Dented pride

An Australian man has had to make a somewhat embarrassing apology to his father after crashing a treasured classic racing car. The man was competing in a car rally in Tasmania, taking over racing the Ford Capri after his father injured his back earlier in the competition. The father had warned his son neither to come second, nor to crash the car. However, one corner proved too much for the man’s ability and he lost control of the car as he roared around the bend at some 130km/h. The car left the road, flew
June 13, 2012 Read time: 2 mins
An Australian man has had to make a somewhat embarrassing apology to his father after crashing a treasured classic racing car. The man was competing in a car rally in Tasmania, taking over racing the Ford Capri after his father injured his back earlier in the competition. The father had warned his son neither to come second, nor to crash the car. However, one corner proved too much for the man’s ability and he lost control of the car as he roared around the bend at some 130km/h. The car left the road, flew into the air and landed in the ocean, just missing a Subaru rally car that had crashed shortly before. The man was not seriously hurt, other than to his ego, and nor was the driver of the Subaru. It remains to be seen how long it will be before the classic Ford or modern Subaru Impreza will be racing again. Whether the owner of the 1970 Ford would trust his son with the classic Capri also remains to be seen.

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