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Title: Seatbelts + helmets = good
Post by: The Architect on August 08, 2011, 12:01:44 PM
Neat video of old crashes.

http://devour.com/video/vintage-race-car-crashes/ (http://devour.com/video/vintage-race-car-crashes/) 
Title: Re: Seatbelts + helmets = good
Post by: VisceralReaction on August 08, 2011, 12:32:14 PM
Man alot of those made me cringe
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Post by: Speedbag on August 08, 2011, 03:06:36 PM
A lot of those made me ache.....
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Post by: Triple J on August 08, 2011, 03:42:38 PM
Those were brutal.
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Post by: zarn02 on August 08, 2011, 03:45:07 PM
Those were all pretty cringe-worthy.
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Post by: Stella on August 08, 2011, 03:47:38 PM
I got through about 20 seconds.  Can't watch.

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Post by: ducatiz on August 08, 2011, 03:54:22 PM
Yeah, I stopped it.  I can't watch that.  Those guys were ballsout nuts.  Racing open cockpit in one of those old school roadster is nuts..
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Post by: Triple J on August 08, 2011, 04:00:35 PM
Racing was no-BS back then. It still isn't, but damn!!!  :o
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Post by: VisceralReaction on August 08, 2011, 04:03:06 PM
yeah open cockpit with no roll bars whatsoever behind them. Ouch :o
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Post by: TiNi on August 08, 2011, 04:03:42 PM
definite cringe worthy content with an awesome soundtrack
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Post by: Duc Buz on August 08, 2011, 04:39:15 PM
Wow.
Title: Re: Seatbelts + helmets = good
Post by: The Architect on August 08, 2011, 04:50:15 PM
I'm surprised any of those cars are left for historical purposes..............
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Post by: Veloce-Fino on August 08, 2011, 05:17:35 PM
Awesome, those guys had some balls.

Title: Re: Seatbelts + helmets = good
Post by: ducatiz on August 08, 2011, 06:25:25 PM
Quote from: TiNi on August 08, 2011, 04:03:42 PM
definite cringe worthy content with an awesome soundtrack

meh.. mine is better:

http://tinyurl.com/3zsur83 (http://tinyurl.com/3zsur83)

Quote from: The Architect on August 08, 2011, 04:50:15 PM
I'm surprised any of those cars are left for historical purposes..............

This was in the Smithsonian recently.  I remember thinking "I wouldn't get in that thing to park it much less race it."  See that crank on the side?  Yeah.  That's the starter.

(http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l309/ducatiz/DMF/e0df9a85.jpg)
Title: Re: Seatbelts + helmets = good
Post by: herm on August 08, 2011, 06:39:05 PM
 :o

damn!

i like the sound track too...
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Post by: spolic on August 09, 2011, 09:01:45 AM
1:28  Trees just don't care.
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Post by: avizpls on August 09, 2011, 10:24:51 AM
QuoteWe like to think that everyone walked away with their lives and most of their limbs.

and I very much doubt that is really the case.
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Post by: Slide Panda on August 09, 2011, 10:25:45 AM
Considering the crash at 1:40+ yeah...
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Post by: the_Journeyman on August 09, 2011, 03:18:58 PM
Quote from: Sad Panda on August 09, 2011, 10:25:45 AM
Considering the crash at 1:40+ yeah...

That was quite the fire...

JM