Mark,
I didn't know the air in Utah was dense enough to lift a car up like
that!
Brad
On 2 Aug 2006 at 20:18, Mark J. Bradakis wrote:
> Today was the final day of the first Utah Fast Pass event. As I sit in my
> office and type this, the banquet, charity auction and such is going on
> downtown in a plush setting. My ticket to the $150 a plate affair is
> right over there, I just don't feel like attending.
>
> Suppose a really fast, high-tech, very limited production car is cruising
> along a remote stretch of Utah highway as part of the high speed, flat out
> section of the three day event. Suppose this car catches a bit of air at,
> say, 180 mph or so. And suppose that when the front wheels return to
> planet earth they are not pointed in the same direction the rest of the
> car is traveling.
>
> http://fatchancegarage.com/images/enzo_soup.jpg
>
> As a testament to the cockpit integrity of the car, the driver is in the
> hospital with only moderate injuries. Not too shabby after rolling over
> seven times at close to 200 mph. Gathering up a million dollar car in
> bite-sized pieces is not a pleasant task.
>
>
> --
> mjb.
>
> http://fatchancegarage.com
>
> "Where you've been is good and gone, all you keep is the gettin' there."
>
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