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Old 07-03-12, 05:52 AM
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Old 07-03-12, 07:41 AM
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OMG LOLOLL THAT LOOKS LIKE DAMN FUN.

We had a section of our highway here buckle in a couple spots two weeks ago. A modded/lowered B4 S4 had its oil pan destroyed upon impact.
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That would hurt like hell.
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Old 07-03-12, 10:38 AM
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Why do I hear the Dukes of Hazzard blaring in my head when I see this???

well, an suv is meant to go "offroad", isn't it?
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Not quite like hitting a moose!
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I'm assuming they had major warning signs or something set up to let motorists know what was ahead. Otherwise, someone wasn't paying attention as usual.
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wow that was quite the long jump
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Wowww that is crazy! But it looks like there are two signs on either side of the buckled piece of road to warn drivers. So i'm sure there was one up the road too. Seems like the driver maybe didn't think much of it driving an SUV and went for it?
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Someone missed the 2 giant flags on both signs, I can only imagine what else they missed, the truck went hard to the left cause the driver probably landed with the brake pedal to the floor, what they needed to do was land and slow down, not stand on the brake
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I have had an un-labeled dip in South Dakota send My dog, my wife, my ram, me and all our belongings in the bed (tied down with a net thank god) Airborne at over 70mph. No bueno. I came down hard on the *** end (thank god it wasnt the front) and luckily no damage but a torn off mudflap and my wife's undergarments had to be replaced LOL. When a 6k lb truck with 1500lbs in the bed goes airborne, the result is usually very different. My wife credit's my driving skills, but it couldnt have been me. I was just hangin' on!

I took my foot off the gas and brake completely, when we came down I hit the skinny pedal a bit, fishtailed a few times but managed to keep her on the road.

Brix were shat.
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