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Old Jan 31, 2005 | 11:00 AM
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EVO accident at Buttonwillow this weekend

Have you guys heard about this? Do you know what happened? I just got this email from a friend:
my buddy went to Buttonwillow this weekend in his M

below is a picture of an Evo that went too fast.

This is my buddy's account of what happened: "Before the last turn, there's a back sweeper that you can take to 130mph before a sharp turn (if you got the guts). This is a picture of a Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution from yesterday's track event. Never saw a car flip twice, point straight up about 8 feet high, land on its rear and flip twice again until a complete stop. The cabin was protected b/c he had a roll cage. The guy was taken to the hospital. I heard he is okay."
http://www.technogeeky.com/evo_accident.jpg

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https://www.evolutionm.net/forums/sh...d.php?t=120350

http://www.s2ki.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=264325

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Old Jan 31, 2005 | 11:04 AM
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Holy schnikes...Maybe I should get a rollcage before my next track day...
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Old Jan 31, 2005 | 11:05 AM
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Umm, not good....
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Old Jan 31, 2005 | 11:06 AM
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damn...I hope he's ok
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Old Jan 31, 2005 | 11:07 AM
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if that happened at 130mph i am going to get a damn roll cage. hope he wasnt seriously hurt.
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Old Jan 31, 2005 | 11:08 AM
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what a horrible sight, it doesnt even look like a evo now!
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Old Jan 31, 2005 | 11:08 AM
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He was ok, Posted on S2Ki forums this morning.
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Old Jan 31, 2005 | 11:09 AM
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This was in the Motorsports section as well...
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Old Jan 31, 2005 | 11:11 AM
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Is that car affliated with WORKS at all? That looks like some WORKS badging on the door...
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Old Jan 31, 2005 | 11:11 AM
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Originally Posted by Hooligan317
This was in the Motorsports section as well...
I did a search for 'buttonwillow' and 'accident' before posting this...

https://www.evolutionm.net/forums/sh...d.php?t=120350

http://www.s2ki.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=264325
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Old Jan 31, 2005 | 11:13 AM
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It's all good...

https://www.evolutionm.net/forums/sh...d.php?t=120350
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Old Jan 31, 2005 | 11:14 AM
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Originally Posted by Hooligan317
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Old Jan 31, 2005 | 11:15 AM
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it was willow springs international raceway,not buttonwillow,not a works car-Kent jordan -one of john muellers students-KJ placed second in the evom tuner shootout
that cage saved him
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Old Jan 31, 2005 | 11:16 AM
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oh geez ouch!!!
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Old Jan 31, 2005 | 11:19 AM
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Originally Posted by jonduke
it was willow springs international raceway,not buttonwillow,not a works car-Kent jordan -one of john muellers students-KJ placed second in the evom tuner shootout
that cage saved him
do you know what brand the cage is. I would say it is well built and would trust my life with it.
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