Posted by Stefan Thibeault on May 05, 1998 at 21:59:17:
In Reply to: flipping my 75 comet posted by murray cuthbertson on May 05, 1998 at 13:50:59:
: Hello people, I am writing to tell you the story of how I flipped over my underpowered Comet.
: First of all I live on the praires I Saskatoon, SK in Canada. On April 24, 1998 I was with some friends filming for a car chase seen in a media project. I am a Junior in high school. After a couple filmed skid out chases with a Mercury Capri, it was time for a speedy shot down the highway. I got them to set up the shot. I got down the road for my run up. I fastened my seatbelt and put on some death metal in my cassette deck. I pinned it (it is only a weak auto 200 ohv) I made a few swirves for the shot. I looked at my speedometer and it was at 90 mph. After I drove past the camera I realized I didn't have enough stopping distance. It was very windy, I hit some gravel and the car skidded right, I steered out of it causing a retro skid, then I knew I was fucked so I locked up as soon as I hit pavement. The car was still going 55 and it's rear end wheels made it into the ditch. Then it (railing at 90 degrees) entered a steep ditch. The rear bumper snaged the ditch and from my viewpoint the horizon began to rotate fast after 3 flips the car settled upsode down
You OK? And did you get it on tape?(I had to ask!)