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I may as well start a pic and vid thread since Practice 1 was yesterday

 

 

electric E36 with clears and a drop...no LTWs though

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a coworker built this with a HPD ALMS LMP2 engine.... It's good to have contacts at HPD sometimes. it's a turbo V8 and yes those mirrors are from a CBR1000RR......

the redline on the tach has a sticker on it that says "shift, you asshole!"

 

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HOLY SHIT.....my favorite entry

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yep

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post up moar!

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That was inevitable...the other 51 weeks of the year, the road is covered with oxygen-deprived drivers in SUVs. Lots of incidents on the switchbacks, we saw three wrecks on our trip up, two more on the way back down. Usually it's brake fade related, but lots of them simply spin off.
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That was inevitable...the other 51 weeks of the year, the road is covered with oxygen-deprived drivers in SUVs. Lots of incidents on the switchbacks, we saw three wrecks on our trip up, two more on the way back down. Usually it's brake fade related, but lots of them simply spin off.

 

 

when i was their a new recruit ranger rolled a truck down an embankment into some trees... and on our way back down we lost all brakes... man talk about butt puckering!!!! and i was their while they were doing the road... the dump truck drivers are crazy!! they use the crap out of the brakes, they were glowing and smoking!!! kinda scary to know people are that stupid...

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Amazing pics. I'm going there the first week of September. We are renting a Suburban which I'm sure the brakes will be toast by the time we get back to the bottom lol. Does anyone have any suggestions for places to eat and see in the area? I was planning on going to Garden of the Gods as well.
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How to take an evo apart in less than :20

 

 

They both lived too :fuckyeah:

 

They are actually from the Ohio Region......saw lots of activity for well wishes last night, and then the driver posted this to everyone:

 

I thought I posted already, but Yuri and I are ok. A little beaten up but nothing major. Thank you so much to everyone for the kindness and support! What a wonderful feeling to feel so loved!

Share · 9 hours ago near Colorado Springs, CO ·

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Jeremy and Yuri were on the Today's Show this morning, will be Inside Edition tonight along with Piers Morgan at 9pm on CNN.......

 

Today Show --> http://video.today.msnbc.msn.com/today/48687179#48687179

 

He just opened a twitter account too -->

 

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I thought so. Just wanted confirmation.

 

Can you IMAGINE the amount of kinetic energy that thing has on four tires going up that hill let alone exerting it all on 3 tires.

 

Here's a quick clip of it going up the hill and running into a guard rail :dumb:

 

Followed by Foley's crash again with the crowd response........:no:

 

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I thought so. Just wanted confirmation.

 

Can you IMAGINE the amount of kinetic energy that thing has on four tires going up that hill let alone exerting it all on 3 tires.

 

Have you ever seen those things circuit racing? They have to spray water on the brake rotors to keep the heat under control.

 

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