[DeTomaso] I hate it when that happens...
Christopher Kimball
chrisvkimball at msn.com
Tue Oct 26 13:18:01 EDT 2010
That is incredible, and incredibly sad about the car being ruined. Great news that the driver was OK, though.
Chris
> From: MikeLDrew at aol.com
> Date: Tue, 26 Oct 2010 11:33:51 -0400
> To: detomaso at realbig.com
> Subject: [DeTomaso] I hate it when that happens...
>
> Hi guys,
>
> At the Texas mile, a twin-turbo Lamborghini hit 250 mph. So far so good.
> However, the event was run with a very strong crosswind. At the finish
> line, the driver popped a parachute. The parachute worked just like it's
> supposed to--except that due to the crosswind, it caused the car to
> weathervane into the wind, with predictable results:
>
> http://www.autoweek.com/article/20101026/CARNEWS/101029927
>
> The car was a write-off but thanks to proper safety gear, the driver walked
> away.
>
> I'm sure that if he had just used the brakes, he would have been
> fine....but having said that, this demonstrates the importance and value of proper
> safety gear if you're going to be operating on the fringes....
>
> Mike
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