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02-06-2013, 10:46 AM
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We already knew that the Local Motors Rally Fighter (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/rally+fighter/) was one of the most interesting new vehicles of the last decade - it has a compelling backstory (come-from-nowhere company with a crowdsourced design), a fascinating look all its own and off-road chops. But now we know it has something approaching genuine robustness.
How genuine? Check out Turn 2 Production's video of competitor No. 1841 as it runs in this past weekend's Best In The Desert racing series' Parker 425. The 1800-class desert entrant is shown here as its driver takes a small jump but fails to nail the landing, digging the nose in and precipitating an end-over-end flip. The Rally Fighter lands on its wheels, and then without skipping a beat, the team presses on regardless, only momentarily encumbered by a floppy hood.
The team would go on to finish the Parker, AZ race, earning a fourth-in-class place and taking 19th overall.Continue reading Local Motors Rally Fighter rolls over, refuses to play dead (http://www.autoblog.com/2013/02/06/local-motors-rally-fighter-rolls-over-refuses-to-play-dead/)
Local Motors Rally Fighter rolls over, refuses to play dead (http://www.autoblog.com/2013/02/06/local-motors-rally-fighter-rolls-over-refuses-to-play-dead/) originally appeared on Autoblog (http://www.autoblog.com) on Wed, 06 Feb 2013 12:32:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
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We already knew that the Local Motors Rally Fighter (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/rally+fighter/) was one of the most interesting new vehicles of the last decade - it has a compelling backstory (come-from-nowhere company with a crowdsourced design), a fascinating look all its own and off-road chops. But now we know it has something approaching genuine robustness.
How genuine? Check out Turn 2 Production's video of competitor No. 1841 as it runs in this past weekend's Best In The Desert racing series' Parker 425. The 1800-class desert entrant is shown here as its driver takes a small jump but fails to nail the landing, digging the nose in and precipitating an end-over-end flip. The Rally Fighter lands on its wheels, and then without skipping a beat, the team presses on regardless, only momentarily encumbered by a floppy hood.
The team would go on to finish the Parker, AZ race, earning a fourth-in-class place and taking 19th overall.Continue reading Local Motors Rally Fighter rolls over, refuses to play dead (http://www.autoblog.com/2013/02/06/local-motors-rally-fighter-rolls-over-refuses-to-play-dead/)
Local Motors Rally Fighter rolls over, refuses to play dead (http://www.autoblog.com/2013/02/06/local-motors-rally-fighter-rolls-over-refuses-to-play-dead/) originally appeared on Autoblog (http://www.autoblog.com) on Wed, 06 Feb 2013 12:32:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
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