RealMiniDriver
RealMiniDriver Dork
7/15/11 4:19 p.m.

I searched for "Hitler" and "Carmageddon" and looks like no one has posted it.

Capt Slow
Capt Slow Dork
7/15/11 5:53 p.m.

I knew Hitler would drive a prius!

gamby
gamby SuperDork
7/17/11 12:15 a.m.

That was pretty well-done. The detour to the Apple rant was hilarious.

His rant against LeBron and the Miami Heat choking is still my favorite, though.

I don't think I'll ever get tired of ol' Adolf getting angry.

DuctTape&Bondo
DuctTape&Bondo Reader
7/17/11 1:16 p.m.

I only hope my Disney dollars won't expire by then! Fly into Burbank! hahahahaha very well done

novaderrik
novaderrik Dork
7/17/11 5:36 p.m.

is there going to a be a rant posted about how Carmageddon was actually a non-event and that the locals want the interstates shut down more often?

SVreX
SVreX SuperDork
7/17/11 8:31 p.m.

They pulled it off.

54 hours and the road was re-opened. Took down the bridge entirely and rebuilt it.

You can get a lot done when facing fines of $6000 per minute for missing the deadline!

gamby
gamby SuperDork
7/17/11 8:42 p.m.
SVreX wrote: They pulled it off. 54 hours and the road was re-opened. Took down the bridge entirely and rebuilt it. You can get a lot done when facing fines of $6000 per minute for missing the deadline!

I was discussing that with some relatives this afternoon. RI and MA have some RIDICULOUS highway projects that are years/millions/billions over budget/deadline. Corruption > results around here.

Massive props to CA for pulling it off.

Wally
Wally GRM+ Memberand SuperDork
7/17/11 11:57 p.m.

CArmageddon would be a great name for a pay per view special where they turned monster trucks loose to run over rush hour traffic.

ValuePack
ValuePack Dork
7/18/11 12:34 a.m.

Drewsifer
Drewsifer Dork
7/18/11 9:43 a.m.

Very funny.

aircooled
aircooled SuperDork
7/18/11 10:36 a.m.

Carmageddon was a great game. The most fun was when you located a good crowd and did a nice powerslide through them. There was actually one area where you could get into a football stadium with players on the field... oh boy!

405 carmageddon was a bit of a joke. I drove right by it yesterday morning, almost no one on the freeway. I find it a bit hard to believe that they didn't know they would finish 16 hours early and get a huge bonus for it.

The whole process wasn't exactly the model of government efficiency BTW. The only reason they had to shut down for a weekend was that they could have done in an easier way but a local group sued because they didn't like the change:

http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/Could-Carmageddon-Have-Been-Avoided-125670883.html

I am not completely up on the story, but it smells like a bit of "I've got a lot of money and I will tie you up in court" B.S.

failboat
failboat Reader
7/18/11 11:38 a.m.

In reply to ValuePack:

This is ALL I can think about when someone says carmageddon. I think I need to find my disc and reinstall it!

RX Reven'
RX Reven' GRM+ Memberand Reader
7/18/11 12:48 p.m.

I flew into LAX around 1:00 PM on Saturday and had to get about thirty five miles north to Ventura.

I took a bit of a tortured path: 405 South–105 East–110 North–5 North–134 / 101 West.

However, the traffic was so light that I got home within 10 minutes of when I normally would just doing a straight shot up the 405.

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