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Offline Blazin

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Re: Travis Pastrana car jump.
« Reply #1 on: January 02, 2010, 06:56:29 am »
I watched it. Seems like for all the money they spent they could have splurged a bit a got a longer barge to get stopped on. LOL! At least they could have gotten the boy a good NASCAR with the built up right side. Oh well...
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Re: Travis Pastrana car jump.
« Reply #2 on: January 02, 2010, 11:53:28 am »
i watched that too.  During the pre-jump ceremonies, he was warming up his tires and showing off in front of the crowd doing donuts in a tiny runway strip and nearly broke loose and hit a reporter interviewing his manager.

That was crazy 269', the car flew nearly a football field.   

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Re: Travis Pastrana car jump.
« Reply #3 on: January 02, 2010, 12:02:48 pm »
I thought it was pretty cool!
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Re: Travis Pastrana car jump.
« Reply #4 on: January 02, 2010, 06:48:43 pm »
should of done it in a old Chevy truck lol

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Re: Travis Pastrana car jump.
« Reply #5 on: January 02, 2010, 08:38:53 pm »
Oops. I meant NASCAR SEAT!
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Re: Travis Pastrana car jump.
« Reply #6 on: January 02, 2010, 10:25:22 pm »
MEHHH Evil was better.
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Re: Travis Pastrana car jump.
« Reply #7 on: January 04, 2010, 12:31:04 am »
I was impressed at how well the trajectory matched the landing ramp.  So many times the front of the car starts to drop the moment the car leaves the first ramp.

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Re: Travis Pastrana car jump.
« Reply #8 on: January 09, 2010, 05:09:04 am »
Agreed Brady, I was waiting for it to nose dive, very cool  :o
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