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Old 15-12-2009, 04:04 PM   #1
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Old 15-12-2009, 04:27 PM   #2
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take my hat off to that man and shout him a bundy. man he's got steel ones.
great pics (and probably great price tag for them too)
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Old 15-12-2009, 04:41 PM   #3
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WOW thats gotta be the best set of close ups ive ever seen, and they were in focus. Wonder if he'll stand back a bit next time an alky funny car comes to the line?

Looks like an oil pump fitting or line failure, heaps of oil presure at 9000 rpm. Car doesn't look to bad but i spose it will have to go on the jig to make sure its still strait.

Pitty it was a mustang!!
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Old 16-12-2009, 10:33 AM   #4
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I certainly wouldn't choose work over survival.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...-race-car.html
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Old 16-12-2009, 10:42 AM   #5
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I certainly wouldn't choose work over survival.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...-race-car.html
Now i would like to see his photos...
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Old 16-12-2009, 10:46 AM   #6
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They are posted in the article!
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Old 16-12-2009, 10:59 AM   #7
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Old 16-12-2009, 11:08 AM   #8
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Insane... Although the shot with the tyre on the barrier still spinning is a little blurry
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Old 16-12-2009, 11:11 AM   #9
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They are posted in the article!
Using a mates p*** poor dial up, took 5mins for the first pick to come up!!!
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Awesome pics!!

People still have dial up?
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Old 16-12-2009, 01:13 PM   #11
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That is ballsy. The heading is a little misleading. Would have been doing about 60kph I'd guess but it looked like it was going to mount the wall. To hold your position so close to impact is well beyond the call of duty. I'd have been out of there so fast it would make Zoidberg blush.
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Old 16-12-2009, 03:26 PM   #12
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Here's a video...
http://www.autoblog.com/2009/12/15/v...rves-of-steel/

I cant watch it at work so I dont know what's in it.
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That is ballsy. The heading is a little misleading. Would have been doing about 60kph I'd guess but it looked like it was going to mount the wall. To hold your position so close to impact is well beyond the call of duty. I'd have been out of there so fast it would make Zoidberg blush.
One of those alky funny cars would probobly doin close to a 100mph at 60 foot so i wouldnt be suprised if it was doin more than 60kph on its roof when it hit the wall, lookin through the camera, he probobly wasn't aware of how much danger there was till it was too late to react. May need some new jocks for chrissy though lol.
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Old 16-12-2009, 04:42 PM   #14
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Why did this get moved to the 'Drag racing' forum?
Its not exactly a discussion about racing.
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Why did this get moved to the 'Drag racing' forum?
Its not exactly a discussion about racing.
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Old 16-12-2009, 05:51 PM   #16
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I posted this in 'The Bar' this morning and it has been merged to this thread in the 'Drag Racing' forum.
I was questioning why it was moved here, because it is not a discussion about racing, but about the photos taken and the luck/balls of the bloke that took the photos. It just happens that the photos are of drag racing.
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Old 16-12-2009, 10:49 PM   #17
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Well im glad it got here otherwise i wouldnt have seen it. spose someone thought it would be good in the drag racin section because of the content. great pics.
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