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Russian PM Putin Takes 150-MPH Spin in Formula One Race Car
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MOSCOW (AP) – Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has taken a Formula One race car for a spin, reaching speeds of almost 150 mph (240 kph).
Putin signed a deal last month with Formula One chief Bernie Ecclestone to bring F1 racing to Russia starting in 2014.
His televised test drive helps raise the profile of the sport in Russia. It also fits with the action-man image he has cultivated over the years.
After receiving instructions, Putin climbed into the bright yellow race car and drove off by himself along an empty road near St. Petersburg.
When he finished Sunday’s drive and was told his maximum speed, he smiled and said in English: “For the first time it’s good.”
Formula One cars reach speeds of well over 200 mph (300 kph).
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Comments (48)
BurntHills
Posted on November 7, 2010 at 6:34pmanyone get the message Putin is sending to us? after all, he spoke IN ENGLISH for our benefit. yeah yeah, we all can see he is a Tarzan/JohnWayne/James Bond kind of all-around MANLY guy, we know a MAN when we see one and that spoooky Russki is one real Super Villain if he wanted to be. compared to obama who’s prissing around the world on our sweat-soaked Millions of Taxdollars on his glorified mega-vacation right now doing the HokeyPokey. — well, one good thing, Putin is still AWARE that WE are all ARMED and we still have our ‘American Revolution’ and ‘American Cowboy’ history. we’ll defend ourselves!! and America!! even tho obama would roll over for Mother Russia if he thought he could get a vacation out of it.
Report Post »TattooQ
Posted on November 7, 2010 at 6:34pmWhere’s a good wall when you need one ? Call him KGB , FSB, or Prime Minister , Putin is a gangster by any name.
Report Post »Enuff Zenuff
Posted on November 7, 2010 at 3:58pmBrilliant! – Driving a fast car on an empty road is analogous to ruling as a dictator – It‘s easy when there’s no competition! Are we supposed to be impressed? The good news is that Bernie Ecclestone is an equal-opportunity rip-off artist. I‘m glad to see he’s soaking the Russian’s for money too!
Report Post »Art Vandalay
Posted on November 7, 2010 at 3:51pmtoo bad the USA doesnt make a competitive F1 car… but we have nascar! and basketball! and football! (the american kind) and baseball! I’d say we are globally active within the sports industry…
Report Post »Nvrforget
Posted on November 7, 2010 at 4:13pmActive? Yes. Globally? No. The only sport of the ones you mentioned that’s being played across the world is Basketball. Nobody outside of America cares about Nascar, American Football or Baseball. Diff’rent strokes and all.
Report Post »sjohn70037
Posted on November 7, 2010 at 3:48pmNice wheels Vlad… I’m sorry about your penis.
Report Post »estguy
Posted on November 7, 2010 at 3:00pmRussia has Formula 1,,America does not; Russia has beautiful women, America has fat heffers; Russia is more capitalistic then America, thanks to Obama,,I’d say the score is 3- zip!!
Report Post »Okpulot Taha
Posted on November 7, 2010 at 2:09pmVladimir, you are such a bad boy! How could a girl not swoon over Putin!
From Wikipedia:
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Putin is credited with bringing political stability and re-establishing the rule of law. During his eight years in office, due to strong macroeconomic management, important fiscal policy reforms, and a confluence of high oil prices, surging capital inflows, and access to low-cost external financing, Russia’s economy bounced back from crisis, seeing GDP increase by 72% in PPP (sixfold in nominal), poverty cut more than half, and average monthly salaries increase from $80 to $640, or by 150% in real rates. Analysts have described Putin’s economic reforms as impressive.
During his presidency, Putin passed into law a series of fundamental reforms, including a flat income tax of 13%, a reduced profits tax, and new land and legal codes.
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Reads to me Vladimir would make an excellent conservative president for America! Certainly he would make a better president than that funny talking muscle head Austrian boy over in Kali-forn-ya.
Well the Ukraine girls really knock me out
They leave the West behind
And Moscow girls make me sing and shout
That Georgia’s always on my my my my my my my mind.
I’m back in the U.S.S.R.
You don’t know how lucky you are boy
Back in the U.S.S.R.
