MoreNoiseIsNotFaster Posted January 13, 2014 Report Share Posted January 13, 2014 (edited) Dear RollaClub members, First off, let me say that I understand your need for speed, I know the thrill that speed and noise can create. I also understand why racing at night might appeal to some people, and some will even argue that it's safer racing at night due to less traffic on the road. My message is to those people who are racing at night on our touristic routes in the Brisbane area. Please understand that people do live on these touristic routes and in those rural properties, they work just like most of you, they get up at 05:00am and go to work every day, and when they get home they are tired and just want to relax and enjoy the peaceful environment that is the national park. A thing that these people do not enjoy, is getting woken up at night because of the excessive noise that some racers generate when they drive on the roads. Not only are these people a danger to themselves (which is their own business) but they are a danger to others on the road. My wife had a very close call with a racer one night who almost collided with her as she drove home in one of the corners on Mt Nebo Road that has the dividing barriers. The racer decided to overtake his "mate" who was driving on the correct side of the road. Overtaking in the wrong lane of a barrier-divided corner is one of the silliest things that a driver could ever do on mountain roads. Had my wife not driven slowly as she usually does (45), she would have had a collision with this racer. Had this driver been a good driver he would have noticed her headlights reflecting on the railing which means oncoming traffic. We have pictures of this car as well as number plates from the security camera recordings of our home. Aside the dangerous driving is the excessive noise that these cars generate. Having done plenty of tuning myself, I can tell a fast car from a slow one, and an emptied out muffler (or sawn off muffler) do not make your car any faster. If anything, it will make it more expensive to run, and in some cases even less powerful. Noone enjoys a loud car except the attention-seeker who drives it. Yesterday night there was a car that sounded like a trumpet (the 1600CC kind), he wasn't fast, just loud, and lonely too. The only "tuning" this pov could afford was sawing off the muffler of his car, which did 0.0 in regards to performance. It did get him noticed though, by residents and police alike. This noise woke up everyone on our street, and as a result we are now grumpy: Thanks to trumpet-car, we are now grumpy; grumpy hillbillies who own and operate chainsaws for fun and drive big rusty 4x4's that can easily block off your escape route, which is not that hard on a 19km straight road without exits or ways out: All that's needed is me calling my hillbilly friend up the road and we pince you in from either side. We also know the area and if required can drive these mountain roads faster in our 3 tonne Ford than you can in your Scooby Doo. So here's the deal : Want to race on touristic roads ? If you do it safely, and don't do silly things, we won't stop you. If you want to drive silly, spend a day at the race track for a race day. Don't saw off mufflers and don't cut out muffler parts, and don't use excessively loud pipes that don't do anything performance wise except get your car noted and make the local hillbillies angry. Basically, don't turn your car into a 110 decibel hillbilly-magnet. This way the hillbillies can get undisturbed sleep and you can continue driving over our wonderful and fun roads. The second message is : Don't ruin the experience for your fellow drivers ! If you know someone who owns a loud car, tell them to put back some sense on their car and muffle them. If they want to performance-tune their car, there are plenty of other ways to get performance from your car than to mess with the exhaust. Hillbillies have no issues with racers that drive safely and quietly. This way, we can all live together, quiet racers can still race at night over the beautiful roads and the hillbillies will stay in their beds. Please pass this message on to your fellow drivers and racers on other forums and facebook, so this message gets heard. Respect, A Hill Billy from Mt Nebo Edited January 13, 2014 by MoreNoiseIsNotFaster Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B.L.Z.BUB Posted January 13, 2014 Report Share Posted January 13, 2014 Send this to Campbell Newman, I'm sure he'll ban cars altogether. Unfortunately this message will fall on (literally because of their exhausts) deaf ears. No one who cares does this and everyone who doesnt care will continue to do so. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
67Rolla-Ken Posted January 13, 2014 Report Share Posted January 13, 2014 Well written message, completely agree... but as Reed has said, the few members who fall into the "110 decibel hillbilly-magnet" racer group probably won't even read this thread. All the best, hope Reed and I are wrong and the message does get through. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
love ke70 Posted January 13, 2014 Report Share Posted January 13, 2014 Nice post, hopefully some people see it, theres a bloke out the back of me who I think I need to have a talk to for the same reason.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BUZ440 Posted January 14, 2014 Report Share Posted January 14, 2014 Is thread directed at any RC member, or Corolla owners, or just a courtesy message for those who live around Nebo/Glorious? I always wondered if mine at what would exceed 110 decibels, but did not have a big turbo on her, have a vid with KE70_Dave doing a fly by tho, meh Anyways, is a nice drive out that way, and better during the day, as seen here, look familiar to your hilly-billys? think its just before the lookout Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
altezzaclub Posted January 14, 2014 Report Share Posted January 14, 2014 Well said, and now that I've googled it I'll have to head out that way on my trips to Kingaroy. The road looks great! Ausse would truly be a wasteland without the Great Dividing Range! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark1414 Posted January 14, 2014 Report Share Posted January 14, 2014 Yeah its a very nice drive, whether your going the speed limit or maybe slightly above when there isn't a slow car in front. Its a relaxed atmosphere with lots of different people up there. Not sure what happens up there at night time. Have no problem believing it would get old fast living up there putting up with it all night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BUZ440 Posted January 14, 2014 Report Share Posted January 14, 2014 Well said, and now that I've googled it I'll have to head out that way on my trips to Kingaroy. The road looks great! Ausse would truly be a wasteland without the Great Dividing Range! I would recommend this, All the way to Northbrook Parkway till the end, make sure your brakes are in check, Turn right at Wivenhoe-Somerset Rd, past the Dam, to Kilcoy, then over to Peanut land Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B.L.Z.BUB Posted January 14, 2014 Report Share Posted January 14, 2014 Not sure what happens up there at night time. Theres a stretch out the back covered on rubber. People go out there with guys on 2 ways top and bottom and drift it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ke70dave Posted January 14, 2014 Report Share Posted January 14, 2014 Theres a stretch out the back covered on rubber. People go out there with guys on 2 ways top and bottom and drift it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark1414 Posted January 15, 2014 Report Share Posted January 15, 2014 Theres a stretch out the back covered on rubber. People go out there with guys on 2 ways top and bottom and drift it. haha yes I have seen it and I could imagine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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