E30 Attempts Flight

[Dubro]

Sort of a Dukes of Hazard style jump after going off at the race start to avoid an on-track incident. The car is in surprisingly good shape, I finished the race. It definitely needs some new parts, but otherwise did really well.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nghC2...ature=youtu.be

[Savagefurai]

scary. lol.

[Dubro]

Was kind of fun actually!

[ak-]

I had a similar situation happen to me on the fwy.
I merged right onto the shoulder on accident, thinking it was a lane/sun in my eyes, into a speed bump style formation of concrete at like 70mph. Took flight just like that and smashed the crap out of my skidplate and imploded the pan.

What was damaged on your end??

[TobyB]

Ask Peter Beagle about the rocks in Spokanistan...

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[Dubro]

I'm not sure what is damaged yet. I finished the race and the car felt the same as when I started. One of the transmission flange mounts was already broken prior to this. If you look at how much the shifter moves on impact, it makes me think I broke the other mount. But if the transmission had no mounts I couldn't tell by shifting, it shifted fine. Any one of the shocks could be blown. Also, potentially bent tie rods or damaged control arms. Hard to say what is damaged until I get it on a lift to inspect it.

[ak-]

I'm willing to bet everything is fine!

[Dubro]

These cars are amazingly robust!

[bangn]

small jump is small. I was expecting this

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V8W85WjayKQ

but all I got was this

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4LUqq6M5yn8

[Exodus_2pt0]

but otherwise did really well.

Sure as hell did better than the alternative option of t-boning!

Nice save man, that looked could have been pretty ugly.

[Pl3wA]

was expecting this:

[seatown88]

glad you missed the carnage in front!

[nickflic3]

That was close!

Did you ever find out why the black car locked up like that? I didn't see any clear reason

[Swanny]

was expecting this:

Oh man forgot about that video! OP seriously great reaction. Hope the car's fine!

[10Toes]

That was close!

Did you ever find out why the black car locked up like that? I didn't see any clear reason

Went for the clutch and caught the brake pedal.