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  1. ScottinBend

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    #6 ScottinBend, Apr 9, 2012
    LOL.....looked like a regular day on the roads around here.
     
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    #7 OldBlue, Apr 9, 2012
    Lucky for them. There's a reason my MINI doesn't go muddin, and there's a reason my Wrangler will never see the racetrack.....
     
  3. KittyMini

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    #11 KittyMini, Apr 9, 2012
    Why the hell did it look like a week's worth of fast food wrappers explode out of it is what I want to know???????? :confused5:
     
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    #12 BThayer23, Apr 9, 2012
    Have you ever seen the inside of a typical CR-V? :wink:
     
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    #2 eMINIparts, Apr 9, 2012
    WOW!!!!!!!
     
  6. Mr. Jim

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    #3 Mr. Jim, Apr 9, 2012
    Wtf is wrong with people? I'll just drive the ring in my cr-v with my tall a$$ tires and I'll drive like a maniac! Really? Epic Fail!
     
  7. Crashton

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    #4 Crashton, Apr 9, 2012
    Yep SUV's are safe. Lots of folks believe that.:eek:ut: They do that stuff on the road too. Hope they walked away a bit wiser for their misadventure.
     
  8. Nathan

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    #5 Nathan, Apr 9, 2012
    According to the comments on the You Tube page they did walk away.
     
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    #8 Jan, Apr 9, 2012
    that might not "buff" out...........
     
  10. agranger

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    #9 agranger, Apr 9, 2012
    The Ring is a public road... you will see everything from fully prepped race cars to daily drivers to tour busses (and the occasional lap by Sabine Schmit in a Ford Transit van).
     
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    #10 rkw, Apr 9, 2012
    ... but big American extended cab pickups (at the beginning, 0:10) will do just fine.
     
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    #13 KittyMini, Apr 9, 2012
    Apparently not! :eek6:
     
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    #14 Crashton, Apr 9, 2012
    :lol: I saw that too. I thought WTH.... :crazy:
     
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    #15 1972Austin, Apr 9, 2012
    Apparently that was Tanner Foust in the Raptor.

    Shawn
     
  15. Steve

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    #16 Steve, Apr 9, 2012
    It's not just about taking the right car to the 'Ring, lack of skill and/or poor judgement spoiled that guy's day. Drive the CR-V or that big pickup or even a Transit Van at the appropriate speed for the vehicle and your skill level and you'll survive just fine (same on any track or road). You'll piss off a lot of people who get stuck behind you but you'll be able to drive home. :D
     
  16. agranger

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    #17 agranger, Apr 9, 2012
    The one good thing... that SUV flipped over the barrier instead of crashing into it. Each driver is personally responsible for any damage that they do to the track barriers... if he had hit the barrier, he might have wound up with an extra $10k or so of repair expenses. :ED
     
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    #18 cct1, Apr 10, 2012
    Wow....

    Hope he's got the "Discount Double Check."
     
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    #19 eMINIparts, Apr 10, 2012
    Well at least now maybe they can get a Countryman I'm sure it will handle the corners better than the CRV can or will.
     
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    #20 DixonL2, Apr 10, 2012
    I lvoe the comment by the 'ring guard at the end... "...Scheisse...."

    Looks like the CRV driver simply ran out of skill.
     
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    #21 Johngo, Apr 10, 2012
    I wonder if it was someone on holiday... I can hear it now:

    Husband: Hey! Let's go around the track once on our way out of town! We are here and I have ALWAYS wanted to run the "Ring!"
    Wife: *sigh* Really? I guess, but we have to get the truck loaded first. Then you can have your fun. ONCE! And SLOW! I know how you are...
    Husband: Yesssss! Of course I will go slow! It is a Honda. What can I possibly do in a silly Honda?!
     
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