(Beatles)
Okpulot Taha
Report Post »Choctaw Nation
benrush
Posted on November 7, 2010 at 1:57pmLet’s see, Russia – the land of the collective Borg
America – the land of the rugged individual
Or is that vice versa now?
Report Post »quicker
Posted on November 7, 2010 at 1:55pmLet`s put Obama in a nascar at daytona without restrictor plates have him riding shotgun with a real driver .The car will hit speeds of 200 plus mph .Ps don`t forget the Depends
Report Post »dinadp
Posted on November 7, 2010 at 1:40pmI am an ardent F1 fan. I watch every race and attend the Canadian GP. But I was p!ssed when I heard that Bernie Ecclestone signed on with the KGB for a Soviet GP. It‘s bad enough there’s a Chinese GP. Now this. It sucks.
Report Post »In God We Trust
Posted on November 7, 2010 at 1:37pmIf Commie Putin is to be the topic of discussion, please give us a Headline with meat….something to bite into. Other than driving a car around a track. Thank You.
Report Post »Exrepublisheep
Posted on November 7, 2010 at 1:34pmHating on Obama while loving Putin. Bunch of idiots. Everytime I think repubes may have a point I see this crap and remember why you lost so badly 2 years ago.
Nvrforget
Posted on November 7, 2010 at 3:53pmPutin is a terrible man and probably a cold-blooded murderer, but he’s got that Bond-villain style. You gotta give him that.
Report Post »N37BU6
Posted on November 7, 2010 at 1:19pmGood, old fashioned propaganda.
Shirtless horseback rides, flying fighter jets, driving F1 cars… doesn’t get any more basic than that.
Report Post »N37BU6
Posted on November 7, 2010 at 1:26pmSpeaking of propaganda, here’s some more for you:
http://img825.imageshack.us/img825/1743/changeintoadouche.png
Report Post »BurntHills
Posted on November 7, 2010 at 6:48pmexactly!!! pure propaganda, AIMED RIGHT AT AMERICANS!, but in this case, it is also the very accurate portrayal of a Russki KGB agent turned ruthless mega-country leader. you know he is as cold-blooded as it gets, and only the well-known history of Americanism has staved Russia off this long = we WILL shoot BACK, we are NOT afraid to FIGHT . == Russia and Putin didn’t mess with the U.S because our AMERICAN President George W Bush STOPPED it by making them think twice. Putin is totally laughing at obama’s entirely effeminate prissy personality with these batches of Putin displays of rugged MANLY pursuits. obviosuly Putin has NO respect for obama. Join the club, Putin. sad sad sad that we sure wish we had an American President in office to protect and DEFEND America now who‘s even half as manly as Russia’s Putin. sad day America has such a Miss Priss as obama at our helm.
isn’t it great, the genius of The Blaze, it lets us ”vent vent vent”. great therapy until 2012 when America recovers the Presidency with an actual all-American leading us once again. oh to ‘feel Safe’ under the command of an actual American president again.
Report Post »until then, watch “Red Dawn’ with Patrick Swayze, stock the pantry shelves, and BUY MORE AMMO.
kickedoutofengland
Posted on November 7, 2010 at 1:05pmPutin goes a buck fifty in a Formula 1 car, but I saw Obama riding his girly Pee-Wee Herman bicycle while on one his vacations. Who’s more intimidating?
Report Post »Kilkee
Posted on November 7, 2010 at 6:41pmPutin is a stud…
Report Post »Our leader is a dud.
JohnEightOne2Ten
Posted on November 8, 2010 at 3:01pmHow about Putin is a “Stud” and our Prez is a “Nut” and you know, Studs screw Nuts.
Report Post »charliego
Posted on November 7, 2010 at 12:43pmAhhhh! what a guy!
Report Post »BurntHills
Posted on November 7, 2010 at 12:39pmnew opinion from our kitchen: hey who was that guy? how cool! [then they learned it was the head of RUSSIA].. oh, bummer.
yeah kid, you said it. we’re up against Putin, a guy who is totally like Tarzan, John Wayne and James Bond rolled into one, and here our “president” obama is like prissy little lord Flauntleroy.
sad sad sad. 2 more years.
