Aussie drinking

[ShionS14]

Taken directly from Autoblog.com

"You know what's not aces? When you're just trying to drink a little amber fluid and watch the Bathurst 1000 and the man treats you like a total bogan. What business is it of his how many coldies you drink when it's time to hit the turps? This makes us so mad we could eat a trough lolly! No doubt a Pommy bastard thunk this 'un up...

And that marks the end of our silly attempt to sound Australian. However, it does not end out amusement over the fact that Australian officials have set a 24-beer per day limit on fans attending the Bathurst 1000. As in, you are allowed to drink 24 beers, but not 25. Cause you know, there's a huge difference. Why are they enacting this draconian alcohol policy? To cut down on booze-related crime of course.

If you don't know, the Bathurst 1000 is known in the Land Down Under as "The Great Race." Only V8 Supercars are allowed to compete. In Australia, these days V8 Supercars consist of either the Holden Commodore or the Ford Falcon. Thousands of folks turn up in the town of Bathurst to watch the cars run, and turns out they like drinking.

Says police assistant commissioner Alan Clarke, "This is one of the greatest motorsport events in Australia and for some it is a pilgrimage that they make every year... Every year thousands of race fans attend and enjoy the event and Police will not allow their safety to be compromised by a drunken few." So there you have it. Drink your 24 beers, keep your nose clean and you shouldn't have any trouble. Oh, if you drink low- or medium-strength beer, the cops will let you have up to 36. Sweet! Hat tip to Bumbeck"

I don't know about you guys, but after 24 beers I wouldn't be able to see the cars racing.

[Dattebayo]

I could drink 24, but not 36.

That being said, the Bathurst 1000 is a 620 mile long touring race. Since it takes a while to drink 24 beers, and there are human limits to understand with respect to time, you figure it out.

It's not like they are drinking 24 in a few hours here. This is an all day event.

[Mr1der]

in a full day, yeah, I could do 24 and still walk.

I usually kill 12 in a few hours...

[ShionS14]

Yeah I guess I didn't think about how long the race was, been watching f1 since I am stuck thinking races are only an hour or two long. Still, funny that they had to impose a quantity restriction.

[r34 gtr]

I would crush 36 beers, no question.

[Dattebayo]

Welcome to your first FAIL thread. lol

See, the 1000 part is what should have tipped you off. 1000 means what, kms? How fast did you think they were driving? Did you think that V8 meant turbine rocket engine?

[ShionS14]

Yeah I should have snapped it off, but i've been up since 6 so I probably thought 1000 was just something catchy they used to give the name some extra zing.

edit:give not gave, told you I was tired.
Modified by ShionS14 at 12:45 AM 10/8/2009

[Dattebayo]

I probably thought 1000 was just something catchy they used to gave the name some extra zing.

All races use a real measurement in their title when a number is given.

But, that was amusing.

[Looneybomber]

Oh, if you drink low- or medium-strength beer, the cops will let you have up to 36. Sweet! Hat tip to Bumbeck"

Sweet mother...My kidneys would not allow that. I can do 12 in the bars or at a party, but If I start getting into the teens, I'm gonna be way shlockered and too hung over the next day. But I also don't drink all day long. If I spaced it out over 12-14hrs, I could 20-24.

[Red coupe]

in a full day, yeah, I could do 24 and still walk.

I usually kill 12 in a few hours...

Yeah, I have seen this go up on every forum so far, and everyone is on about how crazy 24 beers is...

But outdoors, all day, with the type of beer you would drink in this situation (like 5% or less).... really not that much or that hard.

Still quite the binge, but if you are starting in the morning, walking around a track all day, hanging out in the sun... meh.