**** of the year!!!
Posted by: MichaelC on 18 February 2004
A new thread inspired by an incident I witnessed yesterday as I was driving across Epsom Downs.
A dedication to those who are training for their later entry into the Darwin Awards...
Yesterday mid-afternoon I was driving to Epsom and as I was crossing Epsom Downs two lads on moto-cross type motorbikes pulled out in front of me. They both drove off pulling slides and skids as they were going along. After eight hundred yards or so they came up to the largish roundabout next to the grandstand.
The first rider was still pulling silly slides and proceeded to travel around the roundabout in what I can only describe as a "speedway, one foot down on the ground, rear wheels slid out" manner. At the last moment he spun the bike round for his exit and duly proceeded. His, I assume, even more mentally retarded friend, promptly tried doing the same.
The twat, at the point seeing his friend suddenly veer off for the required exit, hesitated before managing to oversteer his bike so that he went tumbling over the handlebars.
Oh was it comical. Sorry guys but all I could do was laugh.
Fortunately for the biker I had held well back so there was no danger of my involvement.
Lets keep this thread going and recount appropriate events and poll the winner at the end of the year.
Cheers
Mike
A dedication to those who are training for their later entry into the Darwin Awards...
Yesterday mid-afternoon I was driving to Epsom and as I was crossing Epsom Downs two lads on moto-cross type motorbikes pulled out in front of me. They both drove off pulling slides and skids as they were going along. After eight hundred yards or so they came up to the largish roundabout next to the grandstand.
The first rider was still pulling silly slides and proceeded to travel around the roundabout in what I can only describe as a "speedway, one foot down on the ground, rear wheels slid out" manner. At the last moment he spun the bike round for his exit and duly proceeded. His, I assume, even more mentally retarded friend, promptly tried doing the same.
The twat, at the point seeing his friend suddenly veer off for the required exit, hesitated before managing to oversteer his bike so that he went tumbling over the handlebars.
Oh was it comical. Sorry guys but all I could do was laugh.
Fortunately for the biker I had held well back so there was no danger of my involvement.
Lets keep this thread going and recount appropriate events and poll the winner at the end of the year.
Cheers
Mike