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Old 01-28-10, 02:43 AM
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p8lSb...layer_embedded

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Does that mean he's no longer driving Subarus?
Sad...
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cant open youtube at work but is it the black cls?
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That's the biggest rear wing i ever seen..
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no matter what that dude drives it will be an amazing thing to watch him beat it up on a rally course
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Originally Posted by IXI187IXI
cant open youtube at work but is it the black cls?
Ford Focus RS
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Is his AWD
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Originally Posted by tmf2004
That's the biggest rear wing i ever seen..
omg that is a huge wing.. as long as he can still pull his gymkhana on this Im happy
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This guy has the best life
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Originally Posted by Koma
Does that mean he's no longer driving Subarus?
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That's because Subaru is no longer fielding a car for the WRC.

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Actually it's a Ford Fiesta RS...

I can't wait to see how he does on the WRC circuit, some of those new courses are insane.
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Originally Posted by werewolf
This guy has the best life
for real. When I saw his episode with Rob Dyrdek I was sooo jealous. All they do is play all day and get stuff from their sponsors
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more footage: http://www.autoblog.com/2010/01/29/v...ift/#continued
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Originally Posted by jadu
If I had 24hrs to live thats what i'd be doing.
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The compressor surge sounds like a chipmunk or some small animal from the outside camera view.

Isn't compressor surge horrible for a turbo though? You'd think they'd install a blow off for a race duty car.
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