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Lightbulb MegaUpload's Kim Dotcom rents out Nürburgring with Raikkonen and Benz CLK AMG DTM tr

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As the man behind illicit video site MegaUpload, Kim Dotcom finds himself in a world of trouble. But before he was arrested by the New Zealand authorities and had his property seized, the controversial internet bajillionaire took a little trip to the Nürburgring. Only he wasn't about to take a ride in the Ring Taxi and call it a day.

No, instead Dotcom shipped in not one, not two, but three Mercedes-Benz CLK AMG DTMs from his private collection in New Zealand (with vanity plates reading "Good", "And", "Evil"), rented out the entire track and hired former Formula One World Champion Kimi Raikkonen to drive alongside his business partner Finn Batato. And while he was at it, he hired a crew of over a hundred people, set up about 30 cameras and rented two helicopters and an airplane for the aerial shots.

The resulting video is nothing if not indulgent, and unfortunately, it has techno music drowning out the exhaust notes, but you can view it by scrolling below. NSFW Warning: the music contains explicit language.Continue reading MegaUpload's Kim Dotcom rents out Nürburgring with Raikkonen and Benz CLK AMG DTM trio

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Old 05-02-2012, 03:21 PM
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You're right. The video was cool, but the music ruined it. Looks like fun . . .

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