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 Craig Torrens
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| posted on April 22nd, 2011 at 08:05 PM |
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Gotta love a CRASH in Hillclimb !
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kHVg3YX5tQo&feature=player_embedded
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reub
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| posted on April 22nd, 2011 at 10:59 PM |
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How awesome are the revs those things are pulling in the start of the vid...
Reub
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| posted on April 23rd, 2011 at 07:24 PM |
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Love the old Isuzu (Holden Gemini coupes). My sister had one as her first car back in 1980.
Brings back memories 
Kev
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| posted on April 23rd, 2011 at 07:54 PM |
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If only I could put together a crash compilation of Huntley. Been some very expensive ones. I dont think there is a 5 metre stretch of track that
hasnt bent a car. Even the gate to Don's Farm has been bent 90 degrees. Thats before you even get to the pit area!
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colin
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| posted on April 24th, 2011 at 04:54 PM |
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Just watched the vid.
Thanks for putting it up Craig.
Those front wheel drive cars behave very badly when pushed hard around a corner, thank goodness the Beetle is rear wheel drive!
Cheers Col
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| posted on April 24th, 2011 at 09:02 PM |
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| Quote: | Originally
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Those front wheel drive cars behave very badly when pushed hard around a corner, thank goodness the Beetle is rear wheel drive!
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Yes indeed!
Here's a video of those incredibly stable rear-wheel-drive cars; notice how they are especially stable when sliding along on their roofs...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0xwc54G2Ur8
hth
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Craig Torrens
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| posted on April 24th, 2011 at 10:58 PM |
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 .....I love the convertable at 2:26....you would poo your pants being in the back !
And the guy at 3:00 !!!
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colin
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| posted on April 25th, 2011 at 08:28 AM |
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| Quote: | Originally
posted by modulus
| Quote: | Originally
posted by colin
Those front wheel drive cars behave very badly when pushed hard around a corner, thank goodness the Beetle is rear wheel drive!
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Yes indeed!
Here's a video of those incredibly stable rear-wheel-drive cars; notice how they are especially stable when sliding along on their roofs...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0xwc54G2Ur8
hth
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Your comparison is so accurate.
Late model fully preped race cars on slicks as opposed to early model standard cars on cheese cutters!
Cheers Col
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| posted on April 25th, 2011 at 10:52 AM |
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wow! love how they get out of the car... or thrown out in a couple of instances... in their street gear and dress shoes. no helemts. nothing. they
could just dust themselves down and then head off for a quiet drink.
they certainly built the cars strong enough for a roll though. not sure about hte single ltach doors opening.
what was all the gear being flung out of the windows? was this like a weekend event thing or something?
Simply Cruzin'...
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| posted on April 25th, 2011 at 10:53 AM |
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the front-wheel-drive cars that step out of shape are """usually""" caused by people who are so used to driving rear-wheel-drive cars & they
havn`t turned the switch over in their brain to realise that if you back-off in a front drive car around a corner, the bum will step out,,, the trick
is to keep the throttle buried
love the vids tho, awsome!!!
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