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Old Mar 18, 2002 | 04:54 PM
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</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">This clip was going around the MDC group that I get emails from. One of the people in that group knows that dude. She says that he had total brake failure. Had full brakes the turn before but... </font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Talk about a crash... WOW!

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Old Mar 18, 2002 | 05:14 PM
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Wow that sucks. I'm sure that car is fugged up bad. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Sad]" src="gr_sad.gif" />
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Old Mar 18, 2002 | 11:25 PM
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Man that's crazy...
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Old Mar 19, 2002 | 01:06 PM
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That's gonna leave a mark! <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="gr_grin.gif" />

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Old Mar 19, 2002 | 02:33 PM
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WOW that is quite an impact!! <img border="0" title="" alt="[Sad]" src="gr_sad.gif" />
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Old Mar 19, 2002 | 07:16 PM
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WOW~! <img border="0" title="" alt="[Eek!]" src="gr_eek2.gif" /> the guys seemed so calm about it too! i know id be cursing a mile a min if that was me!!!
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Old Mar 20, 2002 | 12:12 AM
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I saw that video a few months back. Supposedly he just had an aftermarket brake system installed, and it failed. There was going to be a lawsuit, not sure if it was against the installer or the manufacture.

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Old Mar 27, 2002 | 03:29 AM
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wow, that was like reliving the crash i had last summer... sudden and complete loss of control... i didn't wreck on a road course though

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Old Mar 30, 2002 | 12:01 AM
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I'm amazed at how those guys handled it.

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You would be amazed how calm some people are when they know there is nothing they can do. I remember just sitting back at HRP and letting the car go until the second wall stopped it. It certainly did not feel good but what can you do? When you are going that fast and you lose all control of the car...there is no fixing it...just have to let it ride and pray that you make it out alive! When you realize that you are still alive you kiss the ground you walk on <img border="0" alt="[hail]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_hail.gif" />
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