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Old Sep 9, 2008 | 08:49 PM
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But I think this is something good to discuss locally. This is why people put in real rollcages!



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Old Sep 9, 2008 | 08:52 PM
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Jeesh. I didn't think it was gonna stop flipping.
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Old Sep 9, 2008 | 08:56 PM
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rollcage held up good at least. amazing wipe out
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Old Sep 9, 2008 | 09:03 PM
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wow seeing pictures of the car you expect the worst. then seeing the last picture of the interior your amazed that the roll cage did its job.
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Old Sep 9, 2008 | 09:05 PM
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thats pretty incredible...must have turned off traction control or something
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Old Sep 9, 2008 | 09:10 PM
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Who the hell does any form of racing with TC and/or VDC on? :wth:

Looks like those Rotas held up real nice!
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Old Sep 9, 2008 | 09:17 PM
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holy shhiet that's a crazy crash i bet that guy was disoriented as hell when they got him out. how fast was he going?
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Old Sep 9, 2008 | 09:39 PM
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wow, and this is a new Z either 07 or 08
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Old Sep 9, 2008 | 09:51 PM
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Originally Posted by Triple8Sol
Who the hell does any form of racing with TC and/or VDC on? :wth:

Looks like those Rotas held up real nice!
Wrong, if they were rotas he wouldn't have surivived.
Actually i'm amazed at how safe our cars really are.
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Old Sep 9, 2008 | 10:00 PM
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parting out??? lol just kidding. i hope the driver was ok. how far of a distance did he get??
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Old Sep 9, 2008 | 10:24 PM
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What are those? Kinesis wheels?

Not saying the wreck had a huge effect on the wheels, but damn!
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Old Sep 9, 2008 | 10:29 PM
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Dibs on the roll cage!
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Old Sep 9, 2008 | 10:59 PM
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all im going to say is "DO-OVER"
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Old Sep 9, 2008 | 11:16 PM
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Actually, he lost control at the very first turn. It looks like he forgot to attach a steering wheel! I think that's the problem.
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Old Sep 9, 2008 | 11:17 PM
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haha good job detective, there is indeed a lack of a steering wheel!

I was wondering when the car was going to stop rolling..
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Old Sep 9, 2008 | 11:21 PM
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damn!
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Old Sep 9, 2008 | 11:29 PM
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Originally Posted by Entaille
haha good job detective, there is indeed a lack of a steering wheel!

I was wondering when the car was going to stop rolling..
<straight CSI style detective work right here


I was thinking "Wow, it went over the entire grass area...dang, it went over the freakin' tire barrier...holy chit, it hit the fence...omfg, it went OVER the fence."
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Old Sep 9, 2008 | 11:31 PM
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damn that car flipped around the world, twice
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Old Sep 9, 2008 | 11:44 PM
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crazy *** crash.
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Old Sep 9, 2008 | 11:57 PM
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Originally Posted by Bumpinjeep
Wrong, if they were rotas he wouldn't have surivived.
Actually i'm amazed at how safe our cars really are.
lol...I know....
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