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<blockquote data-quote="roushraven" data-source="post: 2430393" data-attributes="member: 4808"><p>You may want to at least check your facts first before assuming bs.</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.wippit.com/pressreleases.aspx" target="_blank">http://www.wippit.com/pressreleases.aspx</a></p><p></p><p>-RR</p><p></p><p>WIPPIT, THE WORLD'S FIRST LEGITIMATE P2P MUSIC SERVICE, ANNOUNCES PIONEERING ENTRY TO LE MANS 24 HOUR RACE</p><p></p><p></p><p>Wippit Founder to race at Le Mans for 24 Hours single-handedly in 2002 Ford GT40 in ear splitting motor sport first</p><p></p><p>London 1st April 2002 - Founder of the World's first Peer to Peer Music Subscription Service and FREE Internet Service Provider, Paul Myers is to make motor sport history this year by being the first person ever to drive at Europe's tough 24 hour race single-handedly, without a break.</p><p></p><p>Myers who launched the first free ISP, The X-Stream Network and then the World's first Peer to Peer Music Subscription Service, Wippit, is no stranger to firsts and is bidding to make sporting history this year by driving a 2002 Ford GT40 the car built as a Ford Living Legends concept vehicle and inspired by the Le Mans winning car of the 1960's of the same name.</p><p></p><p>Teams usually consist of at least two drivers but Myers, who only sleeps for three hours a night, is confident that he can manage Europe's most gruelling race without taking the usual rest breaks or incurring serious injury.</p><p></p><p>Myers: "We've only had the car for a week and so far I have run two successful 24 hour sessions. One on a high speed test track where we averaged 187mph over 24 hours and another on one of Portugal's new motorway system where we averaged a lower speed of 146mph due to rush hour traffic conditions slowing us down a touch. The car performed well, is reliable, fast and most importantly very, very loud."</p><p></p><p>Wippit originally intended to use the new supercar for the US Gumball rally, but it is Le Mans where Ford took the original GT40 to victory in 1966, '67, '68 and '69 that offered a far greater challenge for the Wippit team.</p><p></p><p>To enable him to stay in a state of high mental alertness for 24 hours at speeds close to 200mph Myers has had an extra light weight 157 decibel in-car entertainment system designed and installed by sound system gurus Fuel who hold the Guinness Record for the World's Loudest Car.</p><p></p><p>Richard Warren of Fuel comments, "We had to squeeze in two eighteen inch subwoofers, the new neo dimiean speaker system using state of the art lightweight magnet technology. We combined this with the new Velocity Burning Desire amp and an uprated alternator kicking out 2,000 watts. Lastly we tied in Focal horn loaded tweeters to get the full 157db Paul insisted on to stay awake. It should do the trick."</p><p></p><p>This ear bleeding sound system chooses from more than 2,000 MP3 files at random, that have been specially selected to keep awake Myers for the duration.</p><p></p><p>Myers commented, "I have only four ambitions in life that I really want to fulfil. To race at Le Mans, to share a bath with all three members of Mis-Teeq, to climb Everest and to be the first driver to receive an �80 fine for driving at a normal speed without buying a pass through the city I was born in. I know at least three are achievable."</p><p></p><p>Myers is also a founding member of the team behind the controversial campaign to send Ken Livingston a million protests by email from the keeplondonfree.com web site, specifically designed to challenge the undemocratic notion of taxing drivers who live, work and shop in London.</p><p>Photos</p><p>The Wippit Team GT40</p><p>Paul Myers, Solo Driver / Team Owner</p><p></p><p>About Wippit</p><p></p><p>Wippit is a peer-to-peer file sharing service for the exchange and distribution of music files, over the Internet. Wippit is funded through subscription fees and advertising revenues. It is the latest creation of Paul Myers. Paul was formerly the founder and MD of The X-Stream Network, the UK's first Free ISP which was acquired by French Internet giant LibertySurf in March 2000. Wippit has been offering its P2P Music Subscription Service since October 4th from <a href="http://Wippit.com" target="_blank">http://Wippit.com</a>.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="roushraven, post: 2430393, member: 4808"] You may want to at least check your facts first before assuming bs. [url]http://www.wippit.com/pressreleases.aspx[/url] -RR WIPPIT, THE WORLD'S FIRST LEGITIMATE P2P MUSIC SERVICE, ANNOUNCES PIONEERING ENTRY TO LE MANS 24 HOUR RACE Wippit Founder to race at Le Mans for 24 Hours single-handedly in 2002 Ford GT40 in ear splitting motor sport first London 1st April 2002 - Founder of the World's first Peer to Peer Music Subscription Service and FREE Internet Service Provider, Paul Myers is to make motor sport history this year by being the first person ever to drive at Europe's tough 24 hour race single-handedly, without a break. Myers who launched the first free ISP, The X-Stream Network and then the World's first Peer to Peer Music Subscription Service, Wippit, is no stranger to firsts and is bidding to make sporting history this year by driving a 2002 Ford GT40 the car built as a Ford Living Legends concept vehicle and inspired by the Le Mans winning car of the 1960's of the same name. Teams usually consist of at least two drivers but Myers, who only sleeps for three hours a night, is confident that he can manage Europe's most gruelling race without taking the usual rest breaks or incurring serious injury. Myers: "We've only had the car for a week and so far I have run two successful 24 hour sessions. One on a high speed test track where we averaged 187mph over 24 hours and another on one of Portugal's new motorway system where we averaged a lower speed of 146mph due to rush hour traffic conditions slowing us down a touch. The car performed well, is reliable, fast and most importantly very, very loud." Wippit originally intended to use the new supercar for the US Gumball rally, but it is Le Mans where Ford took the original GT40 to victory in 1966, '67, '68 and '69 that offered a far greater challenge for the Wippit team. To enable him to stay in a state of high mental alertness for 24 hours at speeds close to 200mph Myers has had an extra light weight 157 decibel in-car entertainment system designed and installed by sound system gurus Fuel who hold the Guinness Record for the World's Loudest Car. Richard Warren of Fuel comments, "We had to squeeze in two eighteen inch subwoofers, the new neo dimiean speaker system using state of the art lightweight magnet technology. We combined this with the new Velocity Burning Desire amp and an uprated alternator kicking out 2,000 watts. Lastly we tied in Focal horn loaded tweeters to get the full 157db Paul insisted on to stay awake. It should do the trick." This ear bleeding sound system chooses from more than 2,000 MP3 files at random, that have been specially selected to keep awake Myers for the duration. Myers commented, "I have only four ambitions in life that I really want to fulfil. To race at Le Mans, to share a bath with all three members of Mis-Teeq, to climb Everest and to be the first driver to receive an �80 fine for driving at a normal speed without buying a pass through the city I was born in. I know at least three are achievable." Myers is also a founding member of the team behind the controversial campaign to send Ken Livingston a million protests by email from the keeplondonfree.com web site, specifically designed to challenge the undemocratic notion of taxing drivers who live, work and shop in London. Photos The Wippit Team GT40 Paul Myers, Solo Driver / Team Owner About Wippit Wippit is a peer-to-peer file sharing service for the exchange and distribution of music files, over the Internet. Wippit is funded through subscription fees and advertising revenues. It is the latest creation of Paul Myers. Paul was formerly the founder and MD of The X-Stream Network, the UK's first Free ISP which was acquired by French Internet giant LibertySurf in March 2000. Wippit has been offering its P2P Music Subscription Service since October 4th from [url]http://Wippit.com[/url]. [/QUOTE]
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