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Old Nov 11, 2005 | 09:39 PM
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Old Nov 11, 2005 | 09:45 PM
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doesnt look like much
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Old Nov 11, 2005 | 09:54 PM
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jeez...i hate that crap. He has no control over the car. I would be scared crapless if that was me in my car.
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Old Nov 11, 2005 | 10:05 PM
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Originally Posted by magneto112
jeez...i hate that crap. He has no control over the car. I would be scared crapless if that was me in my car.
well, even at 60mph you probably out of control already
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Old Nov 11, 2005 | 10:16 PM
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Yikes!!! It was crazy seeing the windshield fly off the car in the first spin. I didn’t even notice it happened until the slow motion replay.

I’m surprised it wasn’t worse going that kind of speed. He didn’t go airborne or even hit a wall.
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Old Nov 11, 2005 | 10:21 PM
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Note to self: "If i buy a GT3, glue the pass side airbag cover down".
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Old Nov 12, 2005 | 06:25 AM
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Originally Posted by Overclocker
Yikes!!! It was crazy seeing the windshield fly off the car in the first spin. I didn’t even notice it happened until the slow motion replay.

I’m surprised it wasn’t worse going that kind of speed. He didn’t go airborne or even hit a wall.
Yea that's intense.
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Old Nov 12, 2005 | 10:51 AM
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That was violent
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Old Nov 13, 2005 | 09:17 AM
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any pics of the car? I wonder why the tire blew out? I doubt he had some bald firestones with cords showing on there......
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Old Nov 14, 2005 | 10:43 PM
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Hot damn that was one hell of an explosion!!! Serious amount of force needed to pop off that windshield like that!!!
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Old Nov 15, 2005 | 07:57 AM
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That was intense!!!
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