The man in a daze yes

MichaelR · Postby **MichaelR** » March 16th, 2012, 5:05 am

I doubt it mattered really if you take it out of gear right after. I suppose it was one less thing to do when being towed away.

jeevdude199 · Postby **jeevdude199** » March 16th, 2012, 8:40 am

car held up well

paparazzi · Postby **paparazzi** » March 16th, 2012, 2:51 pm

OUCH!

MichaelR · Postby **MichaelR** » March 16th, 2012, 4:02 pm

yea it held up well, i would think co-driver was dead. But those barriers really had to be there like that? and having the cars make the tight right turn through a gap in the wall after the fast straight seems like poor track design to me.

Postby **Karim Khan** » March 16th, 2012, 8:15 pm

I watch that vid about 6 times lol

VexXx Dogg · Postby **VexXx Dogg** » March 16th, 2012, 8:33 pm

ouch.
that's messed up

roadracer7 · Postby **roadracer7** » March 16th, 2012, 10:57 pm

man's got grass from the outset

guest1 · Postby **guest1** » March 17th, 2012, 4:27 am

.....

sliderz1 · Postby **sliderz1** » March 17th, 2012, 1:55 pm

should have been plastic barriers rather than concrete

honda hoe · Postby **honda hoe** » March 17th, 2012, 10:27 pm

dem is URP paramedics?

Victory_Specification · Postby **Victory_Specification** » March 20th, 2012, 12:15 pm

FACK!!!! I think this video desreves 'WTF' status.

trini mk5 · Postby **trini mk5** » March 21st, 2012, 9:35 pm

MichaelR wrote:yea it held up well, i would think co-driver was dead. But those barriers really had to be there like that? and having the cars make the tight right turn through a gap in the wall after the fast straight seems like poor track design to me.

You should probably have read the comments :roll:

MichaelR · Postby **MichaelR** » March 21st, 2012, 11:06 pm

trini mk5 wrote:
MichaelR wrote:yea it held up well, i would think co-driver was dead. But those barriers really had to be there like that? and having the cars make the tight right turn through a gap in the wall after the fast straight seems like poor track design to me.

You should probably have read the comments

I am going to assume that you are referring to this comment in particular:

"Advice to all regarding the barriers. The concrete barrier was there for a specific reason. The track was checked and approved by a track inspector prior to the event and also on the event. Safety comes first at any rally and we do not make barrier type or placement decisions lightly."

I did read the comments initially and thought that this is was a very vague and weak attempt to justify the placement of the barriers. Who was the track inspector? What was the "specific reason" for the placement of the barriers? Why not state this info if you really want us to believe you placed the barriers well? Also after looking at the track map, it seems like a very narrow high speed turn to me. http://rally.com.au/images/stories/Cald ... ridge1.pdf

Water filled barriers, bales of hay etc are just some of the alternatives suggested by others commenting on this crash in forums. It seems to me that the organizers simply overlooked the potential for that type of crash and dont want to admit it. Of course, i wasnt there or involved, but thats just what i think from what i saw.