Report Post »BurntHills
Posted on November 7, 2010 at 12:34pmlike the ad scroll … ”learn RUSSIAN in 10 days”…. yeah, Putin: all MAN. too bad he’s not on OUR side.
Report Post »BurntHills
Posted on November 7, 2010 at 12:32pmwatching this he-man Russki we cannot help but compare it to obama on a Vineyard vacation tootling around on his tiny little blue bicycle with his little pointy bikey helmet on looking like a 6th grader and slopping ice cream cones all over his face.
we are up against a heavy-duty Russian who is all MAN, an honest to goodness oldfashioned Cold War style MAN’S MAN. and all we have between us and Putin is obama … the totally fake “American” President who is as effeminate and is as anti-American socialist coward as it gets.
Report Post »dontbotherme
Posted on November 7, 2010 at 12:27pmReal man vs Little man.
Report Post »mike1962walsh@aol.com
Posted on November 7, 2010 at 12:26pmLet’s not give Obama any ideas. He has blown enough of our money. Maybe Putin can put him to work as his “Shop Boy” in 2012.
Report Post »mike1962walsh@aol.com
Posted on November 7, 2010 at 12:25pmLet’s not give Obama any ideas. He has blown enough of our money! Maybe Putin can put him to work in 2012 as his “Shop Boy.”
Report Post »felina g
Posted on November 7, 2010 at 12:24pmPutin is racing a Formula One while Obama is doing a bad Hokey Poky.
Report Post »SignPainterGuy
Posted on November 7, 2010 at 1:27pmBaaaaaad Hokey Pokey at that !
Putin is “driving” an F-1 car….not racing ! Sorry, I`m not being picky at you, it`s just that I`ve been around racing all my life, and the claim of “150 mph spin” is all hokey and pokey ! Maybe, just MAYBE, that spin occurred at 40 mph ! Maybe ! And why title the video with references to 240 kph when at no time does Putin reach triple digits ?! I just want truth in advertising !
Report Post »Psychosis
Posted on November 7, 2010 at 12:24pmCOOL……….may i suggest obama also try out the racing at our figure 8 tracks????? i envision 3 yellow buses driven by obama, pelosi and reed on a nice figure 8 track doing 60 mph weeeeeeeeeee
Report Post »snowleopard3200 {mix art}
Posted on November 7, 2010 at 1:09pmWith Obama-san it would be something like this…
(Obama) “Gee, the car is not eco-friendly, its unsafe, and too tight for me to fit inside, also the car is the wrong coloration, and has no slurpee machine either…must be a government motors design.”
(tow truck owner towing it away) “Just like the administration – blame everything else, and does not work at all…”
Report Post »Nvrforget
Posted on November 7, 2010 at 12:20pmPerson drives car, news at 11.
Report Post »In God We Trust
Posted on November 7, 2010 at 1:28pmLOL Yeah, this made me laugh.
Report Post »snowleopard3200 {mix art}
Posted on November 7, 2010 at 12:18pmToo bad he just did not keep on going out into the ocean or river and not come back. Might have done russia some good. Interesting thing is that the Prime Minister of Russia is trusted with a formula one car for a time, and the American President test drives the new hybrid car for 10 feet. Wonder what that should tell the American people about Obama.
Report Post »parmajohn
Posted on November 7, 2010 at 12:24pmSee Comments “Elaine Dance” LOL
Report Post »Freelancer
Posted on November 7, 2010 at 12:26pmThe battery died….
Report Post »silentwatcher
Posted on November 7, 2010 at 12:32pmWho the hell cares.
Report Post »Polwatcher
Posted on November 7, 2010 at 12:42pmNo big deal. He should try some of our street rods and sport cars.
Report Post »Robert W
Posted on November 7, 2010 at 5:33pmThe mechanic of that car was shakin in his boots!
Report Post »WORKS FROM HOME
Posted on November 7, 2010 at 7:59pmWho cares about this commy? On the other hand in many ways Russia has less business regulations then America and if you happen to have problematic regulation just bribe someone.
Report Post »We need to watch our reps every move and make sure everyone knows what they are doing. Blog about it and get paid. http://whamhost.info/
jzs
Posted on November 7, 2010 at 10:26pmAs snowleapord said, this reflects badly on Obama.
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