as long as the tub is not damaged, no.
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The most important thing is Rowan Atkinson was not seriously hurt or killed.
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You mean this one?
Video: Rare $2 million McLaren F1 goes out in flames - rpmGo.com
Who knows?
This guy does.
The car was chassis #067 and it was fully repaired by McLaren. The final chapter of the story didn't get nearly as much publicity as the flaming photos did but it was in an article printed in Sports Car Market Letter magazine back in October 2010. Here's the online reprint:
A McLaren F1’s Rise from the Ashes
An interesting read for sure.
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So is this the second one he totalled or is it the same one he totalled a few years ago? i dont recall him being on top gear except if its after season 17 episode 2
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Current - 1998 Honda Civic 160i Luxline
Last edited by TVR IS KING; 08-07-2011 at 01:51 AM.
All about the t-tops
He was just on Top Gear two weeks ago. Watch it here:
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Clearly the man knows how to drive.
Not even close - mostly superficial damage to the bodywork in the nose. The car was put back together good-as-new that time for around £100,000. It wouldn't have even been that bad but the nose of his F1 ended up underneath the car he rear-ended.
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Like I said Ive only seen up to s17 e2 of top gear
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Current - 1998 Honda Civic 160i Luxline
I certainly get your sentiments, but most people looking at the photos showing damage from his first accident would think the entire front end is trashed. Rather, as you can see from this exploded drawing below, the bodywork on the nose that was most heavily damaged is just a clamshell that covers all the important bits. Anytime you do what was reported to be £100,000 worth of damage to something it is serious, but so far as the structure of the car was concerned this first incident wasn't a serious accident.
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Last edited by Peloton25; 08-07-2011 at 03:11 PM. Reason: 'was' because
It appears to my untrained eye that Atkinson's F1 split apart EXACTLY as intended in your drawing. Great engineering on the part of McLaren! Let's hope he gets it back on the road.
Edit- Any truth to the story that there was a German owner who complained about fuel starvation issues to McLaren who found it happening at speeds of 200+mph?
Last edited by kingofthering; 08-07-2011 at 02:53 PM.
I'm dropping out to create a company that starts with motorcycles, then cars, and forty years later signs a legendary Brazilian driver who has a public and expensive feud with his French teammate.
I've not heard about the fuel starvation issue, but German banker, Dr Thomas Bscher who was also the one time President of Bugatti prior to the Veyron's release, did used to commute from his home in Cologne to his office in Frankfurt every morning at speeds over 200mph on the Autobahn. This evidence was uncovered during a service visit when McLaren downloaded the information from the ECU.
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