Woody
Woody GRM+ Memberand MegaDork
2/19/13 10:11 a.m.

http://www.times-standard.com/digitalextras/ci_22615841/guerlain-chicherit-lands-successful-car-backflip-tignes-france

http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_22616812/car-backflip-france-mini-worlds-first

jstein77
jstein77 Dork
2/19/13 10:19 a.m.

Here's a version without the annoying popups:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ry-ofJHatGs&feature=player_embedded#!

mazdeuce
mazdeuce Dork
2/19/13 11:19 a.m.

Saw that. Landing on a snow ramp was a good idea. Same guy just drove a buggy in the Dakar. He's living right.

bgkast
bgkast GRM+ Memberand Reader
2/19/13 11:23 a.m.

Pretty cool for a bloated lifted mini.

CarKid1989
CarKid1989 SuperDork
2/19/13 11:32 a.m.

So how long before we get suspension lift kits for the MINI line. i for one am all for it.

RealMiniDriver
RealMiniDriver SuperDork
2/19/13 11:33 a.m.
bgkast wrote: Pretty cool for a bloated lifted mini.

With solid axles.

yamaha
yamaha SuperDork
2/19/13 11:46 a.m.

Meh, Mark Webber did this years ago. Edit: Well, attempted, a few times at that.

Gearheadotaku
Gearheadotaku GRM+ Memberand UltraDork
2/19/13 12:11 p.m.

The monster truck guys are doing it too. How long before some figures out a double flip?

yamaha
yamaha SuperDork
2/19/13 1:15 p.m.
Gearheadotaku wrote: The monster truck guys are doing it too. How long before some figures out a double flip?

One of the Benz's did that into the woods at the '99 24hrs......driver's name escapes me. He did double backflip with a 180* spin in there too.

jstein77
jstein77 Dork
2/19/13 2:29 p.m.

The key is "succesful" back flip, as in, the car was still intact and drove away under its own power.

jstein77
jstein77 Dork
2/19/13 2:33 p.m.

Okay, I was wrong about that:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CCc0MAWL4tY

Shaun
Shaun HalfDork
2/19/13 2:38 p.m.

I would imagine people with advanced degrees in physics are behind this flippy jump stuff. In fact why let a driver screw it and hurt themselves?

yamaha
yamaha SuperDork
2/19/13 2:44 p.m.
jstein77 wrote: Okay, I was wrong about that: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CCc0MAWL4tY

I'd say someone, somewhere, did this a good while ago.....that mini is purpose built, not unlike a monster truck in that regard.

Tom Suddard
Tom Suddard GRM+ Memberand Intern
2/19/13 3:15 p.m.
RealMiniDriver wrote:
bgkast wrote: Pretty cool for a bloated lifted mini.
With solid axles.

Yeah... what's it really based on?

Travis_K
Travis_K UltraDork
2/19/13 3:17 p.m.
Gearheadotaku wrote: The monster truck guys are doing it too. How long before some figures out a double flip?

Someone has already done a double backflip in a monster truck where it did one flip, landed and bounced enough to flip it again. I think they are trying to do a double flip without touching the ground now.

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