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    Vaughn Gittin Jr Shows Us How To Smash A 'Stang Sideways

    Romanian Street Racers Master Magical One HP Drift

    Will It Drift? Mercedes E-Class Hearse

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    Image of engineerd engineerd
    07/17/09

    In reply to Vaughn Gittin Jr Shows Us How To Smash A 'Stang Sideways
    Was he trying a handbrake turn in front of 17 year old girls who were too busy texting to even notice he was there and would eventually give him 0 points for it?
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    Image of Joshuman Joshuman
    07/17/09

    @engineerd misses Uncle Pete: I thought that looked like a beige Volvo estate.
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    Image of mr_dude mr_dude
    07/17/09

    In reply to Vaughn Gittin Jr Shows Us How To Smash A 'Stang Sideways
    And now I can't watch drifting anymore. I have a strict policy against motorsports with stars that have "Junior" in their name.
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    Image of Alphamazing Alphamazing
    07/17/09

    In reply to Vaughn Gittin Jr Shows Us How To Smash A 'Stang Sideways
    That was not Gittin's choice. In fact, the Mustang did it on its own.I have a few theories behind WHY the Mustang chose to do this, which I shall list in no particular order.

    1) The Mustang felt itself to be so ugly that it could not stand to live, and attempted to destroy itself so that it would not have to live with the pain and suffering.

    2) The Mustang made a show of being jealous of all the light weight Japanese cars, but when you look further down, it was really just depressed and wanted to die.

    3) The Mustang is really Australian, and that concrete wall is as close as it comes to a windshield for the Mustang's face.

    4) The Mustang has two left rear tires/feet.

    5) The Mustang thought it was at a dance club, and tried to do a new move it learned, not realizing that it was in no shape to do so, thus losing its balance and face planting on the floor.

    6) The Mustang was set up by Roush.

    7) The Mustang was really only doing its job trying to make a new Special Edition Formula Drift Mustang featuring New Lifelike Crash Damaged Bodywork!

    8) The Mustang is so heavy that it distorted the pavement such that the corner changed instantly, sending it into the wall.

    9) The Mustang saw a mare, and blindly tried to go hump it.

    10) The Mustang can only turn for so long before it needs to go straight again.

    11) The Mustang was tired of this drifting shit, and put an end to it the only way it knew how... WITH ITS FACE.

    Now, there is the possibility that this is neither Gittin's or the Mustang's fault. These theories are presented below in no particular order.

    1) Invisible NASCAR.

    2) Invisible Yuki Takahashi.

    3) Taken over by the spirit of Aryton Senna's car.

    4) Dale Earnhardt

    5) Invisible police chase.
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    Image of PowerTryp, Starless wonder. PowerTryp, Starless wonder.
    07/17/09

    @Alphamazing: Good list.
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    Alphamazing promoted this comment Edited by PowerTryp, Starless wonder. at 07/17/09 2:05 PM PowerTryp, Starless wonder. was starred PowerTryp, Starless wonder. was unstarred
    Image of pauljones pauljones
    07/17/09

    @Alphamazing: Since the Mustang isn't ugly, and it's big V8 is more suitable for drifting than turbo-fours, it's not Australian, it can dance pretty well, I'm going to have to go with option #5 and say it has two left tires. What do I win?
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    Image of Alphamazing Alphamazing
    07/17/09

    @pauljones: Please see new options.
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    Image of WilliamG. WilliamG.
    07/17/09

    @Alphamazing: I like to think the paint job had something to do with it.
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    Image of Skunky Skunky
    07/17/09

    @Alphamazing: Invisible Texas cop throwing a spike strip is my guess.
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    Image of Alphamazing Alphamazing
    07/17/09

    @WilliamG.: That was the jealous/depressed comment.

    @Skunky: But those never actually worked...

    It's like premature ejaculation. There's a lot of effort, but it doesn't really do anything except make the guy look bad.
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    Edited by Alphamazing at 07/17/09 2:18 PM Alphamazing was starred Alphamazing was unstarred
    Image of TX Law TX Law
    07/17/09

    In reply to Vaughn Gittin Jr Shows Us How To Smash A 'Stang Sideways
    Looks like the left front separated from the wheel. Not much you can do in that situation, I'd imagine. It is pretty funny to watch the coil bouncing off the wall, then doing a MJ-worthy spin on the track.
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    Al Navarro promoted this comment Edited by TX Law at 07/17/09 1:55 PM TX Law was starred TX Law was unstarred
    Image of pauljones pauljones
    07/17/09

