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 May 24 2006, 01:59 PM
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Member  Group: Advanced Members Posts: 66 Joined: 24-December 03 From: South Florida Member No.: 37  |
Thought this was a bit interesting
http://www.autoblog.com/2006/05/23/aston-m...an-wright-bros/ Last weekend during a practice lap at Mid-Ohio Raceway the 009 Aston Martin ALMS went airborne off the track and "flew" 142 feet before landing off the track in the dirt. The track was reportedly wet and the unidentified driver lost control under braking. Fortunately his car was the only one on that part of the track at the time and it amazingly remained level during its separation with terra firma. These pics were found on the North American Subaru Impreza Owners Club (NASIOC) forum, and those guys know a lot about flying cars from watching Subies take flight in World Rally competition. One astute forum member noted that the first record of powered flight by the Wright brothers on December 17th, 1903 lasted for 120 feet and 12 seconds. We checked it out, it's true, which means the Aston beat the Wright brothers' first flight by 22 feet. |
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May 27 2006, 02:33 AM
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North of the border Group: Admin Posts: 2,307 Joined: 4-February 04 From: Montreal, CANADA Member No.: 177 |
pretty wild but was expecting worse.
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May 30 2006, 08:03 AM
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Member Group: Advanced Members Posts: 90 Joined: 15-May 06 From: Anchorage, AK Member No.: 1,207 |
I love the stats at the end of the video.
"Pedro Lamy in Saturday practice: 142 feet" "Wright Brothers on Dec 17, 1903: 120 feet" |
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derf'96SS Flying Aston Martin May 24 2006, 01:59 PM
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