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<div>Racing is, without a doubt, a dangerous sport. Rocketing around a track in a 3000+ pound motorized bullet, just one wrong flick of the wrist or touch of the brake can be the difference between victory and total disaster. There is a reason many tracks require excessive amounts of safety equipment, such as fuel cells and roll bars.<br />
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Still, all the safety equipment in the world can’t correct driver error, as these pictures from <a href="http://racersweb.com/forums/ford/1534-mustang-vs-tire-wall-there-can-only-one.html" target="_blank">Racers Web</a> show.<br />
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<img src="http://www.streetlegaltv.com/photos/data/547/crash2.jpg" border="0" alt="" /> <br />
<i><font color="darkorange">Photo Credit: Nam Nihn Photography</font></i><br />
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The car in question here is (was?) the cover car for the recently released December 2009 issue of <a href="http://www.mustang50magazine.com/featuredvehicles/m5lp_0912_2010_mustang_gt_car_fx_web_exclusive/index.html" target="_blank">"5.0 Mustang"</a>. This 2009 track racer has a mildly massaged engine with a cold air intake, <a href="http://www.sctflash.com/" target="_blank">SCT</a> tuner, <a href="http://www.jbaheaders.com/" target="_blank">JBA</a> long tube headers, and exhaust system sans the cats. <br />
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<img src="http://www.streetlegaltv.com/photos/data/547/crash3.jpg" border="0" alt="" /> <br />
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The suspension received the most love, with 4.10 gears in the rear end, <a href="http://www.tokicousa.com/" target="_blank">Tokico</a> D-Spec shocks and struts, <a href="http://www.fordracing.com/" target="_blank">Ford Racing</a> sway bars and springs, and a whole bunch of other goodies. Alas, all that was not enough to keep it on the track.<br />
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<img src="http://www.streetlegaltv.com/photos/data/547/crash4.jpg" border="0" alt="" /> <br />
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This crash took place at the Hallet Circuit in Jennings, Oklahoma. Apparently it happened right around turn eight on a left-hand turn. The turn is on an incline, and this kind of crash can be caused by one of two things: excessive speed or poorly timed braking. <br />
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<img src="http://www.streetlegaltv.com/photos/data/547/crash5.jpg" border="0" alt="" /> <br />
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The car rocketed over the tire barrier, went nose first into the ground, and wound up on its roof. As I said before, they make roll cages for a reason! But even with a flat roof, the roll cage did its job, and there were no injuries from this fantastic crash. All in a day's work.<br />
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<div>Racing is, without a doubt, a dangerous sport. Rocketing around a track in a 3000+ pound motorized bullet, just one wrong flick of the wrist or touch of the brake can be the difference between victory and total disaster. There is a reason many tracks require excessive amounts of safety equipment, such as fuel cells and roll bars.<br />
<br />
Still, all the safety equipment in the world can’t correct driver error, as these pictures from <a href="http://racersweb.com/forums/ford/1534-mustang-vs-tire-wall-there-can-only-one.html" target="_blank">Racers Web</a> show.<br />
<br />
<img src="http://www.streetlegaltv.com/photos/data/547/crash2.jpg" border="0" alt="" /> <br />
<i><font color="darkorange">Photo Credit: Nam Nihn Photography</font></i><br />
<br />
The car in question here is (was?) the cover car for the recently released December 2009 issue of <a href="http://www.mustang50magazine.com/featuredvehicles/m5lp_0912_2010_mustang_gt_car_fx_web_exclusive/index.html" target="_blank">"5.0 Mustang"</a>. This 2009 track racer has a mildly massaged engine with a cold air intake, <a href="http://www.sctflash.com/" target="_blank">SCT</a> tuner, <a href="http://www.jbaheaders.com/" target="_blank">JBA</a> long tube headers, and exhaust system sans the cats. <br />
<br />
<img src="http://www.streetlegaltv.com/photos/data/547/crash3.jpg" border="0" alt="" /> <br />
<br />
The suspension received the most love, with 4.10 gears in the rear end, <a href="http://www.tokicousa.com/" target="_blank">Tokico</a> D-Spec shocks and struts, <a href="http://www.fordracing.com/" target="_blank">Ford Racing</a> sway bars and springs, and a whole bunch of other goodies. Alas, all that was not enough to keep it on the track.<br />
<br />
<img src="http://www.streetlegaltv.com/photos/data/547/crash4.jpg" border="0" alt="" /> <br />
<br />
This crash took place at the Hallet Circuit in Jennings, Oklahoma. Apparently it happened right around turn eight on a left-hand turn. The turn is on an incline, and this kind of crash can be caused by one of two things: excessive speed or poorly timed braking. <br />
<br />
<img src="http://www.streetlegaltv.com/photos/data/547/crash5.jpg" border="0" alt="" /> <br />
<br />
The car rocketed over the tire barrier, went nose first into the ground, and wound up on its roof. As I said before, they make roll cages for a reason! But even with a flat roof, the roll cage did its job, and there were no injuries from this fantastic crash. All in a day's work.<br />
<br />
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