Hemi under glass crash
 

Anyone see the hemi underglass crash with Jay riding shotgun? Held up pretty good but looks like a rebody coming up for it.

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Happy to hear everyone's Ok!
A short clip of the accident can be seen @ the 48 second point of this link...
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=9lqriK2MTw0

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~ Pete

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Ooops ...

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Another vid.
http://hiphopzilla.com/view/post:265...rashes-Wheelie

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Clickable..http://hiphopzilla.com/view/post:265...rashes-Wheelie
Only his second accident in 50 years.

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What a ride!

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Who in their right mind would yank the wheel like that. Only explanation is he did it as a stunt.

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LOL...That was no stunt as the car belongs to a friend.

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1-800-INSURANCE

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Why would he drive it across something like that if it was not flat for a car like that with those kind humps?

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They're both extremely lucky the didn't lose a hand or an arm.
Window nets?

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He was doing fine until he tried to turn.

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----I am pretty good friends with Bob Riggle and I know NO ONE more careful. I have worked his pit on occasion and he definetly checks everything more than twice before going out. Im just guessing that Jays people wanted the film clip and needed to do it there. The place was full of bumps in the blacktop that Bob wasnt aware of, maybe because of time constraints, and it bit him. I was so sorry to see this happen as Bob is one of the best guys around period!.......Bill S

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Looks like it was a mistake by the driver. Too fast and cranked the wheel to turn.

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They were saying that after the wheelie he did not have enough room to slow it down. He was still moving pretty fast when he made that turn. Also he was getting ready to hit that banked section of the track. Made for good footage though ... too bad the car had to suffer

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Right on both counts.
He should've never done a wheel stand in that short,partitioned &amp; banked area.Not enough room and too many obstacles.

And Jay looks like a caricature of himself when he's wearing a safety helmut. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/laugh.gif[/img]

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Pilot error.

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When the car comes down from the wheelie, he was really close to taking out one of the barriers.

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He was doing with it what the car was built for. Location and barriers aside, the car was built to show off. He didn't do anything to the car that can't be fixed with a good old fashioned post puller frame machine and an operator that knows how to use it. Once the structure is pulled back into place, you'll be suprised how close the sheetmetal will be to where it is supposed to be. After that, replaceing the skins, well such is life. I'm glad they are OK.

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Looks like the back glass is still one piece -- those are hard to find anymore without payin' an arm and a leg ... TAZ

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According to Jay the car has already been repaired and was recently back on the exhibition circuit.

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Jay is really lucky he did not get hurt.
I saw that car as some of the local big mopar events around chicago over the years.
Always dug it, my brother and I made a model kit of it in the late 60s and still have it.
Probably should have that guy sign it someday.

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