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Matra et Alpine
09-27-2008, 02:46 PM
OOPS :)
THANK God I didn’t buy a Roller! A driver tries out his spanking new 200mph supercar — and comes a cropper on a crash barrier.
He slid on two wheels in the £45,000 KTM X-Bow before crashing on to grass at Germany’s Nurburgring Nordschleife race track.
The Austrian motor — 0-60mph in 3.7seconds — then skidded unceremoniously to a halt in the mud.
from thesun.co.uk
... the KTM X-bow crashes into the barrier
http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/forum/attachments/multimedia/285892d1222551851-x-bow-nurburgring-snn27smash1-682_598365a.jpg
Slides ... on the barrier
http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/forum/attachments/multimedia/285893d1222551974-x-bow-nurburgring-snn2733b-682_598377a.jpg
Sitting nicely ... £45,000 motor comes to a halt on the mud
http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/forum/attachments/multimedia/285894d1222552008-x-bow-nurburgring-snn2733d-682_598378a.jpg
f6fhellcat13
09-27-2008, 03:03 PM
Love the shot of it doing a "grind"(I thinks thats what skaters call it) on the rail, though moar sparks would have been cooler. :)
scottie300z
09-27-2008, 03:27 PM
That's just insane. And going backwards too
Birdman
09-27-2008, 03:33 PM
That's an awesome set of shots.
coolieman1220
09-27-2008, 03:40 PM
fail rail
digitalcraft
09-27-2008, 03:58 PM
I'm glad they ended up ok, but yeah, awesome shots. That's crazy.
LeonOfTheDead
09-27-2008, 04:12 PM
the first thing I said opening the thread has been "oh s**t", I guess the driver and his mate said that a few times in those moments...
great shots, the same can't same of the ride, no more...
f6fhellcat13
09-27-2008, 04:21 PM
The Sun is a tabloid so falsities can be expected, but an Xbow won't do 200mph.
ErWin76
09-27-2008, 04:24 PM
Lucky bastard. :)
Matra et Alpine
09-27-2008, 04:39 PM
The Sun is a tabloid so falsities can be expected, but an Xbow won't do 200mph.
True it's a crappy British tabloid.
But that genreally means its falsities are limited to political bias :(
It's NOT "The National Enquirer" :)
blingbling
09-27-2008, 04:42 PM
god damn it i came into this thread expecting a 10 min onboard vid :(
f6fhellcat13
09-27-2008, 04:44 PM
True it's a crappy British tabloid.
But that genreally means its falsities are limited to political bias :(
It's NOT "The National Enquirer" :):mad::mad:
THe National Enquirerer is a respected American institution. It provides accurate and unbiased facts about the problems facing the world today.
:p
Roentgen
09-28-2008, 01:01 AM
Ouch. That must have burned.
Is it just me or does the car look surprisingly undamaged for what it has just been through...
lightweight
09-28-2008, 01:55 AM
Is it just me or does the car look surprisingly undamaged for what it has just been through...
I agree. Could it be a photoshop?
Roentgen
09-28-2008, 03:15 AM
I agree. Could it be a photoshop?
well... if it is, whoever did it must be a bloody genius :D
Street_Dreamer
09-28-2008, 04:02 AM
god damn it i came into this thread expecting a 10 min onboard vid :(
10minutes?! I was hoping for 7:30, max. :p
Is it just me or does the car look surprisingly undamaged for what it has just been through...
Well, looks like the parts that hit the fence are hidden in the 3 shots.
blingbling
09-28-2008, 07:35 AM
10minutes?! I was hoping for 7:30, max. :pwel...:rolleyes:
ruim20
09-29-2008, 01:39 AM
Is it all made out of CF? If it is, something like this could rend it useless...
LeonOfTheDead
09-29-2008, 04:00 AM
Is it all made out of CF? If it is, something like this could rend it useless...
AFAIK the chassis is mostly made of CF. probably, the little chassis supporting the engine and the suspensions are made of steel.
2ndclasscitizen
09-29-2008, 05:50 AM
Is it all made out of CF? If it is, something like this could rend it useless...
Being made out of Carbon Fibre means that it's more thank likely going to be repairable. CF chassis tubs are incredibly strong, for example, the only tub Lotus had wrecked was when their car went nearly head-on into a wall at 250kmh+.
ruim20
09-29-2008, 07:12 AM
Being made out of Carbon Fibre means that it's more thank likely going to be repairable. CF chassis tubs are incredibly strong, for example, the only tub Lotus had wrecked was when their car went nearly head-on into a wall at 250kmh+.
A deep scratch or a crack are enought to discard the hole part made of CF, what i think KTM did was to make the car by parts so, probably, they'll be able to replace the afected parts.
Still, what an amazing pic the 2nd is, The way the driver is clinging to is life :D
2ndclasscitizen
09-29-2008, 06:09 PM
A deep scratch or a crack are enought to discard the hole part made of CF, what i think KTM did was to make the car by parts so, probably, they'll be able to replace the afected parts.
Yes, but my point is that it's very hard to do any damage to a CF tub.