:cornut: Money can't buy common sense. In my case, my lovely wife had to beat it into me and it's still a work in progress.
Jason
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Jason Montague New MemberLifetime Supporter
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Crashton Club Coordinator
High performance car meets low performance driver. So sad. :frown2:
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Minidave Well-Known MemberLifetime Supporter
The jury seems divided on who's fault it was, as do the comments that followed the article.
I'd love to see the video. The Mac nad a GoPro mounted on the quarter window pointing forward, if the Mac driver is in the right, you'd think he'd want to post the vid.
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AnsonIvan Local Shop Owner
Very much in for the video.
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BThayer23 Well-Known Member
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Back when crash testing was first introduced in the UK, cars were driven head-on into a concrete block. Bristol achieved some fame at the time by hitting the block.... and cracking it, requiring a new block. That's what you get for using a traditional chassis on a large car, something like a Bristol 410:
For those who don't know of them, Bristol were an odd British speciality car that endured right up until recently. The largest Chrysler V8 was fitted to a handmade body that was intended to be discrete rather than ostentatious and provided fast motoring for four. The car for a gentleman, who thought a Bentley was a bit too vulgar and well, frankly, something from a production line.... -
Crashton Club Coordinator
I'd rather be in a car that dissipates energy when it crashes. Not much good if the car survives unscathed while the driver dies.