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Old Apr 23, 2010 | 09:27 AM
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Check out these videos of Corvette Arabia club in Dubai.

One of the highlights, cops in full race gear driving driving Nissan GTR police cars!


http://www.youtube.com/user/CorvetteArabia
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Old Apr 23, 2010 | 09:35 AM
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Thanks for the link.

Some nice looking cars...and lady newscasters
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Old Apr 23, 2010 | 10:10 AM
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video. Some great looking Corvettes over there.
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Old Apr 24, 2010 | 12:15 PM
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I was working in Abu Dhabi in 2008 for about 5 months and you would not believe all of the high end sports cars over there. There are a ton of C6 Z06's.
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Cool video, thanks for sharing!!
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Old Apr 24, 2010 | 12:30 PM
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good stuff.... even in a country where money flows abundantly free and where price is no object for many, the concept of best bang for your buck (dirham) is understood.
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Interesting! The telephone ringing in the background is a scream!

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Nice video. Thanks for sharing
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Very cool thanks
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"Be safe," said the policeman who was wearing a firesuit and driving the GTR.
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They have the most absurd police cars over there. Camaro, GT-R, and a Formula car? Nowhere else in the world would those actually be needed.
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'10 Camaro SS squad too. I know a few guys in Saudi Arabia that are big Vette and fbody guys too. They love American cars there
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Originally Posted by eylesda
Check out these videos of Corvette Arabia club in Dubai.

One of the highlights, cops in full race gear driving driving Nissan GTR police cars!


http://www.youtube.com/user/CorvetteArabia
Eylesda thanks for the link bro
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Originally Posted by Faster04
I was working in Abu Dhabi in 2008 for about 5 months and you would not believe all of the high end sports cars over there. There are a ton of C6 Z06's.
Gee, I wonder why there are so many.
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Originally Posted by YeloFevr
"Be safe," said the policeman who was wearing a firesuit and driving the GTR.
Which video was that one?
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