dojj

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ok, it's a bit shit but if you can't get on fb then you have to live with the quality

ajamesc

A yb in a s1 that would have gone out in 1st 2nd and 3rd in a straight line and you can hear he was well on it before he let off and came into screen shot on the vid! All these I think some thing broke on the car calls lol he was showing off and it went wrong I feel sorry for the guy and yes I've driven like that many times but more sorry for the owners of the other cars!

dojj

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if this picture works then you will see that it's about 100 foot from the roundabout to the crash scene

Sinbad

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Dojj you are worse than me with Technology


Sorted, good lad.

ajamesc

That vid clip is really bad lol the one on Facebook is much better and you can clearly hear the car is giving it some before it comes into shot and let's off

STeve

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only a couple of people were actually there at this event on this thread posting and saw it happen with their own eyes what went on, proper lol at armchair dectectives

Sinbad

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Remember though, cars were parked right up onto the roundabout past the barrier on the left as I went home that way. It was really tight coming off the roundabout thus why I made the remark I did.

ajamesc

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?sto...&id=1597566615

I don't know how to take the vid off Facebook and put it on here lol

ajamesc

you don't need to be arm chair detective if you see and hear the video that's on facebook it's quite clear he was driving like a twat and lost it lol

STeve

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no way I would defend any poor driving which resulted in a accident, he was bang to rights and held his hands up and yes I have total empathy towards anyone whos car was damaged and it simply took the gloss off what was a oustanding night for passionford which 1000s came to see

Cragrat

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Agreed,I've got many a Who track going round in my head reading this, that said the evidence, what little there is of it isn't really helping the lad much

dojj

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a crash on the night in a cossie powered s1 was bound to make headlines, but i think the only thing it's highlighted is that modified cars might not be as well made as ford intended

people drive like prats a lot of the time, this one would have made the headlines regardless of when or where it happened, it just so happened to coincide with a big ford night at the ace, which otherwise went wihtout a problem

simply enforcing a no parking section around the roundabout and installing some speed humps would solve the problem, i'll get onto the council about it first thing in the morning

cheers

i've been trying all day and i can't figure it out either, might need a nerd or a boffin or the like to do it for us

Caddyshack

I have seen lots of driving up there that made me think someone was going to get hurt....these crashes happen a lot. People drive like complete knobbers and there are pedestrians everywhere.

scoooby slayer

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that video looks to me like on the gas car pulls left booting it in second gear and he clips a car to the left then deflects off and hits hard into a car on the right.

dojj

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if we can get the full vid up you can hear him lifting off before something happens, and then it all goes wrong for him

The Underdog

whats worse than the crash is people still film with their phones upright so we get a veiw like were peeping through closed curtains. does my box in that does.

gingerturbo

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Also I just noticed before he hits head on you can see something broke on the offside front sparking along the road?

Fair dos for him admitting liability but I reckon it was mechanical failure

I know from experience what its like to get the finger pointed at and then admitting liability knowing full well it was out of your hands

Glebo

Well spotted, I would go with that theory.
Feel for the guy as lots of time and money went into that car and I also feel for all involved.
Are we no longer allowed to use the word accident?

jaiscossie

Unlucky, it didn't hold up well but then again is basically a cut and shut. Hope for his sake he had it insured properly and not just as a series one.

STeve

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too many are quick to judge as is the way with the internet, hindsight is a wonderful thing

gingerturbo

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Very true Steve

STeve

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I saw the car and spoke to some of those involved at the time and my gut instinct from actually being there was some sort of issue, but armchair detectives have the s1 driver hung already

Karlos G

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Here you go...



I don't seem to have sufficient privileges to embed the video (Sure others do though?) but if you click the frame it will load my Photobucket and play it there.

gingerturbo

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That is the problem that 90% of us all do

It's just now what actually happened did something give way or was the black astra on full lock and he clipped the wheel and snap something on the steering as you here a pop/snap as he passes the astra?

JamesH

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You don't have to be an armchair detective to know, if he hadn't nailed it off the roundabout, he almost certainly wouldn't have crashed, mechanical failure or not

RST

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Really shame, feel gutted for him

STeve

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show me a turbo owner who has not done the same at some point in their life, not condoning any wrong doing as innocent enthusiasts were involved too but some on here have more than one face lets say

STeve

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its does make me chuckle Jay

botters

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ive seen a series one with similar front end damage that occured at roughly 10-15mph into the back of a parked car, they are ridiculously weak on the front end

ajamesc

I drive mine like a cunt when I use it I'll openly admit it but would a carry big speed or atempt to go fish tail up the road next to a line of parked cars nope!
And I've watched that vid about 20 times now and on slow play and I can't see any sign of any thing braking and sparking on the floor lol

Fraggle...

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You can CLEARLY HEAR he comes on song, gets into 2nd bout 2.5k then backs off!!
If you LISTEN he's slowing BEFORE he clips the parked car and veers.

Looks to me mechanical failure as the sparks from OS front suggest, maybe dropped a ball joint/pop'd a shaft..

and tbh if your surprised at the damage to an however
well prepared ESCORT at such a low speed then you clearly should stay peddeling 5+yr old panza wagon's and nowt else.

FFS fella's put the forks and sherry down and go hang ya Mac's


Heart felts to all involved, proper gutters

Paul_RS

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What?

ajamesc

I think he is up late on a school night

Sinbad

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That's the scary thing that a lot of the old Fords we spend money on are probably the same

Glenn_

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Looks to me like there is a failure with something on the osf wheel which causes the car to bull into the right hand side lane.

Cossy Mike

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Post #74

STeve

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thread is now starting to go round in circles and life is too short, and those who were not even there have have had their 2p worth its time to move on