{"id":93,"date":"2006-10-15T01:37:03","date_gmt":"2006-10-15T01:37:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/getasportsite.com\/ryanhellyer\/2006\/10\/15\/burnt-car\/"},"modified":"2025-07-10T19:05:12","modified_gmt":"2025-07-10T18:05:12","slug":"burnt-car","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.hellyer.kiwi\/ryanhellyer\/2006\/burnt-car\/","title":{"rendered":"Burnt Car"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Some $&amp;*%# decided it would be nice idea to break into my car, take it for a joy ride, get drunk whilst at it, then drive it to the top of Signal Hill in Dunedin, put the handbrake on and floor it till the rims hit the tarmac then once it wouldn&#8217;t move any further set it on fire!!! 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