TAKA's AE86 (Irwindale Crash Photo)

INFO · 08-28-2005, 05:00 PM

High-resolution images will be posted soon.

captobvious · 08-28-2005, 05:07 PM

geez, taka is crashing alot lately

Stannyboy · 08-28-2005, 05:37 PM

he's just doing his best to impress the judges.. Its part of the sport either go big or go home.

ReDc0aT · 08-28-2005, 05:55 PM

he's my hero

Hyde · 08-28-2005, 06:35 PM

looks like we got our own american crash king

Amanda · 08-28-2005, 08:10 PM

Taka still ROCKS with the little corolla that could!! Geez.. he almost took down Sam if his car didn't overheat. Hehe

brainfood · 08-28-2005, 08:32 PM

I felt so bad when alex hit and then when taka hit I almost cried it was a sad day at irwindale, I wanted to see alex and taka up there in the top 4. Too bad for hiro to! Oh well there is next year

MonkeySlide · 08-28-2005, 08:44 PM

You should turn that into a flipbook....

INFO · 08-28-2005, 09:25 PM

daytona350z · 08-28-2005, 09:57 PM

yea, it was sad to see them both crash (alex and taka). but they turned out to be ok after. at least they can comew back bigger and badder next time around.

but in all seriousness, taka and alex were the only guys 100% throttle through that transition.

on a side note: me and a friend (ihatethatbobbarker) were pointing at them when they crashed and were saying "heck yea, thats my instructor there!"

i say alex should get the rsr 350z and taka will build another sweet hachi

FireEmblem62 · 08-29-2005, 06:07 AM

Awesome crash though, should make hilight reels, haha, in all seriouisness, at least they were both okay, because from what ive seen, they were both pretty hard hits. I say Taka builds a Trueno Coupé now!

EDIT, while looking at the animation, it appeard that taka actually almost saed the car, as he had it on two wheels for a while, so he almost got it back on its wheels

DomLee · 08-29-2005, 06:57 AM

Glad to hear that Taka is okay.

ScHeL · 08-29-2005, 09:43 AM

A lot more pics are over on GarageRacing... but those are about the crash... I have never seen a car do an endo before... and you could just tell at least from where I was standing he was gonna hit badly...

HoosierDrifter · 08-29-2005, 12:20 PM

alright... seriously. why didnt they have tire barriers there?....

DomLee · 08-29-2005, 12:45 PM

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Originally Posted by HoosierDrifter

alright... seriously. why didnt they have tire barriers there?....

Because you can't stick tire barriers in every single location.

That and IF there were tire barriers there, instead of the car continuing on a smooth transition (so it seems in the pics provided), the car's momentum would have been caught by the tire barrier...possibly causing a very sudden/violent stop. This could've hurt Taka much more...

cfrost · 08-29-2005, 02:11 PM

poor taka

hope he gets his car up again soon...

turbo23 · 08-29-2005, 04:25 PM

itll buff out

evotion · 08-29-2005, 06:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DomLee

Because you can't stick tire barriers in every single location.

That and IF there were tire barriers there, instead of the car continuing on a smooth transition (so it seems in the pics provided), the car's momentum would have been caught by the tire barrier...possibly causing a very sudden/violent stop. This could've hurt Taka much more...

I think some of the shock would be absorbed by the tires, since they are rubber. The worst that could happen is hardcore whiplash.

young gun · 08-29-2005, 07:17 PM

he should just keep that chasis, it looks like the wheel and front right sus took most of the wall hit, and the roof cant be too bad with the cage and all, new winshield and some hamer time and good as newish

Slapshotnerd · 08-29-2005, 07:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by young gun

he should just keep that chasis, it looks like the wheel and front right sus took most of the wall hit, and the roof cant be too bad with the cage and all, new winshield and some hamer time and good as newish

the car wasn't really straight from the impact in Houston. I'm pretty sure that it's time for a new chassis...

maikeru · 08-30-2005, 12:08 PM

yeah that's rebuild time, but if he would have not steered out he would have a better chance not to flip. that's physics for you if the wheels were straight he would have had a better chance of not flipping, the little corolla that could woulda smashed the viper, in round 2, but that 20v couldn't take the beating, time for a bigger and better corolla, i hope it gets put back on it's feet in spririt, i know i woulda been pissed.

