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Old Apr 23, 2008 | 05:51 PM
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Default Dakar is back!

Currently underway is the Central Europe Rally, part of something called "Dakar Series." Hmm. Day 4 of 7.

And for next year? Argentina - Chile!

http://www.dakar.com/
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Old Apr 24, 2008 | 08:22 AM
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Originally Posted by Elistan,Apr 23 2008, 09:51 PM
And for next year? Argentina - Chile!
Very Cool.

Too bad Jutta Kleinschmidt isn't driving in the the Series Race.
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Old Apr 24, 2008 | 09:33 AM
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Dakar is/was the most gruelling and amazing race ever. 49 deaths in 29 years and thats just the participants, there is no count of locals.
Damm terrorists have to **** everything up.
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Old Apr 24, 2008 | 10:56 AM
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Pix from the front.

http://axisofoversteer.blogspot.com/2008/0...ly-go-well.html
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Old Apr 24, 2008 | 01:11 PM
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Originally Posted by Cypher09,Apr 24 2008, 10:56 AM
I think I see their problem: the camber and toe-in on the left front seem a little bit off. That could affect the handling.
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Old Apr 24, 2008 | 03:58 PM
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Originally Posted by Cypher09,Apr 24 2008, 02:56 PM
took my website... not cool


















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Old Apr 24, 2008 | 04:08 PM
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Originally Posted by [gTr
,Apr 24 2008, 10:33 AM] Dakar is/was the most gruelling and amazing race ever. 49 deaths in 29 years and thats just the participants, there is no count of locals.
Damm terrorists have to **** everything up.
Yeah, if not for the terrorists then the race itself could be killing the participants and the locals. Yee haw!

Does this mean that until now, you thought terrorism was OK?
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Old Apr 24, 2008 | 06:15 PM
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Originally Posted by mikegarrison,Apr 24 2008, 04:08 PM
Yeah, if not for the terrorists then the race itself could be killing the participants and the locals. Yee haw!

Does this mean that until now, you thought terrorism was OK?
How exactly did you come to this conclusion . I come from a country where terrorism is a daily thing. I absolutely and completely detest terrorism and all things related to it.
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Old Apr 24, 2008 | 09:32 PM
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Originally Posted by [gTr
,Apr 24 2008, 07:15 PM] How exactly did you come to this conclusion . I come from a country where terrorism is a daily thing. I absolutely and completely detest terrorism and all things related to it.
Sorry. Maybe there's a translation issue involved. But it sounded like the only thing you were worried about was the race, and not the fate of the people who live there and have to suffer these terrorists.
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Old Apr 24, 2008 | 10:19 PM
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he means to say that this year terrorist directly threatened the Dakar Rally, so the race was canceled this year. Not that until now he cares about people dying. By locals I think he means innocent people taht get to close to teh action and get hit/run over, etc...
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