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Ryan Holton
 Post subject: Crazy rally story
PostPosted: Mon Mar 22, 2010 2:47 pm 
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http://jalopnik.com/5497042/how-to-win- ... -a-500-car

I'm sure the "fish" has got a bit bigger in the re-telling but what a wild story

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If someone was to make a movie about racing, it should be about something like that story.

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Brilliant. I might have missed it, what was the "loophole" that allowed this guy to enter?

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I don't think it was a loophole per se - just Rally Mexico allowing Rally America logbooked cars to run.

Part 2 is...

http://jalopnik.com/5500013/i-co+drove- ... -rally-car

from the codriver's point of view.

BTW, I know Ben Slocum and have competed against hm several times. Nice guy.

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Oh, and if I still have a car I'm tempted to try for it next year. Anyone want to crew?

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SimonWright wrote:
I don't think it was a loophole per se - just Rally Mexico allowing Rally America logbooked cars to run.

Part 2 is...

http://jalopnik.com/5500013/i-co+drove- ... -rally-car

from the codriver's point of view.

Excellent! Thanks for that too!

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FYI...

There will be a story about the driver of this car on the radio program "The Story" on WUNC today at 1 PM.

http://thestory.org/

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