep: I have been racing ever since i got my car here in the united states.

Hooning around on any road open to the public is not racing. On a dedicated track, yes. Out of interest, is this your first car?

pleep: Driving on the sholder, weaving, speeding, drifting, and i can tell you first hand it is not dangerous if you know what you are doing

Do you know what the shoulder is meant for? Broken down automobile, that can't avoid being there, and for emergency services to carry out recovery safely! Yet here you are, proud to admit you drive on the shoulder, and weave in and out of traffic. I wonder what would happen, if you suddenly came upon a broken automobile? Swerve back into fast-moving traffic, and probably cause a pile-up.

pleep: I watched all those videos and these guys never did anything reckless, the speeds were reasonable and the roads were quite clear.

If you didn't spot any recklessness on the part of some of those drivers, and you feel the speeds were reasonable, then I wonder what you would class as unreasonable.

pleep: Men, i would love to join you guys if i was living in Nigeira, Gl stay safe.

I thought you were already well entrenched into the American "race" scene? Besides, there's nothing stopping you from buying a ticket to Abuja, Nigeria.

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Re: Abuja Street Car Racing Gallery/discussions by jjgirljay(f): 10:17pm On Nov 30, 2012
kindly let me know when the next race is,are you guys ready to be beaten by a female.

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Re: Abuja Street Car Racing Gallery/discussions by pleep(m): 10:40pm On Nov 30, 2012
jjgirljay: kindly let me know when the next race is,are you guys ready to be beaten by a female.
grin

dustydee: @ Darkknight
Those videos ssent chills down my spine. Remember no emergency services in Nigeria (that is if you are alive). I really don't care much whether you are alive or dead but please don't make other families suffer because of your carelessness. It is plain dangerous please look for a dedicated track-I beg you in the name of God as I live in Abuja and also have family in Abuja. Sorry won't cut it so I am begging you now. I had a terrible accident last year trying to avoid a car that stopped in front of me suddenly. I wasn't going half as fast as you.Please. Nice cars.
Its not street racers fault some fool stopped his car in the middle of the road. Don't you think your efforts would be better spent fighting against bad drivers not fast ones?


Exactly. So why compound an existing problem, by unleashing a horde of speed-hungry drivers onto an unsuspecting public? Your if-you-cant-beat-them-join-them attitude is a major concern. Do you honestly feel what you've posted here makes sense?
What i'm saying is that you guys should be directing your criticisms to where it really matters. Fast drivers are an easy scapegoat, but are not the real problem

Hooning around on any road open to the public is not racing. On a dedicated track, yes. Out of interest, is this your first car?
Yes

Do you know what the shoulder is meant for? Broken down automobile, that can't avoid being there, and for emergency services to carry out recovery safely! Yet here you are, proud to admit you drive on the shoulder, and weave in and out of traffic. I wonder what would happen, if you suddenly came upon a broken automobile? Swerve back into fast-moving traffic, and probably cause a pile-up.
This is the main problem with you guys. You don't understand the perspective of a fast driver. When im driving i double check the blind spots before changing lanes, check the rear-view mirror before slowing down, or even turning fast, and i also predict other drivers movements. How on earth would i get into a sholder lane without checking to see if there is an obtruction there? Driving in the shoulder is not dangerous, if you are traveling at speed it is safest to keep that lane as an option. This is what ambulances and police cars do in pursuit.

If you didn't spot any recklessness on the part of some of those drivers, and you feel the speeds were reasonable, then I wonder what you would class as unreasonable.
Stopping your car in the middle of the road.

I thought you were already well entrenched into the American "race" scene? Besides, there's nothing stopping you from buying a ticket to Abuja, Nigeria.
There are a million things stopping me from buying a ticket to Abuja Nigeria. First off do i have a car there?.... seems u didnt think about that did you
Re: Abuja Street Car Racing Gallery/discussions by Nobody: 11:06pm On Nov 30, 2012
Pleep, I guessed correctly this is your first car, and I can understand you wanting to put it through it's paces. I've been there, done that.

