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| ripper911 |
 Jan 23 2015, 02:09 PM
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corde pulsum tangite  Group: Members Posts: 2,920 Joined: 25-April 10 From: Powder Springs, GA Member No.: 11,654 Region Association: South East States  |
I had an interesting conversation at the gas station this morning. This guy walks all the way across the parking lot to tell me about this one time in Germany when his friend was driving a 914 and pulled the hand brake at 100km/hr, turned, jumped two train tracks sideways, and kept going. He says that 914's can't flip.
Is this a true statement, short of rolling off of a cliff or something? |
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| toolguy |
Jan 23 2015, 04:46 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,275 Joined: 2-April 11 From: San Diego / El Cajon Member No.: 12,889 Region Association: Southern California 
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Oh yes, and I've seen it happen. .
I saw a 914-6 go upside down at Riverside during a time trial in the early 80's. . A guy I knew from San Diego PCA car. . his girlfriend was driving his car. . . she went sideways in the esses, wheels caught the lip of the dirt and it flipped right over. . I think he is a member here but have not seen him post. . |
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| Dave_Darling |
Jan 23 2015, 06:02 PM
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914 Idiot Group: Members Posts: 15,161 Joined: 9-January 03 From: Silicon Valley / Kailua-Kona Member No.: 121 Region Association: Northern California
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QUOTE(toolguy @ Jan 23 2015, 02:46 PM)  ...I think he is a member here but have not seen him post. . Rich has been a member here for a long, long time. Hasn't posted much since finally (after 30? years) selling the remains of that Six. You can definitely flip a 914. You can even, if you do it just wrong, flip one on level pavement without the assistance of curbs or gravel. But usually it takes hitting something to flip them over. --DD |
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ripper911 Are 914's unflippable? Jan 23 2015, 02:09 PM
stevegm
I had an interesting conversation at the gas stat... Jan 23 2015, 02:12 PM shoguneagle Just ask drivers who think they know how to drive,... Jan 23 2015, 02:17 PM GeorgeRud With the mid engine and low center of gravity, it ... Jan 23 2015, 02:20 PM cjgb914 Go read Bob's (Naro914) story about "Huey... Jan 23 2015, 02:21 PM fixer34 Nothing is foolproof because fools are so ingeniou... Jan 23 2015, 02:40 PM
raynekat Silly discussion.
In normal cornering or even an ... Jan 23 2015, 03:16 PM Mark Henry
Silly discussion.
In normal cornering or even an... Jan 23 2015, 03:24 PM last337 I was thinking this thread was about buying/resell... Jan 23 2015, 03:21 PM johnhora Hell... I flipped when I read this :D Jan 23 2015, 04:18 PM Woody I've had mine up on two tires before. I think... Jan 23 2015, 04:22 PM DBCooper
I had an interesting conversation at the gas stat... Jan 23 2015, 05:22 PM flyer86d My sister flipped her hot rod 1973 2 liter at Lime... Jan 23 2015, 05:49 PM SirAndy I know of at least two that have flipped. One on t... Jan 23 2015, 05:52 PM toolguy That was him. . wasn't going to mention name.... Jan 23 2015, 07:21 PM carr914 RE: Are 914's unflippable? Jan 23 2015, 07:25 PM SirAndy When pigs fly ... :D Jan 23 2015, 07:31 PM JStroud I sold my yellow car as a roller.......to a guy wh... Jan 23 2015, 08:00 PM r_towle Rocket flipped it almost all the way over, but the... Jan 23 2015, 10:09 PM brant I've personally seen one -6 hit another -6... Jan 24 2015, 01:00 AM RobW BP nearly flipped his on race tires at an AX in a ... Jan 24 2015, 05:37 AM SirAndy BP nearly flipped his on race tires at an AX in a ... Jan 24 2015, 11:08 AM ripper911 It just goes to show that any car can flip given t... Jan 24 2015, 07:28 AM green914 :lol: :lol4: :rotfl: :rotfl: Jan 24 2015, 09:44 AM porbmw Nice!
And nice car! Jan 24 2015, 01:12 PM |
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