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BrianCunningham [video] Spec Miata Crash Videos
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BillH Re: [video] Spec Miata Crash Videos
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Should be titled "Typical Spec Miata Race".

35 car field, 5 race drivers, 30 idiots.
Posted on: 2009/8/27 16:19
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Those things like to be wedged under and flipped!
Posted on: 2009/8/28 2:50
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TommyT-Bone Re: [video] Spec Miata Crash Videos
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May I suggest you turn your volume off so you don't have to listen to that incessant buzz. Now I have a headache.
Posted on: 2009/8/28 8:19
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Matatk Re: [video] Spec Miata Crash Videos
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A lot more fun to watch miatas crash than vettes



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Posted on: 2009/8/28 11:41
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pianoguy Re: [video] Spec Miata Crash Videos
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Should be titled "Typical Spec Miata Race".

35 car field, 5 race drivers, 30 idiots.


Yeah, it looks like they plucked a bunch of morons from my commute off of the freeway and put 'em in Miatas.
Posted on: 2009/8/28 12:39
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Should be titled "Typical Spec Miata Race".

35 car field, 5 race drivers, 30 idiots.


Yeah, it looks like they plucked a bunch of morons from my commute off of the freeway and put 'em in Miatas.


Every Miata race I seen is like this. A high percentage of these drivers are either new or guys that rent (arrive & drive) the cars. The all have a "Nascar Mentality".
I usually try and catch the race starts at the track just to see the first crash.
Posted on: 2009/8/28 13:01
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May I suggest you turn your volume off so you don't have to losten to that incessant buzz. Now I have a headache.


No kiddin', you ought to be inside of one with the sheetmetal vibrating.
That and they're very boring to drive.
You come on to a straight and think "Is that tach moving?"
And if you're turning fast laps (relitive) in one at a track like ThunderHill, you only get to use 2 gears out of the 5 available.
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5ft above the wall!

OMG! :eek:

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Here's a friend of mine going airborne at Summit Point at the start of a race this year. The full version with sound is available, but my friend expresses himself in a way that CF might not appreciate:lol:

After the tire wall, he does more than 360 deg in mid air before settling down.


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Here it is.
Posted on: 2009/8/28 13:56
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The director yelled to the camera man "Roll Em". So they did .....
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damn... too many cars, too close together, and no where near the skills needed.
Posted on: 2009/8/29 1:16
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damn... too many cars, too close together, and no where near the skills needed.


Thats for sure....
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CSS996 Re: [video] Spec Miata Crash Videos
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That's how I drive when I race. Difference is that my Playstation doesn't get damaged when I pass like a moron.

Seems like some of these guys aren't aware or don't care what is around them. But I've never tried racing in real life, so I probably should keep my mouth shut.

Seems like those Miata's are spring loaded, and like to pop on impact. Scary.
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