Video- 4Runner flipping...
02-26-2005, 06:51 AM
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Anybody notice that the BMW has both front tires off the ground at one point! 
Nice driving by the BMW people, though I can't say the same for the 4runner. It is people like that that cause SUVs to be lower and "less tippy" and less capable.
Nice driving by the BMW people, though I can't say the same for the 4runner. It is people like that that cause SUVs to be lower and "less tippy" and less capable.
02-26-2005, 07:25 AM
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There's a good reason that all car ads have a disclaimer at the bottom that says; "Professional driver on a closed course, do not attempt." That first video is a perfect example of why we need warning lables. 
02-26-2005, 08:25 AM
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Originally Posted by WATRD
There's a good reason that all car ads have a disclaimer at the bottom that says; "Professional driver on a closed course, do not attempt." That first video is a perfect example of why we need warning lables.
02-26-2005, 09:36 AM
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Originally Posted by bulldog-yota
I doubt it, the guy in the toy should have steering into the turn and gassed it. That would have gotten him out of the topple.
That ones for him...
02-26-2005, 10:07 AM
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Originally Posted by bulldog-yota
The BMW is just an extreme example of how to save a slide gone completely bad. I thought it was a goner for sure. I have driven with these rally types and all I can say I dont have the nuts to do what they do. I prefer my wheels on the ground at speed, thank you. Give me a track anyday.
Anyway, the BMW video shows why WRC pulled out of the U.S., never to return = liability.
02-26-2005, 05:25 PM
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Originally Posted by gwhayduke
Warning Labels? We don't need no steenking warning labels!
We need brain cells!
We need brain cells!
that 4runner driver should be taken out in a field and SHOT!! F_-_-_- IDIOT!!!
02-26-2005, 06:53 PM
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Originally Posted by Bumpin' Yota
HEAR HEAR!!!
that 4runner driver should be taken out in a field and SHOT!! F_-_-_- IDIOT!!!
that 4runner driver should be taken out in a field and SHOT!! F_-_-_- IDIOT!!!
The proper code for what you said is
TOBAS
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02-26-2005, 06:55 PM
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Maybe he rolled it cause when he went into that last slide it looks like the tire dug into the sand, I've done donuts in snow covered parking lots and never flipped 
02-27-2005, 04:56 AM
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sand weighs a WHOLE lot more than snow does - besides he got out of the gas which was dumb (causing the rear wheel to dig in) AND he didnt steer into the lean.....
02-27-2005, 05:05 AM
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Originally Posted by Bumpin' Yota
sand weighs a WHOLE lot more than snow does - besides he got out of the gas which was dumb (causing the rear wheel to dig in) AND he didnt steer into the lean.....
02-27-2005, 05:36 AM
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I have had my Runner with 5.5" of lift sideways on wet sand Proof and I kept it on all 4s. This guy is a dumbass... When in a drift, its better to stay in it and spin all the way around than let off and let the rear tires get traction That is the worst thing you could do in a slide... That ones for him...
Cool video (yours), but is there a really a big difference between what you were doing with your 4Runner and what the guy in the posted video was doing? I think the difference is that his luck ran out and he flipped his truck. Dumbass? Yes. Unlucky? Yes, also.
The same could have happened to you. It didn't, so that's good. But our 4Runners are still trucks, not WRC cars....
Andreas
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02-27-2005, 09:32 AM
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Originally Posted by aowRS
Austin,
Cool video (yours), but is there a really a big difference between what you were doing with your 4Runner and what the guy in the posted video was doing? I think the difference is that his luck ran out and he flipped his truck. Dumbass? Yes. Unlucky? Yes, also.
The same could have happened to you. It didn't, so that's good. But our 4Runners are still trucks, not WRC cars....
Andreas
Cool video (yours), but is there a really a big difference between what you were doing with your 4Runner and what the guy in the posted video was doing? I think the difference is that his luck ran out and he flipped his truck. Dumbass? Yes. Unlucky? Yes, also.
The same could have happened to you. It didn't, so that's good. But our 4Runners are still trucks, not WRC cars....
Andreas
Agree!
02-27-2005, 11:44 AM
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Andreas,
Its not that different, except for the fact that I have kept the shiny side up!
haha. It was a lot of bad luck, but look at his wheels. He didn't even begin to correct!!?? You can feel when your truck is about to roll over, and he was starting to slide, but instead of backing off and turning the wheel to the left, he stayed in it and let off the gas (instinct, but the opposite of what you should be doing) which then made the left side tire dig in when all the weight of the truck was on it. Basicly, I think he just froze up and the situation could have been avoided. He also was going a lot faster than I was going. You don't need to go that fast when traction is low. Thanks for the compliment too!
Its not that different, except for the fact that I have kept the shiny side up!
haha. It was a lot of bad luck, but look at his wheels. He didn't even begin to correct!!?? You can feel when your truck is about to roll over, and he was starting to slide, but instead of backing off and turning the wheel to the left, he stayed in it and let off the gas (instinct, but the opposite of what you should be doing) which then made the left side tire dig in when all the weight of the truck was on it. Basicly, I think he just froze up and the situation could have been avoided. He also was going a lot faster than I was going. You don't need to go that fast when traction is low. Thanks for the compliment too!
02-27-2005, 04:04 PM
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Originally Posted by EDGE
I guess you never shoveled snow
I guess you never shoveled sand...
Water=1g/cubic centimeter
Sand=2.65 g/cubic centimeter
