How A $500 Craigslist Car Beat $400K Rally Racers

Mar 25, 2010 | 10:50 AM

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How A $500 Craigslist Car Beat $400K Rally Racers

Cool read, in my opinion. Figured some of you guys would get a kick out of it, too.

http://jalopnik.com/5497042/how-a-50...k-rally-racers

Mar 25, 2010 | 11:13 AM

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Mar 25, 2010 | 11:29 AM

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oh no repost already lol

actually that may be a different link but still same cool story

Mar 25, 2010 | 11:46 AM

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Originally Posted by mscamp02

oh no repost already lol

actually that may be a different link but still same cool story

You're right. This is a repost. I knew I should have searched first.

https://www.rx8club.com/showthread.p...hlight=BMW+WRC

Mar 25, 2010 | 11:55 AM

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Good story anyways

Mar 25, 2010 | 01:21 PM

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good read

Mar 25, 2010 | 02:00 PM

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that was one of the coolest articles I've read on there, so awesome

Mar 25, 2010 | 05:33 PM

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Neat article, but they play it up like he was racing against Loeb et al., which he wasn't.

Mar 25, 2010 | 05:39 PM

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sweet man!

Mar 26, 2010 | 08:11 AM

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That is the spirit.

Mar 26, 2010 | 10:06 AM

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Thats a great read. maybe in 20 years someone will take a 8 there and kick some a$$

Mar 26, 2010 | 02:16 PM

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