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OK, this is one of the most insane car stunts I think I’ve ever seen. Who knew you could actually backflip a car? It is, of course, heavily modified, but hell — that’s just plain crazy. Incredible, even.
Right, time to see if my Focus can pull that off without killing me in the process.* [YouTube via Gizmodo Australia]
*I kid. Seriously, don’t try this at home. We love you too much to see you totally annihilate yourself trying to be a badass car-stunt master.
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Awesome!
Reminded me of this
http://www.streetfire.net/video/travis-pastrana-backflip-in-nitro-circus-monster-t_639578.htm
Cool stunt, but ughhhhh. It’s the abomination that is the Mini Countryman.
Yes, that is one hideous car eh?
I’m sure Alec Issigonis is spinning in his grave!
To be fair to BMW Issigonis didn’t event want Cooper to get involved with the Mini in the first place. He didn’t want the Mini to be involved in any kind of motorsport at all.
As far as Issigonis was concerned anything other than the original was an abomination!
Countryman apologist!
Give me a 997 Cooper any day of the week. I’m currently buying up the bits to begin my first engine build. I’m making a 1098 with a 266 cam, 12g925 head (ported and polished to within an inch of it’s life) and was toying with the idea of fitting a supercharger at some point.
Nothing beats the scream of a classic mini down a country lane.
Really wish they’d built the Rocketman concept they came up with.
when i was selling the engine from my trike it was a BMWk1200rs
it was bought by a classic mini enthusiast and the take the heads of the bmw engine and fit them to classic mini engines, making crazy powerful engines (apparently there’s a whole group of people using K series motorcycle engine heads on classic minis)
http://www.dep-o.co.uk/features/ultimate-a-series/
Yeah the K series head conversion is quite a popular one, especially for those wanting to retain the style of the old engine. Would love to do something like that in the future, got to put together at least one engine though before I start playing around with them!
that is amazing
That dude’s dangly plumb basket sure isn’t MINI!!! Beautifully nailed rotation.
This bloke had bigger ones:
http://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2010/01/in-wwi-alvin-york-captured-132-german-soldiers-in-pretty-much-a-1-against-132-gunfight/
2 Points:
(but only just)
1) Sam, HA HA, you just admitted to the world you drive a Focus (hang your head in shame).
2) If the driver had opened the door and jumped out at the apex of the stunt that would have been cooler.
That whole stunt wouldn’t have been possible without the moustache!