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Old Jan 22, 2002 | 02:22 PM
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Let's see some pics.
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Old Jan 22, 2002 | 02:52 PM
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Originally posted by gdonahue
This happened in April and you're just now getting it fixed?
The car? or the brain that allowed someone to make this kind of judgement? I most certainly hope that the only place you pull that from now on is on the track. Glad you are ok though, despite the fact i do support Darwinism. Hopefully this means that you're sticking around for something other than more such driving on the streets.
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Old Jan 22, 2002 | 03:35 PM
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Yea. Let's see some pics. Your story is hard to believe.
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Old Jan 22, 2002 | 04:17 PM
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Originally posted by yu888


despite the fact i do support Darwinism.
Darwinism is a bunch of crap for the most part. What if speedracer here, killed a nun that was sitting around the corner, how does that make her weak in anyway. Mike Tyson could be standing around the corner, and he'd be as flat as the nun. Doesn't make sense when you actually think about it rather than blindly accepting what some guy said a thousand years ago or so.
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Old Jan 22, 2002 | 04:22 PM
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Originally posted by INREPAIR
. He caught up with me as we entered the first of two Fourty-Five MPH curves. At this time I was doing 115 and easily lost my brother.
Sounds like a case of gross exageration to me. When are you 16 year olds going to realise that nonsense statements like this don't make you sound like a man - they just make you the laughing stock of everyone on this board.
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Old Jan 22, 2002 | 04:30 PM
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ace039,

A bunch of crap... wow... nice education you got there, sonny. So not only did Darwin live in the 10th century, he was full of crap because, obviously, people can kill other people (who deserve to propagate) with cars. Beautiful concept. Bravo.

- Warren
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Old Jan 22, 2002 | 04:52 PM
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I think the flip must have damaged your brain. Did you even attempt to proofread your post?

Too funny. IMO, you don't deserve that car.
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Old Jan 22, 2002 | 04:55 PM
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Curious that you refer to the accident as caused by "a lack of concentration". Sounds to me like you lifted off the throttle and got trailing throttle oversteer, which in turn caused the spin. And, then when you were trying to catch the rotation you got back in the power too fast, i.e. the fishtailing. On the upside, was interested in the structural integrity of the monocoque. These cars should cost twice what they do. Bottom line is, it is behind you, what did you learn?

As to the comment on money for driving schools, I have been running events at the track for some time, but did Skip Barber 3 day race and Advanced Car control last year. Highly recommended. Had no idea that I turn in when I take my hand off the wheel to shift, or that I get back into the power too fast when recovering from "over rotation". Amazing what one can learn with someone else watching your tecnique over a period of several days.

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Old Jan 22, 2002 | 04:59 PM
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Originally posted by Marj
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Hey Greg, how are you enjoying the Bandit? I've owned one of those for 4 years - great piece of machinery.
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Old Jan 22, 2002 | 05:50 PM
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Have 10k miles on it already, did a 2,000 mile 5 day run to Canada and raced it with NESBA at Pocono. This bike does it all. Great machine.

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