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Old May 16, 2006 | 04:11 PM
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RUF GT2 R550 Completes Gumball 3000!!

RUF AutoCentre sponsored GT2 R 550 which just finished the Gumball 3000....
Last pic of the front bumper is the result of a rabbit @ 140 mph... ouch!










 
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Old May 16, 2006 | 05:01 PM
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Just a few bug splats....!!! The car looks fantastic, and Im sure it was one hell of a driver!
 
Old May 16, 2006 | 06:24 PM
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There were some dents on rear bumper and side skirt. Ouch.... for the car and the raddit!!
 
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I'm sure the rabbit lost in that battle?
 
Old May 16, 2006 | 08:58 PM
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Originally Posted by Diddy
I'm sure the rabbit lost in that battle?
....i would guess so..... hahahhahahaha
 
Old May 16, 2006 | 09:36 PM
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Okay the rabbit explains the front bumper, what about the drivers side side skirt and the rear bumper dents?

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Old May 16, 2006 | 10:01 PM
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Originally Posted by supercup
Okay the rabbit explains the front bumper, what about the drivers side side skirt and the rear bumper dents?

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tough crowd out there...collateral damage

...any more pics from the trip
 
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I'm more interested to find out about this GT2. What was done to it? Just a GT2 with RUF's 550 package done to it?
 
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I'm sure somewhere along the Gumball 3000 route, there's a rabbit saying to other rabbits, "yeah but you should see the other guy".
 
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Thanks for the information!

I'm sure it was a hell of a ride.
 
Old May 17, 2006 | 10:07 AM
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the car did have a slight off-road excursion, which is what caused the side skirt, muffler, and rear bumper damage. but the car is pretty much a tank and shrugged it off.

and yes, all that we really did to the car was a 550 kit. which the driver said was more than enough.
 
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the side skirt, rear fender & bumper, and front passanger bumper was when he slide off the road in thailand going 100 around a turn in the rain! he was in first, and then ended up in 10th after being pulled out of the mud by locals!

the driver of the ruf car got the best driver award at the playboy mansion. i attempted to follow him thru death valley, but with the elevation changes, and 1k drop offs with no rail...i couldnt keep up with him at 110+...he used to race challage ferrari!

here is a pic of us just before death valley at the check point for lunch.
 
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here i am in vegas and one in bev hills at the finish line.
 
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it was the time of my life, when i wasnt trying to keep up with the ruf car! lol that thing is FAST!!!

edit*and a big thank you to ruf for loaning me some 19" rims and tires for spares at the last second!*
 
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Wow looked like so much fun, i bet that is some experience! Lucky guys, glad everyone was safe
 


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