There's nothing like drunk driving gokarts around children

4/5/2012 6:02:49 PM

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4/5/2012 6:03:07 PM

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"There's nothing like drunk driving gokarts"

I can agree with that part...i'd prefer kids not be anywhere near me during though

4/5/2012 6:07:39 PM

I got your fun park hanging.


BOOM!

4/5/2012 6:10:00 PM

Yea, I've only done this once and there were so many of us we took all the cars and didn't have to deal with children

4/5/2012 6:10:42 PM

I've been a few times. It's weird...sometimes they let you go nuts and other times they're watching ya like a hawk. Guess it depends on who's working.

4/5/2012 6:34:24 PM

man tww is comin together these days like motherly love

I'm Krallum and I approved this message.

4/5/2012 6:49:08 PM

i have a feeling this thread might have been inspired by another thread

4/5/2012 6:49:55 PM

It wasn't, actually.

So stop your stupid fucking assuming

4/5/2012 6:51:03 PM

lol. i do believe you can still get a ticket while driving carts drunk. but they do have a sheriff on hand most weekends to prevent drunkards from driving the carts.

but it is fun to ram people under the bridge where they cant see you.. if you're good enough you can actually get away with a 360 under there. hehe

4/5/2012 6:56:52 PM

whoa, who pissed in your cheerios

4/5/2012 6:59:14 PM

^^ bullshit

I've been completely fucking hammered out there

^

[Edited on April 5, 2012 at 6:59 PM. Reason : ]

4/5/2012 6:59:35 PM

bs to the DUI ticket? thats what ive heard, never actually got one. hell if you can get one on a golf cart, lawnmower, even scooter, then a go kart is fair game.

yeah, you can be hammered, but obviously dont act like a drunkard and no one will care

[Edited on April 5, 2012 at 7:02 PM. Reason : ]

4/5/2012 7:01:19 PM

*shrug* they're closed courses - no chance you could ever make it to a public road.

who knows

4/5/2012 7:03:17 PM

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"bs to the DUI ticket? thats what ive heard, never actually got one. hell if you can get one on a golf cart, lawnmower, even scooter, then a go kart is fair game. yeah, you can be hammered, but obviously dont act like a drunkard and no one will care"

I have an uncle who lives in Tampa. My dad and I were our riding around with him at about 1 am in Clear Water about 15 years ago. It was spring break and the cops had all of roads blocked and traffic was a mess because of all of the partying going on. He was about as drunk as you could get and drove up to a cop and asked for directions. The cop couldn't even tell my uncle was wasted.

[Edited on April 5, 2012 at 9:55 PM. Reason : .]

4/5/2012 9:54:23 PM

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"cool story bro"

4/5/2012 9:55:59 PM

^It is. If you are good at it, you can be drunk and get away with it. As for go carting though, Rush Hour Karting in Garner is better. They have real go carts.

4/5/2012 9:57:43 PM

pretty sure you can seem stone cold sober and still smell like a raging alcoholic

4/5/2012 9:58:04 PM

maybe you should make a collage about drinking and driving

4/5/2012 9:59:03 PM

Anyone want to go to Frankie's or Rush Hour someday?

4/5/2012 10:01:33 PM

4/5/2012 10:03:33 PM

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"i do believe you can still get a ticket while driving carts drunk. but they do have a sheriff on hand most weekends to prevent drunkards from driving the carts. "

incorrect on both parts, by a lot.

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"bs to the DUI ticket? thats what ive heard"

hahaha you've heard wrong. do the math on that and get back to us.

4/5/2012 10:40:22 PM

i like playing air hockey and hitting that shit everywhere even when im not drunk.

4/5/2012 10:51:01 PM

please explain how its incorrect on both parts, by a lot?
can you not get ticketed by driving a motorized vehicle? does it come down to "closed course" vs public road? enlighten me mr synapse

4/6/2012 12:31:53 PM

I've done this and had a blast... I would totally go do it more often if it weren't in BFE in relationship to where I live now

4/6/2012 12:40:10 PM

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"please explain how its incorrect on both parts, by a lot? can you not get ticketed by driving a motorized vehicle? does it come down to "closed course" vs public road? enlighten me mr synapse"

It comes down to them not having jurisdiction on a go kart track. They might be able to hit you with a public intoxication or something along those lines if you're actin' a fool, but I don't see a way in which you could get charged with a DUI. If you can find a case of it I'd love to see it.

This seems to confirm: http://www.myduiattorney.org/dui-tips/can-you-get-a-dui-on-private-property.html

I've been there a number of times on the weekends, and have never seen a cop posted up near the tracks looking for intoxicated go-karters. They're always in the arcade or at the entrance.

4/6/2012 12:50:57 PM

The slick track at Frankies is hella fun when you're drunk. Just do it on a weeknight when you and your crew can have the track to yourselves. Adventure landing isn't bad either.

It is my understanding that you can get a DUI on private property in NC.

4/6/2012 2:42:08 PM

I live right down the street from Frankie's

I'm so down for this

4/6/2012 2:43:04 PM

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"The slick track at Frankies is hella fun when you're drunk. Just do it on a weeknight when you and your crew can have the track to yourselves."

I have been kicked off the slick track. We all got hammered and went out there (about 6 of us). Had the track to ourselves. Pretty much we took each other out in the first lap. They waved us in, told us not to come back.

