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Old 08-12-2009, 11:59 AM
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Default Miata jumps saftey barrier

Spec Miata launches itself over the barrier and into the woods.

Old 08-12-2009, 12:06 PM
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Wow, that looked like a deer jumping away!
Old 08-12-2009, 02:13 PM
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Old 08-12-2009, 02:15 PM
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Good spectator seating is hard to get. Some ppl will do what ever it takes to get THE GOOD SEATS.
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Safe landing? No trees? Damn that'd be scary.
Old 08-12-2009, 05:09 PM
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I'd like to see the "in car" from that one.
Old 08-12-2009, 05:16 PM
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I bet he turned on the "Launch Control"
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Old 08-12-2009, 06:42 PM
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^ lol
Old 08-12-2009, 07:10 PM
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lordy!
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Growing up in the 80's I would have to go YEEE-HAAA!!!! like Bo and Luke.
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Looks like every Miata race I have seen...unfortunately quite a few of the buggers run in my run group as well.... :-(
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They don't call it spec-pinata fer nuthin!
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Originally Posted by flink
Old 08-13-2009, 08:47 AM
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Originally Posted by ssdeuce
Growing up in the 80's I would have to go YEEE-HAAA!!!! like Bo and Luke.
Same here,
That looks like summit point
Old 08-13-2009, 08:53 AM
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Originally Posted by BrianCunningham
Spec Miata launches itself over the barrier and into the woods.

Pretty sure that I know the driver on that one. Car was pretty much undamaged, and he's still racing it today...

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