UGR TT Superleggera Gone at the Texas Mile
10-29-2010 | 05:50 PM
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He spun out on just about every single run he made in March (maybe even every run, i can't remember exactly)-both under acceleration and braking. When he crashed this time, it was the first time he pulled his chute. There's a bunch of speculation about this as it looks to be a multitude of factors resulting in the accident: poor chute design (the chute may actually pull up on the rear of the car when deployed) and poor implementation (it looks like he hit the brakes before he pulled the chute).
The worst part about it was that he realy didn't have to pull the chute . . .
The worst part about it was that he realy didn't have to pull the chute . . .
10-30-2010 | 02:44 PM
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He spun out on just about every single run he made in March (maybe even every run, i can't remember exactly)-both under acceleration and braking. When he crashed this time, it was the first time he pulled his chute. There's a bunch of speculation about this as it looks to be a multitude of factors resulting in the accident: poor chute design (the chute may actually pull up on the rear of the car when deployed) and poor implementation (it looks like he hit the brakes before he pulled the chute).
The worst part about it was that he realy didn't have to pull the chute . . .
The worst part about it was that he realy didn't have to pull the chute . . .
10-30-2010 | 03:09 PM
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He isn't the first. Someone else said he didn't brake til 1/4 mile past the mile marker & had deployed the chute by then.
Either way, I don't think this guy is a n00b. He still managed to keep a 1600+awhp car stable to 250Mph last year.
Either way, I don't think this guy is a n00b. He still managed to keep a 1600+awhp car stable to 250Mph last year.
10-30-2010 | 03:36 PM
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11-01-2010 | 12:38 PM
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Noob or not, controlling a car not meant for those speeds with that amount of power can kill anywone. I doubt they did much, if any, wind tunnel testing.
11-01-2010 | 04:58 PM
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11-01-2010 | 08:15 PM
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