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FireEmblem62 JDM Mangacar Dorifto Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Connecticut Posts: 139	Awesome crash though, should make hilight reels, haha, in all seriouisness, at least they were both okay, because from what ive seen, they were both pretty hard hits. I say Taka builds a Trueno Coupé now! EDIT, while looking at the animation, it appeard that taka actually almost saed the car, as he had it on two wheels for a while, so he almost got it back on its wheels Last edited by FireEmblem62; 08-29-2005 at 06:38 AM.

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08-28-2005, 05:07 PM	#2
captobvious Registered User Join Date: May 2004 Location: a-town, texas Posts: 73	geez, taka is crashing alot lately

08-28-2005, 05:37 PM	#3
Stannyboy Registered User Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: 818 Area... Posts: 383	he's just doing his best to impress the judges.. Its part of the sport either go big or go home.

08-28-2005, 05:55 PM	#4
ReDc0aT Registered User Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 206	he's my hero

08-28-2005, 06:35 PM	#5
Hyde Oh Baby! Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: navarre,fort walton beach, florida Posts: 222	looks like we got our own american crash king

08-28-2005, 08:10 PM	#6
Amanda Drifting Pretty Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Lawndale, CA Posts: 200	Taka still ROCKS with the little corolla that could!! Geez.. he almost took down Sam if his car didn't overheat. Hehe

08-28-2005, 08:32 PM	#7
brainfood Registered User Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Orange County, CA Posts: 667	I felt so bad when alex hit and then when taka hit I almost cried it was a sad day at irwindale, I wanted to see alex and taka up there in the top 4. Too bad for hiro to! Oh well there is next year

08-28-2005, 08:44 PM	#8
MonkeySlide Registered User Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: a lil town called "none of yer cot daym business" Posts: 925	You should turn that into a flipbook....

08-28-2005, 09:57 PM	#10
daytona350z Registered User Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 84	yea, it was sad to see them both crash (alex and taka). but they turned out to be ok after. at least they can comew back bigger and badder next time around. but in all seriousness, taka and alex were the only guys 100% throttle through that transition. on a side note: me and a friend (ihatethatbobbarker) were pointing at them when they crashed and were saying "heck yea, thats my instructor there!" i say alex should get the rsr 350z and taka will build another sweet hachi

08-29-2005, 06:57 AM	#12
DomLee Registered User Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Redondo Beach, CA Posts: 209	Glad to hear that Taka is okay.

08-29-2005, 09:43 AM	#13
ScHeL Registered User Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: The OC Posts: 9	A lot more pics are over on GarageRacing... but those are about the crash... I have never seen a car do an endo before... and you could just tell at least from where I was standing he was gonna hit badly...

08-29-2005, 12:20 PM	#14
HoosierDrifter Registered User Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 369	alright... seriously. why didnt they have tire barriers there?....

08-29-2005, 02:11 PM	#16
cfrost Registered User Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: shift-lock.net Posts: 499	poor taka hope he gets his car up again soon...

08-29-2005, 04:25 PM	#17
turbo23 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: In my FC Posts: 222	itll buff out

08-29-2005, 07:17 PM	#19
young gun Registered User Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 60	he should just keep that chasis, it looks like the wheel and front right sus took most of the wall hit, and the roof cant be too bad with the cage and all, new winshield and some hamer time and good as newish

08-30-2005, 12:08 PM	#21
maikeru Registered User Join Date: May 2004 Location: Pacific Northwest Posts: 9	yeah that's rebuild time, but if he would have not steered out he would have a better chance not to flip. that's physics for you if the wheels were straight he would have had a better chance of not flipping, the little corolla that could woulda smashed the viper, in round 2, but that 20v couldn't take the beating, time for a bigger and better corolla, i hope it gets put back on it's feet in spririt, i know i woulda been pissed.