I Realize this is Irresponsible, Dangerous and Dumb

"Vicente Esteve" (vicente-esteve)
10/11/2016 at 21:47 • Filed to: None

But I can’t help but feel excitement seeing this. Public roads are no place to do driving like this, but I found this video extremely entertaining and hitting right in my car-loving gut.

DISCUSSION (20)

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > Vicente Esteve
10/11/2016 at 21:56

It’s NFS: Underground 2 come to life

Jayhawk Jake > Vicente Esteve
10/11/2016 at 21:59

Blind corners, crossing lines, weaving through traffic, riding people’s bumpers when they’re “in the way”...

...yeah fuck these pieces of shit, I hope they wreck into a tree.

TheJWT > Vicente Esteve
10/11/2016 at 22:00

This is giving me serious nostalgia for NFS Underground 2...

And yes it is irresponsible, dangerous and dumb, but I’ve done shit like this and I’m willing to bet most people on here have too.

404 - User No Longer Available > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
10/11/2016 at 22:01

1:31 Near Miss + 10 Nitrous

Vicente Esteve > Jayhawk Jake
10/11/2016 at 22:05

I hope they don’t take someones life in that inevitable wreck. But yeah, Colombia is full of speed freaks.

Vicente Esteve > TheJWT
10/11/2016 at 22:06

I don’t think as extreme as these guys, but driving “enthusiastically” of course.

The action is so much better than most movies.

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > TheJWT
10/11/2016 at 22:16

Nope - wouldn’t risk it - the one ‘maybe’ where something happens and I kill/injure myself, or worse, others is too great a responsibility. It only takes one person to start turning into your lane, or a small kid to take 1 step into the street to cause something you would regret for the rest of your life.

TheJWT > Vicente Esteve
10/11/2016 at 22:16

Oh yeah definitely not, and I think the fact they were driving in a convoy exacerbated their behavior.

But if I were in the same situation; with a quick car on a mostly deserted and well-lit highway, I’m not ashamed to admit that I wouldn’t be going the speed limit either. “Taking it to the track” is a noble idea, but I enjoy cars all the time.

TheJWT > RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars
10/11/2016 at 22:22

See my reply to Vicente; I should’ve clarified more. Yes, the extent of what these people are doing is dumb and I wouldn’t personally do it myself.

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > TheJWT
10/11/2016 at 22:23

No worries mate, just saying I don’t think it’s worth the risk as well! :)

CompactLuxuryFan > Vicente Esteve
10/11/2016 at 22:50

Ah, brings back memories... Colombia has damn good driving roads all over the place, they’re just always clogged. Many a shenanigans were had by me in my teens, but I rarely went as hard as this. My parents thankfully also waited until I was gone to start buying turbo cars. This climb is right outside Medellín, the second largest city, and therefore at what would be considered very high altitude in the US.

Vicente Esteve > TheJWT
10/12/2016 at 11:08

I have no tracks around, just one for drag racing. And I concur, the need to enjoy a back road at higher than normal speed must be satisfied.

Vicente Esteve > CompactLuxuryFan
10/12/2016 at 11:09

Turbo’s in that environment are a MUST.

CompactLuxuryFan > Vicente Esteve
10/12/2016 at 15:54

Well, they are if you wanna keep up. It’s kinda fun (and safe) being able to floor it everywhere without endangering everyone.

The recent downsize + turbo trend hasn’t caused that big of a performance gain in most models, but in high altitude locales (doubly so where taxation is based on displacement), the performance gains have been massive!

BlueMazda2 - Blesses the rains down in Africa, Purveyor of BMW Individual Arctic Metallic, Merci Twingo > Vicente Esteve
10/18/2016 at 09:46

Stay classy, Colombia. I’ve been on this road in Medellin several times. It’s a nice road and all, but this is just downright ridiculous.

Also, those Euro tail lights on the GTI look so cool.

Vicente Esteve > BlueMazda2 - Blesses the rains down in Africa, Purveyor of BMW Individual Arctic Metallic, Merci Twingo
10/18/2016 at 11:48

The GTI surprised the hell out of me, keeping up like a champ.

BlueMazda2 - Blesses the rains down in Africa, Purveyor of BMW Individual Arctic Metallic, Merci Twingo > Vicente Esteve
10/18/2016 at 11:53

I like that M235i. I need that M235i. I want that M235i.

Vicente Esteve > BlueMazda2 - Blesses the rains down in Africa, Purveyor of BMW Individual Arctic Metallic, Merci Twingo
10/18/2016 at 15:08

M240i though

BlueMazda2 - Blesses the rains down in Africa, Purveyor of BMW Individual Arctic Metallic, Merci Twingo > Vicente Esteve
10/18/2016 at 16:21

Good point. I drove a new 440i M Sport and I liked it better than the 2015 435i M Sport I drove a while back. That new B58 is an incredible engine.

Vicente Esteve > BlueMazda2 - Blesses the rains down in Africa, Purveyor of BMW Individual Arctic Metallic, Merci Twingo
10/18/2016 at 18:44

I am dying to drive an M140i. A hatchback with an engine that powerful has to be a blast. (Also lighter than M240i).