Dazed_Driver Wrote:
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> It was hilarious to the giant crowd there, I could
> put MORE pictures up showing it, if anyone needs
> proof haha.
>
> Its people having fun- big deal. It's fun to see
> people who are REALLY good at operating two
> wheeled objects having troubles operating two
> wheeled objects...
>
> I'm still not sure why John thinks I'm a troll. He
> seems to be the only one who has a problem with
> me...
>
> Feisty Peacock?

Actually most everybody i speak to is just a bit more polite.
You failed to read what I pointed out and which is obvious:
There are countless forums for boys like you to post piccies of foo-foo shit like this.
It is uninteresting.
It is especially uninteresting not in Off Topic.

You know that.
You may be amazingly uninformed of the world, but you are not basically stupid.
Thus, you know there are other forums where the main purpose is to yap about unimportant peripheral nonsense, yet posting it here mean you intend to flaunt it.

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These are rally drivers, having fun, at a rally.

Sounds related to me.

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tipo158 Wrote:
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> > Travis beat the 80 mph average on Smith Creek.
> I respect that.
>
> Most rally people do silly stuff when they are
> stuck waiting. If a service crew had that swing
> bike in the service area, I am sure that it could
> have gone down in service area lore like the
> wheelchair and potato guns.
>
> alan
>
>

First of all, for the record, nobody has ever been injured by my potato gun. And not for lack of trying... Second of all Gordon Gaude had a swing bike at Oregon Trail in 2003 and I, as well as others, rode it in the service area at the blimp hangar. So these guys are all FOLLOWERS! It's been DONE! OLD NEWS!! Andrew Havas even took pictures of me riding it but I never got a whole thread devoted to it like these hero boys! I demand recognition of being a LEADER, not a FOLLOWER!

Oh yeah, and those swing bikes are really damn hard to ride, too...

john vanlandingham Wrote:
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> Actually most everybody i speak to is just a bit
> more polite.
That would imply that you are polite to begin with ... a bit of a stretch. (Not saying what you really want to doesn't mean you're being polite)

> You failed to read what I pointed out and which is
> obvious:
> There are countless forums for boys like you to
> post piccies of foo-foo shit like this.
> It is uninteresting.
> It is especially uninteresting not in Off Topic.

From the Rally Anarchy 'rules'
"We wanted a place to talk openly, especially if it's in a yakking-around-the-garage after dropping-in-an-engine kind of friendly banter. Think of Rally Anarchy as the local clubhouse you probably have never had. Swearing is OK, but don't go overboard.
"One of the things you won't find here is 834,234 different forums for every different country, region, state, province, city, neighborhood, gender, shoe size, sexual preference or hair colour. If you've got something to say, why don't you say it to the whole class, hmmmm?"

Beyond that, the consensus in this thread is that while the images are really kinda 'meh' there isn't really a problem with them being shared here. At no point did I see anyone suggest these were 'super hero' actions or that they were breaking new ground with swing bikes.

> You know that. You may be amazingly uninformed of the world, but
> you are not basically stupid. Thus, you know there are other forums where the
> main purpose is to yap about unimportant peripheral nonsense, yet posting it
> here mean you intend to flaunt it.

Get over it ... its 'regular guys' having fun at a regrouping control.

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Doivi Clarkinen Wrote:
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> Andrew Havas even took
> pictures of me riding it but I never got a whole
> thread devoted to it like these hero boys! I
> demand recognition of being a LEADER, not a
> FOLLOWER!

2003? And I missed it? Damn!

Are you sure that it was at the blimp hangar? I am pretty sure that we used an area just off Hwy 6 for service in 2003. The blimp hangar was last used in 2002.

Anyway, Dave, you all know that are a leader, not a follower. Is that enough recognition?

Cool, people having fun. Kinda makes me wish I was there to have a go at it.

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Dave??? You should have come and showed them all up then!

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I lied. Mark was apparently tired of filming by that night. We have about 8-10 hours of footage to sort through from this weekend.

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Grant Hughes

Dave,

You are an inovator!

Alan,

"Travis on the swing bike is far less risky (thus less stupid) than much of the other stuff that he does while representing SRT USA in a championship. Jumping out of a plane without a parachute? Base-jumping into the Grand Canyon? The double back flip?

As I said, Travis is an adult. He is also an expert in throwing away results by doing something stupid.

Besides, since Travis probably brings a significant portion of the sponsorship to the team, he probably has some freedom to screw up."

You are quit right about that!

Robert.

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Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 04/22/2009 11:21AM by Rallymech.

One could argue that TP's sponsors would get more value out of A "Pastrana Swingbike FAIL!!! OMG!!1! LOLZ!!!" video on YouTube than out of an RA win. Just look at the Block videos everywhere...

But it would be really crass and cynical to think something like that.

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Timm thanks for posting the pics, they illustrate a human element of a bunch of guys who are at the top or near the top of their sport in North America.

A lot of fun beyond them talking their sponsors up, signing autographs, or all the other PR bullshit that is necessary to keep the ball rolling when not behind the wheel.

As for the critism of these pictures being posted... it's impossible to please everyone, but who really gives a shit about that ?

Timm, do you have any more ?

Speaking of Potato guns :









Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 04/22/2009 03:01PM by Morten2.

I do, but at the moment, they are at the bottom of my upload priorities. I have Wreck Creek pics to post, as I only have Palix, sweep, and these up at the moment. And Car 224's pics. I'll get some more up soon though

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tipo158 Wrote:
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> Doivi Clarkinen Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > Andrew Havas even took
> > pictures of me riding it but I never got a
> whole
> > thread devoted to it like these hero boys!
> I
> > demand recognition of being a LEADER, not a
> > FOLLOWER!
>
> 2003? And I missed it? Damn!
>
> Are you sure that it was at the blimp hangar? I
> am pretty sure that we used an area just off Hwy 6
> for service in 2003. The blimp hangar was last
> used in 2002.
>
You're probably right, it must have been 2002. See? I'm even more of leader, it was a whole year earlier!

Dazed_Driver Wrote:
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> Dave??? You should have come and showed them all
> up then!
>
> Feisty Peacock?


Had I only known I would have brought my potato cannon to the regroup control and who knows what kind of mayhem would have ensued?