Amazement at the audacity of mankind.

Post by **andysapp** » Sat Jun 26, 2004 9:29 pm

Picture this if you will...
There is a lot... a lot suitable to drift in.
There is a gate to enter this lot.
This lot has been locked up for some time, but recently...
The gate has been open.

nobody and I enter this lot this evening, to get some footage. We definitely overstay our welcome at this undisclosed location. After about an hour (yes... an hour) of drifting... we see a police officer cruise by.

This lot is set back from a main road... you really can't see much of what's going on inside this lot from the road. However nobody and I both saw him. We start to bolt outta there, when I realize: there is only one entrance/exit (where the OPEN gate is)... if he was coming into the lot, it would look better if we were sitting there parked, than if we were trying to flee the scene. SO... we stayed parked in the corner, and a good three minutes went by... and guess who enters??? Johnny Law.

He asked for the usual license/insurance combo, and he said that this lot has a giant steel gate with metal bars prohibiting people from being back here. And he wanted to know why we drove over the grass to get back there. He wanted to know exactly what we were doing.

I tried to assure him that the gate was open when we pulled in, and that we wouldn't drive over the grass to get in there. Long story short... he said that there was nobody back there, and who would come close the gate behind us? Nobody.

For a good five minutes, I was sure we were going to jail. He came back to the car, and said this is private property, and he knows what we were doing back there. He said if we get caught doing it, that we lose our license for 6 months minimum. I tried reassuring him that the gate was open when we pulled in... but he didn't care.

He said that the person who called us in, was very upset that we were back there doing what we were doing. He let us go, and as we drove out... sure enough... the gate WAS closed.

So, whatever chicken-shit bastard called us in... came behind us and closed the gate, therefore making us trespassers for sure.

I'm amazed at the audacity of this coward. We weren't hurting anyone, endangering anyone, doing anything on a public street. We were in a private lot (which has been abandoned), minding our own business.

Thanks, guy... thanks.

sande · Post by **sande** » Sat Jun 26, 2004 10:27 pm

dang, you're lucky he didn;t give you a ticket! Next time don't stay so long!

jo · Post by jo » Sat Jun 26, 2004 11:22 pm

We were very lucky, and maybe we shouldn't have stayed so long, but things were just flowing right. I really don't regret it, other than the fact that we can't go back to that lot. We finally got some daytime footage instead of the renegade nightshots-- so you can *really* see what's going on. That's what we need for a nice promo video! Plus, I'm really happy about the few good shots we got of my car. Now I've finally got some footage to examine what I'm doing from outside of the car and see what else I need to be doing to get better!

Rhoad Racing · Post by **Rhoad Racing** » Sun Jun 27, 2004 10:51 am

I don't know about ya'll but I'm getting dick of hearing stories such as this. It's gotten to the point where we almost have to get a dedicated place to practice b/c this hiding from Johnny Law shit is getting really old really quick.
I'm relieved that you two weren't charged with anything, but I think it's just a matter of time before another one of us runs out of luck (just ask syn).

MTRLevolution · Post by **MTRLevolution** » Sun Jun 27, 2004 1:06 pm

bottom line: not your lot. whatever happens, it's on you.

same thing's happened to me once, me and rox's friend jeremiah were having ebrake fun in the devry parking lot one nite and we decided to leave, as we were leaving, a cop was pulling in. jeremiah went left and ran a light, i went right and pulled down a few back roads. the cop didn't follow, so that was good. pretty scary.

edit: and i don't wanna sound like an ass or anything, cause i'm glad you guys weren't thrown in jail or charged with anything. but with actions come consequences. and we need to make friends with somebody who owns a giant abandoned lot.

Post by **andysapp** » Sun Jun 27, 2004 4:01 pm

Bottom line: It was on us.

We were fully aware of the consequences of doing what we were doing.
That's why I opted to stay there and face the consequences rather than try and flee the scene. We took full responsibility for our own actions.

What we are not liable for... are the actions of someone coming in behind us... locking the gate, and calling the cops on us. That is something we have no control over, and should not have to take responsibility for.

Rhoad Racing · Post by **Rhoad Racing** » Sun Jun 27, 2004 5:37 pm

agreed! who ever did that to ya'll needs to be found and subdued to Chinese water torture!

just a thought

darkducati · Post by **darkducati** » Sun Jun 27, 2004 6:53 pm

That sucks. People are stupid. But enough with the bad stuff, show us the fruits of your labor.

jo · Post by jo » Mon Jun 28, 2004 12:57 am

the fruits of labor in photo form are below. The video footage is coming in a day or two once it's compressed and uploaded!

djdorifto · Post by **djdorifto** » Mon Jun 28, 2004 1:16 am

goddamn dude! good thing u didn't get put in jail and be Big Bubba's bitch. But its a risk that we all had to take to get our drifting addication. To bad the spot was a trap would have been a awesome spot for a DM meet =D.

i want to see those video footage!!

jo · Post by jo » Mon Jun 28, 2004 1:28 am

Actually that lot is about to be developed on anyways. Some business are moving in and building on it. So, us not being allowed back isn't too big of a deal. Still, a sad lot loss in the end.

video footage is coming:P Andy has to clean it up and get it online!

djdorifto · Post by **djdorifto** » Mon Jun 28, 2004 1:43 am

ah so

well i want the whole footage, non of that sissy 10sec crap hehe.

Post by **andysapp** » Mon Jun 28, 2004 1:14 pm

Haha!!!
You owe me a 10 second sissy!

I'll have this video up a li'l later today.
It's 65mb right now, I'd like to compress it a li'l bit more.
Werd.

Rhoad Racing · Post by **Rhoad Racing** » Mon Jun 28, 2004 2:23 pm

Peg Leg Much!!

Post by **andysapp** » Mon Jun 28, 2004 3:05 pm

Haha...
Call me the open diff drifter.

(not for long though...

)