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Re:Gimli Glider by vertis on Friday May 02, 2014 @12:13AM (#7684102)
When I first had my license, I ran up the back of someone. After checking that the car wasn't too badly damaged and exchanging details I decided to drive the car the rest of the way home.

Was cruising along the freeway, when the bonnet (hood) flipped up. Thankfully, I could see through the gap, and managed to pull the car over safely.

Not my brightest moment.

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Re:Gimli Glider by gamerdonkey on Friday May 02, 2014 @10:41AM (#7685949)
Hoods blockage up is a comparatively common event in rally races. I've read that many teams specifically design the hood to leave a large gap if it flips up, thus allowing the driver to continue down the stage. This happened to a top driver at the latest Sno*Drift rally here in the US, and the video is pretty fun to watch.

http://youtu.be/c3fkwl2we14?t=7m18s

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