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It was at the Jim Clark Memorial Rally last year. The car and driver Barry Johnon went on to finish the event well iirc

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really? :? that was one well built car :D
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It shagged the suspension on that jump though :lol:

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The car went on the limiter on the crest and thats 220 KPH!

When we landed we were both winded and the shockers burst thats what caused the fire, the boot and rear quarters are bent down about 6 inches


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On a lighter note; when i was in A+E the doctor came in and asked what had happened.

I explained it went like this;

I was doing 220KPH down the road, he said what type of road, i said single track back road.Then i took off on a jump and flew 60 metres and landed heavily... He said "your in the wrong hospital mate the mental hospital is 5 miles up the road"

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holy sh*t :o :o

cheers

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Those stills really show the full extent of the 'flight path' :o

Love the A&E conversation :D
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nice photos! :D
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I am not only totally gobsmacked by the control the driver has over the car but also how come the suspension doesn't break or the dampers don't end up shooting through the bonnet. :o Just amazing!! :D

Nice frame by frame Duncan :thumb:
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I think they did Francis :D

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