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Old 06-10-17, 09:06 AM
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Looks mildly serious. I hope he's going to be ok. The Holy Trinity wouldn't be the same without him.
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Yeah, I'll pray for his successful recovery. Driving supercars at high speeds is a risky business.
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I also heard that he recently had a motorcycle accident while they were filming?
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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017...ng-mozambique/
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hamster hamster hamster... i can see how they'll bring it up in the show: "you know that thing that always happens to me when i drive a fast car quickly? it happened again"

glad nothing seems serious, i'd cry if anything major happened to those guys
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Ha! I knew there was a reason why the Rimac Concept One did not have a Nurburgring lap time. It's only fast in a straight line! Go NIO EP9, teach those wannabe electric super/hypercars a lesson!
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side note, does anyone know why the brits dont use "the" in front hospital? They always say something like "James went to hospital"
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Originally Posted by RXSF


side note, does anyone know why the brits dont use "the" in front hospital? They always say something like "James went to hospital"
When we omit the article before the noun, we are thinking of a state or condition, not of a specific place: in jail, in love, in hospital, at university, under fire.
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Originally Posted by Big Andy
When we omit the article before the noun, we are thinking of a state or condition, not of a specific place: in jail, in love, in hospital, at university, under fire.
As an example, "in hospital" implies being treated in some hospital, any hospital; "in the hospital" implies a very specific hospital. So, the English spoken by the English is correct.
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Glad to hear he wasn't seriously hurt, could have been a lot worse if he were knocked out or trapped in the car. It caught fire less than a minute after the wreck. I saw that x-ray of what they plan to do to his knee, sounds like a world of hurt and suck. Hope you get better soon Hamster.

This was nothing compared to his jet dragster wreck a few years ago BTW. "In hospital" with a coma for over two weeks in that wreck, he was lucky to survive that crash at over 200mph.
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he is torturing his wife.

how many times does he have to end up in the hospital before his wife gets a heart attack
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Originally Posted by pman6
he is torturing his wife.

how many times does he have to end up in the hospital before his wife gets a heart attack
Fixed for you
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Originally Posted by Aron9000
Glad to hear he wasn't seriously hurt, could have been a lot worse if he were knocked out or trapped in the car. It caught fire less than a minute after the wreck. I saw that x-ray of what they plan to do to his knee, sounds like a world of hurt and suck. Hope you get better soon Hamster.

This was nothing compared to his jet dragster wreck a few years ago BTW. "In hospital" with a coma for over two weeks in that wreck, he was lucky to survive that crash at over 200mph.
Hard to believe that was 11 years ago now.
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