/o/

/o/ - Automotion

/o/ is 4chan's imageboard for discussing automobiles, as well as trains, but not really trains.

Welcome to /o/

   "We few, we happy few, we band of brothers;
   For he to-day that sheds his blood with me
   Shall be my br/o/ther; be he ne'er so vile,
   This day shall gentle his condition:
   And gentlemen across /otto/ now a-bed
   Shall think themselves accursed they were not here,
   And hold their manhoods cheap whilst any speaks
   That fought with us upon Saint Turtletron's day."

History

Culture

4chan's Automotive board revolves around Anonymous from other boards asking what car to buy (known colloquially as wat kar iz gud?); occasional pic dumps; poor trolling; actual car discussion flamed as trolling; tripfaggotry; motorcycle threads and fanboi rage.

As with all cultures, there are cliques...

Tripfaggotry

/o/'s history of tripfaggotry is storied. In layman's terms, tripfags are bros; the camaraderie reaching the point where identities are revealed, phone numbers swap hands, and Facebook profiles exchanged. Even the occasional IRL meetup isn't unheard of.

On /o/, tripfags constitute the majority of the regular population. Anonymous are somewhat common, and oftentimes most are new posters or random bypassers asking for advice.

The amount of tripfags increases vastly during the summer, but only few survive over the winter season.

How /o/ works

List of Notable Tripfags

Turtletron- Hentai expoert
Vandweller- /o/'s only homeless member, orginally he lived in a van. Since then he has moved into a semi truck and begun freight hauling.
NOHOMO/Flapjack- Almost died in a mob scheme. Was not directly involved but lost his boat in the ensuing fire. Status: Currently being rebuilt. Wat racing website creator / owner
Overboard and Self Assured- Notable troll; Presumed dead
Frolo- ;__;
Moto/hr/sports- Dumper of fine images
K Series- Notable usefulfag
Type R- Hentai-Bomber
Dead- cancer
HowIJeep- Not exactly noteable. Just a cool guy everyone likes
Fc3sfag- A cocky troll who posts threads of him ruining his pigfat 280z.
Sieg Heil- Beaner troll who bragged about his civic that cost more than anyone else's car. Confirmed for jailbirdfag.
That Guy With The Terminator/Black Snake Blown- One of the more idiotic trolls who can still somehow get Anonymous to ride his internet penis. Estimated I.Q- Corpse
SyTy- Pretty much the best and the worst troll ever
Vtak Yo- Gay Scallion Fur dumper
Thracks- Troll. Noted for trying far, far too hard.
Mike Brewer- Not sure if troll. But engaging in conversation usually results in rage. Be aware.
Aerodynamic Pants- oldest oldfag besides Menchii, no description avaliable.
PKGTR- most known for sending a letter to mazda about using a mini wankel to turn a turbo to boost a larger turbo wankel. Mazda reluctantly replied with "STFU"
Anonymous- Notable for not owning a car. Anonymous usually posts more during the summer

Make me

All tripfags are trolls, all of them bad mouth each other and divide into groups which usually avoid each other.

Prominent cliques

/o/fficial vent
o-chan - located on irc.rizon.net, mostly oldfags who avoid all other forms of /o/
Gamingfags
4Book - Automotive (facebook group for /o/) that was deleted after Anon filed over 9000 complaints
/o/ - Auto (now mostly inactive, old facebook group for /o/) that noone cares about

Moderators

As of late, it has been confirmed that Ke7ch WAS a moderator. His position was cordially declined by himself after becoming "bored". "Banning mad Anons loses its whimsy after a while"- Ke7ch

A suspected moderator is GBawdyMagic.

On August 25, 2011, Brosifine claimed to be a Mod and stated as evidence the post count for a specific trip user. However, such information is publicly available at http://archive.no-ip.org/o/reports/post-count

Memes

Anons don't own cars

They don't.

Come At Me Bro

Tripfag misspelling of "come on me bro"

Lolcantturn

Refers to understeering. This derogatory term is reserved for American cars stereotypically, although it is improperly associated with any car understeering. The posts containing the term sometimes are followed by a picture of a crashed Mustang.

VTEC JUST KICKED IN YO

Used to be spammed often. It's popularity serves as a common misconception held by posters from other boards about /o/. Originating first from posters ridiculing Honda's VTEC, and popularized by the Virginia Tech Massacre, it is one of the least funny memes on /o/.

See: VTEC JUST KICKED IN YO

WAT Racing

Wat racing development is a meme based off TRD - Toyota racing development

Two tripfags (Nohomo/flapjack & Fc3sfag) decided to show there love of WAT by creating a website which is now defunct.

NOHOMO/Flapjack created the website Watracing.org It housed a live chat where br/o/s could talk to each other and hang out. It offered a very basic project section amongst other things that were never fully developed. The site also offered WAT racing development T-shirts in a limited run, FC3sfag might still have some shirts left, you can find him on /o/ or 4book. There are talks about more being produced along with a limited run of WAT racing vinyl decals.

IRC/VENTfags had an extreme dislike for this and a pseudo-war erupted into a giant dick waving contest which nobody really cared about in the first place.

Alpha as Fuck

The idea that riding a motorcycle somehow changes you from a fat loser to a bad ass babe magnet.

Forza vs. GT5

Long article goes here, detailing past races and notable racers. No mention of TDU2 or GTA:SA at all allowed

Syty# nigger

Old trip for Syty, go ahead and use it though.

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Gallery

Clearly, the best car out there
Lolcantturn
The local racing team
Everyone on /o/ has at least one Bogadi Varon
/o/_tries_to_drift.jpg
The fabled, beloved Gran Turismo 5 proves all those years of development weren't a waste of time.
Truth
The average p/o/ster
Mike Brewer produced a number of albums for Paul Walker following the success of Fast and the Furious
The perfect bike for ~~organ donors~~ alpha riders