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MEXICO CITY Jan 30, 2006 — An Austrian stuntman who claims world records for BASE jumping parachuted off the top of Mexico City's highest building Monday before escaping in a <span class="ev_code_RED">Hummer</span> to avoid police capture.
Felix Baumgartner, 36, launched himself off the 738-foot Torre Mayor on Mexico City's main Reforma Avenue, starting with a free fall and then floating downward under an opened parachute as about 200 curious onlookers gathered below.
Baumgartner spoke briefly with the news media before jumping into a <span class="ev_code_RED">Hummer</span> driven by friends and speeding away. The extreme-sports enthusiast apparently had not obtained a permit for his jump and local authorities tried unsuccessfully to detain him for putting the public and himself in danger.
 The fact that it was a Hummer has some bearing on this news item?
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01-31-2006, 04:04 PM
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MEXICO CITY Jan 30, 2006 — An Austrian stuntman who claims world records for BASE jumping parachuted off the top of Mexico City's highest building Monday before escaping in a <span class="ev_code_RED">Hummer</span> to avoid police capture.
Felix Baumgartner, 36, launched himself off the 738-foot Torre Mayor on Mexico City's main Reforma Avenue, starting with a free fall and then floating downward under an opened parachute as about 200 curious onlookers gathered below.
Baumgartner spoke briefly with the news media before jumping into a <span class="ev_code_RED">Hummer</span> driven by friends and speeding away. The extreme-sports enthusiast apparently had not obtained a permit for his jump and local authorities tried unsuccessfully to detain him for putting the public and himself in danger.
The fact that it was a Hummer has some bearing on this news item?
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01-31-2006, 04:06 PM
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01-31-2006, 06:46 PM
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<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by MovinH2:
More bad PR.  </div></BLOCKQUOTE>
How in the hell did the cops not catch him? A HUMMER is not exactly the greatest getaway vehicle, and it's not like you can blend in in Mexico City with one.
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01-31-2006, 07:15 PM
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I'd say that GOOD PR!!!!
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01-31-2006, 08:35 PM
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Simple. Because it is a HUMMER, not a truck. World of difference.
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02-01-2006, 02:20 AM
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<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by Marcmedic:
How in the hell did the cops not catch him? A HUMMER is not exactly the greatest getaway vehicle, and it's not like you can blend in in Mexico City with one. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>Not sure about Mexico City, but I was just at Baja over the weekend, and saw 5 H2s. I even parked next to yet another H2 (black from Vegas) at the hotel!
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could have been a stealh chicano hummer. Viva la spinning rims y fuzzy dice!!!
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