Gumball 3000 fatal hit and run? - Page 3

notfarnow · 05-04-2007, 06:30 AM

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Originally posted by tonypeoni
Well what would you have done? Let me guess the responsible thing.

Try:

"HOLY FK honey, I just ran over your cat! Hurry, lets get it to a fking vet ASAP"

FWIW, I don't even like cats.

tonypeoni · 05-04-2007, 06:33 AM

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Originally posted by notfarnow
Try:

"HOLY FK honey, I just ran over your cat! Hurry, lets get it to a fking vet ASAP"

FWIW, I don't even like cats.

Yes looking back thats easy to say but at the time I didn't have the luxury of not having PANIC!

notfarnow · 05-04-2007, 06:35 AM

morbidly curious to know how long you waited till you went back

Byron (racerBVD) is gonna be some pissed when he reads this!

tonypeoni · 05-04-2007, 06:40 AM

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Originally posted by notfarnow
morbidly curious to know how long you waited till you went back

Byron (racerBVD) is gonna be some pissed when he reads this!

Ok I guess Im the only one who's ever hit someones pet with their car. Im sorry I take full responsibility for all the road kill out there. I can just see PETA marching up here with torches and pitch forks.

notfarnow · 07:34 AM

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Originally posted by tonypeoni
Ok I guess Im the only one who's ever hit someones pet with their car. Im sorry I take full responsibility for all the road kill out there. I can just see PETA marching up here with torches and pitch forks.

OK, you win. What you did was completely justifiable.

BTW, did your GF pay the vet bill?

MMARSH · MMARSH's Garage

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Originally posted by RallyJon
I believe it does if you have reason to believe that you will not get a fair trial. I don't know much about Macedonian law enforcement or corruption. One indicator is that they allowed the race/rally to happen in the first place. Another is that a quick Google search indicates that Macedonia is a huge drug transshipment point. Again, I just don't know. Maybe these fellows had a better idea.

Well maybe that would be a one of the reasons not to drive like a freaking moron on any public street let alone a foreign country. It was just a matter of time before this happened.

Regarding the local canyon runs. I know first hand of people on this board losing it in the canyons and by the grace of god or sheer good luck didn't seriously hurt or kill someone.

notfarnow · 07:37 AM

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Originally posted by RallyJon
I believe it does if you have reason to believe that you will not get a fair trial. I don't know much about Macedonian law enforcement or corruption.

All the more reason to not race on public roads there, legally or not.

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Originally posted by RallyJon
And again, we still don't know the circumstances of the accident beyond the bloggo-rumormill. Was this a James Dean type thing? Who was really at fault? (The rich guys in the Porsche, duh. Rich guys in Porsches are always at fault.) Will there ever be a reliable, trustworthy account of what happened?

Good points, although I'm not convinced of the "rich guys in porsches" angle. There is plenty of outrage when an 18 yr old a$$hat does a hit & run in a fart-canned Civic.

scottmandue · 05-04-2007, 07:37 AM

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Originally posted by tonypeoni
Ill never tell Jennifer the truth. Im glad thats off my chest

Great relationship you got there... I see you two having a long happy life together.

scottmandue · 05-04-2007, 07:41 AM

Back on topic, with all the money these guys supposedly have couldn't they arrange a legal road race?

I know ... that would suck all the fun out of the "rebel law breaking thrill" aspect...

notfarnow · 05-04-2007, 08:01 AM

let's not be judgmental

who among us, while racing drunk through a foreign country, hasn't left an elderly couple behind at the scene of an accident. c'mon... boys will be boys

thrown_hammer · 05-04-2007, 08:09 AM

Okay, I did that once but I am pretty sure no one died....

MFAFF · 05-04-2007, 09:03 AM

From the UK papers this am....

Great looking Car

nostatic · nostatic's Garage

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Originally posted by notfarnow
let's not be judgmental

who among us, while racing drunk through a foreign country, hasn't left an elderly couple behind at the scene of an accident. c'mon... boys will be boys

elderly couples aren't worth that many points though. These guys were amateurs. Now teenagers...that's there the challenge is. Much quicker on their feet and hence, higher point value.

notfarnow · 05-04-2007, 09:37 AM

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Originally posted by RallyJon
And again, we still don't know the circumstances of the accident beyond the bloggo-rumormill. Was this a James Dean type thing? Who was really at fault? (The rich guys in the Porsche, duh. Rich guys in Porsches are always at fault.)

D'oh, they are ruining a great story with their balance reporting:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/uklatest/story/0,,-6607494,00.html

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It is believed the two men waited at the scene until ambulance crews arrived to help the driver of the second car, before rejoining the race towards the Albanian border.

It is thought the men reported the accident to police when they arrived at the border, and were asked to give statements.

But it is believed that as they returned to the border to continue their trip they were told the other person involved had died and were taken back to a nearby police station.

Nostril Cheese · 05-04-2007, 09:41 AM

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Originally posted by nostatic
elderly couples aren't worth that many points though. These guys were amateurs. Now teenagers...that's there the challenge is. Much quicker on their feet and hence, higher point value.

I beg to differ..

Male adult: 20
Male teenager: 40
Male infant/toddler: 70
Female (any age): 10 more than men in any age bracket
Senior citizen (regardless of gender): 100

source:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_Race_2000

RallyJon · 05-04-2007, 10:21 AM

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Originally posted by notfarnow
D'oh, they are ruining a great story with their balance reporting:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/uklatest/story/0,,-6607494,00.html

Amazing. So they didn't flee the scene in a sordid and shameful escape attempt? But I read it on the internet, and the internet is never wrong!

Should have figured that that blog was biased against the rally and would tailor facts to suit.

notfarnow · 05-04-2007, 10:26 AM

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Originally posted by RallyJon
Amazing. So they didn't flee the scene in a sordid and shameful escape attempt? But I read it on the internet, and the internet is never wrong!

Ya, well I read somewhere on the internet that when they were leaving the scene, they backed over a cat, then pretended like they didn't know anything about it.

thrown_hammer · 05-04-2007, 10:40 AM

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Originally posted by notfarnow
Ya, well I read somewhere on the internet that when they were leaving the scene, they backed over a cat, then pretended like they didn't know anything about it.

LOL!

tonypeoni · 05-04-2007, 11:07 AM

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Originally posted by notfarnow
OK, you win. What you did was completely justifiable.

BTW, did your GF pay the vet bill?

No I paid cause she is a highly under paid clerical worker.Although once she got Peppy (cat) back home she set my bedtime pretty early for the next couple nights which is a good thing! What was best was for once I could actually have sex without a cat on the bed

pwd72s · 05-04-2007, 11:11 AM

That was more than I needed to know...