VikingSkull posted:

this guy is my hero

BoostCreep posted:

You certainly don't see this every day.

BoostCreep posted:

You certainly don't see this every day.

Stealth Like posted:

A truck with a usable bed?

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As he sat, strapped into a Rondeau prototype amidst the starting grid at Le Mans, forty-year-old Jack Griffin had but one thought: “What the hell have I gotten myself into now?”

It was June 1984 and Jack, who, as recently as eighteen months earlier, had never even sat in a race car, much less driven one, now found himself preparing to run against the likes of David Hobbs, John Morton, and Klaus Ludwig. He had never intended to be here, certainly never aspired to it as a young tennis player growing up in South Texas, but here he was, a commercial real estate broker from suburban Dallas who had come to Circuit de La Sarthe simply to enjoy the spectacle but now found himself about to drive against the fastest racers in the world.

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And so, off to the Bondurant driving school in Sonoma, California, he went. As the dozen other drivers in that first class introduced themselves, Jack began to realize that his entrée into racing was far from typical. For the other drivers, this weekend getaway to Bondurant had been a gift from a wife or simply a brief taste of adrenaline, a source of bragging rights at the Monday morning sales meeting. Certainly none of them had designs on testing their mettle on ground as hallowed as Sebring.

Jack’s turn at self-introduction came around.

“I’m, uh, here because I’m driving the 12 Hours of Sebring next week,” said Jack to a circle of raised eyebrows, "and I’ve never actually been in a race car before.”

VikingSkull posted:

Farmland Park posted:

This has to be peak AI




Another good part is when he was invited to drive Sebring 12 hours (which would be his first race, ever) he had no racing license, so:


http://petrolicious.com/he-raced-the-24-hours-of-le-mans-with-no-license-and-no-experience

Farmland Park posted:

http://petrolicious.com/he-raced-the-24-hours-of-le-mans-with-no-license-and-no-experience

Night Danger Moose posted:

Meanwhile at Pep Boys...

leica posted:

Speaking of go karts....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=apd1KBjLV8k

Night Danger Moose posted:

Meanwhile at Pep Boys...

Darchangel posted:

His previous machine, a marine V-12 powered, stock-appearing '55 Chevy, is pretty impressive, too:

http://www.hotrod.com/cars/featured/1405-1955-chevy-210-sedan-the-big-sleep/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oJ_M-fdyKpw

Running and driving:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=baVhwqGyy3k

Farmland Park posted:

This has to be peak AI




Another good part is when he was invited to drive Sebring 12 hours (which would be his first race, ever) he had no racing license, so:


http://petrolicious.com/he-raced-the-24-hours-of-le-mans-with-no-license-and-no-experience

Grater posted:

Holy poo poo! This guy lives less than 5 miles from my house. I've probably seen this thing driving around the neighborhood. I think I've got to go find him and see if I can check it out in person.

Preoptopus posted:

sofullofhate posted:

Folks, the terrible decisions truck quest with 14" and ExplodingSims et al has a GoFundMe campaign now. Let's make this happen. I have already put my money where my mouth is.

VideoTapir posted:

Hey, I wonder what kind of car the guy who designed this playground equipment drives...

MrKatharsis posted:

I normally don't give a gently caress about drag cars but that made my dick twitch.

Powershift posted:

Probably a corolla.

I'm sure he's got an RX7 torn apart in his garage though.

Powershift posted:

Probably a corolla.

I'm sure he's got an RX7 torn apart in his garage though.

Falken posted:

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Slavvy posted:

Heh cute side car what kind of bike is th

Godholio posted:

Please tell me that's actually a Beetle engine.