Yahoo Autos Watch a Rally Car Roll 14 Times Just After Being Rebuilt
British rally driver Kris Meeke and Citroen Racing didn't have a great weekend. During a Friday stage at the Rally Argentina, Meeke hit a mid-corner bump and put his Citroen C3 WRC on its roof. It was a big hit, but not so big that co-driver Paul Nagle couldn't shout "you bastard!" at Meeke while the two flew through the air.
Meeke and Nagle nursed the car back to Citroen's paddock where, heroically, the team rebuilt it (shown in a timelapse video above) so the drivers could compete the following day. Unfortunately, Meeke and Nagle's Saturday was cut short by yet another mid-corner bump.
Meeke's Citroen rolled over a dizzying 14 times before landing on its roof. Unfortunately, the car sustained too much damage for another rebuild, but Top Gear reports both Meeke and Nagle walked away after a checkup at a nearby medical center.
Hopefully the Citroen team will have better luck at the Rally Portugal later this month.
British rally driver Kris Meeke and Citroen Racing didn't have a great weekend. During a Friday stage at the Rally Argentina, Meeke hit a mid-corner bump and put his Citroen C3 WRC on its roof. It was a big hit, but not so big that co-driver Paul Nagle couldn't shout "you bastard!" at Meeke while the two flew through the air.
Meeke and Nagle nursed the car back to Citroen's paddock where, heroically, the team rebuilt it (shown in a timelapse video above) so the drivers could compete the following day. Unfortunately, Meeke and Nagle's Saturday was cut short by yet another mid-corner bump.
Meeke's Citroen rolled over a dizzying 14 times before landing on its roof. Unfortunately, the car sustained too much damage for another rebuild, but Top Gear reports both Meeke and Nagle walked away after a checkup at a nearby medical center.
Hopefully the Citroen team will have better luck at the Rally Portugal later this month.
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