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Old 11-21-2012, 10:05 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Anybody seen this yet ?

2013 Mustang Cobra Jet dragster pops impressive wheelie, then crash lands | Motoramic - Yahoo! Autos
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Old 11-21-2012, 10:20 AM   #2 (permalink)
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Well the guy in the left lane can honestly say he beat a $100,000 8 sec car.
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Old 11-21-2012, 10:36 AM   #3 (permalink)
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Well the guy in the left lane can honestly say he beat a $100,000 8 sec car.
While simultaneously ****ting his pants
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Old 11-21-2012, 10:48 AM   #4 (permalink)
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Driver screwed the pooch.

Wheelie bars exist for a reason, idiotic.
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Old 11-21-2012, 11:36 AM   #5 (permalink)
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It helps to keep the wheels straight upon landing!
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Old 11-21-2012, 11:39 AM   #6 (permalink)
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It helps to keep the wheels straight upon landing!
+1 WHEELS WERE ALL THE WAY TO RIGHT when in air = driver f*&9ed up big time
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Old 11-21-2012, 11:41 AM   #7 (permalink)
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That sucks. What a dummy. Watch the in-the-car footage. He TURNED HE WHEEL 90 deg in mid air..... What did he think was gonna happen?
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Old 11-21-2012, 12:57 PM   #8 (permalink)
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Dang that is awful.
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Old 11-21-2012, 02:14 PM   #9 (permalink)
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Maybe he's use to riding dirt bikes and doing cross ups ?? Or atleast thats what we called them
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Old 11-23-2012, 02:27 PM   #10 (permalink)
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In some classes wheelie bars aren't allowed. But watching the front wheels and seeing the in car video tell the story.
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Old 11-23-2012, 03:43 PM   #11 (permalink)
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Driver screwed the pooch.

Wheelie bars exist for a reason, idiotic.
He races the car in the ADRL and wheelie bars are illegal. He knows how to drive his car, but the new tire he was testing on this run grabbed more than he expected. I know because I know him and this was at my buddy's event where GHIR went 11.30's

Yes he went right but it's because he drifted left during the launch and was getting out of the groove and muscle memory told him to turn right. He'll be the first to tell you he screwed up and he proves it by posting the in car video. Most people would of never released the video and blamed it on mechanical error or something.
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Good, points all
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Old 11-23-2012, 04:10 PM   #13 (permalink)
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muscle memory told him to turn right.

Excellent way to explain it. Muscle memory is something that's huge for us in law enforcement and we train on it all the time.
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Old 11-23-2012, 04:12 PM   #14 (permalink)
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That's one of those moments---
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Old 11-25-2012, 06:25 PM   #15 (permalink)
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Damn shame. Those cars are BAD!!
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