Thread: Mini Cooper Crash Video

Incredible smash yesterday.. Some very lucky spectators

Racetrack accident corner is safe: Motorsports group

Around 10 cars a year crash at the corner at Ipswich's Queensland Raceway where a Mini dramatically flipped over protective barriers and injured three people yesterday, according to Raceway manager John Tetley.

And he said local driver Sarah Harley crashed but was uninjured at Queensland Raceway's turn 6 this morning, he said.

Queensland Raceway manager John Tetley said the corner was not one of the problem areas for the 11-year-old raceway.

"We have possibly 10 cars a year go in at turn 6," Mr Tetley said.

"Usually it is from brake fade and sometimes from brain fade."

John Tetley described the incident yesterday where a Mini driven by 22-year-old North Queenslander Kain Magros cartwheeled over protective barriers as a "freak" accident, "with a huge amount of good luck".

Deflective barriers push the Mini up over the heads of spectators at the front, he said.

Incredible!

tell you what1 that is some tough car, remained intact. like the old Mini

Originally Posted by billy the kid

what is your avatar saying ?

Thanks to my: a) stunning command of the Japanese language and; b) my unrivalled lip-reading skills I am able to reveal that she is saying:

Originally Posted by Popeye

remained intact

That word doesn't mean what you think it means..

Airbourne = no friction = no stopping

Ist thing I was told when I was thinking of racing speedway many, many years ago was that when it becomes airbourne and spinning shut your eyes - so the eyeballs don't pop out of the sockets with the G forces!!
I went go-kart racing!!

Lucky escape for all concerned.