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@LukeAlmighty @VD15
I used to play Nascar Racing 3, waaayyy back, and I'd sometimes do things like that. But even in the game it was risky as hell. Sometimes the car would just decide to snag on the wall, and fuck your day.
But that was with very simple physics, completely solid walls and a virtually invulnerable car. I imagine things could be more unpredictable IRL. Even if whoever regulates Nascar doesn't put a ban on this, I don't think that many would be willing to risk it, and you're not gonna see much of it outside of final laps, because of damage to the car.
If you get the approach angle just a tiny bit wrong, or the friction in a spot is too much for some reason, your wall ride turns into a 200mph crash.
I honestly view this more as a racing miracle than anything else.
@lina @LukeAlmighty @VD15
True, but you know... they're full on arcade. You really shouldn't think anything from those games is a legitimate tactic to use IRL.
@lina @LukeAlmighty @VD15
I think people have only proven it to be possible on paper, by doing math, but no one has done it IRL, because you don't have a place long enough where you can transition your car, from driving on the road, to driving on the wall, to on a roof, at the speeds required to achieve the feat.
Easily
@lina @LukeAlmighty @VD15
>would be fun to flip someone else's car over because your car was too wedgy in shape though
Oh yeah. Crazy stuff can happen if your car is pointed enough. Search for "F1 Japan 2014 Jules Bianchi" to see. Content warning: the guy ends up in a coma and then dies because of the crash. Biggest tragedy in F1 since Senna.
@LukeAlmighty @lina @VD15
That was a harsh reminder for many people, that when top tier racing goes wrong, it goes very wrong.
@lina @LukeAlmighty @VD15
I don't know much about rallying unfortunately. I do know that Group B was completely insane and had many casualties. Was he a Group B driver?
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A youtube comment helped me with a context a bit:
Motorsport overtake of the decade.
• passed 5 guys in one corner
• saved his title chances
• set a new lap record
• beat his main rival for that title spot
• made a move thought only possible in video games work
• and oh yeah, He f**king SENT IT!!