Tokyo Drift

Last night at the cinema I saw the new X-Men movie. It was pretty good.
Remember the ending to Ferris Bueller's Day Off? The ending to this one
reminded me of that.

But I saw a preview for a movie that has me worried: "The Fast and the
Furious: Tokyo Drift", in theaters June 16, is all about some Merkin
punks taking their fancy riced-out Japanese econobox racers to Japan and
driving like assholes. The preview had stupid dialogue[1], lots of cars
crashing into each other, and characters laughing about it.

Starting round the middle of next month, I expect an anomalous increase
in incidents of Merkin boys taking their fancy riced-out Japanese
econobox racers to the freeway and driving like assholes.

Let's be careful out there.


[1] "When you driftin if you aint outta control you aint in control."

 

I remember seeing a news clip featuring a CHP talking about how many
accidents they had where the driver had tix to the first Furious movie
on him. Oh dear...just what we need. Another moron movie.

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Barb
Chaplain, ARSCC



"Comparing Scientology to a motorcycle gang is a gross, unpardonable
insult to bikers everywhere. Even at our worst, we are never as bad as
Scientology."
-ex-member, Thunderclouds motorcycle "club"

 

The 'drift' scene is taking off and getting TV time each Sunday at the
moment. This year there is a Japanese team coming down to go head to
head with the local NZ boys. A couple of locals are near the top of the
table.

It looks like a lot of fun compared to some of the 'round, and round and
round they go' motorsports on offer. They have to match the lead cars
move for move to score points, so first over the line doesn't always get
you the win.

 

I knew this critter from New Joisey, who sold little Nascar models and
followed Nascar. Mind you, her face was scarred and her leg, from two
separate auto accidents that she claimed weren't her fault.

Anyway, she thought she was a hot-shit driver because she watched so
many Nascar races. Guess she thought driving skills would just seep into
her skull through osmosis or something.

I went somewhere with her. Once. The bitch drove no less than 90mph,
wove through traffic on the freeway like a total idiot, and I had
cramped hands from clutching the seat. (to avoid adding to her facial
scarring) People like that should have their licenses permanently
yanked, and their cars squished into a cube before their eyes.

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Barb
Chaplain, ARSCC



"Comparing Scientology to a motorcycle gang is a gross, unpardonable
insult to bikers everywhere. Even at our worst, we are never as bad as
Scientology."
-ex-member, Thunderclouds motorcycle "club"

 

They haven't really taken a break since the first one:
"The Stupidly Fast and Incredibly Dumb Motherfuckers" came out.
Who says this will increase the number of already stupid drivers? There is
aonly so much room...
JS

 

Well, the smart ones, such as I fancy myself to be, will stay off the
roads when the SFIDMFs are likely to be entertaining themselves. I
suppose that will make more room for them.

 

One of Rita Mae Brown's better coinages was her designation of the strap
on the doorpost of a car as "the Jesus strap."

 

It may not take that long. There was an indicent in the north west
Chicago 'burbs on Memorial day where a 17 year old was racing his older
brother and wound up dead. Both were driving WRX STIs. Witnesses
estimate speeds in excess of 100 mph. There were other cars on the road
and the accident was precipitated when the younger brother hit one. He
had been drinking too.

Inexperienced driver, inexperienced drinker, hot hot hot car. Seems
like a stupid combination.
http://www.dailyherald.com/story.asp?id=194711 The article at the Trib
(registration required) mentions the movie:
http://blogs.chicagotribune.com/news_columnists_ezorn/2006/05/fast_furious_de.html

-hank