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Steve Gibson
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Remember, if you do get arrested and end up having a press conference about the charges pick a topic like 60s or 80s haircuts as the 70s have now been covered. Enjoy the weekend girls! Super Bowl and stuff!

- Wii makes you pretty
- Tech companies dig Super Bowl and other plans
- You will die a slow death :(
- You'll die without a savings

Lastly, will the iPhone be hot? 8ball says.. uh duh.

Steve Gibson is the cofounder of Shacknews.com. Originally known as sCary's Quakeholio back in 1996, Steve is now President of Gearbox Publishing after selling Shacknews to GameFly in 2009.

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  • idmud legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
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    February 2, 2007 6:01 PM

    Car people: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=6895921194822250807&q=birka+cup

    7-8 second quarter mile cars racing on public roads. Good stuff.

    • [deleted] 339814024 legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
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      February 2, 2007 6:33 PM

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    • Busta J legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
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      February 2, 2007 6:52 PM

      can't believe they're doing this with traffic behind them. But the hotrod at 13:23 is awesome.

      • idmud legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
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        February 2, 2007 6:59 PM

        That's their crew and spectators/people to block the cops from driving up to the starting line.

    • sleepyvt legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
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      February 2, 2007 7:05 PM

      when do they hit a pole?

      • idmud legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
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        February 2, 2007 7:12 PM

        There hasn't been an accident since the 70s. The people racing are all very experienced and race in proper drag events as well.

        • CoRDS legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
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          February 2, 2007 7:14 PM

          no those people are idiots. they should keep that stuff to the track. as soon as they do it on a public road they should be shot on site in the back of the head with a 50cal

          • idmud legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
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            February 2, 2007 7:16 PM

            Why is that?

            They're only endangering their own lives, just like on a race track. They won't start if there are people standing along the road that could be hit in case there's an accident.

            • CoRDS legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
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              February 2, 2007 7:18 PM

              its a PUBLIC road, anyone could drive onto that road while those morons are in the middle of fucking around. its also illegal. i have no problem with them racing on a track (infact i love it) but once they hit the public roads they lose their right to live .

              • idmud legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
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                February 2, 2007 7:21 PM

                One way roads mate, no one can drive out in front of them.

                • deep gray legacy 10 years
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                  February 2, 2007 7:23 PM

                  i do and can. im a f-18 fighter pilot and i drive vechiles that go 60-120 in .4 seconds.

                • khaosman legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
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                  February 2, 2007 7:28 PM

                  It looks like there is a divider there, so I'm guessing there is traffic on the other side going the opposite direction. At 120mph+ (7-8sec jesus that is fast I don't even know what the trap would be, probably a lot higher than that), some bad shit could happen :/

                  It'd be cool to hold that sort of thing on the streets, but have it properly closed down and whatnot so it is like going to the track.

                  • idmud legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
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                    February 2, 2007 7:32 PM

                    They have a trap speed of about 130 mph as it's not 1/4 mile they race, more like 1/8. The crash barriers will hold since the speed limit is 70 mph.

              • [deleted] 1826297255 legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
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                February 2, 2007 7:23 PM

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    • [deleted] 50671786 legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
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      February 2, 2007 7:09 PM

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    • khaosman legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
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      February 2, 2007 7:10 PM

      Maybe it was the music, but I lost interest after the first couple minutes. I probably should have just skipped the beginning and then watched it.

    • CoRDS legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
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      February 2, 2007 7:11 PM

      i hope the cops stop then and shoot them in the face. irresponsible assholes

      • idmud legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
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        February 2, 2007 7:14 PM

        The cops are usually quite passive. If they see racing going on across the dual carriageway they most often just sit back and observe. Trying to interfere would be more dangerous to all involved.

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