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Offline Len

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Re: FAILing at drag racing
« Reply #20 on: 28 November 2011, 13:21 »
And did you know the origin of the quarter mile?


That was the distance between traffic lights on the street as that's where drag racing originated.
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Re: FAILing at drag racing
« Reply #21 on: 28 November 2011, 13:32 »
And did you know the origin of the quarter mile?


That was the distance between traffic lights on the street as that's where drag racing originated.

True!

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Re: FAILing at drag racing
« Reply #22 on: 28 November 2011, 15:55 »
Damn right I know its true!
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Re: FAILing at drag racing
« Reply #23 on: 28 November 2011, 16:19 »
you know everything len for you are very old and wise  :grin:

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Re: FAILing at drag racing
« Reply #24 on: 29 November 2011, 18:07 »
And did you know the origin of the quarter mile?
That was the distance between traffic lights on the street as that's where drag racing originated.

I'll have to remember that little anecdote.  Thanks!


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Re: FAILing at drag racing
« Reply #25 on: 29 November 2011, 18:19 »
he wasnt even going very quickly in the second video, madness
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Re: FAILing at drag racing
« Reply #26 on: 29 November 2011, 19:32 »
if the vet to the left did not brake when the one to the right was fish taling, he would have been safe, watch it