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Dumbass Video: Smart Car Attempts a J-Turn


Dumbass Video: Smart Car Attempts a J-Turn

Ah, the J-Turn. For those of you unfamiliar, it is the act of accelerating your car in reverse, cranking the wheel to one side and while the car is spinning around, jamming it into a forward gear and hammering the go pedal. It’s sometimes called a Rockford, or a Rick Hunter maneuver, and when pulled off correctly, it is loads of fun and you look like a hero. When you attempt the aforementioned move in a car with zero wheelbase and a high center of gravity, even a fifth grade science student could predict the result. These guys failed out of fourth grade apparently.

This in-car video of two blokes attempting a J-turn in a Smart car is pretty funny stuff. Listen closely right after the car goes turtle to what one of the guys mutters out. This is not the first time they’ve found themselves in this predicament.

Warning!!! If you have children in the room, there is swearing right at the end, but it’s in British, so probably hard for kids to understand.


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