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Spiffness posted:It's not roadkill but it still feels like christmas
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Spiffness posted:It's not roadkill but it still feels like christmas It's Chris Harris, if you all aint watching his vidoes you got problems. Seperate category of awesome from Roadkill!
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Sep 5, 2013 03:50
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Cat Terrist posted:It's Chris Harris, if you all aint watching his vidoes you got problems. Seperate category of awesome from Roadkill! Agreed, the two must watch series on YT are Chris Harris and roadkill. Sometimes other shows put up something good, but not a lot of the time, eg other stuff on drive, mighty mods, new race and rally stuff.
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Here's a great, lengthy chat with Jim Hall, founder of Chaparral race cars. Interview by Bobby Rahal, presented by the Road Racing Drivers Club. Some pretty fun stories. Same format, Brian Redman. "Brian, drive as fast as possible, it will not last." - in reference to the first race of the turbo 3.0 CSL, the 1976 Le Mans art car by Frank Stella. Seizure Meat fucked around with this message at 03:37 on Sep 6, 2013 |
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Sep 6, 2013 01:32
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Last night there was a horrible accident in Pinetown, South Africa. See here for more details - http://www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/kwazulu-natal/field-s-hill-crash-truck-owner-speaks-1.1574178 A truck was barrelling down an infamous downhill that has no arrestor beds, a route that truck drivers use to avoid a $3~ toll on the main highway. 24 people were killed in the crash. And one person had a dash camera, capturing the first casualties. Prepare to say "holy gently caress". And bear in mind that this is footage of a person dying. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mGB9l0r59LE
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Sep 6, 2013 13:13
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Hello Spaceman posted:Last night there was a horrible accident in Pinetown, South Africa. See here for more details - http://www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/kwazulu-natal/field-s-hill-crash-truck-owner-speaks-1.1574178 Jesus holy gently caress.. And typically, the driver at fault lives, and kills 27 people. 
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Sep 6, 2013 13:31
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Hello Spaceman posted:Last night there was a horrible accident in Pinetown, South Africa. See here for more details - http://www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/kwazulu-natal/field-s-hill-crash-truck-owner-speaks-1.1574178 Video's gone but it's around if you want to search for it - Holy gently caress barely sums it up. Bloody hell
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Sep 6, 2013 13:45
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Cat Terrist posted:Video's gone but it's around if you want to search for it - Holy gently caress barely sums it up. Bloody hell Yeah, local news channel has a clip on its YouTube channel. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aB-9VtMiXqE
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Sep 6, 2013 13:57
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Hello Spaceman posted:Yeah, local news channel has a clip on its YouTube channel. Sweet gently caress. I watch Russian dashcam videos a lot, I think they're great training to spot where/when the incident is going to occur. This was absolutely out of the blue and shocking barely begins to cover it. You don't train for someone with an abject disregard for every other being on the road driving a many-ton vehicle.
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If the truck was out of control, does the driver still get taken to court for manslaughter? I can only imagine being behind the wheel of a giant monster like that without the ability to stop.
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Ringo Star Get posted:If the truck was out of control, does the driver still get taken to court for manslaughter? I can only imagine being behind the wheel of a giant monster like that without the ability to stop. He knowingly took a road completely unfit for large trucks, in order to not pay the toll. He may have been a new driver who just got told by the old boys to "just take this shortcut, it's faster" and not known what he was getting into, but it's still his responsibility to pilot his vehicle in a safe manner.
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Ringo Star Get posted:If the truck was out of control, does the driver still get taken to court for manslaughter? I can only imagine being behind the wheel of a giant monster like that without the ability to stop. Generally unless there was a legitimate random failure leading to the loss of control, as in something not under the driver's control nor something that could have been noticed earlier, its the driver's responsibility. This looks like a case of smoked brakes resulting from descending a hill too fast/without appropriate alternative speed controls (jake, transbrake, etc.), so I'd call this as he's going to jail.
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gently caress, I think I'd crash the truck killing myself before barreling through an intersection like that. So many people didn't need to die.
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KozmoNaut posted:He knowingly took a road completely unfit for large trucks, in order to not pay the toll. Maybe in America...This happened in South Africa. Land of 25% chance of rape, flame throwers on your car and massive police corruption. Chances are if he is drunk he will not be arrested.
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Driving a bus on ice: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TBO9Ck5ot2M
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Home made Knite Rider replica https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vnPx5jaRJNo
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Sep 8, 2013 02:13
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Down south of me in Utah County there was a big rain storm that flooded out a lot of places and these guys found a use for their bro truck (this showed up on my Facebook feed today). Pretty awesome actually: http://youtu.be/WU5ID37Rh6c
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Somewhat Heroic posted:Down south of me in Utah County there was a big rain storm that flooded out a lot of places and these guys found a use for their bro truck (this showed up on my Facebook feed today). Pretty awesome actually: http://youtu.be/WU5ID37Rh6c There are a lot of wakebording behind car vids but this might be the best ive seen. looks like a fun rear end time.
