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Watch a 260 MPH Crash From Inside the Race Car

Here’s the description from the video:

During the October 2010 Bonneville World Finals, Danny Thompson (driver of the world’s fastest mustang) lifted off of the salt at approximately 264.7 MPH. Insufficient downforce sent the car flipping end over end into the air. It traveled over eleven hundred feet before touching down again and continuing to tumble. Danny suffered no injuries, nor did his iPhone 4, which was tucked into the front of his uniform. It was a testament to safety equipment and the astounding work performed by the crew at Hajek Racing.

Fast-forward to about 1:45:

Comments (34)

  • rappini
    Posted on November 10, 2010 at 8:32am

    Does anyone know if Danny Thompson is any relation to Mickey Thompson?

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  • john1417
    Posted on November 10, 2010 at 12:11am

    is there video of this crash from the outside? I looked and couldn’t find one. There is one at 161 mph

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  • countrysideflair
    Posted on November 9, 2010 at 7:20pm

    Just think if the government built that car. We’d be picking up pieces of the driver. Thank God for Capitalism which drives R&D.

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  • dontbotherme
    Posted on November 9, 2010 at 5:14pm

    Been in a roll over accident (multiple rolls after being hit by a semi driver not paying attention). My new Celica GT sport was completely destroyed. I was almost completely destroyed. Wish I had the padding he did. Lucky.

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  • dig4gold
    Posted on November 9, 2010 at 4:33pm

    Did I see him texting, hmmm?

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  • tt
    Posted on November 9, 2010 at 4:29pm

    I think this is fake, watch the clouds through the windshield they don’t move much till the crash starts.

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    • sjwanderer
      Posted on November 9, 2010 at 7:55pm

      This is a straight line race, going for speed. No laps, no circles so the clouds won’t move much until the vehicle starts to go… well wonky.

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  • trhoma6432
    Posted on November 9, 2010 at 3:42pm

    That is one “flippin’ Ford”. Wish my mustang would hold together that well. I can’t even keep an alternator in it.

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  • jhonjhonson1
    Posted on November 9, 2010 at 2:37pm

    You would think that someone that will drive a car 260 mph would learn to shift a little better!!!

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    • ZaphodsPlanet
      Posted on November 9, 2010 at 3:28pm

      Funny…. I was thinking exactly the same thing…. wonder if there’s any footage on Youtube from the outside…. glad he wasn’t hurt…. must have been fun while it lasted….LOL

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    • Spookytruck
      Posted on November 10, 2010 at 9:20am

      I was thinking the same thing. However. this is not a drag race. Looking out the window should make it pretty clear that this is probably at the Bonneville salt flats. It is obvious to anyone who is into land speed record racing that this is not fake. The safety requirements for such attempts are such, that you are really pretty safe in most crashes at these speeds. Ever see dragsters crash at almost 300mph and the drivers walk away? Safety is paramount and has come a long way since the 1950s.

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  • Alvin691
    Posted on November 9, 2010 at 1:46pm

    Road-Tree-Sky-Road-Tree-Sky…

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  • eteme
    Posted on November 9, 2010 at 12:58pm

    at 240 MPH?? That was all the damage?? Watch the end of this segment again see the car.. The shell wasn’t damaged hardly at all.. This had to have been some test for new body design. A car that can take speed and power and can take an impact like that is incredible to say the least..

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  • Randyrocker
    Posted on November 9, 2010 at 12:53pm

    Man will prove how stupid he is, no matter what the speed.

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  • Marine Recon Dad
    Posted on November 9, 2010 at 12:12pm

    That was like an E-ticket ride at Disneyland.

    … please don’t ask me what that is – it will make me feel reeeeeeeal old…..

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    • SeekerofTruth
      Posted on November 9, 2010 at 12:30pm

      Sorry, Dad, I know all about E-Tickets at D’Land!!! Remember when Main Street was FREE??!

      Sad waste of a beautiful car though…

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  • missionarydad
    Posted on November 9, 2010 at 12:08pm

    I come from a racing family and actually my brother in law’s first reaction was to laugh when he was in a bad accident he enjoyed the excitement of them. I was in an accident with him when he wasn’t racing in his dodge truck and it totaled the car that pulled right in front of him and he was almost rolling on the ground laughing so hard it scared the you know what out of me and the other guy.

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  • ed0315
    Posted on November 9, 2010 at 12:02pm

    And if I hit something at 60mph I am toast!

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  • N37BU6
    Posted on November 9, 2010 at 11:54am

    “Thank you, roll cage”

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  • Philo Beddoe
    Posted on November 9, 2010 at 11:52am

    Seemed pretty nonchalant about the whole thing

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  • kickedoutofengland
    Posted on November 9, 2010 at 11:47am

    Man, that engine sounds tough. Downforce = good.

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  • deskpilot
    Posted on November 9, 2010 at 11:41am

    Safety fault herein – Notice that the visor opens unassisted. Lots of debris airborne. He needs a new helmet mfr.

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    • GrumpyCat
      Posted on November 9, 2010 at 2:31pm

      I noticed the opposite. He started with the visor open then between 2:02 and 2:04 it closes. Appears he reached up with right hand and hit it closed in the blink of an eye.

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    • barnone
      Posted on November 9, 2010 at 5:57pm

      Look at the slomo. At 2:38 it pops open and at 2:52 another impact shuts it.
      You are right Deskpilot.

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  • starman70
    Posted on November 9, 2010 at 11:30am

    He didn’t need any Ex-Lax, only toilet paper!

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  • REBELWITHACAUSE
    Posted on November 9, 2010 at 11:30am

    It’s amazing how little he moved inside the car as it was going through the crash. Unbelievable! While it would be nice if we as normal highway drivers could be THIS safe, I’d sure hate to have to be geared up like that everytime I went somewhere.

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  • snowleopard3200 {mix art}
    Posted on November 9, 2010 at 11:26am

    Ouch.

    Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}  
    • MAULEMALL
      Posted on November 9, 2010 at 11:59am

      Turn your speakers up and listen to the engine…. awesome…

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    • cblackburn
      Posted on November 9, 2010 at 1:00pm

      You forgot to post a gratuitous link back to your art website.

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    • USNRET04
      Posted on November 9, 2010 at 3:30pm

      So is this a real crash or Matt Lauer’s interview with President Bush last night?

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    • 777phase
      Posted on November 9, 2010 at 9:33pm

      He wrecked that car as fast as Obama has wrecked our economy…………i would fire that driver and the president!

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