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Old 06-17-2015, 01:42 AM
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Post the video?
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<br />Too soon?
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Old 06-17-2015, 07:43 AM
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Nope. Lets see it.

Was he swerving for a deer or driving like a fool?
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Originally Posted by zombiata
See that tiny little ditch? His head and shoulders landed perfectly in there.
That is ******* amazing.

I'm on the tallish side (6'2"), and have never really understood the hoopla about roll-bars. Always figured that if I flipped a Miata I was going to be dead regardless.
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Originally Posted by zombiata
Perfect opportunity to polish the PPF while it is like that.
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Perfect opportunity to polish the PPF while it is like that.
And it's a lot easier to drill the pan for oil return...
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Originally Posted by bahurd
And it's a lot easier to drill the pan for oil return...
I wouldn't go that far. Under tray is still on, so that would have to be removed first.
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Did you clean off some of the overspray on the tray when it was flipped over? What an eyesore.
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^^^this guy. Asking the important questions.
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I love this thread, and am also in Portland.

Did I mention I love this thread?
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Originally Posted by zombiata
He got out without a scratch, actually.



See that tiny little ditch? His head and shoulders landed perfectly in there.

I saw the whole thing (got it on camera, too) - I was driving behind him when it happened, and I had to hold up the soft top while he crawled out from that little gap.

Scary stuff.
Christ on a crutch that's nuts.

Post vid!
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Mt. Hood Miata Club is doing a run down the Cascade Scenic Byway Saturday. You should come for the lulz.
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Originally Posted by Monk
Did you clean off some of the overspray on the tray when it was flipped over? What an eyesore.
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Originally Posted by zombiata
He got out without a scratch, actually.

See that tiny little ditch? His head and shoulders landed perfectly in there.

I saw the whole thing (got it on camera, too) - .....I had to hold up the soft top while he crawled out from that little gap.
Scary stuff.

He said defeatedly, slouched in a hospital waiting room chair while contemplating why he insisted on being present for the delivery.
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Old 06-17-2015, 02:52 PM
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Originally Posted by Erat
Nope. Lets see it.

Was he swerving for a deer or driving like a fool?
Neither - we had been touge driving for an hour beforehand (needless to say, his Miata was SPANKING my Mustang), but we were just driving normally when this happened.

It was just a super sharp corner with no shoulder and gravel leading into a ditch. Proof positive that the tiniest miscalculation can ruin the whole day.

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Weird, no kind of mechanical failure?
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Originally Posted by dleavitt
Weird, no kind of mechanical failure?
Nope - just like...6 inches over the line and probably 5 mph too fast
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Props for posting video. Freaking scary. he was cooking around that corner though.
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Old 06-17-2015, 03:13 PM
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Originally Posted by turbofan
he was cooking around that corner though.
It would have been fine if he'd cut the corner into a 'racing' type line, but yeah, it was too fast to be staying in the lanes.
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Wow, that's nuts... Just watching that makes me want to roll bar both my miatas.

Should be staying in the lanes anyway.
Plus I noticed the 10mph sign immediately in the video.
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