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    Offline cudabob496

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    Jay Leno Crash
    « on: June 27, 2016 - 01:33:58 AM »
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    Offline JayBee

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    Re: Jay Leno Crash
    « Reply #1 on: June 27, 2016 - 09:13:09 AM »
      :22yikes:  ...but only Jay Leno could pull off a joke after that.
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    Re: Jay Leno Crash
    « Reply #2 on: June 27, 2016 - 09:45:00 AM »
    Saw this last week..  :eek7:
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    Re: Jay Leno Crash
    « Reply #3 on: June 27, 2016 - 04:41:30 PM »
    His jaw kept him from getting whiplash.

    Seriously,  that was terrifying.  I was afraid that an arm would fly out the window and get crushed.
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    Re: Jay Leno Crash
    « Reply #4 on: June 27, 2016 - 09:09:45 PM »
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    Offline Racer57

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    Re: Jay Leno Crash
    « Reply #5 on: June 27, 2016 - 09:35:42 PM »
    I'd be willing to bet that Jay took the car back to his shop and fixed it. Most likely for free.
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    Re: Jay Leno Crash
    « Reply #6 on: June 28, 2016 - 10:59:08 AM »
    Agreed, I was amazed he was able to keep his arm inside.
    Only 2 crashes in 50 years is irrelevant. 80 year old driver is the issue. Look forward to Jay no longer pushing the envelope as we have been able to enjoy.
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    Offline burdar

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    Re: Jay Leno Crash
    « Reply #7 on: June 28, 2016 - 11:12:03 AM »
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    I'd be willing to bet that Jay took the car back to his shop and fixed it. Most likely for free.


    The car is getting a completely new body.  The owner already purchased a replacement.  The car that was wrecked(shell) was an original 383 4-speed car.
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    Offline Bluemonster71RT

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    Re: Jay Leno Crash
    « Reply #8 on: June 28, 2016 - 01:35:07 PM »
    Seems obvious that a drag car wouldn't do well on a banked turn let alone a regular turn.
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    Offline soundcontrol

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    Re: Jay Leno Crash
    « Reply #9 on: July 01, 2016 - 07:34:07 PM »
    That was a bad turn he did, and the weight of the Hemi, sitting pretty high in the back didn't help...
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    Offline dvscycles

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    Re: Jay Leno Crash
    « Reply #10 on: July 01, 2016 - 08:27:52 PM »
    Quote from: soundcontrol on July 01, 2016 - 07:34:07 PM
    That was a bad turn he did, and the weight of the Hemi, sitting pretty high in the back didn't help...
    And maybe 250+ pounds of Leno in the seat did not help?
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    Offline YellowThumper

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    Re: Jay Leno Crash
    « Reply #11 on: July 01, 2016 - 08:35:26 PM »
    Who knows how old the slicks were also.
    Hard edge to the sidewall probably just dug in and role over.
    Wouldn't think you could get a proper set of slicks with the right load rating required because of engine location.
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    Re: Jay Leno Crash
    « Reply #12 on: July 01, 2016 - 08:54:49 PM »
    Hi i donot think that the driver was the reason for the crash .  The only thing ya bad turn and so on . But that stunt should be at the drag strip only .
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    Offline Chryco Psycho

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    Re: Jay Leno Crash
    « Reply #13 on: July 01, 2016 - 09:35:08 PM »
    I actually disagree , the driver seemed to be the reason for the crash it seemed he had more room to go straight or soften the turn or even steer out of the roll & hit a wall would be preferable , he was also very close the barriers with the wheels up .
     OK I am wrong he was counter steering as it flipped so it it was not driver error  :2thumbs:
     I do agree it was the wrong place to do it though , obviously the car is relatively safe in a straight line if it has only crashed once in 50 years so the best choice is do it on a drag track
    « Last Edit: July 01, 2016 - 10:00:18 PM by Chryco Psycho »
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    Re: Jay Leno Crash
    « Reply #14 on: July 01, 2016 - 09:37:57 PM »
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