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*Liam's Wild Ride*

I must confess, I have a secret hatchback fetish. Ever since my cherry GTi MK2. Sweet little ride and getting it up on three wheels in Hawaii was no small feat because the roads aren't the best for traction.

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Huge roar from the crowd in appreciation after this fellow left a tire track! Not many squirelly cars and I suppose this is because they're four wheel drive. Bleh!

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Did I say four wheel drive? This guy was all over and for a split second I considered running for higher ground. The photo I shot after this was too blurried but it shows him in even worse shape. Don't know how he kept from cutting back too hard but he managed somehow. I think he's a pro or something :)

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I jumped across the track for a couple minutes to try and grab some closer pictures. Man, I was disappointed I couldn't use my big gun. After this race I bought two new memory cards and have been shooting at the Valencia testing. Wait for the pics, they're highly worth it! Here's a nice little WRX that would have the guys in cali drooling. Note the tire position in relation to the body. For cars that don't "roll" very much, this guy is really throwing some G's .

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After the first section of the race was over there was a break for lunch and repairs. We meandered back to the rentawreck (a trick little Seat "THEE-AAT") and started moseying back to the compound. Once we got back we had a VIP lunch with several F1 celebs. Naturally I didn't recognize sh*t so I just chilled out and munched on the chocolate cakes. Oh, Carmelo Esposito was there but I was unable to introduce myself. I know I spelled his name wrong, but surely someone can guess who he is?!? After lunch my friends wanted to go to the amusement park but I wasn't interested. I was flat out tired. We went for a short drive and I found these: Actually, there were about twenty of them but they were all taking off sporadically and they weren't ever on the ground for very long.

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The guy in charge of this helo was CossaMaria. He was very cordial and very funny. I don't know what he was saying but everyone was laughing so I did, too.

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I think he's a pro or something
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i'm guessing atkinson or solberg...sarrazin would keep it pretty tidy.

good stuff liam :thumbup hope you're bustin' out the canon for future shots :)
 
He started doing high G manuevers and he even went right up to a cliff face and landing one ski on a rock. I said "Yo Soy Necesito El Bano!!" and pretending to unbuckle myself. Everyone got a kick out of that and I'm certain the pilot would have let me do it. He was way cool.

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With my crappy cam I tried to take some pictures of the course so you guys could see the roads. These guys were hauling and the monkey (navigator) had to be really on the ball. Sometimes I could tell when he screwed up because the driver would execute perfectly but the road wasn't what he was expecting. Yeah. . . .right :)

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calvin. . . you know it! I got some really great stuff but I haven't had time to chop it up yet for Barf! Here's a rare straightaway. . . . and the driver was taking full advantage of it. Can you see him?

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It was much better in person, but here's the best I could do at the time. I also have this particular Transformer Alternator, so this was very cool for me.

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All fun things come to an end, though, and this was it for me on Saturday afternoon. Less than 48 hours in Europe and having a blast!

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After the race we took showers and had a snack. Snacking in Spain consists of cervesas and smokes. We had to hightail it back to Barcelona for a dinner. On the way back I saw this Repsol gas station. My first of many.

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That night Hiro had invited me to his birthday party at a chic Italian Restaurant. It was a small group, about twelve of us. OhTanjoobi Ohmedetooo!

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Half of the group was Hiro's friends, the other half belonged to this guy. Who's that?!?

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None other than 3X World Champion Dani Pedrosa! I believe this kid is the future of MotoGP. I have watched him carefully and he has the touch. Hopefully he has the muscle to throw the big bike around. Later today I'm shooting his first ride on the Repsol "B" Bike. . . although I'm sure it will be the equal or better of the "A" Bike.

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We went out and five of us lasted until 5AM!! I walked Hiro and his friend Ursula home since we live about ten minutes walk from one another. Tipsy Japanese guys are funny! Please note: Teh Shocker is alive and well in Barcelona! That's all I have for now. . . . better stuff to come!

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Jesus christ - you're completely right there hanging out with all of them. Absolutely fucking fantastic - keep them coming.
 
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