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Iceman_F1
05-04-2010, 02:20 PM
Taken from : http://www.topgear.com/uk/car-news/formula-2-ricardo-teixeira-crash-2010-05-04?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ongoing


Crashes happen in motorsport. Sometimes they are small, sometimes they are big. And sometimes they are very much flying.

Portuguese Angolan driver Ricardo Teixeira had such an incident at the second race of the Formula 2 season in Marrakech on Sunday.

Attempting a pass on Ivan Samarin who slowed as he saw his adversary, Teixeira promptly slammed into the back of Samarin's gearbox. And then went flying.

"At first I was angry at him...and then I realised I was up in the air", Teixeira reported.

He went skyward, vaulted four cars and barrel-rolled to a finish, emerging - quite miraculously - uninjured.

Watch from 1:00m onwards...


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ptmg3Q0sqWI

I had to re-watch it a couple times to catch it all :pop
froggy
05-04-2010, 02:30 PM
that was absolutely insane! It's still not as bad as that porsche GT1 that does a back flip.
Iceman_F1
05-04-2010, 02:32 PM
that was absolutely insane! It's still not as bad as that porsche GT1 that does a back flip.

Yeah, I saw that Le Mans prototype flip before...but I don't think I ever saw a car launch that far over other cars before...
froggy
05-04-2010, 02:37 PM
lol I should make you a video of some of my GTA vice city or San Andreas jumps
cwp_sedan
05-04-2010, 02:40 PM
Damn. I watched it a couple times in the rear-view too. Crazy!
Iceman_F1
05-04-2010, 02:41 PM
Damn. I watched it a couple times in the rear-view too. Crazy!

Yeah, when I first saw it I thought it was that car going to go flying...then I saw the guy fly over him and thought "Wait, where the F did HE come from?", then watched the rear view in the replay and was amazed :chuckle
bahbuu
05-04-2010, 03:23 PM
Woah!

Luckily he was uninjured o___O

crazy how just a slam on the car makes the other car flying...
Cardinal Fang
05-04-2010, 04:03 PM
"At first I was angry at him...and then I realised I was up in the air", Teixeira reported."

I love that quote. I'd like to be angry but I'm busy learning how to bring this faux plane in for a controlled crash that may resemble a landing.
Roconne
05-04-2010, 04:16 PM
Here is another view of the crash: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1r82_BL9pG8&feature=related

Just crazy.