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Air Racer crazy save

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NW_Rider
Posts: 2580 - Karma: 314
I searchbarred "Air racer" "red bull" "plane" and "pilot" so I hope this is not a repost.

http://jalopnik.com/5557205/video-air-racer-drops-plane-in-detroit-river-makes-miraculous-save

^website with story.

video:

Jun 7 2010 8:41PM
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Brenone
Posts: 4944 - Karma: 296
wow that could of been bad.

im going to the red bull air race in NYC in 2 weeks. stoked.
Jun 7 2010 8:46PM
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jester8589
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scary shit
Jun 7 2010 8:52PM
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p-fo
Posts: 9372 - Karma: 6,155
there was a thread about another crash a few weeks ago i think... that stuff is so intense. takes ridiculous skill
Jun 7 2010 8:55PM
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ROOS.
Posts: 1992 - Karma: 39
well that was scary
Jun 7 2010 8:57PM
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nolan.
Posts: 909 - Karma: 59
the only words that really come to mind are..."OH MY FUCK...."
Jun 7 2010 8:57PM
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artfullydodged
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holy crap.
Jun 7 2010 8:58PM
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Kirsakid
Posts: 1793 - Karma: 126
wow what reaction time
Jun 7 2010 9:00PM
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TheDude
Posts: 2058 - Karma: 117

planeskipping. nbd.

jk

thats scary shit

Jun 7 2010 9:01PM
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1337
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that was nuts. glad to see he's alright
Jun 7 2010 9:04PM
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Bukkakeskitrip
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holy damn that was a good save
Jun 7 2010 9:10PM
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Myfirstname.
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^
Jun 7 2010 9:12PM
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ChillTeenDad420
Posts: 1858 - Karma: 5,512
holy shit! its a wonder this doesn't happen more often in these air races, the pilots fly so fucking close to the water
Jun 7 2010 9:14PM
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Zump.
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wow, that was amazing. what a bad ass
Jun 7 2010 9:17PM
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Bar_Down
Posts: 5896 - Karma: 395
those races are crazy, those planes are fuckin quick
Jun 7 2010 9:19PM
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E.FARR
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Yooo man so am I haha! gona be sick!
Jun 7 2010 9:24PM
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LO_GO
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damn thats some top gun shit right there.
Jun 7 2010 9:30PM
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H8CH
Posts: 2709 - Karma: 218
That DEFFO required a change of underwear - no question - i could smell it from here.....

Holy balls... mad skills...
Jun 7 2010 9:58PM
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sammiedee
Posts: 974 - Karma: 175
got chills watching that
Jun 7 2010 10:33PM
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FUUUCK
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he came so close to death.
Jun 7 2010 10:38PM
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H8CH
Posts: 2709 - Karma: 218
I saw the Air race in london a few years back and holy shit - live..... there is ZERO margin for error... like that guy just said - He looked the wrong way?! Wtf....
Jun 7 2010 10:38PM
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Tasche
Posts: 5422 - Karma: 99
I don't understand how that plane didn't cart wheel. The wind obviously hit the water, also the fixed gear and the propeller should have caused uneven drag and destroyed that plane.

All I can say is that you could get 1,000 tries to do that again and crash every time. Lucky guy.
Jun 8 2010 9:58AM
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WikiWiki
Posts: 5584 - Karma: 426
the level of skill to pull that off is just straight up rediculous
Jun 8 2010 10:06AM
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TrevorModzeleski
Posts: 156 - Karma: 87
those doods are soo gnarly.....such a good save
Jun 8 2010 10:07AM
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SmokeyTheBear
Posts: 492 - Karma: 24
He was seriously fractions of inches from having his wing slice down into the water instead of skipping and it would have been a very different story. Holy shit he's good
Jun 8 2010 10:27AM
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Static
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the pylon hits are pretty cool too

Jun 8 2010 10:30AM
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ODarrow
Posts: 226 - Karma: 154
Fastest reaction time ever!
Jun 8 2010 10:50AM
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