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Very unfortunate, sad to read that.

 

Bummer... Glad Chicherit is going to be OK.

 

Darn. I was really hoping the best for them. Were there any pictures released of the MINI? Maybe next year they'll get 'em. :/

 

Well, their first showing was good and there is always next year.

Jim

 

Big bummer and in a test, not the race too.. Good news is that the driver will be OK and that there will be another Dakar!!!

 

Glad he is going to be OK, but this is not good for MINI. Why did they only have one car? IMO I think they needed a better showing.....but remember when Porsche entered Dakar in 1985? They experienced a disappointing start: all three cars failed to finish. However, in 1986 the 959 finished 1-2. So I guess MINI has one more year to gain respect

 

Tough end to a tough event. Glad they are OK.

They have already earned my respect. :yesnod:

 

I don't see how MINI lost any respect. This is the first year for Dakar and WRC. I believe the car made a good showing going from 74 to 7. Crashes happen, so it is not like the car failed to preform.

Jim

 

Just finished watching the Dakar round up on TV and they said the Mini showed itself very well, especially considering this was basically a test run.

You have to consider how fast this has come about, in race car development it's an infant. With the data they gleaned from this year they'll be back for the 2012 Dakar with all the bullets in the gun!

Respect? Heck yea!!

 

I have to agree Mark. I'll bet some of the front runners will be keeping a close eye on this car for the future. Not so much the Hummer however.

Jim

 

No, Robbie couldn't have done much worse....

 

For this being them "trying" out the new car, they did great. MINI's been out of the game for a while, they just need to fine tune a few things. Next year they'll get 'em!

 

See @ 1:45.

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That Countryman looks like a plane crash scene not a car crash. Yikes! The drivers compartment of the car looks like it held up well. They need to send the cage builder & welder a thank you note.

 

Boy that thing is messed up.

 

it'll buff right out. dibs on the wheels

 

Lmao. Yeah. I'm curious to see how the accident "actually" happened. Looked like a flat area? If I wasn't mistaken for the brief second they showed.

 

I guess his co-driver was not along on a test run and very glad of it. :eek6:

Jim