Some more footage from the most amazing illegal road race on the planet
Nov 18, 2006 | 04:13 PM
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Some more footage from the most amazing illegal road race on the planet
This is a pretty amazing video. Oh, and full of not-so-smart people. Sorry, I have removed the link. I forgot...It was related to street racing.
Nov 18, 2006 | 04:19 PM
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It aint like it used to be with the cannonball in the old days
I would have love to run that but I would have been a wee lad
Besides, I like the two ladies in the White Lambo in the movie best!
Nov 18, 2006 | 04:56 PM
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Nov 18, 2006 | 05:33 PM
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OH CRAP
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OH CRAP
Wait a sec. That was not in the US. I thought it was in Europe?
Nov 18, 2006 | 05:34 PM
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Ehhh... IB4TL
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Not exactly. This thread ain't exactly getting locked! (Link removed
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Nov 18, 2006 | 05:34 PM
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Wait a sec. That was not in the US. I thought it was in Europe?
Oh, does it matter? I thought if it was street racing at all, it was history...
Nov 18, 2006 | 05:37 PM
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Oh, does it matter? I thought if it was street racing at all, it was history...
I believe if its conducted where the speed is legal, like the autobahn (or Nevada or Montana prior to 1973
) then its OK.
Now if it was on say I95 from Florida to Maine, then
Nov 18, 2006 | 05:40 PM
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chows4us
I believe if its conducted where the speed is legal, like the autobahn (or Nevada or Montana prior to 1973
) then its OK.
Now if it was on say I95 from Florida to Maine, then
Ahh. Well I just reported my own thread, so if the mods say its ok, I'll post 'er back up.
Its just too hard to tell. The plates seem to be from the US...
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Its just too hard to tell. The plates seem to be from the US...
I dont think that matters. PPL ship their cars overseas for that race
Nov 18, 2006 | 05:43 PM
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I dont think that matters. PPL ship their cars overseas for that race
Ohh thats right. I forgot about that. Well, if they weren't swerving between construction cones and out running the popo, I'd put it back up.
Nov 18, 2006 | 05:53 PM
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Ohh thats right. I forgot about that. Well, if they weren't swerving between construction cones and out running the popo, I'd put it back up.
That "could be" the one they run in the US thats pretty much sanctioned and run with celebraties but they didnt look like celebraties to me.
In any case ... caution is wise
Nov 18, 2006 | 06:31 PM
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Is this the race that costs something like $7000 to participate? It says it is ran in 13 different countries.
Nov 18, 2006 | 06:35 PM
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Wasn't there a race in Arizona or someplace out there where they closed a public road and did some top speed runs? I seem to remember reading about that.
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Wasn't there a race in Arizona or someplace out there where they closed a public road and did some top speed runs? I seem to remember reading about that.
Yes...I believe someone in Ferrari died during the event too
...or perhaps I am thinking of something else.\
But, if I remember correctly, the event you are talking about took place in The Middle of Nowhere, Arizona on some desert road. They closed off a couple miles of highway and had some highend exotic cars basically driving as fast as they could. They also had some policemen there with radar guns recording top speeds
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Nov 18, 2006 | 06:58 PM
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Wasn't there a race in Arizona or someplace out there where they closed a public road and did some top speed runs? I seem to remember reading about that.
Silver state classic ... just google it. A MINI always wins its section ... 105 mph I believe. All legal
There is another in TX and another in Nebraska. All legal
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oh crap, i didn't get to see it.
i started to watch yesterday but my son came by asking to play with him
so stepped away from the pc. i didnt get watch it.
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oh crap, i didn't get to see it.
Same here. Oh well, just youtube "gumball" I'm sure you;ll find something.
There are several races in the South Western US that are legal where oradsa re shut down and HAMs link the race line of sight to coordinate saftey crews and PD clock cars. It's called Open Road Racing its legal and happens a few times between Sept. through Oct. or Nov. They had an MCS clocked at 164 MPH in one of them.
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They had an MCS clocked at 164 MPH in one of them.
Tuls was that you?
Nov 19, 2006 | 07:46 PM
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Tuls was that you?
with the MINI's aero dynamics im not even sure if that's physically
possible.
Nov 19, 2006 | 08:37 PM
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with the MINI's aero dynamics im not even sure if that's physically
possible.
(cough) I've seen 150!
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kenchan
with the MINI's aero dynamics im not even sure if that's physically
possible.
it's possible... see sig...
Nov 19, 2006 | 09:47 PM
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it's possible... see sig...
photoshop and artwork doesn't count Tuls!
)
) then its OK.
...or perhaps I am thinking of something else.\
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