I didn't mean the crash was great. I ment that they clearly show the accident in progress

 

Jalopnik posted a little update - The Twin-Turbo Lamborghini Crash As It Happened

 

thus guy is lucky!

 

Jalopnik have updated again with a video of the actual crash. http://jalopnik.com/5673423/amazing-...borghini-crash

Good to see there was a cage in the car.

 

YouTube - Underground Racing Twin Turbo Gallardo Crashes At 200+MPH Texas Mile

 

Looks like the chute got out correctly, he didn't start getting sideways til well after braking. Still can't believe he was able to walk away from that. Thank goodnes for the safety of the cars and the safety requirements of the organizers.

Given the recent events with both Ray's Heritage GT and now this Lambo SL TT, I don't think I'll ever sport number "13" on a car..........

 

No matter what the headwind is, the chute should keep the car stable. If anyone has ever been in a car and pulled a chute youll know what i mean. Is any in car video available? I would like to hear what was going on during the accident.

 

I did some quick stabilization on the video to make it a little easier to track the car: (full credit still goes to Gary Javo -- this is his video)

YouTube - Under Ground Racing Twin Turbo Gallardo Texas Mile Crash -- Stabilized

 

Having now seen that video it confirms my suspicions about the accident. I'm afraid I have to disagree with your assessment MrSlay.

First off he appears too be using too large a drag chute on a short tether. As you can see from the video as soon as the chute is inflated he starts to loose control which backs up what I sad about the possible destabilisation of the rear of the car. Once the car is off line at that speed he is just a passenger on the way to the accident.

If I had specked the safety equipment on that car I would have gone with very long tether and a much smaller round land speed record type chute. This would have been a lot more stable and have and produced a softer retardation on the car.

 

Agreed. The force vector from the chute acts through the center of the chute, which in the case of a big chute on a short tether is angled up quite a bit, with the net effect of slowing the car, but exerting a vertical component lifting up the rear tires as well. That could easily lead to destabilization of the rear.