I LOVED this story, the guy easily embodies the gear head mentality.
it's a bit of a long read but well worth it.
http://jalopnik.com/5497042/how-a-500-craigslist-car-beat-400k-rally-racers (http://jalopnik.com/5497042/how-a-500-craigslist-car-beat-400k-rally-racers)
Quote from: Paper5tr3et7 on March 22, 2010, 06:30:32 PM
it's a bit of a long read but well worth it.
Sh!t... It could have been longer, I'd have kept reading.
Great story! [beer]
Holy shit - that sounds incredible. I wish the videos would load at work.
Great story! [thumbsup]
How did he do against Sebastian?
Incredible.
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that's awesome. [thumbsup]
Quote from: kopfjäger on March 23, 2010, 12:35:40 AM
How did he do against Sebastian?
Technically he didn't race against him, from what i saw coverage wise there are only 3 classes.
Big Boys like Loeb, Hirovin(sp?)......
Not so big boys
little bubble cars with dirt tires
That was great. I wish there was more.
that is badass. just all badass. [bow_down] [bow_down] [bow_down]\
this part cracked me up
QuoteOh, I got mooned yesterday. A dude runs three feet into the road, turns around, drops his pants, and grabs ankles. WTF. It's in the video. So is Slocum yelling at me for giving a thumbs-up out the window to the photo guys and fans as I drive sideways into the corner with opposite lock. I thought it looked awesome.
[laugh] [laugh] [laugh] [laugh]
mexican rallye racing must be very different from the euro stuff
His co-driver weighs in today.
http://jalopnik.com/5500013/i-co+drove-the-500-craigslist-rally-car (http://jalopnik.com/5500013/i-co+drove-the-500-craigslist-rally-car)
[clap] [bow_down] [clap] [bow_down] [clap] [bow_down] [clap] [bow_down]
http://jalopnik.com/5500013/i-co+drove-the-500-craigslist-rally-car (http://jalopnik.com/5500013/i-co+drove-the-500-craigslist-rally-car)
they posted a write up by the co-driver
'Of note was a young lady, maybe 20 or so, at the beginning of the Superspecial in the VIP area. She held a sign that said "I love Slocum." I've gone international.
I called her over but the security guards wouldn't let her pass. I scolded them out and they let her approach the car. I asked for her hand and gave it a kiss, feeling like an American lothario. She giggled and the security guard forced her back as we moved up to the start line. It was reported to me later that she spent the remainder of the Superspecial bragging to the crowd around her that I kissed her. I am an American lothario.'
I wonder if the co-driver will weigh in?
Totally Frickin' Awesome! I will buy that man a beer if I ever meet him! (or his co-driver!)
Quote from: ducpainter on March 23, 2010, 02:05:00 PM
I wonder if the co-driver will weigh in?
Probably not, I heard the guy's a dick.
;D
so awesome. Nothing like a dirte-30 [evil]
(that's what i called my 325i... 'cause i never washed it)
Quote from: Duck-Stew on March 23, 2010, 02:14:31 PM
Totally Frickin' Awesome! I will buy that man a beer if I ever meet him! (or his co-driver!)
I think I laughed the hardest at co-driver's description of the after-party:
Bill got trashed inside with other drivers, doing shots with Petter and Henning Solberg; I hung around with other co-drivers outside drinking water and talking about how hard it is to get drivers to listen.
Bill Caswell, garage hero has returned and is running in pikes peak
Pikes peak 2010 practice (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=byBm_VussZs#normal)
http://jalopnik.com/5571362/this-is-happening-on-pikes-peak-right-now (http://jalopnik.com/5571362/this-is-happening-on-pikes-peak-right-now)
can support his garage antics by getting a caswell shirt
http://jalopnik.com/5572987/the-500-craigslist-rally-car-update-buy-a-t shirt (http://jalopnik.com/5572987/the-500-craigslist-rally-car-update-buy-a-t%20shirt)
Fricken sweet!