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epic chevy truck jump fail!

I'm usually not one to get into semantics, but this little internet trend of classifying everything as wins and fails really grinds on me. And why was it epic? I've seen much bigger and more exciting crashes in real life by watching rally car races.

Why wasn't it just "stupid" rather than a fail? What consitutes a fail? How do you know his goal wasn't to destroy his truck, making this qualify as the opposite annoying term "win"?
 
idk i think your digging to deep into this. and im pretty sure he meant to land safely on all four wheels.. you can tell by the guy at the end yelling "shit"
 
lostprophet894 said:
I'm usually not one to get into semantics, but this little internet trend of classifying everything as wins and fails really grinds on me. And why was it epic? I've seen much bigger and more exciting crashes in real life by watching rally car races.

Why wasn't it just "stupid" rather than a fail? What consitutes a fail? How do you know his goal wasn't to destroy his truck, making this qualify as the opposite annoying term "win"?
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geez... you sound like you go around breaking down why santa isn't real to 4 y.o.'s

just laugh at the D.A. who thought it was going to end safely.... he failed, epically.

HEY WAIT, THERE'S THE REASON ITS AN EPIC FAIL.

I'd love to hear the explaination to the insurance as they try to get that covered, but again, fail, epically.

He'll be left paying on a totaled truck for the remainder of the life of his loan. But will probably just let it get repo'd. Another epic fail.



It's epic because he fails on many MANY levels.
 
they didn't take into account that the front part of cars are heavier, depending on the model of course.
 
lostprophet894 said:
What consitutes a fail? How do you know his goal wasn't to destroy his truck, making this qualify as the opposite annoying term "win"?
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Based on his friends running to check andsee if they guy was dead at the end there... They had more of an "oh shit" look rather than a "wow, we got what we came here for" look.
 
Yes, epic failure to realize the front of a truck is heavier than the rear. My truck is 4500 in front and 3,000 in the rear.
Did some googling, guess is doesn't matter really. You can successfully jump anything. Angle of approach, acceleration, throttling up while in flight, etc.
 
ScorpDX said:
Ya...because we all know how great tires grip on air! :rolleyes:
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Wow, at least I did some research before showing my ignorance, ******.
Guess you don't know much about gyroscopes and gyroscopic motion do ya?
Here let me help those who cannot research on their own:
From Travis Pastrana, the one who currently holds the furthest jump in a rally car:
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After avoiding excessive upward or downward pitch as you exit the takeoff ramp, the next task at hand is midair car control. No, that is not an oxymoron. Strategic throttle or brake application during flight can affect the orientation of the car, because of the gyroscopic effects of the wheels. "You can probably control the car up to 90 degrees either way," Pastrana explains. "If you're flying normal, you can get the car up to 45 degrees up or 45 degrees down." Of course, the initial attitude depends on the car's weight distribution. Mitsubishi EVOs, for instance, tend to be nose-heavy at takeoff, whereas Subaru WRX STis have a tendency to "fly more level," according to Pastrana.

Midair car control is limited by a number of factors, including engine horsepower, polar moment of inertia and, most crucially, drivetrain layout. For instance, high-horsepower cars have more juice on tap with which to affect the car's pitch. As Pastrana puts it, "If you're jumping a dog like a [Honda] Civic and give it gas, it's really not going to do anything." For reference, the Subie he recently jumped at X Games 16 had a modified engine that produces 303 hp and 451 lb-ft of torque, with a 34-mm restrictor mandated for Rally America's Open Class.

While a rear-wheel-drive vehicle will respond more immediately to throttle application, front-wheel-drive cars are capable of correcting errant flight angles through steering input, since the relatively heavy, spinning wheels at the front corners can alter the yaw aspect of the vehicle's momentum.

Though front- and rear-wheel-drive vehicles each have their own peculiar strengths when it comes to jumps, all-wheel-drive cars offer the ultimate level of midair car control, since powering all four wheels enables both yaw and pitch correction.

Source: Popular Mechanics full article.
How to Jump a Stunt Car - Travis Pastrana DIY Car Stunts - Popular Mechanics
 
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