mikeb
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| posted on 14/11/08 at 10:58 AM |
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Only in France
http://www.pistonheads.co.uk/news/default.asp?storyId=18978
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Benzine
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| posted on 14/11/08 at 10:59 AM |
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iank
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| posted on 14/11/08 at 11:02 AM |
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Commitment like that is why I watch rallying and not F1 these days.
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Never argue with an idiot. They drag you down to their level, then beat you with experience.
Anonymous
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Mr Whippy
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| posted on 14/11/08 at 11:15 AM |
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So what would you have to do so dangerous that you’d get disqualified and banned? Handstands on the roof? Really that’s the most appalling behavior
I’ve seen in any race and the kind of halfwit thing I’d expect to see a bunch of chav’s doing.
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mikeb
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| posted on 14/11/08 at 11:19 AM |
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My thought was,
bet its a bit hot in there.
As long as your not (or NOT likely too) harming other people be as stupid as you like!
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mikeb
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| posted on 14/11/08 at 11:20 AM |
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This may have crossed that boundry though!
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DarrenW
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| posted on 14/11/08 at 11:35 AM |
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i bet the rule books dont exclude that.
We have all seen them drive on 3 wheels so manually operating the throttle looks quite enterprising to me. If we want to make it a safe sport they
should introduce speed limits and penalise drivers for dangerous driving (ie sliding around corners).
Albeit an unusual approach - i dont see anything particularly wrong with it (unless it was on a public road section).
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Mr Whippy
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| posted on 14/11/08 at 11:50 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by DarrenW
i bet the rule books dont exclude that.
We have all seen them drive on 3 wheels so manually operating the throttle looks quite enterprising to me. If we want to make it a safe sport they
should introduce speed limits and penalise drivers for dangerous driving (ie sliding around corners).
Albeit an unusual approach - i dont see anything particularly wrong with it (unless it was on a public road section).
quite right, why bother with the helmets, rollcage or harnesses they only add weight after all. Indeed they could just follow Mr Bean example and have
some fun...linky
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DarrenW
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| posted on 14/11/08 at 12:16 PM |
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Ruley bit was obviously tongue in cheek. maybe they can get him on the helmets and harness wearing type rules - im sure they wont have a seat under
the bonnet!
I bet it was a scary experience for both of them. Guy steering and selecting gears not being able to see too well, guy operating throttle in a
precarious position. If they were racing like that is a bit dodgy, if they were just trying to get back to pits to effect a repair then thats a fine
line. Maybe they read the latest copy of PPC ref the BMW track car and lost a bit in translation!
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02GF74
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| posted on 14/11/08 at 01:23 PM |
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They'll be fine. The rule book won't be consulted as it is not a Mclaren.
Must have been quite tiring holding the bonnet down though.
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RK
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| posted on 14/11/08 at 01:31 PM |
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How many fans get killed every once in a while when rally cars go off? People are allowed to stand there while the car going sideways is about 10 ft
from them! Insane.
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adithorp
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| posted on 14/11/08 at 08:23 PM |
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Erm...I've done that... but only to move a car from our yard into the workshop.
adrian
"A witty saying proves nothing" Voltaire
http://jpsc.org.uk/forum/
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johnston
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| posted on 14/11/08 at 09:29 PM |
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Quite common Know a few guys that have done it. Most people try joining the shoelaces together and onto the throttle first
Thinks thats why I like rallying most drivers will do ANYTHING to get back to service.. or indeed out of it.
My personal fav was the concrete post a mk2 escort with busted front end and a land rover, a mixture of ratchet straps and tow ropes and hey presto
the inner wing was pulled of the tyre
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skodaman
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| posted on 14/11/08 at 11:04 PM |
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Well oil beef hooked.
Skodaman
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locogeoff
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| posted on 14/11/08 at 11:30 PM |
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don't see the issue myself, I knew a bloke who would get people to drive his car up the road whilst he fettled with the timming and carb setup
in real time, those where the days, we lived in the middle of nowhere at the back of beyond, and used to be imortal 
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