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Sep 9, 2013 02:38
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Time lapse Duster restoration, very well done. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I0dLz8zD_Dk
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Sep 9, 2013 13:44
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Hot Rod's Drag Week starts today, live streaming starts at 8:30 Central time. http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLGvTvFzdMg_PEo9tB2njxYmiwYhzpWc3_ Most of the top class cars will be running low 7 second ET's at right around 200mph. This year might be the year that someone averages in the 6's for the week, though. For those that don't know, Drag Week is Hot Rod magazines quest to find the world's fastest street car. There's a bunch of tracks they race at, and the cars participating have to drive to each one with no support vehicles. Everything they need must be in the car or towed by it the whole week. So somewhere this week, there's going to be a car driving on the highway that can run high 6's in the 1/4, a distinctly American phenomenon. Last years winner
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Sep 9, 2013 14:08
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YAY! DRAG WEEK IS BACK! Larry Larson is insane in the best way. Him driving in the rain, drag week '10. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lwF-kr91uxU
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Sep 9, 2013 14:14
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It's a shame Larson isn't running this year, other obligations took his attention, sadly. I'm putting my money on the Sick Seconds guys. Drag Week is kinda jumping the shark now, though. Lot's of glass and carbon bodied Pro Mods showing up, Larson was the steel body hero. Seizure Meat fucked around with this message at 14:27 on Sep 9, 2013 |
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Sep 9, 2013 14:23
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Preoptopus posted:YAY! DRAG WEEK IS BACK! At 2.05 in the video it switches to an in-car view, can someone tell me what the deal is with the gears are on that monster? It looks like he's pulling 3 separate levers, one for each gear change...
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I believe that's a Liberty 3 speed, and that's exactly what he's doing. No clutch pedal, just bang each gear and hang on. I also love that after the last gear change his hand shoots up to the chute lever, he drove that whole pass one handed. e- also I'm gonna be in IRC for this if anyone wants to come hang and chat, use mibbit or another IRC program. synirc server, room is #nascar Seizure Meat fucked around with this message at 14:56 on Sep 9, 2013 |
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Sep 9, 2013 14:53
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VikingSkull posted:It's a shame Larson isn't running this year, other obligations took his attention, sadly. I'm putting my money on the Sick Seconds guys. Bummer how about Jeff Lutz? That Chevy is retarded.
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I think so, but I'm not sure. e- an hour in and they just had the quickest pass in Drag Week history, a 6.83 and he loving pedaled it Seizure Meat fucked around with this message at 16:02 on Sep 9, 2013 |
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Sep 9, 2013 15:02
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Laaaaaag. I hope they get this laggy stream figured out.
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Sep 9, 2013 16:13
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Canuckistan posted:Laaaaaag. I hope they get this laggy stream figured out. Yah it really is making it hard to watch for any length of time.
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Sep 9, 2013 16:19
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Yeah, seriously. There's only 1100 people on the stream, kinda sad.
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Sep 9, 2013 16:19
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The stream seems to be better also the record has been beaten twice already now on the first day. I will be very curious to see if those guys make it the whole way though. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PV-BHMWJe_c
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My favorite car of the day was that lengthened S-10 with the twin turbo mid engine. Ran like dogshit, but man that thing was wild.
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VikingSkull posted:My favorite car of the day was that lengthened S-10 with the twin turbo mid engine. Ran like dogshit, but man that thing was wild. Yah I was very confused about that truck, was it twin engined or was it just extended for some redneck reason. Either way I like the idea of that guy driving it for thousands of miles for dragweek.
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Sep 9, 2013 19:17
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The engine was underneath the extended cab section, in the bed. Nothing up front.
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Sep 9, 2013 19:24
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VikingSkull posted:The engine was underneath the extended cab section, in the bed. Nothing up front.  likely the engine cooling system, if there was one, was up front as well as oil coolers and gas tank if it wasnt in the back
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CarForumPoster posted:
Well, yeah. Though I think it was actually under the faux extended cab portion.
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I know this cant be one of the regulars here but seriously, which one of you lurker goons is this? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gC-HRnJYFWk Just wait till he laser temps his a/c
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Preoptopus posted:Just wait till he laser temps his a/c Motronic just burst a blood vessel.
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So another Drag Week update, Tom Bailey ran a 6.72 yesterday, here's his Roadkill impression on his way to Indy in the Sick Seconds Camaro. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ho4n5MZDsDA So what did he do when he got to Indy? 6.70  Also, Jeff Lutz had a bit of a moment yesterday in his 57 Chevy. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ilaBdBCUaOo Seizure Meat fucked around with this message at 01:09 on Sep 11, 2013 |
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VikingSkull posted:So another Drag Week update, Tom Bailey ran a 6.72 yesterday, here's his Roadkill impression on his way to Indy in the Sick Seconds Camaro. I refuse to believe that car will make it to day 4 without breaking badly on the road. He broke how many times on camera 4? Either way I think dragweek is one of the coolest events out there. If the guys running basically funny cars can make it the 4 days then more power to em.
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