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  1. sparetireless

    sparetireless Formula 3

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    #1 sparetireless, Jan 20, 2005
  2. Frozenguy

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    #2 Frozenguy, Jan 20, 2005
    god that sucks.. how do they know the brakes were bad? it sounds like he didn't even let off the throttle till too late anyways.. made it out safely though.. atleast the passenger..
     
  3. ross

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    #3 ross, Jan 20, 2005
    who says brakes went out? looks like he didnt let up, wasnt properly lined up for the curve, and hardly turned the wheel.....inquiring minds want to know
     
  4. ryalex

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    #4 ryalex, Jan 20, 2005
    He didn't hit the brakes it looked like and certainly didn't have a good line.

    Scary though coming up head on to the tires... is it better to take it like that or to try to snap the car into a spin to absorb more momentum in less grassy space?
     
  5. richard

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    #5 richard, Jan 20, 2005
    Actually, I think the brakes might have gone out. You can see as he approaches the turn (don't know how high speed the turn is) that he frantically goes for a downshift, probably to slow the car at the last minute. I don't think it did very much. That is pretty scary to watch!
     
  6. ross

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    #6 ross, Jan 20, 2005
    well at least the car seems to have held up pretty well. the 2 drivers unhurt and they just walk away....but the insurance wont be paying for that one
     
  7. 95spiderman

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    #7 95spiderman, Jan 20, 2005
    downshift seemed way too late to be intentional so maybe error involved but cant tell unless know what type of corner was approaching. 2 bad regardless
     
  8. Viper 10

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    #8 Viper 10, Jan 20, 2005
    This is an old video. Supposedly there was a catastrophic brake failure. I believe that I heard that a rotor shattered.

    Brad
     
  9. Hubert

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    #9 Hubert, Jan 21, 2005
    Heavy Viper + STOPTECH big brake kit and RBF 600 fluid = braking goodness. Otherwise, you'd better ready the anchor...
     
  10. Poweredbyme91

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    #10 Poweredbyme91, Jan 21, 2005
    Wow, that was a nasty crash.

    If you thought that was an ugly viper crash check out last years Gumball rally when Torquenstein wrecked his 700hp Viper. That had to be the worse crash I've ever seen on a rally. Luckily both survived.

    Video here: http://vids.torquenstein.net/Tork-crash.MPG
     
  11. vraa

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    #11 vraa, Jan 21, 2005
    Thanks for both links.

    I am downloading the second currently, but on the first one, I would have peed in my pants if I were in that car and something like that happened.

    Thank goodness for video games to train me.
     
  12. Viper 10

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    #12 Viper 10, Jan 21, 2005
    If you look carefully at the SRT crash, as they were walking away you will notice that they did do that and more...

    Brad
     
  13. ryalex

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    #13 ryalex, Jan 21, 2005
    Well, when you die or get knocked out like that, your bladder and bowels relax...

    That said, that is AMAZING they survived.
     
  14. Viper 10

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    #14 Viper 10, Jan 21, 2005
    What amazed me was that they weren't wearing helmets! This was almost a Darwin Award for everyone in this race for not wearing head gear.
     
  15. FIAutoSports

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    #15 FIAutoSports, Jan 21, 2005
    I know there is one video out there of a viper going over a cliff. The driver braked, tried to turn, brakes locked up, and the video shows the car disappearing.
     
  16. shiggins

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    #16 shiggins, Jan 21, 2005
    That video is crazy. The part that strikes me as funny though is when the guy is explaining how the accident happened.

    Oh he was going pretty fast...the road was pretty bump...then he hit these two bumps and it shot the back end up in the air....there was nothing he could do. Everyone agrees, yeah he had no control.

    Weird cause there were plenty of cars driving perfectly fine across those bumps. Maybe he could have slowed down ;)
     

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