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Old 07-14-2004, 04:06 PM   #1
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Default Top 100 car related activities to do before you die

Just thought id start a lil topic to see if we could make a list of the 100 most "important" car related things car enthusiastics should do before you die. (Probably would be best if you limited each activity to one post so they're easier to count) Ill start the ball rolling:

1. Beg, borrow, steal, hire, or buy a plush GT (preferably and aston) and cruise through France to watch the Le Mans 24 hour.

Its gotta be done, and i WILL be doing doing this sometime in my life
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Old 07-14-2004, 04:11 PM   #2
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2. Lap the Nordschleife, even if only with a Lada Niva!
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Old 07-14-2004, 04:19 PM   #3
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3. Make a (Tiff Needel style) powerslide with plenty of tyre smoke, preferably in an awesome sounding car!

That's a picture I would to have hanging above my desk
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Old 07-14-2004, 04:29 PM   #4
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4. Go to the Goodwood Festival of Speed.
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Old 07-14-2004, 04:38 PM   #5
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5. Go and see all of the Grand Prix's one at a time and the Indy 500.
6. Drive the fastest production cars on the unlimited north end of Australia where there are not any speed limits and no traffic
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Old 07-14-2004, 04:42 PM   #6
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7. Drive an F1 car.... kinda pricey, but no doubt unbelievably worth it
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Old 07-14-2004, 04:42 PM   #7
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8. Visit Marenello
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Old 07-14-2004, 04:52 PM   #8
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9. Do all the above and more, at no out-of-pocket cost to myself.
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Old 07-14-2004, 05:02 PM   #9
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10. Rent a ferrari 360 modena and get some laps in the Suzuka racetrack
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11. Come to Switzerland and drive on the finest mountain passes this planet has to offer
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Old 07-14-2004, 05:08 PM   #11
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11. Buy a massive ranch, build yourself a mini-Spa karting circuit in the back and stage an annual race with invites going to Schumi, Kimi, J Gordon, Gronholm, Solberg, etc.

12. Drive a Mclaren F1 (the road going version)

13. Be driven around the F1 circuits at a cracking pace by Schumi in a Ferrari 360 6sp Manual

10. road head (if you haven't already )
Might be helpful to specify "get"
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11. Come to Switzerland and drive on the finest mountain passes this planet has to offer
Agree. The Evo article with the Maranello and 360 was taken in the Stelvio pass I think - slobbered all over those pics
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Old 07-14-2004, 05:16 PM   #13
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14. buy a shitty car for a couple hundred dollars/euros, build a ramp, and huck the car off it until i breaks
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Originally Posted by sameerrao
11. Come to Switzerland and drive on the finest mountain passes this planet has to offer
Agree. The Evo article with the Maranello and 360 was taken in the Stelvio pass I think - slobbered all over those pics
Little detail: the Stelvio is an Italian pass but still yes, the Alps in general, including France, Switzerland, Italy, and Austria have some mighty roads
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Old 07-14-2004, 06:20 PM   #15
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15. Try to get an F1 car, drive through New York, and get arrested by a hundred cops that would be chasing me.
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