Car speeds off cliff - GIF

Car speeds off cliff.

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Previously:

https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...349#post208362
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...345#post204403
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...435#post196811
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...342#post196386
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...406#post189010

OOPS, that did not end well.

How the hell did that happen?

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Originally Posted by Fluffle-Valve

How the hell did that happen?

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Red car was going almost twice the speed of the motorcycle. As red switched lanes in front of the MC, the red driver realized he was going way too fast, got on the brakes too hard, you can see the back of red lift. The rear tires broke traction turning the nose to the right. Driver input left steering, trying to keep things straight, but was still on the brakes too hard and already too for out of shape for the speed. The front tires then broke traction.

Red driver became red passenger and both lacked the skills to fix the mess they created... or to have kept themselves out of the situation to begin with.

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Originally Posted by hemmjo

Red car was going almost twice the speed of the motorcycle. As red switched lanes in front of the MC, the red driver realized he was going way too fast, got on the brakes too hard, you can see the back of red lift. The rear tires broke traction turning the nose to the right. Driver input left steering, trying to keep things straight, but was still on the brakes too hard and already too for out of shape for the speed. The front tires then broke traction.

Red driver became red passenger and both lacked the skills to fix the mess they created... or to have kept themselves out of the situation to begin with.

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Red driver in a hurry to go nowhere fast and got there faster than they wanted

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Originally Posted by Fluffle-Valve

How the hell did that happen?

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Yet another AUDI cage aimer proving their lack of ability, A(nother) U(n) D(uobted) I(diot)...

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Originally Posted by hemmjo

Red car was going almost twice the speed of the motorcycle. As red switched lanes in front of the MC, the red driver realized he was going way too fast, got on the brakes too hard, you can see the back of red lift. The rear tires broke traction turning the nose to the right. Driver input left steering, trying to keep things straight, but was still on the brakes too hard and already too for out of shape for the speed. The front tires then broke traction.

Red driver became red passenger and both lacked the skills to fix the mess they created... or to have kept themselves out of the situation to begin with.

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Great explanation. An easier way to say it, as we say in the racing world, "he ran out of talent"

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Originally Posted by cyclonesteve

Great explanation. An easier way to say it, as we say in the racing world, "he ran out of talent"

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I like both, "out of shape" and "out of talent". To us in SoCal, "out of shape" normally referred to poorly handled drag race launches, and later included cornering then high-siding motorcycles, aka "crossed up". Bikes tend to be a little ornery and unforgiving pushed outside a mysterious boundary. Cars too, things usually out of hand might remedy themselves.
Then, some guys could do it as a technique......
https://www.motortrend.com/uploads/s...lie-borsch.jpg

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Originally Posted by Toolmaker51

I like both, "out of shape" and "out of talent". To us in SoCal, "out of shape" normally referred to poorly handled drag race launches, and later included cornering then high-siding motorcycles, aka "crossed up". Bikes tend to be a little ornery and unforgiving pushed outside a mysterious boundary. Cars too, things usually out of hand might remedy themselves.
Then, some guys could do it as a technique......
https://www.motortrend.com/uploads/s...lie-borsch.jpg

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or "he got behind in his steering"

Any more info on this incident?

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Originally Posted by mccwho

Any more info on this incident?

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Here's some. As a witness, can tell you all, he was the real deal.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willie_Borsch

I mistook mccwho's post *10 asking about 'incident' to still photo, not the gif.

Per Frank S below; not connecting Willy to the OP.
Just that some drivers have a knack, where the car going over the side is just unfounded nerve.

No arguing that Wild Willie was the real deal, but he died in 1991 no way he was driving that 2000 something red car that went over the high side

Woody had too much talent of have got the little red car into that kind of trouble.