making a car rollover

[tastyratz]

So im sitting here thinking and you hear about cars rolling over in the news etc. then i started thinking of what one of the best things to do in a 240 is (drift) and i put 2 in 2 together. has anyone ever rolled over one of our cars from drifting or high speed maneuvering (not talking about hitting little jumps or curbs.... just flat surface)? what exactly would it take to flip over our cars? i wonder how much it would actually take and it makes me think a little... any input?

[sykikchimp]

I have never read a report of anyone flipping a 240 in any form of use..

[tastyratz]

thats good to know... i didnt actually read anything about flipping them specifically i was just thinking of cars in general. i know we arent driving ford explorers here but its something i figured was worth bringing up...

[wootwoot]

somebody has flipped one, promise.

[sykikchimp]

NASA has a "rollover contest" they run at their "Hyperfest". you could campaign your 240.


p.s. I wasn't saying it isn't possible.. just that I haven't read about it.

[AKADriver]

The easiest way to roll a car at the track is to get it sliding sideways off the course.. if the wheels dig into the dirt while you're still going at a decent clip, it's done.

We have a low enough CG and wide enough track that the sort of ass-hattery that can flip an SUV or truck will just make our cars slide or spin.

[sykikchimp]

Originally Posted by AKADriver

The easiest way to roll a car at the track is to get it sliding sideways off the course.. if the wheels dig into the dirt while you're still going at a decent clip, it's done.

We have a low enough CG and wide enough track that the sort of ass-hattery that can flip an SUV or truck will just make our cars slide or spin.

Likely you'd still break the suspension componants before our cars flipped.. You'd almost have to use a ramp of some sort I would think.

[s0ldats]

that one guy flipped his car going off a ramp in the dirt...remember?

[Matt_240]

theres been three flips/rollovers here(that i know of). 1 hachi, 1 rx-7, and 1 s13. i think the hachi and rx-7 were relatively stock and just spun out in the dirt. wheel got caught or something and the body roll was bad so it just flipped. the s13 had full suspension. it was mid drift and nipped a part of a tire or something in the rear. the car spun the other direction, rolled up on some tires, and then flipped over.

heres pics of the s13:
http://www.driftfreak.com/DSjune2004

[papershot]

damnedbutdetermined flipped his off-road s13 over. that looked awesome though.

[thx247]

Hm, you could probably roll a 240 without too much trouble. You'd need some sticky tires to do it on the flat, but doing it on the track wouldn't be very hard at all- kiss a berm or dip a tire and you could do it.

/Que picts of Saturn on R compounds on 2 tires in an Auto X

[Andrew Bohan]

Originally Posted by papershot

damnedbutdetermined flipped his off-road s13 over. that looked awesome though.

yeah that was pretty neato. he was askin for it though

[sykikchimp]

Originally Posted by thx247

Hm, you could probably roll a 240 without too much trouble. You'd need some sticky tires to do it on the flat, but doing it on the track wouldn't be very hard at all- kiss a berm or dip a tire and you could do it.

/Que picts of Saturn on R compounds on 2 tires in an Auto X

haha.. yeah, I remember seeing that saturn. I guess with some stock soft suspension, and some r-compounds you could probably do it. Would be might violent.

[HyperTek]

remember that online video of that Lancer EVO VII that rolled over at teh track? hehe.

Man, seein pics of rolled s13s brings a tear to my heart... imaging that could happen to any of use.

[ootranceformeroo]

< ootranceformeroo flipped his s14...hit a huge bump in the middle of a narrow turn though and got tossed and rolled up a hill and rolled over.....dont know if that counts but i was sitting upsidedown...

[KA24DESOneThree]

The previous owner of my car flipped his S13 fb on the backside of a local touge. He was going about 45mph, clipped the (blind) apex, hit a rock that was right in the road, it wedged under his undercarriage and over he went. Rolled a couple times, I think.

Don't cars routinely flip out at GMR? I know there's that pic from Import Ricer! of a S13 fb, burgundy, that had been rolled to hell.

Weird things happen, people. Hell, I hit a damn washing machine and flipped my 325i. See, weird.

[cali240sxdrifter]

only one i know is the White EVO (wasn't it driven by a girl or something?) it rolled, but it went sideways on the dirt (it was wet i think).

And a blue S13 in Hawaii.

[NZO]

If youre on a flat surface its almost impossible to flip unless you somehow get your suspension to unload really violently, if youre doing a 360 for example. I would think one would have to have a lot of body roll to do it though.

[AN89HATCH]

I know a guy over here that flipped a stock corolla. he was driving, hit under steer, then rear tires went in dirt, and rolled his car

[tastyratz]

Originally Posted by KA24DESOneThree

Weird things happen, people. Hell, I hit a damn washing machine and flipped my 325i. See, weird.

lol

ya know i gotta take this one to heart, you never know about those runaway washing machines!!! those things can really be a bitch! dude you musta taken hell for that when you did it just cuz its a freakin washing machine lol!

[wootwoot]

Originally Posted by HyperTek

remember that online video of that Lancer EVO VII that rolled over at teh track? hehe.

that made me cry

on the way from mission skatepark the other night we almost hit a couch. it was just chillin in the middle lane of I-4 in downtown orlando.

another time in downtown st.pete we were next to a toyota corolla going probably 45mph(traffic) and there is someone laying ontop of a matress on the roof. its a windy day and i guess it wasnt tied down because he blew off the damn roof with the matress underneath of him. i shit you not

[MakotoS13]

Originally Posted by papershot

damnedbutdetermined flipped his off-road s13 over. that looked awesome though.

i still hate that guy.

[KOUKI KA-T]

One of the Option mags I 've got has that section where people send in pics of there wrecked cars and them doing there crazy poses.... one dude flipped his s13 when he slid off the road into a field. I'll see if i can find it and scan the pics.

[brndck]

this is a link to our local car club, http://www.slocars.net/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=26
inside is a pic of member cory's car, after drifting a public road, sliding totally sideways into a curb which in turn rolled the car down a hill and into a tree. things to ponder b4 drifting on the streets

[West]

[QUOTE=AKADriver]The easiest way to roll a car at the track is to get it sliding sideways off the course.. if the wheels dig into the dirt while you're still going at a decent clip, it's done.
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Yup, that is what I have seen.

[typhoonslippery]

if it hasnt happened here it has happened years ago in Japan

[uno]

my friend flipped his srt-4 by getting the rear tires in the grass during a turn... a bunch of my friends saw it happen and said it looked super wierd....i think it would kinda tough to flip a 240 without some kind of obstacle interference

[elevator]

This one was roled purty good while drifting.

[WhiteNissanS13]

this one girl rear ended my car and denied it after a few days. and look what happened to her car, since shes such a terrible driver.

karma is a bitch..

[old_s13]

Originally Posted by MakotoS13

i still hate that guy.

dude, he's the only crazy mofo that did that shit.. i give him props.