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Old 09-25-2005, 10:47 AM   #68
FaastLegacy
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Originally Posted by Subie Gal
well i thought that i'd already explained that


it's like this.
80mph - into a tree = 160mph impact
- speed doubles when you hit something that abruptly, just like a head on collision -

this is not a rollover. flip. dip off the road.
this was like hitting a brick wall.
the worst kind of rally accident that can be had.

honestly, I am suprised Markko is alive.
I think that had the tree been larger, he'd be gone as well
Horrible stuff this is

want to learn more about physics... maybe take a class or something ???
i'm not being rude. i'm just not sure how else to explain it.

Jamie
That'd be true if he hit another car going the same speed, 80 mph. But he hit a stationary object, in that case 80 mph is 80 mph.

I don't think this incident was as much about speed as it was cockpit intrusion. Otherwise Markko would have perished as well. Certainly speed contributed to it, but the deforming of the passenger side appears to be what ultimately led to Park's demise.

I think we got really lucky last year with Petter and the hinkelsteins. One more roll, even half a roll, and that could have been it. Thank god codrivers sit lower in the car.
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