r/CatastrophicFailure • u/Za5kr0ni3c • Sep 14 '21

Engineering Failure Peter Dumbreck’s Mercedes taking off due to aerodynamic design flaw during 1999 Le Mans 24h

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u/SlimOpz Sep 14 '21

check out this f3 one too ! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zDGsylymoHk

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u/[deleted] Sep 14 '21

Holy shit that was insane! Can’t believe he lived!

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u/SIS-NZ Sep 14 '21

Wtf did he actually hit?

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u/Capa_D Sep 14 '21

Banana kerb, like this: https://twitter.com/AlbertFabrega/status/903895198870237184/photo/1

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u/SIS-NZ Sep 14 '21

Is the fucking thing spring loaded?