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Scary Dodge Viper crash

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  1. trev0006

    trev0006 Karting BANNED

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    trev0006, Sep 23, 2006
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  2. NomadM3

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    That even scared me and I was just watching it!
     
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  3. ^@#&

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    is that the video of it going off of a cliff?
     
    ^@#&, Sep 23, 2006
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  4. of2worlds

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    Close call there. A couple of other Viper drives were not so lucky. A journalist got killed when he hit a pole and a younger driver was killed when he lost control of his blue coupe on a divided highway. NO Viper fan...
    horse fan
     
    of2worlds, Sep 23, 2006
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  5. rush109

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    !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! snap that was close, amazing!!!
     
    rush109, Sep 23, 2006
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  6. BMW.SauberF1Team

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    HOLY CRAP!!! What the heck happened there! That dude just came right out of left field! damn!!!

    I thought this video was going to be about the SRT-10 that rolled over on the Gumball rally or something.
     
    BMW.SauberF1Team, Sep 23, 2006
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  7. SRT Mike

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    Uhh, its the drivers not the car. Definitely not a car for the limp wristed.
     
    SRT Mike, Sep 23, 2006
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    Yikes, no kidding.
     
    WJHMH, Sep 23, 2006
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  10. thecarreaper

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    !!!! geeze!
     
    thecarreaper, Sep 23, 2006
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  11. Carrera_gtcrazy

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    How did the driver of the M3 stay so calm!? Thats crazy!
     
    Carrera_gtcrazy, Sep 23, 2006
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  12. NeuroSpeed

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    I was at the event when this happened. If anyone has been to VIR they know about the little dip going through the bend on the front straight which can make cars quite unsettled if not done properly...

    The viper driver (with an instructor in the car) missed a shift, and well, you saw what happened.

    I didn't personally see it in action, or directly talk to either of the drivers, but it was the talk of the weekend.

    P.S. Surely someone else on this board was there that may have more details...
     
    NeuroSpeed, Sep 23, 2006
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  13. Asian1118

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    WOW that was crazy. Sweet that he had a video camera on board.
     
    Asian1118, Sep 23, 2006
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  14. rollsorferrari?

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    wow, kind of a right place, right time opportunity, awesome vid, i hope everyone in the viper was alright
     
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  15. bdog

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    just so you know that young man was Street racing at the time of his death in case you didn't know I am sure the crash I am thinking is the same on your talking about :)
     
    bdog, Sep 23, 2006
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    wow that viper totally came out of no where, pat on the back to the M3 driver for not losing it ether, wow that was close.
     
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    OMG close call. i cant beleive the guy in the M3 didnt jerk and lose control as well. Great footage
     
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  18. NRGMotorsportsInc

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    I was an instructor for that particular event and was driving one of the two corvettes that pass just before the incident. There is an unsettling dip in the track surface just beyond start/finish at VIR. Having thousands of miles at that track I find it very hard for a driver to lose the car there but nonetheless it happened. The viper must have hit it just right with enough suspension travel to rebound the rear suspension significantly and induce the car into a slide.

    It was one of those "one time" freak incidents that thankfully didn't evolve into something worse. The driver of the M3 never saw it coming and thank God he wasn't inches ahead otherwise there could have been a hard impact in a fast section of the track.

    Never drive faster than your guardian angel can fly...thankfully some of us have very fast angels.

    Nick
     
    NRGMotorsportsInc, Sep 23, 2006
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  19. TheBigEasy

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    I am writing that one down. :)
     
    TheBigEasy, Sep 24, 2006
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    Jeez, that was close
     
    racespecferrari, Sep 24, 2006
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  21. Evan.Fiorentino

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    Wow props to the BMW driver for keeping his cool and not losing it!!
     
    Evan.Fiorentino, Sep 27, 2006
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    wow i didnt expect that .. unbelievably close!
     
    Dipsomaniac, Sep 27, 2006
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