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The true rich man's sport.

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Ski311
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Jul 10 2008 3:12AM
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finssidedown
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For seriously.

I figure when I'm middle aged and kinda hating my stupid accounting career I'll take up amateur auto racing.  Maybe not rally, but local track races.
Jul 10 2008 3:17AM
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vincepru
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pshh i do that with my wrx wagon lol and im not rich
Jul 10 2008 5:04AM
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whattheshit
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nah son. not rich.

just need a awd car, a helmet, and a car that passes safety inspec.   so many amateur rally events out there.
Jul 10 2008 5:12AM
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switchskier206604
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how do you call it the rich mans sport, its a form of racing that has sponsorship dollars and contracts. yes its a rich mans sport, for the people that own the race teams, they're making cash money off the sponsorship deals maaan. other than that they're just very very nice subarus and what not. definitely not F1 cars.
Jul 10 2008 5:15AM
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dave44
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Polo
Jul 10 2008 5:38AM
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_dy-lan_
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rally is so sick. i'd love to just try it one day. maybe when i have a bunch of extra cash and feel like beating the shit out of my car...
Jul 10 2008 9:10AM
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East526
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polo or maybe racing with more expensive cars
Jul 10 2008 9:24AM
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DaewonS
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rally racing is sick. i cruise on dirt roads all the time in my sti
Jul 10 2008 9:57AM
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connoroh
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these guys have about 12 horses each, each one costing around half a mill. thats the true rich man's sport.
Jul 10 2008 11:24AM
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dave44
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Yep. even entry level horses cost like $30,000, the upper level horses cost anywhere from 400,000 to 1,000,000, and they need like 10 horses, not to mention the stabling (3000/month), food, vet, and club fees (8000/year) etc

hahaha. jesus. it's ridiculous
Jul 10 2008 11:29AM
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BASS_PRO_SHOP
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all sponsors man. they dont pay for jack.
Jul 10 2008 11:33AM
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Malcolm
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yea polos the real rich man sport
Jul 10 2008 11:34AM
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mackinnon
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that looks so sick...i wish i could drive like that.
Jul 10 2008 11:35AM
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Boodje.
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Those WRX'S
Jul 10 2008 11:39AM
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Ender
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drift at 2:36 in the first vid was awesome even tho he went off the road a little
Jul 10 2008 1:02PM
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Mezmerize19
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gumball 3000 is the true rich mans sport
Jul 10 2008 1:22PM
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soup
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true rich mans sport not like that pussy shit car driving.




Jul 10 2008 1:23PM
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Alkyy
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I drove a car from the Gumball3000 at work. Dope bmw
Jul 10 2008 1:33PM
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Dr.Scholl
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haha.
Jul 10 2008 1:48PM
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comeatmebro
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i actually really want to rally race when i'm old enough to do so. like once i get a stable job and all that jazz, it is so sick. it's not a rich mans sport, but it definitely costs money...
Jul 10 2008 4:46PM
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hey_dude_its_me
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Formula 1 please, go ferrari
Jul 10 2008 4:48PM
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East526
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u can get by with 6 horses in polo but still mad expensive
Jul 11 2008 1:22AM
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birdshake
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rally is pretty much the only form of racing I respect
Jul 11 2008 1:37AM
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shredabanana
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it depends on what kind of car it is. a Ferrari enzo is alot more expensive to upkeep than a honda civic. prices are ridiculous on import car repairs here. my dad owns a Maserati and if something happens even like a flat tire. we have to import one from italy because it does not come with a spare. it really depends what kind of car your dealing with.
Jul 11 2008 2:23AM
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finssidedown
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Formula 1?


Jul 11 2008 5:22AM
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finssidedown
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Claim?

What kind of Maserati is it?



Anyway.  Does a Maserati manufacture their own tires or some shit?  You can't just stick some pirellis on there?  That seems.... well fucking stupid quite frankly.
Jul 11 2008 5:25AM
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eheath
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By rich you mean sponsored, right?
Jul 11 2008 5:29AM
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josh.
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out off all sports i would say that rally driving takes some of the most skill and coordination
Jul 11 2008 6:11AM
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Ender
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haha yup tire imported from italy for $600 because if you put anything else on it the whole car will burst into flames. thats a quote from the dealer btw.
Jul 11 2008 9:29AM
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WikiWiki
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my uncles raced that in the america race in like 2001- they went to africa but the car broke down when they arrived foir the race the next year- so they followed it by planeinstead
Jul 11 2008 10:17AM
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WikiWiki
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thats the biggest bullshit i have ever heard- maserati use micelin pilot sports A as their normal tire- even if it is the highest wheel package they have it uses a Pirelli P Zero and those are only 367- so i think ur local maserati dealer is raping u in the ass
Jul 11 2008 10:23AM
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XtRemE11
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actually champ car and especially formula takes a shit ton more skill. rally driving is insane and takes a ton of balls, but you really cant even compare it to formula 1 in terms of how much skill it takes.

