Aston Martin flies farther than Wright Bros.

audiboy

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Here is a link I found from www.exotixboard.com. This is one lucky driver to say the least.

ckandes1 said:
Last weekend during a practice lap at Mid-Ohio Raceway the 009 Aston Martin ALMS went airborne off the track and "flew" 142 feet before landing off the track in the dirt. The track was reportedly wet and the unidentified driver lost control under braking. Fortunately his car was the only one on that part of the track at the time and it amazingly remained level during its separation with terra firma.

These pics were found on the North American Subaru Impreza Owners Club (NASIOC) forum, and those guys know a lot about flying cars from watching Subies take flight in World Rally competition. One astute forum member noted that the first record of powered flight by the Wright brothers on December 17th, 1903 lasted for 120 feet and 12 seconds. We checked it out, it's true, which means the Aston beat the Wright brothers' first flight by 22 feet.

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Here is a link to a video of the accident:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hl2UUunlI2Q&feature=Views&page=4&t=t&f=b
 
Wow. I could only imagine if that was an LMP car going 70mph faster and it dug into the gravel. Those spectators in the camper would have gotten up close and personal with a 900kg missile. It amazes me how these tracks have runoffs that essentially act like ramps when cars go off at these speeds. Mid Ohio is a great track, but that configuration is just rediculous. Neat video though.
 
I think the fact the wright brothers weren't traveling at 100 mph when they left the ground has something to do with it too. lol Cars fly further than that all the time. They just don't all get as lucky as that AM did.
 
I realize that cars can and have flown farther than 150ft, but the uniqueness of this flight is what impressed me. It's always good that they got some video and some great pictures of the flight too.
 
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