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tyoneal
09-27-2008, 02:54 AM
Now this is a Hot Rod!

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/7637327.stm

Enjoy.
Spiffav8
09-27-2008, 07:57 AM
So he lights the rocket, jumps out of an airplane at altitude of 8,200' and jumps out. Then he parachutes to the ground when he gets there!

One things for sure....he's crazy!
CNDbowtie
09-27-2008, 10:13 AM
what makes me think that somehow TopGear will find a way to make this into a car vs man race in the next season lol ...watch the clip the last couple minutes made me think of this right away....

http://www.tuninglinx.com/videos/top-gear-videos/119-top-gear-aston-martin-v8-vantage-roadster.wmv
Marcus SC&C
09-27-2008, 10:56 AM
Wouldn`t you like to have an hour or two to talk to that guy? Freakin awesome toy! Mark SC&C
tyoneal
09-28-2008, 03:06 AM
To All:

For me seeing things like this make me feel really great I'm alive to see them.

They should have used Elton John's "Rocket Man"
for the background music.

In his grave I bet Leonardo would be Proud.

I'm now ready for him to start Crime Fighting.

I bet it was a sigh of relief when he saw the coast of France. I bet swimming in a pair of Wings, would Suck!

I think dropping a pair of real expensive wings to sink to the bottom of the English Channel, would Suck about as bad!

I guess next he follows in the footsteps of Lindburg.

To prepare, he better be able to drink a hell of a lot of Kerosine and have a Huge Bladder!

Ty
Blue70
10-01-2008, 10:44 AM
Now THAT was awesome!! :thumbsup:
ironworks
10-01-2008, 11:00 AM
That was on NAT GEO channel this past saturday morning, I was watching it before we went to the dragstrip in phoenix. It was super cool. What will they think of next.

Rodger
SteveMcqueenRules
10-02-2008, 09:33 PM
top speed of 125mph not much of a hot rod.
rich-allen
10-03-2008, 10:03 AM
top speed of 125mph not much of a hot rod.

Since he is the only man to ever experience this type flight it's much more than a hot rod.

It's inspiring to see a man take a life long dream and make it a reality. Where this differs from many other dreams is that his dream has never been done before.


Rich
c10addict
10-03-2008, 12:21 PM
Now thats fab work at its finest!!! I want to borrow the wings and dress up like Buzz Lightyear for my car club halloween bash! We watched his flight live on NAT GEO at work... AWESOME!!! Had to take some big ones to jump out of the plane and fire those up for the first time!
tyoneal
10-03-2008, 06:08 PM
top speed of 125mph not much of a hot rod.

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It may not seem like one to you but, I bet he can beat any F1 Car you choose, or almost any boat you choose to across the English Channel.

I see it as one of the most remarkable inventions I've ever seen. It is the stuff on par with the imagination of Jules Verne, Comic Books writers, and the early NASA Achievements.

I would love to have the opportunity to experience it personally.

Ty