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Triple-angle video of Pastrana rally crash
We had heard about motocross-champ-turned-rally-driver Travis Pastrana's horrendous crash at the Colorado Cog rally
in Steamboat Springs, Colorado. We didn't think much of it because, hey, it's a rally, people crash. But Brian Scotto
pointed us to the Vermont SporstCar Rallying website where a video that
simultaneously displays three angles of the crash has been edited together. If you hit the "Download" button you can
watch longer clips of all three angles separately, which we preferred. Pay special attention to the photographer in one
video running for his life from a rolling Subaru headed his way.
Pastrana himself describes best what happened that led to the double-digit rollover: "Coming off a long fast straight,
into a left 5- over crest, I knew the second we could see the corner that we were carrying more speed than I had
talent." If you've ever spent time driving a car competitively, you know that feeling when you realize the limits of
your talent were left behind about two corners ago and you've suddenly become a passenger on a very scary ride.
Pastrana and his co-driver walked away from the crash with bruises, but it did knock the team out of contention for a
solid third-place in the Overall Rally America National Championship.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
lalaland 11:07PM (12/18/2005)
Take yer time fellers, we crashed the site!
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Joel A 11:07PM (12/18/2005)
Ouch. Glad everyone's okay. There's always next year.
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jscro 11:07PM (12/18/2005)
I hope Travis doesn't let this discourage him. We need people like him to help the sport break in America.
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Joe 11:07PM (12/18/2005)
Glad they are ok.
That's what happens when you let an "extreme" type into a finesse sport.
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Josh Wardell 11:07PM (12/18/2005)
The site was barely responding and I think just turned off now...any mirrors?
I wish this stuff was shown on prime time TV instead of all the same cars driving in hundreds of circles.
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Ego 11:07PM (12/18/2005)
OLN shows Rally America Highlights Saturdays 5:00PM EST.
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Geoffrey Aladro 11:07PM (12/18/2005)
Oh how I hope for the day rally becomes popular in the USA.
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Kevin 11:07PM (12/18/2005)
Normal roll. Rally cars are awesome at it. lol.
But why doesnt he have a window net???? He almost lost his arm. They are required in most racing, why not this?
Kevin
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Brian 11:07PM (12/18/2005)
double digit roll over? I counted 7 and 3/4's
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John B 11:07PM (12/18/2005)
Probably no window net because the windows are almost always up on rally cars to keep the dust out of the cars.
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ac4000 11:07PM (12/18/2005)
Window nets--or closed windows--used to be required two years ago when we double-flipped our car at Gorman Ridge. That was only at 60 mph and two flips, and we landed on our feet, but it sure did a number on the car.
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