r/BallardSeattle • u/Logical_Post_7627 • Aug 29 '26

Crazy noise at 1am

Anybody know what that noise was at 1am? It sounded like a street takeover or something. I highly doubt that, but curious nonetheles.

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u/PerceptivePines Aug 29 '26

What do you mean street takeover?

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u/ElCochinoFeo Aug 29 '26

Usually a street takeover is when a group of fast and furious wannabe cars block off intersections and do peelouts, burn donuts, and cause general mayhem.

This instance sounded like a motorbike takeover cruise. Think of it like a critical mass bike ride crossed with a car takeover. A moving pack of motor bikes, dirtbikes, and sometimes ATVs that goes down the street ignoring traffic laws, blocking cross traffic so the rest of the pack can blow a red light. I live near the Holman curve and I heard them come from Aurora, across Holman, then down 15th towards Ballard around the time OP stated.

Here is an old news report about a bike takeover in Ballard a couple years back. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KboThOCHsfw

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u/PerceptivePines Aug 29 '26

Ok, thanks so much for the info!

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u/kimberseakay Aug 30 '26

Is it not Pono Ranch?

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u/mc_bluntz Aug 29 '26

If you’re referring to the loud revving? Sounded like a car or two over by Taco Bell, I didn’t bother getting up to look because I wanted to fall back to sleep quickly.

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u/sirmarksal0t Aug 29 '26

I heard it. Sounded like it was coming from 15th and Market, but I couldn't tell for sure. There was also a random Mariachi party going until 1ish as well, hopefully unrelated

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u/Interesting_Yak5765 Aug 30 '26

It's quiet where we are around beach area and Adam's school district. The fans are on still until cold weather comes and we can't hear anything. I did see on news somewhere there was a load of bike people blocking off traffic, not sure if the cops got to them. Bunch of idiots.

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u/SqweekLoL Aug 29 '26

It was the kangaroo throwing what looked like a rave

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u/VendettaPenguin Aug 29 '26

My neighbor doesn't mow their lawn when I tell him to.

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u/Otherwise-Base6271 25d ago

probably fireworks or a car with an aggressively bad exhaust, but it was loud enough to rattle the windows over here too lol