Ahh the fun that I had with my Vauxhall Carlton in the snow. Hand brake turns, drifting, and 10 minutes worth of donuts.
However, I didn't pass my car permit until I was 33 and I was 36 when this happened,... and I did it in the empty car park next to where I worked,... with all my colleagues watching through the windows. They did their hooliganism (well, the male colleagues did) when they were in their teens and early 20s, but back then I had a motorcycle and had no need of handbrake turns as I could do wheelies and stuff. So, there I was 36 and doing my first car based hooliganisms.
Then I replaced the Carlton with an Acura RL, which is front wheel drive and has a pedal for the emergency brake, and now I have a Lexus LS430 that has both the pedal emergency brake and has computers that just won't let you lose control until you have spent 5 mins turning them all off. Even then, they are not really off. Do I miss hand brake turns? Not really, but every so often I still go a little batsh!t in the car, just for fun.
