Race gone wrong (or rather STUPIDITY gone wrong)... =\

N one try this at home (not that most of you could anyways...) but still this is pure insanity. Click the link below for a truely sad and idiotic story/article:
http://phixion.cjb.net/crazy.htm

This would go right on up at the top with racing in the rain as something to do. :rolleyes:

It's sad that people don't understand the safety precautions that MUST go into a project such as the one in the story. Things like chutes, rollcages, and what not. Most of all, knowledge of all the equipment being used at hand.

Already saw that somewhere,but still.It's hard to understand that these people didn't think it was dangerous or that they could die,because of the plane with no wings that they built.
I guess some people are stupid to their death,and they died the way they lived.

that was insane.
I hope nobody here is stupid enough to do that.
That's why you should use your heads before trying anything stupid like that.

Originally posted by buh_buh
that was insane.
I hope nobody here is stupid enough to do that.
That's why you should use your heads before trying anything stupid like that.
I already have some JATO duct taped to the back of my car:toothless :jump: :hehe: :D

wow that must have been one freaking scary and yet exilerating way to die, must have been sweet when it happened and sucked when the brakes melted

Way, way old, and not true.

http://www.darwinawards.com/darwin/darwin1995-04.html

Thanks for the clarification, Shaun. ;)

Eitherway, it shows what NOT to do, and still to always take ALL safety precautions into consideration when trying something bold and different.

P.S. It did seem a little far fetched to me. ;) But I thought it was good to post up anyways. :bloated:

Yes, that was the first winner of the Darwin Award. Oh and BTW to break Mach 1 you would need to be going about 650MPH to break the sound barrier. Just thought I would point that out.

Originally posted by Polygon
Yes, that was the first winner of the Darwin Award. Oh and BTW to break Mach 1 you would need to be going about 650MPH to break the sound barrier. Just thought I would point that out.


also note, a single JATO would never be able to push him towards mach 1 considering a C-130 fires off 8 just for a quick take-off solution.

it could prolly move that fast..

one rocket, really light car compared to a c 130... possible...

Originally posted by drift



also note, a single JATO would never be able to push him towards mach 1 considering a C-130 fires off 8 just for a quick take-off solution.

Yes, another very good point. :)

Originally posted by drift



also note, a single JATO would never be able to push him towards mach 1 considering a C-130 fires off 8 just for a quick take-off solution.

I have to agree with Drift here, the JATO on the C-130's isn't to make them faster or supersonic, it's like having NOS on the plane (so-to-speak) to give it extra power so it can take off quicker and on as short as 1500ft of runway space! :eek: And aso as stated in the story, they said he maxed out at like 420, last I checked, mach 1 is 650mph @ sea level. :confused:

another thing: how did "the people at the lab" figure out what happened? all they could have known was that the JATO was used, and the car that was being used during this instance. im pretty sure this happened, but at the same time, its hard to believe that "the lab people" determined what happened temporally. right?

im with lude lab people cant tell what all happened what the do get a time machine and watch this dumb ass crash
lab tech 1: he look lab tech 2 there is our dumb ass
lab tech 2: were he go??
lab tech 1: o shyt he is in the mountain way over there lisen i can hear him scream as he burns.
lab tech 2: yeah it was a car and it crashed was that a rocket on it?

hey! ive raced in the rain before!

C'mon guys,this one came out of the ark! No Names,no specific locations,no pictures....can't you smell bullshit when you're standing in it?:rolleyes: :rolleyes: :p :p :p :p :p :p :p :p :p

there has been people that have hooked afterburners up to their cars before, they all died and maybee I'm just repeating rumors but theres enough morons out there to of tried it before, doubt how any one would live. I'd just hook the nato/afterburner/jet engine up to an empty car and just watch it fly:D maybee put one of those stunt cameras in it, that'd entertain me for a couple of min.

bunch of bs there is no way a car can take the weight of a jet engine.
plus story told in darwin awards.
plus were did the story came from hwy patrol?