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 Post subject: BLOODY INSPIRING
PostPosted: 25 Mar 2010 13:58 
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How A $500 Craigslist Car Beat $400K Rally Racers

Read on: Inspiring Story

IMP: Its a lengthy one so be patient.

Source credit: http://jalopnik.com/5497042/how-to-win- ... -a-500-car

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 Post subject: Re: BLOODY INSPIRING
PostPosted: 25 Mar 2010 18:17 
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Awesome read abhilash, unbelievable stuff. This guy bill is truly nuts.


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 Post subject: Re: BLOODY INSPIRING
PostPosted: 26 Mar 2010 13:26 
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Incredible. Just incredible. I almost feel ashamed about some of the things I (we?) crib about. Here's a man who truly lets his driving do the talking. Hats off to Mr. Bill Caswell. =D>

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 Post subject: Re: BLOODY INSPIRING
PostPosted: 28 Mar 2010 22:30 
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Truly amazing!!

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 Post subject: Re: BLOODY INSPIRING
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And as if this wasn't a feat big enough, his navigator Ben Slocum has only one eye! http://jalopnik.com/5500013/i-co+drove-the-500-craigslist-rally-car :shock:

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 Post subject: Re: BLOODY INSPIRING
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What?

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 Post subject: Re: BLOODY INSPIRING
PostPosted: 31 Mar 2010 10:36 
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From http://jalopnik.com/5500013/i-co+drove-the-500-craigslist-rally-car:
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Ben Slocum is a 25-year-old rally co-driver from Petoskey, MI. He entered the sport in 2005 after shattering his left eye in an accident. Now, blind in one eye, he competes in over a dozen Rallys a year as both a team and freelance co-driver. He can be seen in the Team 600 Ford Focus SVT co-driving for Dillon Van Way in the Rally America National Championship and with Robb Rill in a Subaru WRX STi for the Atlantic Rally Cup as well as various one-off rides throughout the US, Canada and Mexico. He's duct-taped rear hatches to hoods to replace windshields, towed cars out of lakes and pushed rolled over wrecks back on their wheels just to finish events. Slocum's simple mantra is to never say no to an adventure.

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