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Offline AdeV

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A cautionary tale...
« on: April 16, 2010, 01:21:54 PM »
...this is what happens when you under-engineer something, just a little bit:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t94NJXCL2SI

UK viewers should go here, for better quality video:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/formula_one/8624276.stm
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Re: A cautionary tale...
« Reply #1 on: April 16, 2010, 05:07:37 PM »
Saw that earlier .......... under engineered sprang to mind  :bugeye: ............... to be fair, in this day and age, how someone got it "that wrong" is quite unbelievable (polite version)  :smart:

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Re: A cautionary tale...
« Reply #2 on: April 16, 2010, 05:25:13 PM »
The onboard camera shows him optimistically doing (just as I probably would) - still trying to steer the car :lol:

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Re: A cautionary tale...
« Reply #3 on: April 30, 2010, 04:31:10 PM »
The onboard camera shows him optimistically doing (just as I probably would) - still trying to steer the car :lol:

Andy

I was thinking the same thing  :lol:
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