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#1 | Rainbow Bridge Car Jump datum

Thu Nov 23, 2023 10:59 pm

So, how fast do you think that Bentley was moving to fly that far?

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#2 | RE: Rainbow Bridge Car Jump datum

Fri Nov 24, 2023 12:56 pm (Last edited: Fri Nov 24, 2023 12:57 pm)

Bentley, what Bentley?

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#3 | RE: Rainbow Bridge Car Jump datum

Fri Nov 24, 2023 2:56 pm

The one flying above the Hertz rental truck.Flying Bentley.jpg - Bild entfernt (keine Rechte)

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#4 | RE: Rainbow Bridge Car Jump datum

Fri Nov 24, 2023 7:46 pm

Ahh... for the US readers the news might be obvious, for the Brits and ROW it was a tiny news piece about a car crash and fire at the Niagra Falls border crossing between the USA and Canada. I only noticed the news item because we had been there last year (I am a Brit).

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#5 | RE: Rainbow Bridge Car Jump datum

Sat Nov 25, 2023 3:25 am

Zitat von sunshine247 im Beitrag #4
Ahh... for the US readers the news might be obvious, for the Brits and ROW it was a tiny news piece about a car crash and fire at the Niagra Falls border crossing between the USA and Canada. I only noticed the news item because we had been there last year (I am a Brit).

For most of a day, some of the US media was treating it as a major Terrorist attack, and it was getting a lot of air play.

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#6 | RE: Rainbow Bridge Car Jump datum

Sat Nov 25, 2023 5:24 am (Last edited: Sat Nov 25, 2023 5:25 am)

Zitat von Mr. 36654 im Beitrag #5
Zitat von sunshine247 im Beitrag #4
Ahh... for the US readers the news might be obvious, for the Brits and ROW it was a tiny news piece about a car crash and fire at the Niagra Falls border crossing between the USA and Canada. I only noticed the news item because we had been there last year (I am a Brit).

For most of a day, some of the US media was treating it as a major Terrorist attack, and it was getting a lot of air play.

(Sorry - I'm with the Brits. I must have been riding during that news cycle. Great photo.)

Looked it up. $300,000 Bentley going 100 mp at the border and apparently on the way to a Kiss concert in Canada.... (Are the members of Kiss still alive? If I ride enough, I feel like I live under a rock, which I have to admit, feels pretty good.)

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#7 | RE: Rainbow Bridge Car Jump datum

Sat Nov 25, 2023 11:25 am

Must have been taking Detroit Rock City literally.

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#8 | RE: Rainbow Bridge Car Jump datum

Sat Nov 25, 2023 1:28 pm (Last edited: Sat Nov 25, 2023 2:08 pm)

Zitat von Ray B im Beitrag #6
Zitat von Mr. 36654 im Beitrag #5
Zitat von sunshine247 im Beitrag #4
Ahh... for the US readers the news might be obvious, for the Brits and ROW it was a tiny news piece about a car crash and fire at the Niagra Falls border crossing between the USA and Canada. I only noticed the news item because we had been there last year (I am a Brit).

For most of a day, some of the US media was treating it as a major Terrorist attack, and it was getting a lot of air play.

(Sorry - I'm with the Brits. I must have been riding during that news cycle. Great photo.)

Looked it up. $300,000 Bentley going 100 mp at the border and apparently on the way to a Kiss concert in Canada.... (Are the members of Kiss still alive? If I ride enough, I feel like I live under a rock, which I have to admit, feels pretty good.)

The news reports were fairly comical. Once the claim of terrorism was made, then everything became proving it wasn't terrorists which resulted in claims of a cover-up. Unfortunately, you had to wade thru all that to see the video of the car flying into the customs inspection area. Evel Knievel would have been impressed.

Oh, as I understand it, the Kiss Concert was canceled do to a band member's illness.

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#9 | RE: Rainbow Bridge Car Jump datum

Sat Nov 25, 2023 3:24 pm

What I heard on the news last night was that the people in the car were a married couple who owned several hardware stores in NY. What I haven't heard is any speculation as to why they might have been driving that fast. Now if they had only been driving a Tesla on "Auto Pilot"......

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#10 | RE: Rainbow Bridge Car Jump datum

Sat Nov 25, 2023 5:11 pm

Zitat von Richard230 im Beitrag #9
What I heard on the news last night was that the people in the car were a married couple who owned several hardware stores in NY. What I haven't heard is any speculation as to why they might have been driving that fast. Now if they had only been driving a Tesla on "Auto Pilot"......

Don't forget the Mysterious Audi Acceleration Phenomenon of the 80s or 90s. A number of garage doors met an unfortunate death, in those days.

It was almost as serious as the Corbin Saddle Rider Overstimulation Issue............:)

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