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07-13-2004, 06:26 PM
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For those of you who cant afford a real race car...
Retirees to Race Buggies on F-1 Circuit
Tue Jul 13,11:44 AM ET Add Oddly Enough - Reuters to My Yahoo! AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Dozens of Dutch retirees will take to a Formula One track this month to race each other in battery-powered buggies to promote greater mobility for the elderly and infirm. Eleven nursing homes will send five contestants each, all over 70, to compete over an obstacle course on the Zandvoort F-1 circuit on July 27. The victorious nursing home will be win a buggy as well as a trophy. "Many people don't want to drive buggies because they think they look silly," Elke van Wageningen, one of the organizers, told Reuters. "We want to get rid of that image and show they are tough, and we are using a four-wheeled open model that looks tough." Drivers will receive instruction ahead of the race although the maximum speed will be set at just 11 kph (7 mph). "It's more about skilful maneuvering than speed," Van Wageningen said. 
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07-13-2004, 06:44 PM
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Re: For those of you who cant afford a real race car...
Yes...nobody will laugh at this event because the old men will look so damn "tough" in their battery-powered buggies. What bad publicity if one of them should hit the wall at a full 7mph tilt
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07-13-2004, 07:58 PM
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Hell... I'd give it a go! I can't even drive!
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07-13-2004, 09:37 PM
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Re: For those of you who cant afford a real race car...
just like the sitting lawn-mower races!
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07-13-2004, 10:34 PM
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Re: For those of you who cant afford a real race car...
You're on!!!!!!
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07-14-2004, 10:03 AM
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Re: For those of you who cant afford a real race car...
Bunch of old people going 7 mph, huh?
They drive just as slow on the normal streets anyways.
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07-14-2004, 11:45 AM
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Re: Re: For those of you who cant afford a real race car...
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 let hope that race doesnt go topless   and if anyones getting a mental image, all im gonna say is "you sick fuck"
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07-14-2004, 08:40 PM
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Re: For those of you who cant afford a real race car...
Can you believe some retard gave me negative rep for the innocuous comment I posted in this thread. Sounds like someone has a vendetta. Humorless pod...get over it, whiner...
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