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XHawkeye
June 20th, 2017, 01:19 PM
https://www.motorsport.com/truck/news/gordon-slapped-with-visa-ban-for-burnout-antics-920591/


Robby Gordon has been hit with an indefinite ban on applying for a competition visa by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport, following his public street burnout last Saturday night.

Rare White Ape
June 20th, 2017, 06:37 PM
That's fucked. Yes the burnout was stupid, but banning him is over the top.

Yw-slayer
June 20th, 2017, 07:12 PM
Reminds me of this: https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2003/nov/11/sport.jamiewilson and this: http://jalopnik.com/5764333/rally-driver-gets-speeding-ticket-forces-navigator-to-drive

Leon
June 20th, 2017, 07:23 PM
When you're a high profile race driver, you need to be cleaner than clean.

The burnout was a completely stupid move. and the consequences of it were always going to be high.

I seem to recall that the FIA dished out massive fines (like, many thousand Euro's) when some WRC drivers were caught speeding between stages during the International Rally of NZ.

Where it might get interesting, is that I thought Robbie Gordon owned the travelling circus of Stadium trucks that do support races in Aussie. If he packs a sad about his ban, I wonder if he will take his toys and storm off home. From what I've seen of him in interviews etc, he doesn't seem like the most professional of operators.

Rare White Ape
June 20th, 2017, 10:13 PM
Reminds me of this:

http://mobile.abc.net.au/news/2010-03-27/hamilton-booked-for-doing-burnout/382066

Hamilton is still allowed to compete in Australia. What's the go?

Drachen596
June 21st, 2017, 05:07 AM
McLaren has better lawyers and deeper pockets than Robbie Gordon?

Dicknose
June 21st, 2017, 02:48 PM
You don't dick with F1

Reynard
June 21st, 2017, 04:34 PM
packs a sad

I learned a new phrase today and I love it... will use in future. Thanks Leon! :cool:

Leon
June 21st, 2017, 04:58 PM
Happy to have furthered your education with a new slang phrase :)

Rare White Ape
June 21st, 2017, 06:11 PM
"Chucking a naa-naa" could be used in the same situation. It's the cross-Tasman version of the same phrase.

Leon
June 21st, 2017, 06:36 PM
Throwing a wobbly.

Spitting the dummy.

Chucking toys out of the cot.

SkylineObsession
June 21st, 2017, 06:51 PM
Chur cuz.

I think that is a fitting punishment. Indefinite ban does seem rather harsh, but if he's already that involved in motorsports he should have known better.

FaultyMario
June 21st, 2017, 09:37 PM
Reminds me of this:

http://mobile.abc.net.au/news/2010-03-27/hamilton-booked-for-doing-burnout/382066




"This evening, I was driving in an over-exuberant manner and, as a result, was stopped by the police,"

Back to when he did ronspeak.

Leon
June 21st, 2017, 11:46 PM
Chur cuz.

I think that is a fitting punishment. Indefinite ban does seem rather harsh, but if he's already that involved in motorsports he should have known better.

Indefinitely doesn't mean forever, it just means "we don't know for how long, we're waiting to see what the fallout looks like".

As compared to "lifetime".