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Rumble, whistle and frightened chipmunks: None more spine tingling!
10/26/09
I'm going to change my name tomorrow! #groupb
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RIP Gruppe B #groupb
10/26/09
and here you have one of his more resent accomplishments [www.youtube.com]
Having the - somewhat doubtful - pleasure of seeing the old guy driving RallyX i can tell you this much the guy has a serious temper. When finishing a race at anything accept first place he's usually on the verge of murdering the competition.
Her he is driving RallyX btw.
[www.youtube.com] #groupb
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Stig had probably 20 years of FWD Saab racing before his got into a Quattro. He was probably the perfect choice for tackling that front-heavy beast. #groupb
10/26/09
@brandegee: Stig, the Saab years #groupb
10/26/09
@scroggzilla raids again: #groupb
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There are a few corners on my commute, both ways, which encourage, nigh, demand, they be charged at 9/10ths, wet or dry.
I comply whenever possible...gotta keep my carma in good shape. #groupb
10/26/09
Stig is racing in La Carrera Panamericana with one of these as we speak to my understanding. #groupb
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10/19/09
It's 410 CUBIC INCHES. 800+ hp, fuel injected, runs on methanol.
The weight "unexpectedly shifts right"? You mean, like the weight transferred to the right rear tire? Like, the way its supposed to? Non wing sprinters drive off the right rear tire.
All they needed is a skip loader to scoop it up, seen it done before. I saw Rich Vogler flip just like this at Ascot Park many years ago, they used a loader to grab his car off the fence.
Hate the fake soundtrack, too.
/lifelong pedantic sprint car racing snob
10/19/09
The front axle only went cause the rear tire folded first, if you watch the footage closely the rear of the car starts to dip long before the front rolls over.
Any one involved with or enjoys watching sprintcar racing could see what happened there.
Sprint cars provide the nastyest wrecks cause they are so powerful on a relatively low grip surface. No surprise here that something went wrong during a race, those guys could easily create a series of worst crashes videos out of WoO or SCRA footage only. #carcrashes
10/19/09
I watched the vid several times and cannot see the axle breaking. It looks to me like he simply hooked the cushion, maybe hit a rut with the right rear, although Perris doesn't rut up much.
Regardless, these cars flip a lot although you don't see them caught in the fence cabling very often.
Regardless, non wing sprint car racing is exciting enough without the melodramatized Hollywood production values. #carcrashes
10/19/09
Now that I think about it, I'll bet the Jacobs ladder broke.
And, yes, I said "regardless" twice in my previous post. That is because I am a no-edit moron. #carcrashes
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