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Old 03-20-2010, 11:08 AM
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Old 03-20-2010, 08:37 PM
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Wow....sure bent that baby outta shape
 
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Old 03-21-2010, 10:03 AM
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We will be hearing soon from the poor bloke who bought this car cheep and can't understand why it is driving him crazy.
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Old 03-22-2010, 01:20 AM
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pretty amazing they flip it into a barrier, no helmets, and are both totally fine. that racing driver needs to reassess his career choice. :P
 
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ouch! wonder what the lie to the insurance company was.lol
 
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Considering that the guy was a Formula 1 driver, I really start to believe that all you need to become an F1 driver is money
 
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I've seen that before... idiot, trying to impress his passenger. The conditions were not good for that speed in the corner.
 
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Old 03-29-2010, 08:54 AM
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Wow, look at the speedometer, he went into that corner a little over 140 MPH! Those street tires didn't have a chance, lol.
 
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Why do I instantly think of my wife when I see cornering like that?
 
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Or me when I was 15.
 
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wow lol i did something like that going 100mph slower but the car ended up on its side off an embankment in the woods. totaled my first car cause if inexperience and stupidity a few years ago "98 ford escort" it was a fun car for what it was haha. it was loud as hell going 100mph lol and it took only 4.8min
 
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