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Old 08-21-2012, 05:41 PM
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Old 08-21-2012, 06:01 PM
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Haha, just saw this on facebook. Why anyone would post this of themselves after it happened blows my mind.
Old 08-21-2012, 06:18 PM
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It was posted in OT. Lots of fail here. The kid is an idiot; he's very lucky the car didn't roll. The front wheels appeared to come off the ground and had one tire hit a rock, it could have easily been a serious incident.
Old 08-21-2012, 08:44 PM
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Probably his friends goPro.
Old 08-21-2012, 10:37 PM
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Originally Posted by parkerracing
Probably his friends goPro.
Ex-friend now
Old 08-21-2012, 10:48 PM
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Proof that Playstation driving position doesn't work in real life.
Old 08-22-2012, 10:26 AM
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Looks like he's got a little push to work out of the car to really get things sorted
Old 08-22-2012, 10:39 AM
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Originally Posted by z06801
Looks like he's got a little push to work out of the car to really get things sorted
Boy I'll say. Look at the 19 and 20 seconds frames. The position of the steering wheel and the direction of the car couldn't be more opposite.
Old 08-22-2012, 12:01 PM
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Oh my God! Oh my God!.............lol

was that the driver or was it a passenger that was yelling...

Im glad everyone was not injuried...very lucky a flip was not part of the crash..
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His RF caught the lip on a curve, that's all she wrote.

Looks like my 95 M3, better ck the garage.

Old 08-22-2012, 06:27 PM
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If you stop it at 21, you can see just how high the front end gets. Just crazy.
Old 08-22-2012, 08:08 PM
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A good lesson with no loss of life. Take it back to the track, kid.
Old 08-22-2012, 09:06 PM
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Originally Posted by ADVBedouin
This is why kids under 20something should Never, Ever be given fast or powerful cars...they're just way too inexperienced.
FWIW, I built my first car (civic) when I was 16-19 and it ended up making 502whp before I sold it when I was 22. I also bought my C5z when I was 21 and started tracking it about 2 weeks after purchase. I am now 24 and instruct for various events/tracks. While I agree that most people under the age of 40 act like total clowns the second that they get behind anything quick, you don't need to be older to gain experience. You just need to not be a tool. Paying for things yourself (instead of Daddy buying everything) also helps.
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What got him was the blind left-hander over the crest (17-19 sec mark).
Old 08-23-2012, 12:26 PM
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Originally Posted by stevensa
FWIW, I built my first car (civic) when I was 16-19 and it ended up making 502whp before I sold it when I was 22. I also bought my C5z when I was 21 and started tracking it about 2 weeks after purchase. I am now 24 and instruct for various events/tracks. While I agree that most people under the age of 40 act like total clowns the second that they get behind anything quick, you don't need to be older to gain experience. You just need to not be a tool. Paying for things yourself (instead of Daddy buying everything) also helps.
Yeah, more about maturity and respect for what you are doing. Granted that's hard to find at a younger age, but occasionally it happens.
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You guys are all wrong. Look who posted this, Short Throw! There were two chickens that ran across the road and the kid tried to miss them! Unlike Short Throw at Track Attack who killed the poor chicken!





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Old 08-23-2012, 10:35 PM
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Originally Posted by Painrace
You guys are all wrong. Look who posted this, Short Throw! There were two chickens that ran across the road and the kid tried to miss them! Unlike Short Throw at Track Attack who killed the poor chicken!





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Old 08-23-2012, 11:37 PM
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good lord my neck hurts after just watching!!!
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Amazing driver, needs Hoosiers and aero is all.
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Originally Posted by Black89Z51
Amazing driver, needs Hoosiers and aero is all.
...and a supercharger!




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