though with that said i dont like formula 1 as much as rally, or champ car. its soooo damn serious compared to other forms of racing.
Jul 11 2008 10:30AM
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fourhundred
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i'm amazing at any rally racing video game especially grand turismo
Jul 11 2008 12:00PM
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charmander
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my friend has a rally car, he doesnt race it thugh, its just a really nice subie
Jul 11 2008 12:19PM
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drumbumocdp
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damn those guys were good drivers.
Jul 11 2008 1:05PM
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First.Aid
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Word.  I want to play some Gran Turismo now, but my PS2 is at home..
Jul 11 2008 1:22PM
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crazyfuck
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aaannnnddddd you're full of shit.
Jul 11 2008 1:33PM
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Ender
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holy shit how stupid are people on this website? dude im kidding! did you even read my whole post or can you not concentrate that long on one thing?  yea man you ARE right, mazeratti's wont burst into flames if you put different tires on them. thanks for setting things straight!
Jul 11 2008 1:50PM
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ThaLetterM.
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you guys a fags

true rich man's sport:



BACKYARD WRASSSSSLIN!
Jul 11 2008 1:53PM
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comeatmebro
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hahahahahahahahaha!!! how did that guy not fucking die right there?!
Jul 11 2008 2:00PM
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FellowJibber
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the first vid's song is from ahmet dadali's part in enjoy
Jul 11 2008 2:07PM
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hans_aschim
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guy in video:  whoa he landed on his head/neck and may possibly be injured!  move him as quick as possible, neck first!
Jul 11 2008 2:13PM
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WIfreeskier
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damn that guy had to break his back, holy shit!
Jul 11 2008 2:54PM
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Twinjibber77
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wow, wow
go america, seriously
Jul 11 2008 2:58PM
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BvK
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ha, thats insane... you proably dont need that much money tho with sponsers and shit
Jul 11 2008 3:26PM
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bigredxu
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Rich man Poor man i really dont care.  sign me up that shit looks epic.
Jul 11 2008 3:30PM
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Karcher
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so freakin badass


i saw my name on a banner in the first video
Jul 11 2008 3:49PM
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XtRemE11
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wait for the last shot

http://youtube.com/watch?v=uJvxG0qHzT4


http://youtube.com/watch?v=Qpx9c3zT6EY&feature=related
Jul 11 2008 5:10PM
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josh.
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formula 1 is sooooooo boring if you ever whatch old(ish) f1 races youll se why, Gilles villeneuve slayed every driver, ever. now if cars touch every one shits a brick, also technolagy has takin over and the driver has takein a back seat.

so here jermey clarkson tlaking about it
www.youtube.com/watch?v=t6SIc4konVI


something like this could never happen today
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kl2tIFxSEGA&feature=related



http://http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kl2tIFxSEGA&feature=related

Jul 11 2008 5:20PM
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XtRemE11
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i agree, thats why i said im not too into formula 1. it still takes more skill than any other type of racing, but yeah you can hardly call formula 1 cars, cars. its more like they are racing formula 1 computers.
its also kinda whats happening to new cars, so much of it is all computer controlled and there is soooo much technology it takes away the actual driving experience.
i drove the new evo and i really didnt like it, like it was fast, you can tell right away that it is a very fast car, but its like your not driving it, you feel seperated and its not very fun at all.
i also drove a new rs4 recently and i was also pretty dissapointed, i own a stg 2 b5 s4, and honestly, i like my car better. the rs4 just wasnt fun, it felt like the car kinda did its own thing and you just help it. i even have stock suspension and id say my car felt more sporty too.

i think the best type of racing ive seen in the past couple years was at the scca runoffs. the spec miata class, the spec racer ford's, etc... thats actual racing. its just a plain old car and a driver. no milion dollar computer's making your car run as fast as possible, no 100 person teams, etc.. its almost like racing now is more about technology and car companies showing off their technology than actual racing.

ive seen a modern formula 1 race, and i saw a vitage car race at laguna seca, they had a classic formula 1 class and honestly the old formula 1 cars were sooooo much more fun to watch, and the racing was so much more competitive.

Jul 11 2008 9:20PM
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