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Link garage: 30 awesome movie car chases (with video)


You can’t beat a good car chase…

… And blog Rock the List has 30 of the best for your entertainment, including this classic from the Steve McQueen vehicle Bullitt.

Click here to watch all 30 clips

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Posted: August 18th, 2008 by Ollie Irish

UFC star Rampage Jackson arrested at gunpoint after suspected hit and run


Mixed martial arts knucklehead lives up to nickname

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Quinton “Rampage” Jackson, a former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) world champion, was arrested at gunpoint following an alleged hit-and-run incident in California. Wacko Jacko reportedly collided with a couple of cars and did a runner, having another collision before he was pulled over in Newport Beach area of Costa Mesa.

The best part of this is that Jackson, 30, was driving perhaps the least subtle getaway car in history: a sponsored pick-up truck notable for the huge picture of Rampage Jackson himself emblazoned on the side. The Monster Truck-style wheels added to the cunning disguise. Maybe he’s been playing a lot of Grand Theft Auto recently.

Lesson learned: you can’t trust a man nicknamed “Rampage”.

Watch Jackson in his day job below:

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Posted: July 16th, 2008 by Ollie Irish