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Caption This for 05/27/11

Posted May 26, 2011 4:45 PM by Sharkles
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05/26/2011 4:57 PM

Now that is a HOTrod.
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05/26/2011 5:06 PM

Anyone else find it ironic that the front of the car says "FIREGIRL"?

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05/26/2011 5:52 PM

I swear, it wasn't me checking for fuel with a lit match!

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05/26/2011 7:17 PM

Which button wis the ejector seat and which one wis the self destruct?

Eeny meeny miney.... Ah forget it, I will just push this one.
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05/26/2011 7:23 PM

The new SR1 brought to you by Jihad motors.

You are guaranteed to have people looking no matter where, or when, you go!

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05/26/2011 11:45 PM

He decided to blow the joint
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05/27/2011 12:02 AM

Guys, next run, let's lean it out a little, OK?
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05/27/2011 11:53 AM

This caption actually made me laugh out loud. GA!

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05/27/2011 6:28 PM

Thanks.......... It just came to me.
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05/27/2011 1:05 AM

He blew the lid of that one
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05/27/2011 1:34 AM

And so is a dragster a vehicle that drags something?

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05/27/2011 4:37 AM

After a sensational development at the 2011 Fuel Efficiency Trials, the development team at KrisDelTM are scratching their heads as to what do do next....

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05/27/2011 6:51 AM

H2O2 accidentally used instead of H2O blows the cover of over-unity experimenters.
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05/27/2011 6:53 AM

Someone tell kramarat he's out of his mind...................ethanol burns just fine.

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05/27/2011 7:21 AM

If you have cut rate car insurance, you could be paying for this yourself.

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05/27/2011 7:34 AM

The pit crew demonstrated why drivers should be careful not to upset them.

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05/27/2011 7:40 AM

Eat yer heart out, Clarkson!

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05/27/2011 8:10 AM

The end of Taco Bell's sponsorship..

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05/27/2011 8:21 AM

Crazy Harry: moving onto bigger things now.

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05/27/2011 8:23 AM

Testing of new material for cup holder proved it to be NOT fire resistant!
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05/27/2011 8:26 AM

10 pounds in a 5 pound bag.
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05/27/2011 8:27 AM

Put the barby lid back down. He ain't done yet...
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05/27/2011 9:15 AM

Crew cheif to driver: No-No-no!! You're supposed to blow the doors off your competitor.

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05/27/2011 9:20 AM

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Italian_Job

Michael Caine: "You're only supposed to blow the bloody doors off!"

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05/27/2011 9:21 AM

He just wanted to let off some steam, unfortunately he left off more than that.
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05/27/2011 9:40 AM

Since when did the NHRA start racing BBQ grills? Seen bed and bathtub races before....

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05/27/2011 9:47 AM

Ahhhhhh backyard rocket science at it's finest

(hey, did ya notice that the blower was completely blown off the block?)

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05/27/2011 9:50 AM

Used a little too much Nitro, don't ya think?

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05/27/2011 10:23 AM

Yet another reason not to buy fuel line clamps at Walmart.
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05/27/2011 10:34 AM

IED?

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05/27/2011 11:01 AM

A not so improvised ED, I think.

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05/27/2011 10:47 AM

Ready, Fire, Aim!

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05/27/2011 11:00 AM

This is the reason Johnny Blaze (aka Ghost Rider) switched to motorcycles.
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05/27/2011 11:00 AM

"See: I told you not to hold up the exhaust pipe with the seat belt."

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05/27/2011 11:46 AM

The new External combustion engine.

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05/27/2011 3:18 PM

Doorman made me do it. When he PMs me I'm going to put my head in a fire.

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05/27/2011 3:28 PM

... and KrisDel got the Hotdog concession!

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We sponsor some really hot cars.
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05/27/2011 5:47 PM

Was that 80% fuel 20% Oxygen or 80% Oxygen 20% fuel?

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05/27/2011 7:42 PM

Didn't the same thing happen to the Pinto every once in awhile?

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05/28/2011 5:33 AM

..just then I began to regret that chilli con carne I ate last night...
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05/28/2011 6:21 AM

THIS IS A NEW TECHNOLOGY

BOOSTERS IN THE COCKPIT
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05/29/2011 8:41 AM

The Celebrity Funny Car sponsored by Drew Barrymore

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05/29/2011 9:58 AM

Hey, I hope everybody's up for the Memorial Day "Weenie Roast"???!!!!!

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05/29/2011 9:23 PM

For the driver ain't that funny. S.M.
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05/31/2011 12:30 PM

Intake Manifolds, The Other Combustion Chamber.
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06/01/2011 1:10 AM

I told you the belt alone wouldn't hold the blower on <sigh>

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06/02/2011 11:01 PM

It could have been worse...
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06/03/2011 8:53 AM

Sure way to reach the Haven/Hell instantaneously !!

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06/09/2011 10:57 PM

The guy on the right scratching his head: Now I know where the extra bolts were from!

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07/09/2011 11:36 AM

WHEN I TOLD YOU TO DO A BURN OUT I MENT SPIN THE TIRES NOT BURN THE DAMM CAR INSIDEOUT

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07/09/2011 11:37 AM

one reason NOT to but a heater switch from canadian tire when its on sale

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