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Hinson Twin Turbo Corvette 230mph crash at Texas Mile

Old Mar 28, 2011 | 11:29 PM
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Hinson Twin Turbo Corvette 230mph crash at Texas Mile

Maybe everybody's seen this already... thought I'd share if you haven't. They found video of it today. The amazing part is that the driver walked away.

Details: http://jalopnik.com/#!5786308/scary-...aught-on-video




http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BtPOI4hkCKA
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Old Mar 28, 2011 | 11:48 PM
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I was gonna go to that event. Good thing he was caged, and had proper safety equipment.
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Old Mar 29, 2011 | 12:08 AM
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Originally Posted by 9krpmrx8
I was gonna go to that event. Good thing he was caged, and had proper safety equipment.
I want to head out there one of these days... we live so close to it, why not?

The crash ripped the roof and windshield off the Vette, but you can see the driver hop out of the car just seconds after it happened. That's amazing.
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Old Mar 29, 2011 | 04:15 AM
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That was a close call...
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Old Mar 29, 2011 | 08:08 AM
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This is why I don't go 230mph in my RX-8.
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Old Mar 29, 2011 | 08:13 AM
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^^ lol
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Old Mar 31, 2011 | 04:25 AM
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Looks like the masking tape didnt help much.
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Old Mar 31, 2011 | 06:37 AM
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damn, pretty good build to hold up to that.
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Old Mar 31, 2011 | 06:42 AM
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Originally Posted by Beodude
This is why I don't go 230mph in my RX-8.

yeah, one of the many reasons
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Old Mar 31, 2011 | 07:47 AM
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Nope. It's the only one.
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Old Mar 31, 2011 | 09:39 AM
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That's nuts.
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Old Apr 1, 2011 | 01:47 AM
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Ouch!!!
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