    In reply to Vaughn Gittin Jr Shows Us How To Smash A 'Stang Sideways
    So much for his chances with the Falken Umbrella Girls.
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    Image of Alan Vochaska Alan Vochaska
    07/17/09

    @pauljones:
    FUG's ?
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    Image of pauljones pauljones
    07/17/09

    @Alan Vochaska: If you can call Randyl Dawn, Eri Moriyama, CJ Gibson, Joyce Lex, and Lisa Angeline fugly, then sure.
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    Image of Six Flags Over Tomsk Six Flags Over Tomsk
    06/18/09

    In reply to Romanian Street Racers Master Magical One HP Drift
    Bitchin' Palomino! Bitchin' Palomino!

    Donuts on your lawn!
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    Image of scroggzilla raids again scroggzilla raids again
    06/18/09

    In reply to Romanian Street Racers Master Magical One HP Drift
    Wilbur, ask any racer, any real racer.
    It doesn't matter if you win by an inch or a mile....
    ....wiiiiinnnnnnning's wiiiiinnnnnning.
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    Image of Six Flags Over Tomsk Six Flags Over Tomsk
    06/18/09

    @SCROGGS!!: Awesome!
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    Image of Mobius Mobius
    06/18/09

    In reply to Romanian Street Racers Master Magical One HP Drift
    It may only have 1 horsepower, but it's still got more torques than any Honda.
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    Image of Das ASHloch (achtundsiebzig) Das ASHloch (achtundsiebzig)
    06/18/09

    In reply to Romanian Street Racers Master Magical One HP Drift
    Ceauşescool
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    Image of scroggzilla raids again scroggzilla raids again
    06/18/09

    @Ash78: (polite golf clap)
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    Image of Mobius Mobius
    06/18/09

    @Ash78: Has there ever been a one word COTD yet?
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    Image of BLS BLS
    06/18/09

    In reply to Romanian Street Racers Master Magical One HP Drift
    I have read somewhere that horse have about 15 hp. Depending on the breed.
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    Image of Alfisted Alfisted
    06/18/09

    @BLS: A horse's power output varies over the time period you're measuring. Horses can produce up to maybe 15 hp in bursts but cannot maintain that. Over time, their maximum output is probably pretty close to 1 hp.
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    Image of bens bens
    06/18/09

    @BLS: yeah, but what's that equal in boiler horsepower? or metric? bhp? with the way people (car companies/anyone who makes an engine) throw (manipulate) numbers around ... who knows.
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    Image of Syrax Syrax
    06/18/09

    @everyone: Horsepower is not that important, I want to know the torque!
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    Image of Flathead Smith Flathead Smith
    06/18/09

    @Alfisted: You have it correct, a horse can have a sustained output of about one horsepower over a given time like an hour or a day, the peak output is substantially higher, but cannot be continued for more than a few minutes. An average healthy human can have an peak output of just over a 1 hp for a short period of time, but can only sustain about .1 hp over a long period of time.
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    06/18/09

    @Flathead Smith: I've heard that some top athletes like Lance Armstrong can sustain one horsepower for several hours, but you're right that the typical person can't do this. Most cyclists can sustain about 200 watts or 1/4 hp, or about what it takes to go 20 mph on level ground.


    Humans actually are really good endurance athletes and can out-last a lot of animals. This is how some tribes in Mexico still hunt -- by chasing a deer or other animal until it tires and collapses.

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    Image of Plecostomus [Tyrrell] Plecostomus [Tyrrell]
    06/09/09

    In reply to Will It Drift? Mercedes E-Class Hearse
    I really wonder how the guy is driving it in that fucking stovepipe hat.


    He must be really short.

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    Image of fuchikoma fuchikoma
    06/09/09

    In reply to Will It Drift? Mercedes E-Class Hearse
    Now we know what to carry Keiichi Tsuchiya away in, heh...
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    06/09/09

    In reply to Will It Drift? Mercedes E-Class Hearse
    Is a Binz different from a Benz?
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    Image of .357 .357
    06/09/09

    @discontinuuity is once again meme-free: I believe it's a German limo builder.
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    Image of Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet
    06/09/09

    In reply to Will It Drift? Mercedes E-Class Hearse
    Glad we're finally getting to the important questions here.
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    Image of Syrax Syrax
    06/09/09

    In reply to Will It Drift? Mercedes E-Class Hearse
    dorifto? Is he Japanese?
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    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    06/09/09

    @Ambiguously Unfunny Syrax: The Japanese have Cooler Ranch?
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