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61620B 03-13-08 12:36 AM

Pica team yankee Rx8 crash and Record
 
He had just enough room to save the Rx8 from heavy damage.


http://grs-motorsports.com/noticias/...as/12mar/8.wmv

Onboard camera

http://grs-motorsports.com/noticias/...as/12mar/6.wmv

AnthonyNYC 03-13-08 01:28 AM

As least all is ok and not too bad.

Anthony

Gorilla RE 03-13-08 01:35 AM

Yeah it didn't look bad....sooo that's good!

RoTaRyBoYz 03-13-08 01:37 AM

wow that could have been alot worst for Chivi Rico, thank god it didn't roll.. sounded like something broke or locked up just as it passed infront the camera.. Tranny, driveshaft?

T04Eneedy 03-13-08 12:20 PM

the chute,PULL IT!

Latin270 03-13-08 12:26 PM

Wow that could have been much worse!

NoPis10 03-13-08 05:06 PM

Luck was definitely on his side that it didn't roll once it went sideways....

L8R

justturbo2 03-13-08 06:22 PM

Good save. Did not look to bad. Can't wait to see some 6 second passes.
good luck the team

PDViper77 03-13-08 11:06 PM

So what happened? Did the parachute deploy upset the chassis or did something break and lock up?

rotorholic 03-14-08 12:46 AM

re:
 

Originally Posted by PDViper77 (Post 7976362)
So what happened? Did the parachute deploy upset the chassis or did something break and lock up?

looks like the driver locked up the brakes and didnt let go.......

T04Eneedy 03-19-08 10:09 PM


Originally Posted by PDViper77 (Post 7976362)
So what happened? Did the parachute deploy upset the chassis or did something break and lock up?

chute looks like it was never deployed...

13BT_Starlet 03-22-08 11:48 AM

from my point of view it looked like a brake failure that cause it , the shut had been deploid way before it started to go side to side . glad it wasnt to bad it could of been worse , goodluck to the pica team .


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