The 'How the hell did they survive that ?' thread

[BomberFan355]

I thought this was pretty decent when i saw it. I had it taped on my PVR, the sound was amazing cranked up.

 

[NSWCROW]

yeah of all the possible ways to have a speedway crash , that is probably the worst

 

[BomberFan355]

I like how he says "it's tight" just before the rear gets loose!

 

[imadodgyumpire]

Take a peek at 1:53

 

[Simple Jack]

Take a peek at 1:53

Unreal. It totally falls outside my limits of comprehension how someone could survive that.

 

[imadodgyumpire]

It did not occur to me to google image the photo, if there were to be one.

 

[imadodgyumpire]

Here's another one. Martin Donnelly, friday pratice for the 1990 spanish gp. He survived, but was finished as a racing driver.

 

[hey shorty]

So scary that. I recall in the Senna film that Aryton was so emotional after the event he was set to walk away.

 

[BomberFan355]

Thats some scary shite!

 

[DREAM TEAM BUFF]

When i frist seen the Donnelly crash i thought it was his dead body laying on the track.

 

[imadodgyumpire]

So scary that. I recall in the Senna film that Aryton was so emotional after the event he was set to walk away.

Didn't stop him driving through Alain Prost three weeks later.

 

[Klyntonius]

When i frist seen the Donnelly crash i thought it was his dead body laying on the track.

Me too. And I still felt crook even though I saw in on the Senna doco 22 years after the fact.

Not quite so terrifying but a case of "how did he walk away", Chad Reed at Millville in 2011. It looks like a fake movie!

 

[NSWCROW]

 

[AdelaideFan14]

Doesn't look too fast until he starts crashing.


This is the crash that Larson rates up there with his big one at Daytona. Very, very lucky boy. Wingless and Winged sprintcars have a weak spot in design on the top of the chassis, right above drivers head.


Crash at 1.32. The top of the chassis cops an absolute hammering.




Racing belts weren't fully done up.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=njQMhT1fWes&NR=1&feature=endscreen

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cVAZg8eifU0
I think after this crash (Not 100% sure), Smoke had to race under a fake name because Coach Gibbs didn't want Smoke racing short people/Sprintcars.

 

[rayven]

Not quite so terrifying but a case of "how did he walk away", Chad Reed at Millville in 2011. It looks like a fake movie!

Thats actually funny..

 

[rayven]

Don't know if its been posted...



Graphic

 

[Sidebottom2Beams]

 

[rayven]

this was a bigger accident...



He's been lucky to survive as long as he has.

 

[NSWCROW]

yeah , everytime he's mouthed off about his team it's always resulted in a " poor run of luck "....

 

[Simple Jack]

yeah , everytime he's mouthed off about his team it's always resulted in a " poor run of luck "....

It's because he never does it properly. Mouth off about the team treating him shitly and then * off somewhere else and take as many of Newey's secrets as he can, or sit down, shut up and accept Vettel's table scraps like a good boy.

Sitting in the middle is probably the worst thing he could do. Especially last year when Lotus and Ferrari both wanted him.

 

[imadodgyumpire]

From 4:24

 

[NSWCROW]

From 4:24

Old mate's like " What's for brekkie ??? "

 

[Simple Jack]

From 4:24

Must have a strong neck

 

[NSWCROW]

faaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaark




Failed suicide attempt

 

[Klyntonius]

faaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaark




Failed suicide attempt

Legit? That's unbelievable.