Mikko Hirvonen's dramatic Finland crash - frame by frame

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  1. Cess RMS Regular

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    Amazing photos of Mikko's crash

    Came over the crest like this:

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    and then this happened as he landed:

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    Cess, Aug 7, 2010
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    That's some crash!
    Reno_LV, Aug 7, 2010
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    The pictures tell the story!! Can see how much they relay on the safety equipment like

    [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2bWWAAtjWI]YouTube - ‪Mikko Hirvonen Crash Rally Finland 2010‬‎[/ame]
    carlos2006, Aug 7, 2010
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    That'll take quite a bit of T-Cut to sort that out.

    Lucky man, thank goodness for stringent safety regs.
    CHR15-53AT, Aug 7, 2010
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    WRC car.....deffo one of the safest places in the world.
    gsportcars, Aug 7, 2010
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    Wow, I saw the video but it almost looks more brutal in pics!
    M-Sport had 3 Focuses (Foci?!) to repair for Deutschland after Finland - Hirvonen, Henning and Khalid Al-Qassami all rolled over there, busy mechanics for the next wee while!
    Lil Red, Aug 7, 2010
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    Lucky he rolled down the road and not into the trees/into the crowd!
    Gaz VW, Aug 8, 2010
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    That was some crash, I was lucky enough to be at the penultimate stage of the rally. The speed they can get up to on such a loose surface is unbelievable, got hit on the head by a few rocks whilst trying to get close up photos lol.
    markPR, Aug 8, 2010
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    Think this was as big if not bigger than mikkos [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=23epBdgDPpc]YouTube - ‪Massive Group N crash (rolling x8 ) - WRC Rally Finland 2010 Day1‬‎[/ame]

    Yikes... Both sore!
    J8MCG, Aug 8, 2010
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    Holy feck 11 rolls before a stop. Im sure thon boy was dizzy!!
    alastair, Aug 9, 2010
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    Try again ^:o)

    Both looked nasty, but would imagine there was very little injuries if at any at all. Proof all the money spent in specing out cages is worth it (y)
    Doovde, Aug 9, 2010
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    Id love to know how they dont hit the trees, hardly ever in Finland do they hit the goddam things and they are right next to the road.
    davecoupe, Aug 9, 2010
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