And as for me not understanding the perspective of a fast driver, you're wrong. I've been driving for well over 25 years. I'm also a confirmed petrolhead, and have built several fast cars (some of which have been magazine featured). I have been to the Nurburgring three times. I'm currently building a DTM race car for next year's season. I run a small specialist garage, and I'm putting together a Motorsport team, hopefully it'll be successful. So there's not much I don't know about the dynamics of a competitive automobile, be it built for the road, track or a compromise between both.

I've also owned over 56 automobile till date, 43 of them Audi, a couple of BMW, a couple of Toyota, a couple of Volkswagen and the rest mixed.

I don't know how old you are, but you're probably young enough to be my son. So I'm advising you the way I would advise my own children. If you continue down the path you're on now, you could end up doing yourself an injury, or worse.

Good luck.

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Re: Abuja Street Car Racing Gallery/discussions by rafou001(m): 12:30am On Dec 01, 2012
I think th R8 driver forgot to push the sport botton, chai see gap

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Re: Abuja Street Car Racing Gallery/discussions by Nobody: 12:39am On Dec 01, 2012
@Darknights. . .i will be in abj nextweek end,hope u guys are ready to race moi?!. . .i race here @ ibadan(btw ibadan and oyo express way) and the speed is crazy. . .will really love to race with ur crew. . .see u next week. . .and btw i cruise a BMW M3 and a skyline. smiley
Re: Abuja Street Car Racing Gallery/discussions by DarkknightAbj(m): 1:17am On Dec 01, 2012
Am glad the dust has settled down a bit...regardless of how much i tired to be diplomatic in my responses i know its human nature to always have both negative and positive views on issues. its sad that so many people here carry so much hate and negative energy, I apologise if you feel owning and driving a high end car is a vice. i sincerely state that all the drivers in the above videos you watched didnt come out to terrorise or intimidate anyone on the streets, just a group of people having fun with almost caution. with all this to say, we shall continue to race and have leisure drives round town and drifts and drag races in controlled zones on weekends and public holidays. thanks to all who showed there appreciation. VRRRROOOOOOOOM dats the sound you hear on a 6.3L V8 ENGINE

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Re: Abuja Street Car Racing Gallery/discussions by pleep(m): 1:23am On Dec 01, 2012
Siena: Pleep, I guessed correctly this is your first car, and I can understand you wanting to put it through it's paces. I've been there, done that.

And as for me not understanding the perspective of a fast driver, you're wrong. I've been driving for well over 25 years. I'm also a confirmed petrolhead, and have built several fast cars (some of which have been magazine featured). I have been to the Nurburgring three times. I'm currently building a DTM race car for next year's season. I run a small specialist garage, and I'm putting together a Motorsport team, hopefully it'll be successful. So there's not much I don't know about the dynamics of a competitive automobile, be it built for the road, track or a compromise between both.

I've also owned over 56 automobile till date, 43 of them Audi, a couple of BMW, a couple of Toyota, a couple of Volkswagen and the rest mixed.

I don't know how old you are, but you're probably young enough to be my son. So I'm advising you the way I would advise my own children. If you continue down the path you're on now, you could end up doing yourself an injury, or worse.

Good luck.
haha.. Well i cant really argue with that.
Re: Abuja Street Car Racing Gallery/discussions by DarkknightAbj(m): 1:25am On Dec 01, 2012
2012 Mercedes C63 AMG overview video "BARR'


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=51o3JR0AchY

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Re: Abuja Street Car Racing Gallery/discussions by Nobody: 1:25am On Dec 01, 2012
Darkknight.Abj:
Am glad the dust has settled down a bit...regardless of how much i tired to be diplomatic in my responses i know its human nature to always have both negative and positive views on issues. its sad that so many people here carry so much hate and negative energy, I apologise if you feel owning and driving a high end car is a vice. i sincerely state that all the drivers in the above videos you watched didnt come out to terrorise or intimidate anyone on the streets, just a group of people having fun with almost caution. with all this to say, we shall continue to race and have leisure drives round town and drifts and drag races in controlled zones on weekends and public holidays. thanks to all who showed there appreciation. VRRRROOOOOOOOM dats the sound you hear on a 6.3L V8 ENGINE
Why always settle for shiit. Get it to another level by building your own race track and have the racing world body recognize it than putting the public at risk. what do you no about the other drivers coming from the opposite direction if you can control your own vehicle with absolute confidence? It is a rhetoric .
Re: Abuja Street Car Racing Gallery/discussions by blacksta(m): 1:31am On Dec 01, 2012
This is where all the Nigeria stolen money resides at, Na wa oooo
Re: Abuja Street Car Racing Gallery/discussions by DarkknightAbj(m): 1:32am On Dec 01, 2012
all4naija: Why always settle for shiit. Get it to another level by building your own race track and have the racing world body recognize it than putting the public at risk. what do you no about the other drivers coming from the opposite direction if you can control your own vehicle with absolute confidence? It is a rhetoric .

