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January 04, 2009 Anybody see this on New Years?
05:33pm by Cheechoo (Random)
Clinical “Crazy Bastard” Rhys Millen attempts the first BACK FLIP in a truck for New Years. He makes it, but lands awkwardly.
I have to assume they practiced it a lot so that they could get the ramp angle right to do the trick. I also have to assume it’s pretty difficult to practice something like this over and over again. How many trucks did they have to build for this? How many stunt drivers were injured trying to perfect the ramp? It’s not as easy as practicing those x-games flying-dirt-bike dudes, because, well, trucks are a lot more expensive and heavy, and you have to stay inside and feel the full fury of the crash each time it happens. Either way… NUTS!
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January 04, 2009
When I first watched it I thought he was going to stick the landing for sure! Still a pretty crazy attempt! I can’t imagine how sore he was the next morning. haha
- 05:35pmby Josh Ferguson
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January 04, 2009
very nice haha
- 06:43pmby Danny
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January 04, 2009
yay… third, and this video is sick…
- 08:41pmby J@n@ir
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January 04, 2009
Ya each truck is $150k, and Rhys was the only one to attempt it. Most of the work was done with computers and dirt bikes to try to create the correct calculations for the truck. During practice Rhys broke his back and some other stuff in one of the beginning runs. This was at the beginnning of the Formula D season, thats why he missed out on the first race, but he still came back to win the whole season because he’s the crafty vetter. I was also there on New Years, and to say the least, it was absolutely amazing.
- 08:45pmby Matt D
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January 04, 2009
Crazy shit!
- 09:41pmby LXS
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January 04, 2009
I had no clue he did anything besides drifting O.o
- 11:46pmby Shane
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January 05, 2009
Cool vid. This is off topic, but I just thought of an idea that you guys could do for your weekly awards. You could have the people who move the most in position in the VDI leaderboard, whether it be up or down. I know this idea needs a little more work, but it could work…
- 12:24amby john
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January 05, 2009
Yeah we should give prizes, but only for 4th place!
- 12:39amby Josh Ferguson
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January 05, 2009
*I actually like the idea, but I believe that the most active user usually involves a big increase in VDI. So it would often end up being the same person although it is a different area.
- 12:40amby Josh Ferguson
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January 05, 2009
I like the idea of the largest increase in VDI over a week. I don’t think the level of activity is the same as the change in VDI (although it does have an influence on it). VDI also factors in underdog/favorite factors, as well as looking at other patterns of challenges.
And I’m not eligible anyhow…
- 12:59amby Daniel- VDPD
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January 05, 2009
More evidence why Rhys is one of the best drivers in the world :thumbup:
- 01:34amby jcatGS3
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January 05, 2009
If VDI continues to increase, it’ll be like 10,000 before we know it. is there a way to keep it at a certain number?
- 01:44amby Danny
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January 05, 2009
lol that was insane!
- 02:40amby AdrianYracheta
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January 05, 2009
I don’t really understand why you would want to cap it? It has taken me five months of hardly ever missing a race submission and I’m still only just over 3k. 10 is a looooong ways off
- 03:33amby Daniel- VDPD
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January 05, 2009
sports in general is evolving…...skating..bmx…dirt bikes..and now to back flips with trucks..its bananas!...
- 04:07amby Lowell B.
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January 05, 2009
The week is pretty much over, but I still haven’t seen any new parts. :(
- 05:56am
Hopefully they’ll come soon. :)by jolly
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January 05, 2009
“We’re currently performing surgery on vDream”?
- 06:36amby Anonymous
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January 05, 2009
OMG! NEW PARKING SPACES! YAY! THANKS VDREAM!
- 06:45amby Anonymous
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January 05, 2009
under construction though. and wtfeck??? $80000 each???
- 06:46amby jolly
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January 05, 2009
but lol @ Betelgeuse, reminds me of a certain, addictive, point and click game. Anyone know what I’m talking about? ;)
- 06:48amby jolly
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January 05, 2009
Considering you star off the game parking you car on what appears to be the street… and the first garage was pretty sketchy looking to be parking my R8 and LP640… This new nice one at $80k sounds about right! lmao
- 06:56amby Josh Ferguson
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January 05, 2009
It’s times like these I wish I had paypal. sigh
- 07:00amby jolly
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January 05, 2009
And yes. It does look nice. Very space-age.
- 07:01amby jolly
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January 05, 2009
i noticed the race results tab is gone?.......... did i miss something
- 12:20pm
i kinda like it gone though :)by shane
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January 05, 2009
Shane- its because the book keeper is back…
- 12:26pmby Daniel- VDPD
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January 05, 2009
Is there going to be an option for us to move parking spaces? When this new one comes out I would really like to see my LP640 in it.
- 02:49pmby Joe
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January 05, 2009
that makes sence! XD
- 09:09pmby shane
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January 06, 2009
has anyone else had a problem with having 50 friends but you really don’t have that many? yesterday i had 1 friend today i have 50. i think something is wrong here.
- 12:31amby Roy
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January 06, 2009
yeah that happened to me on facebook once
- 01:59amby shane
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January 06, 2009
matter of fact after writeing my last msg i got intriged on if i would get a heep load of money if it happened again for the friend count sysytem….
and i once again i have 50 friends
You have logged in on 3 consecutive daysYou have 50 awesome friends on vDream
You’ve earned $1000 vDollars :D
- 02:02amby shane
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January 06, 2009
i have 2 myspace accounts and a facebook and only one of them on myspace did that. i wonder if there is a glitch?
- 02:47amby Roy
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January 06, 2009
Shane, haha are u mad about the glitch? haha, gives you monies!
- 05:10amby Yuriy VDPD
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January 06, 2009
no i thought it was pretty cool!
- 08:38pm
hahah
but the light hearted side of me was saying “this is cheating” D:
but then i was like “hey, i got money” >:)by shane