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Old 10-19-07, 02:14 AM
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World Record Drive - NY to LA in under 32 hours

As discussed at today's Thursday night meet at Costco...

http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/cars/man-...ped-311140.php

Check it out....
Old 10-19-07, 06:32 AM
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wow, thats a lot of radar, scanners, and crap!
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it's a shitty job.............................................so meones gotta do it!
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http://www.32hours7minutes.com/galle...s/express.html

check it out, theres a fist gen involved!
Old 10-19-07, 03:42 PM
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That is a stupid fast record!
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but it rocks.
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I saw that guy in the gumball rally 2003 when they came through phoenix. I swung by the hotel checkpoint in Tucson and got a couple pics


Somewhere there is a much longer and more detailed article on it.
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I wonder what the average speedof the trip was???
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Originally Posted by Michael Knight
I wonder what the average speedof the trip was???
I think it was about 94-95mph. I read the article a few days ago.

FULL ARTICLE:
http://www.wired.com/cars/coolwheels..._cannonballrun
Old 10-20-07, 01:25 AM
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I hope this film comes out soon. I've been waiting on it for years now.
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Originally Posted by AsianImage
As discussed at today's Thursday night meet at Costco...

http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/cars/man-...ped-311140.php

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You're Asian and drove/owned a FB? Right on.
Old 10-20-07, 02:13 AM
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Originally Posted by eatmyclutch
You're Asian and drove/owned a FB? Right on.
Yes! Who are you? Did we meet? If yes...what up! If not...next Thursday fo sho yo!
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EatmyDick wants a lover, not a FB owner
Old 10-22-07, 12:27 PM
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Originally Posted by eatmyclutch
You're Asian and drove/owned a FB? Right on.
Whats wrong with asian owning FB? Most FB owners i know are asian.
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I read the story on WIRED. It was probably the most interesting I read in the past year. Props to that guy. I would be too scared to drive that fast on public roads :/
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