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Old 05-10-2006, 02:34 AM
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fast cars and faster motorcycles ..
Gumball 3000 .. MB was well represented

last weekend .. US leg.. Salt Lake City to Vegas to LA..
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http://www.gumball-3000.com/rally/
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and: https://mbworld.org/forums/showthrea...90#post1591790
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fast cars and faster motorcycles ..
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fast cars and faster motorcycles ..
even more
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The SLR was this years "Porsche 911" in the Gumball
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I heard that both the SLRs broke down due to alternator problems. And it was the most unreliable car of the this years gumball. Oh well MB still kick *** in style. Oh I also heard that there was a big Lambo crash in the Thailand leg from my F-car club buddies in Bangkok.

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I heard that both the SLRs broke down due to alternator problems.
Yeah, but McLaren flew in mechanics with replacement parts and while at it also checked the other SLRs that were in the race.

Now that is old-school-style service.
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fast cars and faster motorcycles ..
i didn't see any outside of the parking lot.. (SLR)
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fast cars and faster motorcycles ..
another small wreck.
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fast cars and faster motorcycles ..
there might have been one other Lambo crash but i can't remember where i saw it..
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plus whatever happened in the US
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here are a couple of pics from the Snoop show at Hard Rock
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***** rock.
Yuck.....

People, post something with a little more quality, pls?
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fast cars and faster motorcycles ..
Sorry to offend you..
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It's Vegas...
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and entertaining.............
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Vegas was great, JR. what car were you in....
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fast cars and faster motorcycles ..
Rob,
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well, only from vegas thru death valley...... on my yamaha fjr 1300 motorcycle... then thru Panamint valley on to Palm Desert for bike storage and a hot tub..
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i did see you guys though, several times....
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i was following the lead bentley, ford gt and ferrari F50 for 50 miles at least, until i got bored cause the F 50 was so loud and i didn't want to run that particular bike (sport tourer) over 130.. (wind buffeting) .. so i stopped for gas, as i was going into death valley and wanted to run with some other cars..
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The lead cars would get ahead of head of me but i would catch them in traffic and in towns.. (good acceleration!! especially for fast passing)
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next time i will bring a faster bike..
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and next time after that, a fast car..
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lots of expensive speeding tickets but none for me .. yahoo..
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it was a blast, you should try it on a motorcycle..
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i have learned that it's the journey not the destination,.. so i stopped numerous times to take pictures and enjoy life and the scenery..
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what a blast..
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