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Old 04-01-2015, 08:14 AM   #1
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And you can count me in for peeing my pants. I lack the skill to drive in that type of manner, but would love to experience it.
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Old 04-01-2015, 01:00 PM   #2
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And you can count me in for peeing my pants. I lack the skill to drive in that type of manner, but would love to experience it.
You're just too used to those military vehicles lol.

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Old 04-01-2015, 07:55 PM   #3
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I certainly hope that I, the wife nor any of the kids are out and about when any of you brain trusts decide to dip deep into triple digits for kicks on public roads.
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I certainly hope that I, the wife nor any of the kids are out and about when any of you brain trusts decide to dip deep into triple digits for kicks on public roads.
I promised myself that I wasn't going to get all preachy when I saw this thread, but...
My daughter lives just west of KC with her husband and my grandson.

In 1996 after two aircraft collided doing a demonstration they laid out the wreckage in the hangar for months. I had to walk past the blood smeared cockpit several times a day. I knew the people that had died and been damaged. It was sobering and humbling.

Often life and death can be separated by an inch, or a fraction of a second. A lot of unexpected things can happen on a public highway. For example U.S. highways are littered with tire debris. A 6" chunk can do some serious damage at 75 mph and, no doubt, kill you at 130.

Here are 2 Porsches. I don't know the circumstances and got these images from an auction site. I'd guess the red one was at normal highway speed. The white one probably >100 mph.




*The biohazard may include urine from the passenger.

I won't bore you further with stories from my work as an EMS pilot.
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Old 04-02-2015, 08:40 AM   #5
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I promised myself that I wasn't going to get all preachy when I saw this thread, but...
Yeah, I held my tongue for awhile not wanting to be the Schleprock (gotta be old to know him too lol) at the party.

Interesting video for those unacquainted with the consequences:



A MUCH uglier situation that was posted broadly on the internet many years back, Google "Porsche Girl", it's pretty grizzly and should not be viewed by those with weak stomachs.

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