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Old Feb 24, 2009 | 04:44 AM
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Originally Posted by Scooterboy,Feb 24 2009, 08:35 AM
Too bad the cops didn't get a copy of this video after his crash.

BTW, does anyone else notice how it seems that it is the "locals" that feel the solid yellow line is for someone else? Just an observation.
Most people that have accidents, have them within 25 miles of their home. IMHO the same "I've driven this road a thousand times" attitude breeds over confidence that leads to accidents and behavior that the same people wouldn't dream of doing 100 miles from home. This guy may be a great driver, but over cofidence will make an a** out of you everytime.
Old Feb 24, 2009 | 05:56 AM
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Yup, that guy was at WTD. At that time his car was not very old and he had already cracked the CR lip in half.
Old Feb 24, 2009 | 06:51 AM
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sand on the road should have been the sign to not drive like that. Big no-no.

I have also driven with that Father/son team when they had the NFR. Great drivers. I had fun with them. They drove pretty responsibly when i was with them.
Old Feb 24, 2009 | 08:08 AM
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What a friggin TOOL! The road looks like it had remnants of salt on it? No doubt that was in the winter as well, probably cold pavement.

Some people should simply not be given a driver's license. I hate to stereotype but this guy was probably 19 or 20. Damn kids.
Old Feb 24, 2009 | 08:24 AM
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i think this is the same guy - last fall:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Evi800hpSs
Old Feb 24, 2009 | 08:32 AM
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Originally Posted by aCab,Feb 24 2009, 12:24 PM
i think this is the same guy - last fall:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Evi800hpSs
Probably...pretty impressive.
Old Feb 24, 2009 | 11:03 AM
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Wow, what to say that hasn't been said. If it is the father and son guys from nearby that have the timber company, I too have run with them when they had the NFR. Very fast and tended to hang it out a lot closer to the edge than I am comfortable with. One of the fastest S2000s I have seen on their. Of course, Billman's pretty damn fast too!
Old Feb 24, 2009 | 09:23 PM
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What a ****ing moron.
Old Feb 27, 2009 | 03:35 PM
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Originally Posted by JLUDE,Feb 24 2009, 12:08 PM
Some people should simply not be given a driver's license. I hate to stereotype but this guy was probably 19 or 20. Damn kids.
He's more than twice that age
Old Feb 27, 2009 | 04:59 PM
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Getting stuck behind slowbie's sure cools the tires down. Seems like a rookie mistake if it's the same guy though, makes me wonder if it was really him. I never saw him drive, but heard plenty of rumors last year.

I have a hard time thinking it was solely salt on the road that made him bite it though. Surely not his first time on the road that day to be running so hard, so he must have been aware of conditions.

Flame all you want, but I have a hard time condemning him as hard as most of you are. Locals certainly have a lot more knowledge of "safer" (I wouldn't dare say "safe" in front of you all!) areas to pass, when stuck behind stubborn slow drivers that won't pull over. I can certainly appreciate the frustration, but don't pretend to have enough local knowledge to make a pass like that. I can't say it hasn't crossed my mind though.

And on the topic of local knowledge, I have personally witnessed none other than Mr. Don't Cross the Lines himself, Killboy, pass 3 or 4 of us at NIGHT in his Evo. We were behind an INCREDIBLY slow S that just refused to get over, whom we had been following for several miles at that point. (Rumor is the S driver was a bit inebriated and trying to impress a chick. I sure hope she wasn't! But I digress...) Back to my point - How many here would pass the same criticism to Killboy?



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