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10-30-2012, 10:40 AM
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With the final race of the 2012 Global RallyCross (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/Global%20RallyCross/) season taking place today outside the SEMA Show (http://www.autoblog.com/sema/) in Las Vegas, teams were on the track yesterday for practice. During the practice session, David Binks crashed his Ford Fiesta (http://www.autoblog.com/ford/fiesta/), and he was taken to the hospital for precautionary measures but later released with only minor bruising.
On his first attempt at the jump, Binks' Fiesta came up short on the landing, resulting in a spectacular end-over-end crash. The car flipped two and a half times before landing on its roof, but Binks was able to get out of the car by himself. It could have been worse, though, since this crash looks very similar to Toomas Heikkinen's X Games crash back in June (http://www.autoblog.com/2012/06/30/rallycross-driver-shorts-jump-in-x-games-practice/). While that jump was made out of steel, the jump at SEMA was made out of dirt, a much more forgiving material on initial impact.
Bink's team is working to try to get the car repaired for tonight's race, but it sounds like the damage is pretty extensive. The race airs tonight on ESPN2 at 8:30 ET/5:30 PT.
Scroll down (http://www.mnfords.com/2012/10/30/watch-david-binks-crash-his-rallycross-ford-fiesta-end-over-end/#continued) to watch video of the crash and read an official statement from Best Buy Racing regarding the crash.Continue reading Watch David Binks crash his Rallycross Ford Fiesta end-over-end during practice (http://www.autoblog.com/2012/10/30/watch-david-binks-crash-his-rallycross-ford-fiesta-end-over-end/)
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With the final race of the 2012 Global RallyCross (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/Global%20RallyCross/) season taking place today outside the SEMA Show (http://www.autoblog.com/sema/) in Las Vegas, teams were on the track yesterday for practice. During the practice session, David Binks crashed his Ford Fiesta (http://www.autoblog.com/ford/fiesta/), and he was taken to the hospital for precautionary measures but later released with only minor bruising.
On his first attempt at the jump, Binks' Fiesta came up short on the landing, resulting in a spectacular end-over-end crash. The car flipped two and a half times before landing on its roof, but Binks was able to get out of the car by himself. It could have been worse, though, since this crash looks very similar to Toomas Heikkinen's X Games crash back in June (http://www.autoblog.com/2012/06/30/rallycross-driver-shorts-jump-in-x-games-practice/). While that jump was made out of steel, the jump at SEMA was made out of dirt, a much more forgiving material on initial impact.
Bink's team is working to try to get the car repaired for tonight's race, but it sounds like the damage is pretty extensive. The race airs tonight on ESPN2 at 8:30 ET/5:30 PT.
Scroll down (http://www.mnfords.com/2012/10/30/watch-david-binks-crash-his-rallycross-ford-fiesta-end-over-end/#continued) to watch video of the crash and read an official statement from Best Buy Racing regarding the crash.Continue reading Watch David Binks crash his Rallycross Ford Fiesta end-over-end during practice (http://www.autoblog.com/2012/10/30/watch-david-binks-crash-his-rallycross-ford-fiesta-end-over-end/)
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