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Old Nov 1, 2007 | 12:56 PM
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Originally Posted by ruexp67,Nov 1 2007, 01:54 PM


I hope we have special banner ads again this year!
Will there be a banner ad, period?
Old Nov 1, 2007 | 12:57 PM
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Originally Posted by Black Nugget,Nov 1 2007, 01:54 PM
Hah. Nope. Been to two - registered for three.
Hell, I've driven other people's cars at the Dragon more than you've driven your own!
Old Nov 1, 2007 | 12:58 PM
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Originally Posted by WestSideBilly,Nov 1 2007, 02:55 PM
I actually have only seen 1 accident on the Dragon, in all my visits, and 1 more on the Cherry hole. Both were motorcycles going off. The one on the Dragon the guy fixated on the cliff and drove into it (slowly), the other the guy ran out of grip/skill and rode the bike across the the road into a guardrail, which spared him a ~300 foot fall.

But I'm pretty sure the first DBR and the most recent DBR were the only events where there wasn't at least one incident. And both those events were filled with relatively older / mature drivers.
Well, in '06 the guy from VA drove his car off the side trying to follow a more seasoned driver. We were caravaning in and saw the commotion on the side of the road, I didn't see it happen though.

This year, I was about 3 cars behind the person that went off (it was on 28, not the Dragon-proper.) But I didn't see it, I was too focused on what I was doing.
Old Nov 1, 2007 | 01:01 PM
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Originally Posted by ruexp67,Nov 1 2007, 04:55 PM
Nope, ONE more mph and I would have been.
Not bad! Anything 20mph or over here you see the man.
Old Nov 1, 2007 | 01:02 PM
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Originally Posted by WestSideBilly,Nov 1 2007, 04:57 PM
Hell, I've driven other people's cars at the Dragon more than you've driven your own!
Old Nov 1, 2007 | 01:03 PM
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Off the top of my head

- Asshat from VA that went off chasing Billman
- Lee
- An older guy went off near where Lee did back in '03 or '04
- the girl from Atlanta who went off into a cliff (cosmetic damage, mostly) after getting two speeding tickets on the way up
- Pretty sure Durf ****ed his car up at one of the Dragon meets

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Originally Posted by Black Nugget,Nov 1 2007, 03:01 PM
Not bad! Anything 20mph or over here you see the man.
20-29 is a higher fine, but 30 is reckless.

I mailed in my check today, $135 (I think I am going to get hit for another $15 to register for traffic school.)
Old Nov 1, 2007 | 01:05 PM
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Originally Posted by WestSideBilly,Nov 1 2007, 03:03 PM
Off the top of my head

- Asshat from VA that went off chasing Billman
- Lee
- An older guy went off near where Lee did back in '03 or '04
- the girl from Atlanta who went off into a cliff (cosmetic damage, mostly) after getting two speeding tickets on the way up
- Pretty sure Durf ****ed his car up at one of the Dragon meets

Yeah, the first two are the same ones I was referencing. I was being a LITTLE more PC and not mentioning names, but, whatever.
Old Nov 1, 2007 | 01:05 PM
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Originally Posted by ruexp67,Nov 1 2007, 05:04 PM
20-29 is a higher fine, but 30 is reckless.

I mailed in my check today, $135 (I think I am going to get hit for another $15 to register for traffic school.)
Wow, yeah you're lucky you don't live here. That would be like a $500+ fine in Va
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Originally Posted by WestSideBilly,Nov 1 2007, 02:56 PM
Will there be a banner ad, period?
Well, if not, I am sure Dave and I will come up with one extolling the virtues of a WSB-free event.



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