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Nov. 4, 2009 10:57 a.m. DukeOfUndersteer Dork

in a 996 Twin. Bet his butthole was puckered up...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-dZl_VV4JQ&feature=player_embedded
Nov. 4, 2009 11:01 a.m. slantvaliant HalfDork

Yeah. Probably choked him a bit.
Nov. 4, 2009 11:02 a.m. griffin729 Reader

Uhm yeah, sunroof popping open at over 200 is bad, see?
Nov. 4, 2009 11:08 a.m. Shaun Reader

That dude is genuinely funny. did the right thing with the steering wheel too.
Nov. 4, 2009 11:15 a.m. jstein77 HalfDork

I wonder how fast he was moving when he hit the grass? Sure did stop fast.
Nov. 4, 2009 11:20 a.m. John Brown MegaDork

That guy needs a new camera mount.
Nov. 4, 2009 12:09 p.m. tr8todd New Reader

Looks like the back end stepped out when he started to slow down by downshifting.
Nov. 4, 2009 1:18 p.m. Gearheadotaku Reader

Good thing there was nothing to "buff right out"
Nov. 4, 2009 1:19 p.m. DukeOfUndersteer Dork

and a good thing he did this in a controlled area, not on the freeway...
Nov. 4, 2009 1:35 p.m. mad_machine UberDork

Wonder what his bill was for cutting the weeds?
Nov. 4, 2009 1:44 p.m. Salanis UberDork

mad_machine wrote:

Wonder what his bill was for cutting the weeds?

$120 for a new pair of boxers and trousers.

And definitely good work with those hands. When in doubt, both feet out. Holding the wheel strait will rarely make your situation worse.
Nov. 4, 2009 1:48 p.m. SVreX PowerDork

I'm glad to see that "losing it" wasn't really losing it.

I've got a friend who runs outlaw class 7 second Mustangs. He twice got airborne and rolled at over 200mph.

He walked away. Thank you space frame technology.
Nov. 4, 2009 1:57 p.m. pinchvalve UltraDork

All I can say is that I have never spun at over 200mph.

Of course, I have never been over 200mph either.
Nov. 4, 2009 2:42 p.m. sachilles Reader

says in the comments that he didn't downshift. He says whey you see him reaching down he is deploying the shoot, not downshifting fyi.
Nov. 4, 2009 5:06 p.m. Tyler H Dork

sachilles wrote:

says in the comments that he didn't downshift. He says whey you see him reaching down he is deploying the shoot, not downshifting fyi.

Umm....He needs a 'chute because Porsche Turbos have such weak brakes, right?

That is a FAST motherf'er.
Nov. 4, 2009 6:10 p.m. aussiesmg SuperDork

The chute is probably what stopped him rolling, it dragged the rear back behind the car
Nov. 4, 2009 6:17 p.m. iceracer HalfDork

I hear NASCAR is going to mandate chutes for the COT to help land it when it gets airborne.
Nov. 4, 2009 6:33 p.m. Spinout007 Reader

iceracer wrote:

I hear NASCAR is going to mandate chutes for the COT to help land it when it gets airborne.

Wouldn't have helped last sunday.
Nov. 4, 2009 6:38 p.m. wbjones Reader

yea hard for a chute to be deployed when traveling backwards...
Nov. 4, 2009 7:07 p.m. Spinout007 Reader

Unless they go the route that Cirrus did with their aircraft, Ballistic recovery chute for the win!
Nov. 4, 2009 7:33 p.m. Appleseed Dork

John Brown wrote:

That guy needs a new camera mount.

The current mount was designed by Catherine Hepburn.
Nov. 4, 2009 7:55 p.m. porksboy Dork

Appleseed wrote:

John Brown wrote:

That guy needs a new camera mount.

The current mount was designed by Catherine Hepburn.

Just damn man.

Lokked like the car got rely smothe just before the spin. Perhaps it got airborne?
Nov. 4, 2009 7:59 p.m. dyintorace Dork

It rotated like it was riding on ice. Scary to watch.
Nov. 4, 2009 10:14 p.m. mad_machine UberDork

Time to check the sphincter valve for sure. And yes, I noticed how smooth it got before sliding. I do have to say, seeing as my Business Partner is a pilot.. I have yet to land on a runway that was perfectly smooth

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