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17-02-2013, 05:01 PM
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Winter White Weapon
Join Date: Apr 2007
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From " the west " website today,
A drag racer had a miraculous escape when his jet-powered vehicle slammed into a sand trap after reaching over 400km/h during an event at Kwinana Motorplex. During the final round of the drag racing event on Saturday night, South African jet dragster driver Pieter De Wit careered off course after the parachute on his jet-powered car malfunctioned. De Wit, piloting the dragster Gravity Storm, wrecked the vehicle when it hit the sand trap area of the motorplex after topping 438km/h during his run. After being extracted from the wreckage, De Wit was helicoptered by the RAC Rescue Chopper to Royal Perth Hospital for observation. A spokesman for the motorplex said that despite the massive impact, De Wit was responding to safety crew and was talking to them until he left the venue. The South African, who is now based in Perth, suffered no broken bones, but needed treatment for significant bruising and burns to his back. Anybody at the Perth motorplex last night and witness this? Sound like some new jocks may be in order as well ! Good to see he's still with us though.
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18-02-2013, 08:25 PM
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Winter White Weapon
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22-02-2013, 11:55 AM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
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link isnt working? I want to see it!
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23-02-2013, 04:02 PM
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Winter White Weapon
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 ....looks like he flew across most of it ....then hit the wall
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22-02-2013, 11:58 AM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
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http://www.dragnews.com.au/index.php...erth-motorplex
Found it. WoW! He must have thought that was it I'd guess! :-(!! |
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Jet car in the sand trap at 400km/h
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