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Old 03-07-2023, 01:42 PM   #4089
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TIL some mad lad took a Ducati v-twin and converted it to a V8 using the original crankshaft. Tons of monkey motion going on.

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There is a "mad lad" in the UK who does similar things with bikes...https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Millyard_Viper_V10
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Old 03-07-2023, 02:03 PM   #4090
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Today I learned there was apparently a wienermobile race back in May 2005. Can't actually find news of it, just references so I may be full of it...
May 25, 2005. Charlotte Motor Speedway. After winning the race, Kurt Busch made what may have been the greatest podium statement of all time:

"My wiener has never been so exhausted." - Kurt Busch
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May 25, 2005. Charlotte Motor Speedway. After winning the race, Kurt Busch made what may have been the greatest podium statement of all time:

"My wiener has never been so exhausted." - Kurt Busch
His shouldn't have been tired. Imagine the ones that were trying tp ketchup.
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Old 03-07-2023, 02:20 PM   #4092
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His shouldn't have been tired. Imagine the ones that were trying tp ketchup.
I'm sure he still relishes the win.
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I'm sure he still relishes the win.
Well he mustard all his skills so he deserves it.
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Old 03-07-2023, 05:47 PM   #4094
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His shouldn't have been tired. Imagine the ones that were trying tp ketchup.
Take it from Dirty Harry:
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May 25, 2005. Charlotte Motor Speedway. After winning the race, Kurt Busch made what may have been the greatest podium statement of all time:

"My wiener has never been so exhausted." - Kurt Busch
I've had those kind of races in the past too. Can't remember a car being involved.

Wait, when I was a teenager at the drive-in theater?
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Well he mustard all his skills so he deserves it.
You surely deserve a carrot.
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Til there is combat juggling.


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TIL there are only so many times I can be called "bro" before my eye starts to twitch.
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TIL there are only so many times I can be called "bro" before my eye starts to twitch.
My limit is slightly less than 1.
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Thank you, this lead me to carjitsu which I was telling a coworker about but couldn't find the video. Perfection.
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Thank you, this lead me to carjitsu which I was telling a coworker about but couldn't find the video. Perfection.
*researches carjitsu*
Interesting in a weird way.
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