My son was doing this this past winter in an abandoned  parking lot
in Waterloo.  He woke up a cop napping nearby at 2AM and was promptly
written up for reckless driving.  He chose not to fight it and now
he's saddled with horrific insurance rates for the next many years,
not to mention the fine and having to go to court anyway.

DM&FS

>Now I'm beginning to wish I had an air-cooled bug. My mom had one when
>I was in my teens. I drove the heck out of it (even though my own car
>was a big ol' '67 Galaxy 500). One of my favorite stunts was in the
>winter after a fresh snow. In the high school parking lot I'd get
>going fast, cut the wheel hard, yank the brake and see how many 360s I
>could do (it was a big empty lot at night).
>
>Sigh...Ummm...don't tell my mom  :o)
>
>Mark K
>1986 GL/2WD/4SPD
>
>
>
>On Mar 13, 2009, at 8:26 PM, John Bange wrote:
>
>>>It's a sound I've loved hearing ever since I was a kid (I'm 52
>>>now). I
>>>figured it was because they were air cooled but I hear it coming from
>>>my WBX (which pleases me to no end). Even with aftermarket exhaust
>>>you
>>>can still hear the telltale chirp. It's seems obvious that it's a
>>>flat-4 thing, although I'm guessing you won't hear it from a Subaru.
>>
>>Yeah, even with the waterboxer you can still hear that little
>>"twip-twip-twip" noise a little. If I had to guess, I'd say it's the
>>direct result of pushrods and rocker arms plus the H-4 configuration.
>>It definitely isn't there in my brother's overhead cam Subaru...
>>
>>
>>--
>>John Bange
>>'90 Vanagon - "Lastwagen"
>>'90 Vanagon GL - "Wiesel"