1970 Nurburgring crashes
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From: J�r�my on 17 Apr 2010 15:42 davethedave <davedfoster(a)gmail.com> wrote in news:fc1p97-654.ln1 @simurg.ath.cx: > They did seem to survive rolling quite well though. > Passenger compartment intact if not the passengers. Doors flying open all over the place, though. -- Jeremy R1200RT
From: wessie on 17 Apr 2010 19:43 "Timo Geusch" <tnewsSPAMMENOT(a)unixconsult.co.uk> wrote in news:179l97- l6j2.ln1(a)nermal.internal.unix-consult.com: > The exclusion you're looking for is for "one-way toll roads" although I > was tempted to try and find out if there are any other one-way toll > roads anywhere in Europe and then bash the insco around the ears for > excluding real public roads. > http://www.greatorme.org.uk/marinedrive.html Great Orme, Llandudno. Toll road, 3.5 mile stretch is one way. -- wessie at tesco dot net BMW R1150GS
From: J�r�my on 18 Apr 2010 15:26 davethedave <davedfoster(a)gmail.com> wrote in news:hd1r97-654.ln1 @simurg.ath.cx: > On Sat, 17 Apr 2010 19:42:37 +0000, Jérémy wrote: > >> davethedave <davedfoster(a)gmail.com> wrote in news:fc1p97-654.ln1 >> @simurg.ath.cx: >> >>> They did seem to survive rolling quite well though. Passenger >>> compartment intact if not the passengers. >> >> Doors flying open all over the place, though. > > I think I would prefer the doors flying open to the entire roof being > squashed flat with me in the car. Me too, I think, but the roofs seemed to hold up pretty well, and there were a couple of people ejected through the doors, which looked like a really bad idea. > It was also surprising due to the > fact that they have a chassis. You can/could get away with quite > a lot of rust and holes come MOT time, due to the fact that the body > is not a structural part of the vehicles integrity. This is only true when the chassis is underneath. > Another bonus was that they come equipped with a "Jesus Bar" on the > passenger side for those door moments :) Hm. -- Jeremy R1200RT
From: Salad Dodger on 18 Apr 2010 16:18
On Sat, 17 Apr 2010 23:43:26 +0000 (UTC), wessie <putmynamehere(a)tesco.net> wrote: >"Timo Geusch" <tnewsSPAMMENOT(a)unixconsult.co.uk> wrote in news:179l97- >l6j2.ln1(a)nermal.internal.unix-consult.com: > > >> The exclusion you're looking for is for "one-way toll roads" although I >> was tempted to try and find out if there are any other one-way toll >> roads anywhere in Europe and then bash the insco around the ears for >> excluding real public roads. >> > >http://www.greatorme.org.uk/marinedrive.html > >Great Orme, Llandudno. Toll road, 3.5 mile stretch is one way. Severn Crossing. |