To cross or not to cross, that is the question, but whatever it is – to hesitate means opening-up a whole can of pain as well as mangled metal as Finnish rookie driver, Toomas Heikkinen found out as he attempted to jump a 50’ gap in his Ford Fiesta during the 2012 X Games in Los Angeles.
After Heikkinen’s Fiesta decided to give itself a rhinoplasty via the steel ramp, upon impact it flipped and landed upside-down as fluids leaked, eventually catching fire after he’d exited from the car.
While these cars are built with a lot of power infused within, it’s also built a little tougher than usual. However, although the miss-hap didn’t look that mangled, it was severe enough to provide Heikkinen with a parting gift of a broken ankle that’s coupled with minor abdominal pain.
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