sorry to ask but did you watch any of the videos?

we dont drive against traffic and there are large road dividers separating both traffic directions. if you notice, traffic is very minimal.

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Re: Abuja Street Car Racing Gallery/discussions by Nobody: 1:51am On Dec 01, 2012
Darkknight.Abj:


sorry to ask but did you watch any of the videos?

we dont drive against traffic and there are large road dividers separating both traffic directions. if you notice, traffic is very minimal.


Yes, I did! I said it is rhetoric though. It means the other vehicles on the road at any given time can not be trusted. Accident happens even in the strictest conditions. That is a fact!

It is better you guys look for ways to have your own race track and it will give you the world attention, bro!
Re: Abuja Street Car Racing Gallery/discussions by zumbigbo(m): 2:12am On Dec 01, 2012
Money miss road. Pedestrian find grave. KMT. Highly irresponsible to drive this fast on the road. Don't let the bhp erode your commonsense.
Re: Abuja Street Car Racing Gallery/discussions by oyin50(f): 3:13am On Dec 01, 2012
Forgive me for this but poor folks possess a lot of negative energy. Agreeing with the fact that racing on densely populated roads can be dangerous and infantile, but the negativities and hate here is primarily an element of jealousy and poverty not necessarily a true concern for the public. My 1 cent

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Re: Abuja Street Car Racing Gallery/discussions by InvertedHammer: 4:41am On Dec 01, 2012
Do you guys have racing schedule? How is the aerodynamics on the C63? I am kinda thinking is not meant for racing.
Do you have any mods on it? Why don't you guys do the racing after midnight along Nnamdi Azikiwe Way?


That will be sure bet compared to the afternoon racing especially knowing that Nigerians don't know how to drive.
..driver licenses are procured and not earned
Re: Abuja Street Car Racing Gallery/discussions by pleep(m): 4:51am On Dec 01, 2012
Do you guys have racing schedule? How is the aerodynamics on the C63? I am kinda thinking is not meant for racing.
LOL that thing will beat most sports cars. Aerodynamics don't mean anything when you have that much horsepower and that little weight.

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Re: Abuja Street Car Racing Gallery/discussions by azpekuliar: 5:10am On Dec 01, 2012
Ejiné:

The height of your irresponsibility and overall stupiidity. Congratulations.

What part of my last post did you not get? You take your dumb racing show of shame on the SAME roads plied by innocent drivers and pedestrians and expect to recieve a standing ovation? Mehn, you're dumber than I thought!
In short, you're a standard MOORON!

Why not come together with your fellow stoners, raise some cash and develop a race track in the deserted city of Maiduguri? Atleast, that way, you and the other Need-For-Speed-Carbon wannabe-roleplayers and psychotic pieces of shiiit would pose less danger to humans and society.

Phucking jerk!

Poverty don frustrate this one life finish! Chai! See vexation chanelled at the wrong people!

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Re: Abuja Street Car Racing Gallery/discussions by Ikenna351(m): 6:09am On Dec 01, 2012
In as much as i do not support what these guys are doing on public roads, but the way some of us are going about it, hauling insults on them will not stop them. Hauling insults on a chain smoker to make him stop smoking, wont make him stop the smoking. Because its a habit, and you can only stop a habit by replacing it with another. What a smoker needs to hear from you and i that are concerned of his health is where or what else he can get those helps he feels those smoke does for him, which needs to be done diplomatically. Because trust me, that smoke does something for him, otherwise he wont be doing it. But something more safe can do that do too, which will help pulling him out of endergering his health.

