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Rider dies in speed record attempt

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12er · 09-05-2008, 10:54 AM

Speed kills. RIP, at least he went out doing what he loved. Hope others can say that about me when my time comes. But with my luck they'll find me slumped off the cr@pper, drawers around my ankles...

longride · 09-05-2008, 11:06 AM

"But with my luck they'll find me slumped off the cr@pper, drawers around my ankles..."

I found way too many people like that at working at the FD. I'd rather go out like this dude.

Kenneth_Moore · 09-05-2008, 11:13 AM

If only he'd had loud pipes...

mscuddy · 09-05-2008, 11:22 AM

My Buddies at Hairball Racing (200 mph club) said this guys crash was horrific, the streamliner went sideways on a soft patch of salt, and then got airborne and did the endo deal, then rolled about 100 times and was smashed up into a little ball of aluminum and fiberglass. Like hyrdo drag boat racing, when the land speed record guys eat it, they sometimes eat it big.

12er · 09-05-2008, 02:02 PM

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Originally Posted by longride

"But with my luck they'll find me slumped off the cr@pper, drawers around my ankles..."

I found way too many people like that at working at the FD. I'd rather go out like this dude.

A buddy of mine works for Oakland FD, says the same thing. That and quite a few old dudes with a porn mag in their hand and something else in the other.

sarnali2 · 09-05-2008, 02:51 PM

There's some pretty nasty ways to check out alright like being trapped in an air tight compartment on a sunken ship or having all your exit routes smashed and on fire or laying in a cancer ward while your guts slowly rot away...Nasty business. I figure whatever it is I ain't going to like it much but it comes to us all sooner or later. Hopefully I'll be able to show a little dignity and class.

longride · 09-05-2008, 04:11 PM

And for those that can't handle any of the above, there is always Dr. Kevorkian!

mscuddy · 09-05-2008, 04:39 PM

Give me the old rear-ended by an SUV every time. You don't feel a thing. I wonder if your bike gets to go with you?

Kenneth_Moore · 09-07-2008, 10:46 AM

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Originally Posted by mscuddy

Give me the old rear-ended by an SUV every time. You don't feel a thing. I wonder if your bike gets to go with you?

Only if it's buried next to your sarcophagus.

09-04-2008, 05:31 PM	#1
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09-05-2008, 11:06 AM	#3
longride Super Duper Mod Man Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Anywhere they let me Posts: 10,484	"But with my luck they'll find me slumped off the cr@pper, drawers around my ankles..." I found way too many people like that at working at the FD. I'd rather go out like this dude. __________________ I'm a knucklehead

09-05-2008, 11:13 AM	#4
Kenneth_Moore Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: VIsiting the GIft Shop in the Pit of DIspair Posts: 7,118	If only he'd had loud pipes... __________________ www.kennethmoore.org

09-05-2008, 11:22 AM	#5
mscuddy MODERATOR X Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Next to my still checkin the temp. Posts: 5,447	My Buddies at Hairball Racing (200 mph club) said this guys crash was horrific, the streamliner went sideways on a soft patch of salt, and then got airborne and did the endo deal, then rolled about 100 times and was smashed up into a little ball of aluminum and fiberglass. Like hyrdo drag boat racing, when the land speed record guys eat it, they sometimes eat it big. __________________ A gun is a tool, Marian; no better or no worse than any other tool: an axe, a shovel or anything. A gun is as good or as bad as the man using it. Remember that.

09-05-2008, 02:51 PM	#7
sarnali2 Aging Cafe` Racer Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Sittin' down by my window, lookin' at the rain. Posts: 8,639	There's some pretty nasty ways to check out alright like being trapped in an air tight compartment on a sunken ship or having all your exit routes smashed and on fire or laying in a cancer ward while your guts slowly rot away...Nasty business. I figure whatever it is I ain't going to like it much but it comes to us all sooner or later. Hopefully I'll be able to show a little dignity and class. __________________ "Carpe` Throttelum -Loud Suits Save Lives" "Denser alloy. My Father gave it to me, I think he wants me to kill you"... CVF-FCV

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09-05-2008, 10:54 AM	#2
12er Founding Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: SF Posts: 2,791	Speed kills. RIP, at least he went out doing what he loved. Hope others can say that about me when my time comes. But with my luck they'll find me slumped off the cr@pper, drawers around my ankles...

09-05-2008, 04:11 PM	#8
longride Super Duper Mod Man Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Anywhere they let me Posts: 10,484	And for those that can't handle any of the above, there is always Dr. Kevorkian! __________________ I'm a knucklehead

09-05-2008, 04:39 PM	#9
mscuddy MODERATOR X Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Next to my still checkin the temp. Posts: 5,447	Give me the old rear-ended by an SUV every time. You don't feel a thing. I wonder if your bike gets to go with you? __________________ A gun is a tool, Marian; no better or no worse than any other tool: an axe, a shovel or anything. A gun is as good or as bad as the man using it. Remember that.