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IronMaiden |
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IronMaiden Trackday Trickster
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Posted: 09:46 - 18 Jan 2006 Post subject: Dakar - 3 dead |
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Just wondered what you guy's think about the deaths in the Dakar this year. 1 Aussie bike rider and two kids killed....
I absolutely love watching the Dakar, especially as we have a couple of South African's that do really well (Geniel de Villiers and Alfie Cox to mention a few) Geniel came second in the car section this year!
Alfie was riding bikes but after his friend Richard Sainct (sorry, can't remember how his surname is spelt) bled to death last year right before his eye's, he has decided to race cars now.
Quite a few deaths over the years, including a helicopter crash in a sandstorm. Very tragic!
I would be very sad if they stopped the Dakar due to the unfortunate loss of life. |
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Dom World Chat Champion
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Posted: 11:06 - 18 Jan 2006 Post subject: |
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Very tragic of course, but it's an amazing event and fortunately I think the chances of it disappearing are pretty slim.
SteWhit, I don't really see how you could make the Dakar safer. It's not as if it's possible to stop bystanders from getting too close, and trying to make an easier course would just defeat the point of the rally. I could be wrong but from what I've seen there is quite good support from helicopters etc if/when something does go wrong, too.
Danger is a big part of the Dakar, and part of why it's so interesting. ____________________ Photos and that |
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Posted: 11:40 - 18 Jan 2006 Post subject: |
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No offence.. but its nature's way of getting back at us for destroying this planet.. even fragile sand deserts.. we just arent ment to do some of the things we do. Its always sad when somone looses there life.. but then people carry on doing it? humans are crazy really ____________________ Big Kawasaki ZXR 400 project here:
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numark1 Scared of girls
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Posted: 01:31 - 19 Jan 2006 Post subject: |
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Far from it... and I am not scared of a 400.. im scared of what will happen to me when I get carried away. I just met the girl of my dreams, I have to much to loose to a silly bike crash when I get carried away.
Infact the 3 chaps that died probably had wifes, a house.. a good life..
Why throw it away to prove yourself something??
I can be just as happy on a little popper then something that does 0.60 before you can say sqaushed.
So.. "peace man" ____________________ Big Kawasaki ZXR 400 project here:
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Posted: 01:38 - 19 Jan 2006 Post subject: |
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We take risks not to escape life, but to prevent life from escaping us.
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Posted: 01:42 - 19 Jan 2006 Post subject: |
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Each to there own.. I just dont see how dying and leaving behind a good life very fun..
Especially as some people starve while we toy with our lives.. just isnt quite right. ____________________ Big Kawasaki ZXR 400 project here:
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Posted: 01:45 - 19 Jan 2006 Post subject: |
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Dude tell it to some one who cares. Its not my fault all those countries left the empire its there own fault.
Screw 'em.
I love life. Its people like you with the atitudes like that live a boring life.
Wheres my Fried chicken at ____________________ ◙◙► K6 GSXR 600 ◄◙◙◙◙► K5 GSXR 1000 ◄◙◙◙◙► K5 GSXR 600 ◄◙◙◙◙► 96 RF600r ◄◙◙
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Old Thread Alert!
The last post was made 18 years, 100 days ago. Instead of replying here, would creating a new thread be more useful? |
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