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Old 22-03-2010, 11:14 PM
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Default Nutter enters WRC Mexico in a $500 BMW!

Fucking funny story!

http://jalopnik.com/5497042/how-a-500-craigslist-car-beat-400k-rally-racers


Old 22-03-2010, 11:31 PM
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Good effort!
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is that true? Top bombing if it is
Old 22-03-2010, 11:54 PM
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that bloke is mad, but then again I would love to do it if i had the chance
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Awesome epicness on a new level
Old 22-03-2010, 11:56 PM
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Nice write up too
Old 23-03-2010, 12:01 AM
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Amazing!!!!
Old 23-03-2010, 12:01 AM
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Yup it's real, check it out on YouTube
Old 23-03-2010, 08:37 AM
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Fucking hell what a nutter, fair play though
Old 23-03-2010, 08:47 AM
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Very cool, although the purchase cost of the car is only a small portion of what he spent judging by the fact he put in an E30 M3 engine etc, but thats journalism for you.

Even if it was 10K he spent though, that is still an awesome thing to have done more or less single handedly, what a legend
Old 23-03-2010, 09:04 AM
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Awesome read!
Old 23-03-2010, 09:12 AM
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brilliant the vid with him sliding around the corner on the limiter is ace
Old 23-03-2010, 09:15 AM
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thats one for the grand kids when he gets old haha
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Awesome!
Old 23-03-2010, 09:36 AM
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Awesome! and heres us pulling out of (in comparison) small rallies coz we have no service crew (my dad chopped his thumb off), and this nutter does it himself on a wrc event!
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awesome - i still have loads of e30 parts left - reckon i build one too
Old 23-03-2010, 12:27 PM
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Not jelous at all
great effort from the man.
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WOW!
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good lad.
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Top stuff! And yes, I reckon he spent waaaaay more than 500 dollars

BUt even still, what an effort!
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