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Old 09-21-2005, 08:25 PM
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http://www.compfused.com/directlink/922/

Driving your viper off a cliff is a really good way to ruin your day. This guy was probably more bummed out about trashing his viper than almost killing himself.

Although they didn't show the driver at all, hope he was ok...
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Someone needs to sign that boy up for Proformance Racing School.
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whoops lol
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Hitting the dirt on the road is like hitting ice...eeeek
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Originally Posted by Crisisman
Someone needs to sign that boy up for Proformance Racing School.
No joke, that was a classic mistake, he panicked. I finished my class last monday, it was very cool and btw a red Viper there was the only car who went bye bye at the exit on curve two, full 360!

I was able to pull 115mph at the end of the straight in 5th gear, that was a blast to see what the car is capable (and not capable) of doing. The breaks on my car just plain suck for circuit driving but at pretty much all curve exits the car was a monster pulling like crazy.

I highly recommend this class to everyone.
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i might be coming out to mill creek this weekend
Old 09-21-2005, 09:19 PM
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Lucky bastard. Never hit the brakes in a turn like that. You only go straight. WS6freak is right. That is a classic mistake, and a real bad spot to do it! I wonder if insurance covered it?
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He DID make the classic mistake didn't he ?! Too bad he didn't have ABS to help save him from himself
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Originally Posted by Racehead
He DID make the classic mistake didn't he ?! Too bad he didn't have ABS to help save him from himself
And the funny part is he wasn't going that fast......
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I don't think the car in the grass/trees is the same one as went off the road. Looks like a model staged with macro photography. Just looks fake.
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He shouldn't have been racing in by cliffs like that anyways. Hit some windy roads with no cliffs like that..............Or like said before, get some driving lessons ........................and then race where there are no cliffs
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Originally Posted by 00Vette
He shouldn't have been racing in by cliffs like that anyways. Hit some windy roads with no cliffs like that..............Or like said before, get some driving lessons ........................and then race where there are no cliffs
But some of the very best roads are by cliffs I say get some driving lessons, drive within your newfound limits, and go back to this road and do it right
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Originally Posted by Racehead
But some of the very best roads are by cliffs I say get some driving lessons, drive within your newfound limits, and go back to this road and do it right
Very good point I must say, but would you bet your life on that road? That's why I race at the track, JMHO.
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Originally Posted by 00Vette
Very good point I must say, but would you bet your life on that road? That's why I race at the track, JMHO.
Why not, I bet my life on "other" roads j/k ! Although you might want to dial it back from your normal 9/10's to a much safer 6-7/10's, NOT driving "somewhat" enthusiastically on these roads would be an affront to mankind lol !

BTW I know a road that I'd love to take you and a few others on Some sections are by cliffs/guard rails etc. , but I'd love to see if you REALLY would drive like a preacher once you saw the road
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Originally Posted by Racehead
Why not, I bet my life on "other" roads j/k ! Although you might want to dial it back from your normal 9/10's to a much safer 6-7/10's, NOT driving "somewhat" enthusiastically on these roads would be an affront to mankind lol !

BTW I know a road that I'd love to take you and a few others on Some sections are by cliffs/guard rails etc. , but I'd love to see if you REALLY would drive like a preacher once you saw the road
Lets go before the weather changes!
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Originally Posted by 00Vette
That's why I race at the track, JMHO.
Amen brother. A day of lapping isn't that expensive. It definitely takes practice to get those automatic responses in check. I took my first day at Proformance and I still catch myself flinching toward the brake at times. The difference is, now I know better and correct myself before it's too late.



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