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01-04-2007, 08:24 PM
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Falcon Addict
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Heathcote Raceway (Vic). 01/04/2007 - April Fools Day
 : Spent today at Heathcote getting a dose of NOS fumes and inhaling copious amounts of tyre smoke. (Took a few pics, will post them soon in the AFF Photography Thread if your interested.) Saw this absolute beauty rolling through the pits... Had to get close up for a good look see.  Look at that baby, sex on wheels.... Might have even had a slight woody.  : Then it fired up... Beethoven. A pure delight for the senses. :sm_drool: Look at that...      Look at that rear end.....  Then....To my HORROR....The carnage was nothing short of heartbreaking.. Travelled all of 5 metres and straight into the wall.    There where children present....[IMG]http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p287/pecker73/P4010048.jpg[/IMG] Driver walked away unhurt...Not sure about the ego or hip pocket...
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01-04-2007, 08:29 PM
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You could have given a warning "Pictures in this thread may upset some viewers", thats a crying shame, was driver OK??
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01-04-2007, 08:30 PM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
 
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ok, I need a drink now.. the tears are welling up.
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01-04-2007, 08:30 PM
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Oh the horror! I can actually say it hurt to see those photos!
What on earth went wrong? |
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01-04-2007, 08:33 PM
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any idea how it happened?
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01-04-2007, 08:41 PM
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Then I thought of the driver but he had a full harness on and helmet so figured he should be relatively OK.
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01-04-2007, 08:42 PM
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Fiat POWAAH!
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lucky it is fiberglass
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01-04-2007, 08:44 PM
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Damn :( if i saw that in the flesh i would freak out!
what the hell went wrong????
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01-04-2007, 09:07 PM
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dam shame
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01-04-2007, 09:09 PM
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The 'Stihl' Man
 
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So its a replica?
Either way thats a great shame, WTF happened? I will have one of those one day, has to be one of the toughest "Fords" ever.
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01-04-2007, 09:12 PM
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ahhh fibreglass. at least it wasnt ridgey didge. but that still blows.
the only reason i wont take my car down the track. incase that happens.
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01-04-2007, 09:28 PM
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While I realise that the track prep isn't exactly world class down there,if he's only five meters out and he's had enough momentum to put the car into the wall nose first, then spin around and go in with the right rear corner as well....
I can only think he must have broken something in the rear suspension or diff. A lot of these guys run locker type diffs and if you break a left hand axle or c/v it'll try and steer you straight into the wall. Just a theory...
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01-04-2007, 09:28 PM
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RIP Craig - 13/11/08
 
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Track conditions were great today, he got sideways after the launch with big wheels and big tyre pressures it's a worry and he stayed in it for too long and then hit the brakes real hard and in she went, just inexperience in my opinion.
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01-04-2007, 09:31 PM
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He wasn't short of brakes either. Those front discs are MASSIVE. At least he walked away, unlike the cyclist that almost landed on my dad's new car today at Botany. Hit from behind by a Ford Laser and killed instantly, only a young bloke too. My Dad sounded pretty shaky when he called me to tell me it wasn't him. He cycles around that area too.
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01-04-2007, 09:33 PM
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Wow, that's bad luck, but it's not like it's the last running Phase 3 or anything. So what's to cry about? It's only a fibreglass replica. Of course if it's a real one, then what the hell was he doing with it on the track anyway?
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01-04-2007, 09:39 PM
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SHLBY OK
SHLBY 8 Thousand dollars to fix damn shame, nice car but luckily fixable and everyone ok except for pride. |
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01-04-2007, 09:54 PM
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Horrible images!
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01-04-2007, 09:58 PM
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those Shelby kit cars are dangerous.. ALot of the Qld members will remember the black with yellow striped one losing a rear wheel at 100 mph last year :(
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01-04-2007, 10:10 PM
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What's green is gold
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it'll buff out....
sorry, had to be said:P
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01-04-2007, 10:15 PM
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 : Post 19 before the old "It'll Buff Out" appeared. Love your work. :P
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01-04-2007, 10:20 PM
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Nice fake side pipes!
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01-04-2007, 10:23 PM
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01-04-2007, 10:23 PM
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i dont think its the cars fault, its the nut behind the wheel. REMEMBER, DONT BAN HIGH PERFORMANCE CARS, BAN LOW PERFORMANCE DRIVERS!!!  : :
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02-04-2007, 08:42 AM
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I thought it was ok for Cobra's to do that?
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02-04-2007, 09:24 AM
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i have driven a friends cobra...you have to treat them with respect. alot of power with not much weight, you cant be ham-fisted with them.
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02-04-2007, 10:26 AM
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It'll tidy up again.. Some $$$ and time she'll be back on the road...
Fibreglass tends to full apart making it look worse than it is... He hasn't hit hard on chasis rails, more dented ego....
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02-04-2007, 11:06 AM
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No wonder he smashed, he had a black thing covering his face!
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oh well not a good thing to see hopefully he didnt bend the chassis
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02-04-2007, 12:43 PM
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911's have/had a reputation, they didn't stop people from buying them thats for sure. You guys are killing my dreams here..LOL And does anyone know whether the side exhausts are legal? I thought that if the original cars were stock like that then it wouldn't have been an issue.
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