The same is apllicable in this matter. What do you expect when you place a MACHINE in a hands of a petrolhead? No matter how hard he tries, the temptation will always be strong. You will understand if you are one and have a such a pleasurable ride and not some plastics.

@ Op, the concern of everyone here (even though the approach of some was wrong) is that even though you are good behind the wheels, not everyone you see, especially on Abuja roads, are drivers. Introduction of auto trans in Nigerian driving schools have been producing half-bake drivers in thousands. People no longer spend longer time learning proper driving, since there is Exam-Made-Easy. Those half baked drivers, when the check their rearview mirrors and see you coming on such speed, they will get scared and would try to swerve into another lane to give you way, when you have already done your calculation and knew the lane to overtake the vehicle before he knew it. Of course, you know what will happen when he swerve into the lane you wanted to overtake the car from. There are so many instances which those stunts could end in disaster for you and other road users.

Also, most pedestrains cross Abuja express like Zombies. If you know how sheeps cross road, thats how most do. They just put head because everyother person has put head to cross without even checking or looking left, at least. Yes, its wrong for them to cross highway or expressway without using the proper channel or looking/checking well before making the move, but its still a human live. Who is wrong or right doesnt apply here because you have the power to prevent that loss of lives by not speeding that much. So please, consider too.

The sooner race track is created in Abuja, the better. For how long would a petrolhead wait when he has a performance car and will not for once utilized the full power the car posses. Its easier to condemn, but we all have passion for something. This is theirs. No matter how you try to subdue it, it will eventually burst out. With a race track, govt can be earning some money from it, even if one will have to pay to drive on such roads. It will also be another entertainment industry, just like what Nigerian music industry has become.

So Op, pull whatever resources and connections you have with your group and see if you can get a small race track in Abuja. It will be safer for everyone and more fun for petrolheads too.

On the other hand, since you guys are already organised, why not organised a small Euro car day in Abuja this month? Even if its going to be strictly Euro cars with powerful engines, its a start. What do you think?

Ikenna.

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Re: Abuja Street Car Racing Gallery/discussions by litaninja(m): 6:56am On Dec 01, 2012
@pleep: if i remember correctly, one is supposed to see himself as the only good driver on the road and make proper allowances for the other "bad" drivers. Its just simple physics or logic, the faster you drive, the more vehicles on the road, the more "bad" drivers in the mix, pedestrians, even roaming wildlife and animals on the road, the higher the chances of something going wrong. Even you as a human are prone to error. Nigerians at regular speeds are not safe, will adding an on-going street race make them any safer?

@op: so far only very little negative energy as i can see here, majority are advocating for a dedicated arena to ENJOY this. Remember, your safety is also going to be increased as a result of this, you can have safety and emergency response crews on hand to help out when something does go wrong. You guys are affluent enough to pull that off without much sweat, and when it does happen, send me an invite, need to see under those hoods!
Re: Abuja Street Car Racing Gallery/discussions by tosrich(m): 7:34am On Dec 01, 2012
After watching some of these video, I came to a conclusion that Nigeria is indeed a lawless country.....how can this kind of act be accepted on the public road without recourse..
Re: Abuja Street Car Racing Gallery/discussions by bigx(m): 7:48am On Dec 01, 2012
oyin50: Forgive me for this but poor folks possess a lot of negative energy. Agreeing with the fact that racing on dense roads can be dangerous and infantile, but the negativities and hate here is primarily an element of jealousy and poverty not necessarily a true concern for the public. My 1 cent

Exactly my thoughts, when you see statements like "our money"(I wonder how much that one contributed) and "which kain work dem de work"(must everyone work? Business nko?). Constructive criticsm is the way forward. Not pointless insults that'd breed needless hostility.
That said, I support the racetrack idea too, from the participants, they should have the connections to make this happen, if not in Abuja where land costs an arm and a leg, in a neighbouring state/community.
I'm loving the wheels I'm seeing though (inspiration to work much harder)

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