I'd like to say something on this thread, if I may.

Coming from Hampshire [where we prefer the Queens English to the Dot Cotton style which has been adopted in Essex] we have a taste for the finer things in life. Boating, cocktail parties, hunting and hitting poor people with sticks, to name but a few.

Once a month, I do my bit towards breaking down the ladder of social tiering and make the journey to Essex.

I don't expect much, cheap tea and donuts, a few bleached perms and the odd Ford Probe with neons, but I do draw the line at certain activities that go on.

This sideways launching is neither big nor clever. It is dangerous to both the driver, the passengers AND spectators. No matter HOW good a driver you are, you cannot guarantee that a tyre won't burst; a diff won't lock; a propshaft won't break loose and dig itself into the ground and flip the car over or a small animal could amble in front of the car and end up as wildlife soup.

Here in sunny Hampshire, we like to drive sedately, in a controlled fashion. Any wildlife that may get inadvertantly killed, is scraped up and fed to the hounds.

And as for Top Gun style drivebys at 80+mph... nanny used to take us to the train to prep school and she never went over 20mph and we were never late. I just don't see why you need to do it. We know your cars go fast because we looked at the shiny bits under the bonnet, some of you have dump valves too, so your cars must be REALLY fast.

So in summation, although you are towards the lower echelons of society, there is no need to continue to confirm the stereotype with these displays of machoism. If you must, try bare knuckle boxing or cock fighting.

And as for sideways launching, would some PLEASE buy my fucking ropey old S2 so I can get RWD

P.S I'm from Lewisham originally, where if you had shoes that matched everyone thought you were posh

....that filled up 5 minutes.