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Old May 16, 2012 | 12:56 PM
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how embarrassing. I wonder how fast he got to before releasing the throttle. 55 - 60?
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Old May 16, 2012 | 12:59 PM
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WOW. He looked really stupid. You rev it up and they as you take off you spin the car and crash. He looked like the worlds biggest idiot and probably feels like it as well
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Old May 16, 2012 | 01:19 PM
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Pure genius right there. Must have been a rental....maybe?
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Old May 16, 2012 | 01:34 PM
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Pure genius right there. Must have been a rental....maybe?
Originally Posted by passnu2
Buddy of mine in the Car biz heard that the car was up for repo and there was no insurance on the car (oops)
Rumor on the street^^^
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Old May 16, 2012 | 02:17 PM
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accelerating into a curve will produce oversteer. The braking or even backing off the gas mid corner creates trail braking. This means that the rear of the car will go light as the weight transfers and takes rear grip away. Great for karting but not in traffic in a super car
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Old May 16, 2012 | 02:39 PM
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haters in the video....

I don't like to see this happen to ANYBODY...and they're laffing about it...idiots...I'd be in their faces if they came around like that laughing at me.

I kinda feel bad for the driver...its not like he was being as azz or anything.

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Old May 16, 2012 | 03:54 PM
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Originally Posted by bagwell
haters in the video....

I don't like to see this happen to ANYBODY...and they're laffing about it...idiots...I'd be in their faces if they came around like that laughing at me.

I kinda feel bad for the driver...its not like he was being as azz or anything.
Get over it?

Stupid people deserve to be laughed at. Oh, and getting in their faces would only make the driver's situation that much worse when the Five Oh show up.
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Old May 16, 2012 | 07:12 PM
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Get over it?

Stupid people deserve to be laughed at. Oh, and getting in their faces would only make the driver's situation that much worse when the Five Oh show up.
BS....grow up!

so you laugh when a NASCAR or IndyCar crash occurs?

How about when Dan Wheldon crashed?
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Old May 16, 2012 | 08:48 PM
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Originally Posted by bagwell
BS....grow up!

so you laugh when a NASCAR or IndyCar crash occurs?

How about when Dan Wheldon crashed?
Because this situation is exactly similar to NASCAR

Dan Wheldon's crash was a tragedy. He was a talented racer who was responsible enough to keep his racing to a controlled environment. He didn't die acting like a dumbass.

The driver of the car in the video however, IS a dumbass and thus deserves to be laughed at for it. All $$$ and no skill or brains. No way is this similar to a NASCAR race. NASCAR is way out of his league.
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Old May 17, 2012 | 02:17 AM
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This is funny because nobody got hurt, but the 599 GTO in Singapore was a much sadder story.
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Originally Posted by BNR34
Rumor on the street^^^

anything to back up my statement
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Old May 17, 2012 | 08:32 AM
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This is funny because nobody got hurt, but the 599 GTO in Singapore was a much sadder story.
somewhat how i felt about it. i saw both links (and posted them) very closely apart, the 599 story is just sad
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Old May 17, 2012 | 01:29 PM
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Originally Posted by rominl
somewhat how i felt about it. i saw both links (and posted them) very closely apart, the 599 story is just sad
Same with the two F360/F430 in NJ that got a man killed
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Old May 17, 2012 | 01:49 PM
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Originally Posted by bagwell
haters in the video....

I don't like to see this happen to ANYBODY...and they're laffing about it...idiots...I'd be in their faces if they came around like that laughing at me.

I kinda feel bad for the driver...its not like he was being as azz or anything.
You feel bad for the Lambo driver, well he was breaking the law, last time I checked you can't drift on public streets, exactly what the driver was trying to do.

Way to much car not enough driving experience, with that car, now I feel bad for the 2 drivers he wedged himself between, no one really needs that inconvenience, and I know a few guys who probably would have broke his face if he hit their cars, or would get the entire car repainted on him
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So did the driver of the camera car break the law by doing those 2 U turns on the double solid yellow lines?
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