4/6/2012 2:44:11 PM

^^^ I almost wish they'd give me one so I could argue the shit in court

^^ sweet - there's plenty of interest - we just need to find the time now

I hate the slick track - not nearly fast enough to be fun

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4/6/2012 2:44:41 PM

So here's the actual DUI law:

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"§ 20-138.1. Impaired driving. (a) Offense. – A person commits the offense of impaired driving if he drives any vehicle upon any highway, any street, or any public vehicular area within this State: (1) While under the influence of an impairing substance; or (2) After having consumed sufficient alcohol that he has, at any relevant time after the driving, an alcohol concentration of 0.08 or more. The results of a chemical analysis shall be deemed sufficient evidence to prove a person's alcohol concentration; or (3) With any amount of a Schedule I controlled substance, as listed in G.S. 90-89, or its metabolites in his blood or urine. (a1) A person who has submitted to a chemical analysis of a blood sample, pursuant to G.S. 20-139.1(d), may use the result in rebuttal as evidence that the person did not have, at a relevant time after driving, an alcohol concentration of 0.08 or more. (b) Defense Precluded. – The fact that a person charged with violating this section is or has been legally entitled to use alcohol or a drug is not a defense to a charge under this section. (b1) Defense Allowed. – Nothing in this section shall preclude a person from asserting that a chemical analysis result is inadmissible pursuant to G.S. 20-139.1(b2). (c) Pleading. – In any prosecution for impaired driving, the pleading is sufficient if it states the time and place of the alleged offense in the usual form and charges that the defendant drove a vehicle on a highway or public vehicular area while subject to an impairing substance. (d) Sentencing Hearing and Punishment. – Impaired driving as defined in this section is a misdemeanor. Upon conviction of a defendant of impaired driving, the presiding judge shall hold a sentencing hearing and impose punishment in accordance with G.S. 20-179. (e) Exception. – Notwithstanding the definition of "vehicle" pursuant to G.S. 20-4.01(49), for purposes of this section the word "vehicle" does not include a horse. (1983, c. 435, s. 24; 1989, c. 711, s. 2; 1993, c. 285, s. 1; 2006-253, s. 9.) "

I think the "public vehicular area" probably only applies to places like the mall where you have huge parking lots open to the public, so maybe my understanding of the law was incorrect. I really don't see how it would apply to a closed go kart track. If anyone finds anything else I'd be interested in hearing it, but for now I'll assume I probably heard wrong somewhere along the line.

4/6/2012 2:47:55 PM

wait, jaZon is in Raleigh? and he's stealing my idea? motherfucker

funkyv, me, and some other papp'ers will be at beerfest next weekend. nerdfest 2012?

4/6/2012 3:23:57 PM

^ SAY WHAAA

the last was fun times

[Edited on April 6, 2012 at 3:26 PM. Reason : ]

4/6/2012 3:26:00 PM

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"I hate the slick track - not nearly fast enough to be fun"

same here

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"I think the "public vehicular area" probably only applies to places like the mall where you have huge parking lots open to the public"

Yep that's my understanding of it too.

4/6/2012 3:39:39 PM

The slick track... Is pure awesome. Start dead last and in the turns slowly bump every single other kart in the turns and spin them out. One at a time. If you get too wild the will throw the switch that makes every kart go into limp mode so that the kids you just spun out can get turned around but then it's on again. The other track blows.

4/6/2012 9:41:26 PM

yeah, you're not gonna get a DUI for drunk driving on a go kart track. Stupid people ITT

4/6/2012 10:09:16 PM

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"^^^ I almost wish they'd give me one so I could argue the shit in court ^^ sweet - there's plenty of interest - we just need to find the time now I hate the slick track - not nearly fast enough to be fun"

I work M-F 10 am to 6:30/8:00 pm about five minutes from Frankies on Alexander Dr. Let me know, if you want to go.


Also as I said, we need to do some real go karting sometime...

http://www.rushhourkarting.com/

Anyone up for this? It's not too far off of the interstate. You can get there pretty quickly.

4/7/2012 4:04:34 PM

I'd love to do rush hour, but that shit looks like it'll get expensive

This doesn't look bad, though

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"Thursday 4pm to Close, Use 3 Credits, Race All Nite!"

Credit == one race? So ~$50 and race for 5 hours? lol

[Edited on April 7, 2012 at 5:24 PM. Reason : ]

4/7/2012 5:17:36 PM

^I say we do it. I've been twice and had a blast both times. There is a bar there too, but once you go in the bar and get a drink they won't let you race. We always do the $45 sprint race which is 21 minutes long. It's worth it though, even though the cost is kind of high.


Also, my dad and his friend rode the skycoaster at Daytona Beach in 1995. It cost them $25 per person for something that lasted about 4 minutes and they paid a girl about $20 to film them.

[Edited on April 7, 2012 at 7:14 PM. Reason : .]

4/7/2012 7:08:00 PM

this mug is ill, in Hickory we only have the skating rink...you've gotta go all the way to taylorsville for a decent go-kart track mane.

4/8/2012 10:44:24 PM

drunk... but in a hot tub

Lemme play some full contact laser tag yeaaaahhhh

4/8/2012 10:53:45 PM

You'll prob break your leg

4/8/2012 10:54:55 PM