OUCH ! ! MINI vs. the 'ring
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The speeds needed to dent up the MINI that much must have been very high. It faired well for not having a weld in cage. I was trying to figure out what the crash was like. Looks like it was a front end hit to something, like a low wall, then the car rolled hard onto the passenger side; maybe even flying over the wall. Any ideas?
I've rolled my MINI before at about 15mph (details upon request) and it only had dented panels and a cracked windshield, no airbag deployment. Obviously at the ring he would have been going faster, but even after my low speed roll I knew this car was solid. Lesser cars would have collapsed and killed me. The aftermath of this fast crash at the ring is further proof of how well made these cars are.
I've rolled my MINI before at about 15mph (details upon request) and it only had dented panels and a cracked windshield, no airbag deployment. Obviously at the ring he would have been going faster, but even after my low speed roll I knew this car was solid. Lesser cars would have collapsed and killed me. The aftermath of this fast crash at the ring is further proof of how well made these cars are.
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The speeds needed to dent up the MINI that much must have been very high. It faired well for not having a weld in cage. I was trying to figure out what the crash was like. Looks like it was a front end hit to something, like a low wall, then the car rolled hard onto the passenger side; maybe even flying over the wall. Any ideas?
I've rolled my MINI before at about 15mph (details upon request) and it only had dented panels and a cracked windshield, no airbag deployment. Obviously at the ring he would have been going faster, but even after my low speed roll I knew this car was solid. Lesser cars would have collapsed and killed me. The aftermath of this fast crash at the ring is further proof of how well made these cars are.
I've rolled my MINI before at about 15mph (details upon request) and it only had dented panels and a cracked windshield, no airbag deployment. Obviously at the ring he would have been going faster, but even after my low speed roll I knew this car was solid. Lesser cars would have collapsed and killed me. The aftermath of this fast crash at the ring is further proof of how well made these cars are.
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