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Old 06-12-2007, 05:43 PM
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Old 06-12-2007, 05:58 PM
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Oops! He didn't put the lug nuts on?
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Old 06-12-2007, 07:19 PM
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Old 06-12-2007, 08:29 PM
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Ok, I know, be nice...but, since no one (not even the car, really) got hurt........and it IS a RX7...........



I think that maybe this guy oughta stick to videogame racing?
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Old 06-13-2007, 01:38 AM
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Originally Posted by corvette49rdave
Ok, I know, be nice...but, since no one (not even the car, really) got hurt........and it IS a RX7...........



I think that maybe this guy oughta stick to videogame racing?


I was thinking the same thing, almost busted a gut laughing. Especially when I saw he put the parking brake on afterwards.
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Old 06-14-2007, 12:49 PM
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The video has been taken down off the web site.

Too bad. Should have downloaded that one.
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Old 06-16-2007, 11:21 PM
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Originally Posted by LOS ANGELES PI
The video has been taken down off the web site.

Too bad. Should have downloaded that one.
I did

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Old 06-17-2007, 12:56 AM
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I did

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You're money. Poor car. Bodywork got squished, rotors ground down, exhaust squished lol.
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Old 06-17-2007, 07:18 PM
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[QUOTE=corvette49rdave;1560701058]I did

That’s one of the craziest things I’ve seen at an auto-x. Thanks for downloading and sharing
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Old 06-17-2007, 08:50 PM
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uh....note to self....use the torque wrench to tighten ALL of the lug nuts....how did the tech inspection miss that?????
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