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Title: Why racing in a rainstorm isn't a good idea . . .
Post by: Preacherman on December 06, 2006, 09:40:07 PM

WARNING:  Site overall is NSFW, although this video clip itself is innocuous.

http://www.evilchili.com/mediaview/7455/GT_Race_In_The_Rain_Becomes_A_Disaster_Zone

 

Title: Re: Why racing in a rainstorm isn't a good idea . . .
Post by: 280plus on December 07, 2006, 01:00:11 AM

Now there's some expensive confetti !! 

Title: Re: Why racing in a rainstorm isn't a good idea . . .
Post by: Sylvilagus Aquaticus on December 07, 2006, 07:49:41 AM

Yeah, that's a lot of shredded carbon fiber and fiberglass...someone should have suggested putting the rain tires on the truck before heading to the races.

If you watch the TxDoT cameras on North Dallas Tollway during a rain it looks very similar, except there aren't any TVR's in the crashes.

Something tells me EvilChili is the Good Father's new guilty indulgence

Regards,
Rabbit.

Title: Re: Why racing in a rainstorm isn't a good idea . . .
Post by: mfree on December 07, 2006, 09:41:02 AM

Actually the story behind that is that supposedly it was a sudden cloudburst... nobody was prepared.

Title: Re: Why racing in a rainstorm isn't a good idea . . .
Post by: Brad Johnson on December 07, 2006, 09:50:48 AM

I can't believe that the two guys at the beginning (safety officers, maybe?) were just trotting along the fence looking over their shoulder at the oncoming car. I'd have been hopping the safety barrier, like, right freakin' now!

Those people drive on water like people around here do.

Brad

Title: Re: Why racing in a rainstorm isn't a good idea . . .
Post by: 280plus on December 07, 2006, 01:24:41 PM

Yea, I kinda figured they all had dry tires on for some reason. Great footage, if you can call it that anymore.