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    The Rise (and Fall) of the Apocalypsemobile at the Enduro Smashup Race
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    Image of RAHfanboy RAHfanboy
    01/06/09

    In reply to The Rise (and Fall) of the Apocalypsemobile at the Enduro Smashup Race
    Eye-o9? Hi Ho 9?
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    Image of Jeb_Hoge Jeb_Hoge
    01/06/09

    In reply to The Rise (and Fall) of the Apocalypsemobile at the Enduro Smashup Race
    180hp my ass...Saturn DOHC engines were rated at 124hp.
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    Image of Ed Grabianowski Ed Grabianowski
    01/06/09

    @Jeb_Hoge: So it was. A previous source had it listed at 184.
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    Image of FredicvsMaximvs FredicvsMaximvs
    01/05/09

    In reply to The Rise (and Fall) of the Apocalypsemobile at the Enduro Smashup Race
    Haha, SWEET! An adventurer is you!


    Good job, Ed! :)

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    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    01/05/09

    In reply to The Rise (and Fall) of the Apocalypsemobile at the Enduro Smashup Race
    I never knew how much early Saturns resembled '90s 300ZXes from the front - at least once you tore out the headlights and beat the hell out of 'em.
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    Image of Grey_Area Grey_Area
    01/05/09

    In reply to The Rise (and Fall) of the Apocalypsemobile at the Enduro Smashup Race
    Oh Ed, you are my hero!

    As a non-driver who hasn't seen as much as a snowflake in 20 years your excellently written correspondence of the harrowing adventure made me tingle in places I didn't know I had. (no, I'm not coming on to you--cutie.) If you attempt this next year I think we should all chip in to get you more betterish awesome gear AND BIG METAL SPIKES. and mebbe a flamethrower, that's allowed, right?
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    Image of Garrison Dean: R.O.A.C.H. Garrison Dean: R.O.A.C.H.
    01/05/09

    In reply to The Rise (and Fall) of the Apocalypsemobile at the Enduro Smashup Race
    Could you have been 109?
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    Image of Ed Grabianowski Ed Grabianowski
    01/05/09

    @Grrsn Dn: I tried that, they wouldn't allow three digit numbers, and that would also have forced me start the race in 109th position (not sure how that would've worked).
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    Image of Goodnightbabytron Goodnightbabytron
    01/05/09

    In reply to The Rise (and Fall) of the Apocalypsemobile at the Enduro Smashup Race
    Ed, you're pleasantly modest about your driving abilities, but as someone who lives and drives in northern New York, I want to be sure that the readership here appreciates what a great job you must have done handling that car. You credit the HP:weight ratio for the speed, but if anything, that power, with front-wheel drive pulling a wagon's weight distribution, must have made that car even tougher to drive on snowcovered ice. Slinging through the corners, as you describe, takes well-honed skill. As a devoted practitioner of the handbrake turn, allow me to commend you on your driving.
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    Image of Ed Grabianowski Ed Grabianowski
    01/05/09

    @Goodnightbabytron: Thanks for the kind words, though frankly, I think the gymnastic maneuver of flinging my 6', 200-something pound self out the passenger window was by far the most impressive thing I accomplished all day!
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    Image of Annalee Newitz Annalee Newitz
    01/05/09

    In reply to The Rise (and Fall) of the Apocalypsemobile at the Enduro Smashup Race
    Basically Ed is totally rad.
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    Image of attackofthe attackofthe
    01/05/09

    In reply to The Rise (and Fall) of the Apocalypsemobile at the Enduro Smashup Race
    brother*
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    Image of Ed Grabianowski Ed Grabianowski
    01/05/09

    @attackofthe: You know that you're driving it next year, right?
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    Image of ThisDudeRufus ThisDudeRufus
    01/05/09

    In reply to The Rise (and Fall) of the Apocalypsemobile at the Enduro Smashup Race
    I'm digging the picture where you can see the photographers shadow. For reals, though, thats pretty metal. I hope you don't wake up in twenty years and regret doing it as you lie in bed clutching your back/neck/knee.

    Happy New Year!
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    Image of Ed Grabianowski Ed Grabianowski
    01/05/09

    @ThisDudeRufus: It was very metal, except for the parts that were fiberglass or plastic (ha!). Next year's car will be the Diomobile.
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    Image of jbq jbq
    01/05/09

    In reply to The Rise (and Fall) of the Apocalypsemobile at the Enduro Smashup Race
    Holy crap, awesome job, Ed, too bad about the end result, but at least it made for a pretty damn great "war story" for all of us to enjoy. I hope this is not the last we hear of Io9's destructive automotive endeavours!


    I had, in fact, been wondering what was to come of this project; I must have missed whatever last posts gave us updates.

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    Image of Annalee Newitz Annalee Newitz
    01/05/09

    @jbq: You can find the whole saga in its full glory at io9.com/tag/apocalypsemobile
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    Image of Smeagol92055 Smeagol92055
    01/05/09

    In reply to The Rise (and Fall) of the Apocalypsemobile at the Enduro Smashup Race
    I smell a feel-good holiday film.


    Probably starring Will Smith as you.

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    Image of LittleDragon LittleDragon
    01/05/09

    @Smeagol92055: Why not Shia or Bale?
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    Image of Smeagol92055 Smeagol92055
    01/05/09

    @ldevitt: Because, as we all know, this is going to be a holiday film, and Will Smith is the shoe-in for the feel-good holiday film, whilst Shia and Bale are relegated to the Summer Blockbuster Extravaganzas.
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    Image of Ed Grabianowski Ed Grabianowski
    01/05/09

    @Smeagol92055: Actually, I'd like to see Bale do it. Considering his work on The Machinist, he'd have to spend eight months sitting on his couch eating pizza and wings to take on the role of me.
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    Image of Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H. Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H.
    01/05/09

    In reply to The Rise (and Fall) of the Apocalypsemobile at the Enduro Smashup Race
    Ed, I was wondering how you were doing WHILE I was arguing about the calendar. Thanks for the photos. At least you didn't have to pay to haul it home.
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    Image of Ed Grabianowski Ed Grabianowski
    01/05/09

    In reply to The Rise (and Fall) of the Apocalypsemobile at the Enduro Smashup Race
    Hm, I wrote captions for all the photos, but they aren't showing up. The guy in photo #40 bought the wrecked car from me for $10. For some reason, I find that picture hilarious.
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