Video: Drifting "accident"
10-09-2005, 04:57 PM
#18
Instructor
It looks to me as though at some point his throttle may have stuck, and he was doing donuts to avoid running into the crowd. Afterall, the car is still spinning even after he got out. And it appears that he started to wave his arm, as though calling for help, just before getting whacked by the door.
Not that this is an excuse for his actions, but maybe getting out of the car was more an act of desparation rather than shear stupidity...... but maybe not!
Jon.
Not that this is an excuse for his actions, but maybe getting out of the car was more an act of desparation rather than shear stupidity...... but maybe not!
Jon.
10-09-2005, 06:27 PM
#19
If you have ever seen one of these competitions on TV you would know that the throttle sticking and the getting out of the car is part of the show. This is the particpants way of saying "Hey look at me see how cool and brave I am" and in this case how dumb. The car was moving slowly when it hit him and where I hope he is not seriously injured I hope he didn't walk away unscathed after a stupid stunt like that.
10-09-2005, 07:05 PM
#20
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Originally Posted by FixedWing
...Anyway, someone gets run over by a car and they likely get killed. Remember that while you're all laughing. And let's see how many people laugh when someone does something really dumb in a race car and gets their brains splattered as a result.
Stephen
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10-09-2005, 11:17 PM
#22
Jon, One of my employees is in to this sector of motorsports so my limited knowledge comes from him. They are called tuners or imports and an event may consist of drifting, drag racing, burn out contests, etc. This accident appeared to be at a freestyle drifting contest. I have watched one of these events on speed TV called NOPI tuners or some thing like that. The most rediculous contest is the burn out. They put the front tires in some sort blocks or modify the car so just the front brakes work and they burn the rear rubber in place until the tires explode or disintegrate. Hundreds of people stand around in the tire smoke yelling and screaming cheering the driver on. I have no idea how they determine the winnner. I don't get it but them again I don't get the fascination with NASCAR either.
10-09-2005, 11:31 PM
#23
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If the tyres are spinning fast enough and the rubber gets hot enough then the rubber just about melts and there would be almost no friction. It would be as if the car was on ice. Think of the drag racer's burn-out to warm up their tyres. So if he had some way of keeping the throttle open, he literally could get out of the car and swing the car around him. I'd guess that was what he was trying to do.
Stephen
Stephen
10-10-2005, 12:40 AM
#24
Race Director
Originally Posted by Jon Schepps
It looks to me as though at some point his throttle may have stuck, and he was doing donuts to avoid running into the crowd. Afterall, the car is still spinning even after he got out. And it appears that he started to wave his arm, as though calling for help, just before getting whacked by the door.
Not that this is an excuse for his actions, but maybe getting out of the car was more an act of desparation rather than shear stupidity...... but maybe not!
Jon.
Not that this is an excuse for his actions, but maybe getting out of the car was more an act of desparation rather than shear stupidity...... but maybe not!
Jon.
10-10-2005, 09:49 AM
#25
Race Car
People will try dangerous stunts, Evel Kneivel is a hero to some folks. Two mistakes that this guy made:
1) Failure to have a safety kill cord
2) He took his eyes off the car as he waved to the crowd
If he had only made one mistake, the stunt may have been successful. #2 is what nailed this guy.
1) Failure to have a safety kill cord
2) He took his eyes off the car as he waved to the crowd
If he had only made one mistake, the stunt may have been successful. #2 is what nailed this guy.
10-10-2005, 10:00 AM
#26
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Imagine for a moment the possibility if the car didn't use it's driver as a wheel chock.
What if the car had veered off into the crowd with it's pedal trapped to the floor. It would make those rally-car-goes-into-the-crowd clips look tame.
Let's hope Darwin got it right and this clown wasn't able to reproduce!
What if the car had veered off into the crowd with it's pedal trapped to the floor. It would make those rally-car-goes-into-the-crowd clips look tame.
Let's hope Darwin got it right and this clown wasn't able to reproduce!
10-10-2005, 12:52 PM
#27
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What if the car had veered off into the crowd with it's pedal trapped to the floor. It would make those rally-car-goes-into-the-crowd clips look tame.
Let's hope Darwin got it right and this clown wasn't able to reproduce!
Let's hope Darwin got it right and this clown wasn't able to reproduce!
02-12-2019, 11:16 PM
#30
Three Wheelin'
This seems to match the description from the earlier post