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matcom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-29-04 10:33 AM
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Photo Of Elderly Buggy Racing
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Dutch pensioners race in the first Dutch Scootermobile Racing Championships at the motor racing track in Zandvoort July 27, 2004. A team led by an 82-year-old pensioner won the first Dutch championship for battery-powered electric scooter racing. The race across an obstacle course in rear-wheel-drive buggies, fitted with comfortable seats, armrests, handlebars and shopping baskets, was all about skilful maneuvering, with top speeds of just 7.5 miles per hour. (Maartje Blijdenstein/Reuters)
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SoCalDem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-29-04 10:34 AM
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1. "Gentlemennnnnnn, Start your pacemakers "
:)
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GOPisEvil Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-29-04 10:34 AM
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2. I thought lawn tractors was as low as we'd stoop...
This proves people will race anything!
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DS1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-29-04 11:11 AM
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6. You must've missed the bar stool drag racing
I wish I was kidding.
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terrya Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-29-04 10:36 AM
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3. The one guy sort of looks like the one in the Rascal Scooter commercial.
:-)
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underpants Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-29-04 10:37 AM
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4. Oh honey I'm hot today
Edited on Thu Jul-29-04 10:37 AM by underpants
:thumbsup: way to go gramps

ON EDIT- misspelled thumb
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woofless Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-29-04 11:09 AM
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5. Hmmmmmm. Those buggies look pretty new to me.
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frylock Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-29-04 11:54 AM
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7. well i hope they're careful while negotiating the scheivlak..
that's a pretty high speed corner. At 7.5 mph, I could see a few of them losing it in that turn.
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