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Yeah we get them in St.Pete for the grand prix, just saw them last week. One of the jumps was right in front of us and a truck went over it sideways and started barrel rolling down the track. A forklift came out and turned him over and he started it up and kept going. The series was started by Robby Gordon and is sponsored by his SPEED energy drink, which is really loving good I might add.
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Larrymer posted:If you've never seen it in person, you definitely should. I was loving giggling the entire time and it was pouring rain miserable all day. I want to so bad, but they never come anywhere close. 3 wheel drifts skimming the walls, occasional jumps on top of each other, it always looks like such a good time.
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Mar 17, 2017 05:37
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I'm not sure where to put this. It's somber, but I think some of us can understand. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AfBqzQxfNbI
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Applebees Appetizer posted:
I've seen them at Long Beach. Robby himself, after the race, tried to do most of a lap on two wheels. He made it most of the way and only had to give up at the hairpin at the last turn.
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Applebees Appetizer posted:Yeah we get them in St.Pete for the grand prix, just saw them last week. One of the jumps was right in front of us and a truck went over it sideways and started barrel rolling down the track. A forklift came out and turned him over and he started it up and kept going. Wait, St Pete in Florida? This is a long shot, but have you seen a lovely green VW bus rolling around down there?
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You guys know about the Recoil series with BJ Baldwin right? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mmh-ew1swD4 Watch all 4, they are bad rear end. The suspension on those things is killer.
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It's project binky day around 4pm EST. It's good. Real good. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hViplB84We4 dreesemonkey fucked around with this message at 21:29 on Mar 17, 2017 |
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Deteriorata posted:
Here's the video of it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wcwpR_zbolY
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Mar 17, 2017 20:43
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Speed was OK Corner was too tight Stuck the landing though!
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Goodwood Members Meet 75 is live on Youtube right now, S. F. Edge trophy is about to start with the Edwardian Aero-engine cars. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nAsf2wUrdAc I was there yesterday, gutted I couldn't stay for today.
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The Door Frame posted:Is the jumping mandatory? That's loving awesome! SST is an AMAZING series. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ttr9Mlt_VZk
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Mar 19, 2017 14:32
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They should make the jumps not mandatory but use them as a triggers for a KERS
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Really, it's time to make Rock n Roll racing real. 
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Olof lights him up!
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mobby_6kl posted:Really, it's time to make Rock n Roll racing real.
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Falken posted:I'm the robot working the shaft  Preoptopus posted:Olof lights him up!
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SSTs are great unless you rip your jaw off your face when you crash one, like that Australian driver last year.
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drgitlin posted:SSTs are great unless you rip your jaw off your face when you crash one, like that Australian driver last year. Or whip your head around like a bowling ball on a spring. 
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 https://www.panjo.com/buy/stanced-miata-off-road-use-only-340675
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DoLittle posted:
But it was actually another finn, Juha Kankkunen, that said the quote.
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I love that description
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drgitlin posted:SSTs are great unless you rip your jaw off your face when you crash one, like that Australian driver last year. Hadn't heard of this before but holy poo poo. He seems to be recovering well, relatively speaking http://autoweek.com/article/racing/matt-mingay-eager-race-again-after-horrendous-detroit-crash
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I love the fact that the supercars use special sticky slick tyres, stadium super trucks just run 37-40" Toyo Mud Terrains.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e22Bf3h-ujs Sadly minus the plow.
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This was terrible car stuff until I read the description in the ad. dreesemonkey posted:It's project binky day around 4pm EST. It's good. Real good. "...a nice shiny ringpiece, and a pair of nuts that have been strategically shaved." Memento fucked around with this message at 02:53 on Mar 20, 2017 |
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ishikabibble posted:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e22Bf3h-ujs look at rob spaghetti's newer videos. it sucks as much as a plow as it does as a method of transportation. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kpO10Qb_YHA
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Memento posted:This was terrible car stuff until I read the description in the ad. "..a Ford Mondeo has provided a solution, with this tidy little bus. Hmm. Makes sense. Made in Brazil."
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xzzy posted:Or whip your head around like a bowling ball on a spring. This truck says "def leppard" on the side, which is hilarious when you think about how their drummer lost his arm in an accident that looked a hell of a lot like this
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fakeaccount posted:This truck says "def leppard" on the side, which is hilarious when you think about how their drummer lost his arm in an accident that looked a hell of a lot like this I thought he lost it from rocking too hard? 
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Dang It Bhabhi! posted:I thought he lost it from rocking too hard? Not rocking, rolling. Common mistake.
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Friends, gather 'round. Let me tell you a bit about the Opel (or Vauxhall if you're in the UK) Corsa. Specifically, the 2000 - 2006 Corsa B. Here's a boring base-spec model. Steel rims and all. These were available with a bunch of engine options, depending on market.  From a 1-litre 3-pot with 55hp, to a 1.8-litre 4-pot with 110hp. If you got a "big" engine it probably also had hubcaps or nicer wheels. Like this one.  Aimed at younger types, the car was inevitably modified to look a bit spicier...  ... or – more likely – ricier.  Pretty standard fare for a budget Euro supermini. Except in the wild, faraway land of South Africa. Where some crazy redneck made this. Nothing new in the bumper and exhaust area...  Or the gaudy "race orange" interior...  Except uh -- what the gently caress?!    Yeah. A mid-mounted Lexus UZ-series V8  (from this ad: https://www.gumtree.co.za/a-cars-bakkies/witbank/opel-corsa-hatchback-v8/1001930089370911140942709)
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Sorry for this repost, I jumped 300 pages ahead. I remember reading a bunch of facts about Top fuel dragster. Like comparisons to the power output of the first 4 rows of an F1 grid, and the fact they have totally destroyed their sparks plugs halfway through the 1/4 mile and are actually dieseling the rest of the way https://youtu.be/w1DHXazF6D4 That g Meter and fuel guage.... Apparently they use a quarter of their fuel in staging and burnout. I don't get passionate about drags but gently caress me do I respect it
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Hello Spaceman posted:Friends, gather 'round. Let me tell you a bit about the Opel (or Vauxhall if you're in the UK) Corsa. Specifically, the 2000 - 2006 Corsa B. Corsa B was 1993-2000. 2000-2006 was the Corsa C. 
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fakeaccount posted:This truck says "def leppard" on the side, which is hilarious when you think about how their drummer lost his arm in an accident that looked a hell of a lot like this what has 7 arms and sucks?
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BraveUlysses posted:what has 7 arms and sucks? 
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KozmoNaut posted:Corsa B was 1993-2000. Well, it's SA, so standard euro generational designations and production years probably don't apply.
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fickle poofterist posted:Sorry for this repost, I jumped 300 pages ahead. I remember reading a bunch of facts about Top fuel dragster. Like comparisons to the power output of the first 4 rows of an F1 grid, and the fact they have totally destroyed their sparks plugs halfway through the 1/4 mile and are actually dieseling the rest of the way If you can't get behind Top Fuel on at least a technical level, something is wrong. They are built to the absolute extremes for just one purpose - get 1000' away from a standing start as soon as possible. They aren't versatile, they aren't adaptable, they just do one thing and do it well. The only other truly singularly dedicated type of car outside of drag racing is absolute LSR racing, like Bloodhound SSC. Every other type of motorsport has to be flexible enough to handle tracks of different sizes, configurations, and even paved versus dirt.
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