tubbytommy

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around my way lately the local boy racers have things (cuddly toys etc)hanging off the rear towing eye.
any ideas what its all about or am i too old to understand??

need4speeduk

iTrader: (26)

Saw a Porsche GT3 the other day with similar.

Was the bum and tail of a cat stuck on the outside of the boot so it looked like you'd squashed the poor old moggy as you closed the boot.

Quite funny I thought, but then again I'm easily pleased

tubbytommy

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no cuddly toys hanging from rear towing hook underneath the saxo or corsa usually

Fulmentaljack3t

They are from drifting "drift dice" comes from Japan where drifters would put dice or a cuddly toy hanging from the towing eye so they could see what angle they coud get the toy to whilst performing a drift.

tubbytommy

iTrader: (20)

that explains everything, they must be drifting at night in their 1.1 front wheel drive cars

RobsyUK

iTrader: (2)

Whats with the HUG tow eyes ?

goodyegg

iTrader: (6)

im no boy racer and i got a smurf hanging off my motor tow...my son loves it

tubbytommy

iTrader: (20)

what's HUG?

tubbytommy

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i just wondered what the reasoning behind it was as i have seen loads lately and mostly on the local "boy racers" cars i wasn't calling anyone anything.

rev.chris

ive seen cars with this aswell, wondered what it was about,

Fulmentaljack3t

LMAO i know, stupid isnt it! I think its become some kind of style thing now. Also hip hop/dubstep/rapper types started putting them in their music videos which no doubt inspired young people who like to think they are cool or a bit "gangsta" to put them on thier 1l diesel saxo's

goodyegg

iTrader: (6)

na na mate i know your not calling me a boy racer ..i thought it was a bit chav but i only got it on there cos son laughs about it.lol bit dirty now so prob gonna pull it off anyway

tubbytommy

iTrader: (20)

so is the reason they think they are drifters or rappers??

rev.chris

think i'll put one on my range rover lol,

rev.chris

i think im a rapping drifter

Fulmentaljack3t

lol

Well it comes from Japan and drifting, whether individuals motivation for hanging cuddly toys from thier car is that they are wanna be rappers or drifters I cant say lol

tubbytommy

iTrader: (20)

im going for rappers as i cant imagine much drifting goes on in front wheel drive 1.1's

CREWJ

I quite like it. My mate had a dummy hanging off his RX-7

rev.chris

i might hang a sheeps head from my range rover lol

LegacyAdam

This summer I took part in a 3,000 mile driving holiday around Europe. There were nine cars in our convoy and we all had a Smurf as a mascot. Mine is still on the car today, but he's a bit dirty now!

If you look carefully you can just see him hanging on for dear life as I exit the Karussell...

AN07 PTN

i think i might just hang a boy racer from the **** end of my 18 tonner lol

tubbytommy

iTrader: (20)

an internet search revealed its a "drift charm"

hixxys STI

i might hang a manikin from my scoob, surely that would beat any cuddly toy lol

jh1-2009

It makes no more sense than the old furry dice hanging from the rear view mirror or blue lights on the washer jets lol

Mr moff

iTrader: (1)

There's a scooby near me with the back end of a cat sticking out of the bonnet scoop.
Made me giggle once.