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I've never heard of anyone actually rupturing an OEM brakeline that wasn't a million years old. Could happen though I suppose.

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Old 01-28-2014, 12:49 PM   #1 (permalink)
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I've never heard of anyone actually rupturing an OEM brakeline that wasn't a million years old. Could happen though I suppose.
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Yup I flew off the track at pocono. I was less than 3 feet from the wall once I stopped, never been the same since
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Yup I flew off the track at pocono. I was less than 3 feet from the wall once I stopped, never been the same since
From a blown brake line? That's a serious Code Brown moment.
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