This years Dragon FAIL

Discussion in 'MINIs on the Dragon 12 (April 30 - May 4, 2014) - ' started by Dave.0, May 23, 2014.

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  1. DryMartini

    DryMartini New Member

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    Sorry to miss it.
     
  2. INIMINI

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    She probably traded in her MINI for a FIAT.
     
  3. Crashton

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    What does car make have to do with any of this? :confused5:
     
  4. Dave.0

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    Stupid happens in every car make and model.
     
  5. INIMINI

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    She's probably embarrassed to drive a MINI now after doing something stupid.
     
  6. mattc85

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    The video is private now. Booo. I recognize the paint job from one of the mini groups on facebook. I've resorted to watching youtube dash cam video clips now to get my mini fix on. I guess I'm getting near the bottom of the barrel now.
     
  7. Dave.0

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    #27 Dave.0, May 25, 2014
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    If you saw how the car looked you would know stupid is something she does not understand.:lol::eek::lol:
     
  8. Mr. Jim

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    Apparently not, supposedly the MINI dealer in Texas is sponsoring her and her MINI in MTTS...
     
  9. wmwny

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    Day-ummm...and here I was going to goon that this summer, too, joining in around Cleveland, and on. :frown5: Guess not now, what with the likes of a total dingbat driver like her in the group. :eek6: I don't need stress like that. :frown2:
     
  10. ZippyNH

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    I HOPE not for long going forward.....
    She is lucky she is not dead....
     
  11. Crashton

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    Not to sound like a complete heartless creep, but I'm glad she did not kill any innocents. Worried about her safety? Not so much.

    Jeff the odds are she will not reach Cleveland. If she does she'll be easy to spot in her be-flamed MINI.
     
  12. INIMINI

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    Hopefully...she can at least drive in a straight line between the lanes during MTTS.
     
  13. Stinker

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    Money can buy you a car(MINI) but not commonsense.
     
  14. AAONMS

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    Did the car in the video exercise bad judgement – sure, no doubt.
    [soapbox]
    However, let he/she who has never pulled some sort of bonehead move behind the wheel of a vehicle, whether or not they got away with it, speak up.
    I have to wonder whether or not anyone here has ever crossed the double lines on the Dragon? Elsewhere?
    Passed in a No Passing Zone?
    Ever run a red light?
    Ever been at least partially (doesn’t matter if you got a ticket) at fault in a collision?
    Ever succumbed to the urge and initiated or accepted the challenge to street race?
    Anyone here ever had a drink (not even to excess mind you) and driven?
    Perhaps I am way overreacting, but to me, the continued comments here to the extent of what the car looks like seems like is dangerously close to cyber-bulling or an invitation to harass.
    I can’t speak for others, but I am becoming increasingly tired and frustrated by posts like this on the ‘Friendly’ MINI Site.
    [/soapbox]
     
  15. ZippyNH

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    Cybr bullying... Naww....trying to be educational, yes...
    To post a video of an event, that a MINI business has sponsored you to attend, showing a careless or a reckless act ( thankfully without a wreck...er wreckless) without a disclaimer of some type almost would lead some to believe that the act is common or even endorsed by said sponsors and the community.....
    Anytime one does an act with sponsorship, a higher stand prevails, especially when it is done in public with a public recording of the event.
    Sure...everybody has done s "bone headed" act or a dumb thing....but if sponsored, you are at work....and messing up at work can lead to unpleasant events....like firings and demotions...when done as an individual, perhaps nothing happens, but as a community, WE OWE IT TO OTHERS, as a service, to call out the ones doing acts that reflect poorly upon us as a whole.....just like any social organization does....does M/A Have a codeified code of conduct, no, but a consus of right, wrong and "a bit too far"....
    One can risk your own life anyway you wish...but risk mine for me, and I have a right to be mad as all hell!!! If a member hit the car doing a 3 point turn returning from a dounut run, etc, and death and carnage had occurred....would there even be an argument?!
    Frankly, if the person said " sorry, I did not know better" , etc, then that would end it....
    But to keep showing it to "friends" as a private video shows that the person is somehow proud, as opposed to embarrassed or mortified at what they did.
     
  16. MCS02

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    AAONMS, Not trying to start an argument. I am just curious did you see the video?

    If so what is your opinion about what she did?

    I believe it was careless and reckless. There is no way that you could drive the Dragon and believe this was ok to do. Its worries me to think what would have happened if a car had hit her but what if it had been someone on a bike? They would be dead!

    I would agree an apology would be nice and maybe even use it to show how easy it is to get in an accident up there.

    Some times we all get excited and do stupid stuff but if you have an ounce of integrity you own up to it.

    What I have said is worth what you paid for it.
     
  17. cct1

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    I get what he's saying, but what puts it over the top is youtube pat on the back the driver gave herself; the "hey, look at me", before she figured out maybe it was better to pull it. If you're going to do something stupid, own it, people will respect it. If you do something stupid, and throw out a "hey, look at me," I have no sympathy.
     
  18. DavisMC40

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    Didn't see the video, but from reading the thread I've got the suspicion that it's this Mini?[​IMG]
    From Texas, has flames, female driver.
     
  19. sethat46

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    That's the one. If you know the car you would probably know the woman. Coulda swore she had a garage on here.
     
  20. Dave.0

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    Yup, that's the car. :incazzato:
     

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