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Old Jan 12, 2007 | 10:44 PM
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Luckiest Man Alive

notice when they slow the video down at the end of it that he watches the end of his own crash http://www.hotroddersauctions.com/fo...orld-vt30.html




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Old Jan 12, 2007 | 11:04 PM
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that right there is CRAZY
 
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Old Jan 12, 2007 | 11:06 PM
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Yep, he lucked out.

But what a piece of crap that car was! Where was his five point racing harness?

You can tell the suspension on that car was screwed up before he even got to the starting line.
 
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Old Jan 12, 2007 | 11:07 PM
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Wow. that is amazing.
 
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Old Jan 12, 2007 | 11:32 PM
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Crazy! One in a million odds that he faired better with crappy restraints! Lucky guy. I agree - the suspension looked flaky from the begining!
 
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Old Jan 13, 2007 | 06:56 AM
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That car should have never been on the track. It even launched sideways. I bet the Tech inspector has a lot of explaining to do
 
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Old Jan 13, 2007 | 01:20 PM
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He's tied with me for luckiest man alive.
I fell 25 feet from a tree and only suffered a broken pelvis, 7 broken ribs and a shattered elbow.
I should be dead or, best case scenario, a wheel chair.
Only thing giving me trouble now is the elbow. It is fubar.
 
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Old Jan 14, 2007 | 03:23 PM
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WOW - the guy was on his feet before his rear axle landed. Think that car had the automatic Chevy seat ejector installed from the factory?

Note to self: race cars need roll cages attached to the frame and 5 point harness attached to the cage and not done with a 110v MIG. Check.

Worse thing was he was not going that fast!
 
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Old Jan 14, 2007 | 05:25 PM
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He should go buy a lottery ticket before that horse shoe fall out.....
 
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Old Jan 14, 2007 | 06:37 PM
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Originally Posted by Bdox
Yep, he lucked out.

But what a piece of crap that car was! Where was his five point racing harness?

You can tell the suspension on that car was screwed up before he even got to the starting line.
I totally agree with that.

Don't drill holes in your shock absorbers, no matter how good it makes the weight transfer.
 
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