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those were fun, see who had the biggest balls and could launch the farthest. the good ole days....
http://www.cnn.com/...tml?iref=mpstoryview
hope his family had AAA...helluva a towing charge i suspect.
CNN) -- A man died after his car plunged 600 feet off the edge of the Grand Canyon's South Rim, authorities said Tuesday.
About 5 million people visit the Grand Canyon in Arizona each year.
The Arizona park's regional communications center received several reports of a car driving off the edge about 6 a.m. Monday, according to a written statement.
"Upon arriving at the scene, investigators found tire tracks leading to the edge behind the Thunderbird Lodge and received reports of a single occupant in a blue passenger car driving over the edge," the statement said.
Rescue personnel descended on ropes and found the vehicle about 600 feet into the canyon. The man's body was recovered shortly afterward, the statement said.
The incident occurred near the El Tovar hotel in a village on the canyon's South Rim, park spokeswoman Shannan Marcak said.
Authorities have not ruled the death a suicide, she said. "It has not been ruled anything at this time."
The statement said the National Park Service is investigating. Typically, Marcak said, such investigations take at least a few days.
The man has not been identified, she said.
Marcak said that within the past five years, she knows of only one other time a car was driven off the edge of the canyon.
http://www.cnn.com/...tml?iref=mpstoryview
hope his family had AAA...helluva a towing charge i suspect.
CNN) -- A man died after his car plunged 600 feet off the edge of the Grand Canyon's South Rim, authorities said Tuesday.
About 5 million people visit the Grand Canyon in Arizona each year.
The Arizona park's regional communications center received several reports of a car driving off the edge about 6 a.m. Monday, according to a written statement.
"Upon arriving at the scene, investigators found tire tracks leading to the edge behind the Thunderbird Lodge and received reports of a single occupant in a blue passenger car driving over the edge," the statement said.
Rescue personnel descended on ropes and found the vehicle about 600 feet into the canyon. The man's body was recovered shortly afterward, the statement said.
The incident occurred near the El Tovar hotel in a village on the canyon's South Rim, park spokeswoman Shannan Marcak said.
Authorities have not ruled the death a suicide, she said. "It has not been ruled anything at this time."
The statement said the National Park Service is investigating. Typically, Marcak said, such investigations take at least a few days.
The man has not been identified, she said.
Marcak said that within the past five years, she knows of only one other time a car was driven off the edge of the canyon.
About 5 million people visit the Grand Canyon in Arizona each year.
The Arizona park's regional communications center received several reports of a car driving off the edge about 6 a.m. Monday, according to a written statement.
"Upon arriving at the scene, investigators found tire tracks leading to the edge behind the Thunderbird Lodge and received reports of a single occupant in a blue passenger car driving over the edge," the statement said.
Rescue personnel descended on ropes and found the vehicle about 600 feet into the canyon. The man's body was recovered shortly afterward, the statement said.
The incident occurred near the El Tovar hotel in a village on the canyon's South Rim, park spokeswoman Shannan Marcak said.
Authorities have not ruled the death a suicide, she said. "It has not been ruled anything at this time."
The statement said the National Park Service is investigating. Typically, Marcak said, such investigations take at least a few days.
The man has not been identified, she said.
Marcak said that within the past five years, she knows of only one other time a car was driven off the edge of the canyon.
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No real jump to it, did not get a lot of air, seemed like it took forever to touch down, the only thing that would hold you back was your balls.
Doug S.
PS
Any body else remember driving on the dirt road that lead to the track, and seeing this old beat up blue van that had been abandoned for years, that had "Thunder Cloud" painted on the side of it?
Also, does anybody remember the old hippie looking guy [probably owned thunder cloud] that would collect your money as you would drive into the track, and would be smiling from ear to ear, like he just won the lottery?
I'm going to hell
Would have been more impressive if he had lived, but still very impressive.
Cool pic, gnarly drop off indeed.
Pit Row
been to the grand canyon too...
I guess third gear pinned was too fast, even on an 80.
That poor little '79 RM80 just couldn't keep the spokes in the back wheel. We were forever re-lacing that thing.
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