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Old 01-06-11, 06:29 PM
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This road is to well known and only idiots would drive wreckless on it.
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Old 01-06-11, 09:00 PM
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My racing instructor always remind me to... "use all the road"

They got that part right except that they apply it on public roads... what a bunch of idiots.
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Old 01-06-11, 09:34 PM
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Originally Posted by newr
My racing instructor always remind me to... "use all the road"

They got that part right except that they apply it on public roads... what a bunch of idiots.
hahhaa, no, in that case, they aren't even using all the road
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Old 01-06-11, 10:18 PM
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haha .... looks like they learned to drive from video games
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Old 01-07-11, 02:05 AM
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dangerous...
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Old 01-07-11, 08:41 AM
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Originally Posted by GiantsFan
haha .... looks like they learned to drive from video games
not surprising at all!

they probably finished some GT gaming and figured they are ready
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Old 01-07-11, 09:00 AM
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Originally Posted by rominl
not surprising at all!

they probably finished some GT gaming and figured they are ready
wait so u mean my S class license that i earned doesnt apply to real life?
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Old 01-07-11, 09:06 AM
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The biker vid had me lol

Shame, damn near every car imaginable is ****ing it up on the road there. It must be a huge change in elevation with a dip.
 
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Originally Posted by LiCelsior
wait so u mean my S class license that i earned doesnt apply to real life?
it does, on Mulholland Highway
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Old 01-07-11, 10:08 AM
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Originally Posted by crazybuggy
dangerous...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Up2UvuRLdTE
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Old 01-07-11, 10:18 AM
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Originally Posted by PhilipMSPT


More countersteer, less front brake.... at least there was a nice officer there to make sure he was OK.
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Old 01-07-11, 10:45 AM
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Originally Posted by PhilipMSPT
The cop spooked him out.

It would be like you were out all night partying with your buddies, quietly sneak back into the house @ 3AM, open the door, turn on the light and there she was sitting there waiting for you the whole time.
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Old 01-07-11, 06:15 PM
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How can you drive THAT bad?! If you don't know the road, don't drive it like that.
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Old 01-08-11, 05:27 AM
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Cop is really heavy on the gas for such a short distance
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Old 01-08-11, 10:41 AM
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is that you Henry in the 2nd car after the black mazda 3???

it looks like they we're all swerving to the left up close to the guy standing there, maybe for a "close-up" shot???
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