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chevymad Master B
Joined: 11 Jan 2004 Posts: 5476
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Posted: Tue Jul 20, 2010 8:16 pm Post subject: Barrel rides? |
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Anybody heard of such a thing? and how is this supposed to work?
SEDRO-WOOLLEY, Wash. - Two men who were apparently trying to take an unusual thrill ride were seriously injured in an explosion at a shop that builds and services race cars in Washington state.
Fire Chief Dean Klinger told the Skagit Valley Herald the men put about four gallons of methanol in a 55-gallon barrel in the parking lot Sunday night, sat on top and lit it for a "barrel ride."
Klinger says, "Apparently it was supposed to slide across the parking lot like a rocket. Instead, it blew up."
He says one end of the barrel flew 120 feet.
The men were responsive when paramedics arrived at Funk Racing. They were taken to a local hospital, then flown to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle with severe burns. |
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RSFreak The other "John"

Joined: 23 Jan 2004 Posts: 2946 Location: Renton
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Posted: Tue Jul 20, 2010 10:25 pm Post subject: |
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Rocket scientists they're not!!!  _________________ '86 Trans Am - 5.0L TPI - LT1 cam - 700R4 - WS6
'85 Camaro Berlinetta - IROC clone
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Dewey316 The Lama

Joined: 08 Jan 2004 Posts: 7295 Location: Bringing the tech
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Posted: Wed Jul 21, 2010 1:10 am Post subject: |
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| Wow...just....WOW. |
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Twilightoptics Hardcore (12sec Club)

Joined: 13 Jan 2004 Posts: 9191 Location: Auburn , WA
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Posted: Wed Jul 21, 2010 5:47 am Post subject: |
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I bet they are one of the "Nation's 12 best garages..." and probably can't hook up a fuel line right just like all the other idiots on Ultimate Car Buildoff. _________________ A redline a day keeps the carbon away! |
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91RSVert Member
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Posted: Wed Jul 21, 2010 6:25 am Post subject: |
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| Heres your sign? |
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Schultzy89GTA M.R.A. (11sec Club)

Joined: 08 Jan 2004 Posts: 4417 Location: Gresham, OR
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Posted: Wed Jul 21, 2010 7:37 am Post subject: |
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| Darwin Award Much? |
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RSFreak The other "John"

Joined: 23 Jan 2004 Posts: 2946 Location: Renton
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Posted: Wed Jul 21, 2010 3:08 pm Post subject: |
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| Schultzy89GTA wrote: | | Darwin Award Much? |
They failed to remove themselves from the gene pool however so they are only eligible for an honorable mention.  _________________ '86 Trans Am - 5.0L TPI - LT1 cam - 700R4 - WS6
'85 Camaro Berlinetta - IROC clone
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townaj Member
Joined: 04 Dec 2008 Posts: 326 Location: San Antone, TX
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Posted: Wed Jul 21, 2010 3:22 pm Post subject: |
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| RSFreak wrote: | | Schultzy89GTA wrote: | | Darwin Award Much? |
They failed to remove themselves from the gene pool however so they are only eligible for an honorable mention.  |
Haha so so true. I have never heard of this...maybe there's something on youtube? Ima go look lol. Crazy peoples... |
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chevymad Master B
Joined: 11 Jan 2004 Posts: 5476
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Posted: Wed Jul 21, 2010 4:24 pm Post subject: |
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| RSFreak wrote: | | Schultzy89GTA wrote: | | Darwin Award Much? |
They failed to remove themselves from the gene pool however so they are only eligible for an honorable mention.  |
I'm not so sure. They were sitting on the barrel when it exploded. They may not be able to reproduce now! So that would effectively remove them from the gene pool. |
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Twilightoptics Hardcore (12sec Club)

Joined: 13 Jan 2004 Posts: 9191 Location: Auburn , WA
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Posted: Wed Jul 21, 2010 5:38 pm Post subject: |
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"SEATTLE -- One of two men critically burned late Sunday in an explosion at a shop that builds and services race cars in Sedro-Woolley has died."
Darwin - 1
Retards - 1 _________________ A redline a day keeps the carbon away! |
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IROCDave Member
Joined: 16 Jan 2010 Posts: 957 Location: Snohomish WA
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Posted: Fri Jul 23, 2010 7:18 pm Post subject: |
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| To bad the guy died, took away my idea of poking fun at them for being fanatical fans of the RoadRunner cartoons. |
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