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Old 12-05-2011, 02:25 PM
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An outing of luxury sportscar enthusiasts in Japan ended in an expensive freeway pileup — smashing a stunning eight Ferraris, a Lamborghini and two Mercedes likely worth more than $1 million together.

http://www.news-republic.com/Web/Art...icleid=1654734
Old 12-05-2011, 02:36 PM
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This story is really making the rounds on the "internets" today.
Amazing.
Old 12-05-2011, 04:53 PM
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Already posted this Alex.
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Originally Posted by Skibum
This story is really making the rounds on the "internets" today.
Amazing.
not that much... too many people get together to show off, i ran with couple of local drives like this and honestly, i can easily see it happened here if one idiot looses control and all other cars have no way to avoid him. just sad, those were great cars.
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Originally Posted by utkinpol
not that much... too many people get together to show off, i ran with couple of local drives like this and honestly, i can easily see it happened here if one idiot looses control and all other cars have no way to avoid him. just sad, those were great cars.
Yeah, I've seen some cruises like that. Only the ones that are properly organized and they ensure ppl don't pass and do crazy things are safe.
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Originally Posted by alexb76
Yeah, I've seen some cruises like that. Only the ones that are properly organized and they ensure ppl don't pass and do crazy things are safe.
Less than two weeks ago:

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LOL, oh yeah, I saw that on my FB! PRICELESS! Absolute perfect car control
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Originally Posted by alexb76
LOL, oh yeah, I saw that on my FB! PRICELESS! Absolute perfect car control
In perfect control across the board. One of them street racing with a suspended license. Both deny racing and why wouldn't they? The only evidence against them is a video clip from start to finish.

Warrants are out for the arrests of Brian Herbert, who was driving with a suspended license at the time, and Roy Bowden. Police say they both denied racing.

http://abclocal.go.com/ktrk/story?se...cal&id=8450122
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Originally Posted by alexb76
LOL, oh yeah, I saw that on my FB! PRICELESS! Absolute perfect car control
drag racng takes a lot of skill, in reality, when you get enough power to melt your tires. all vettes have this problem - not enough weight in the back to maintain grip. racing vettes get 345 tires back there, those were street cars.



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