Oh no!!! Big oly!!

[House]

I wasn’t there, but I heard it was a transition from dirt to pavement not spinning donuts, which I can understand with a spooled rear end…

 

[DirtDonk]

For sure. Lots of legit reasons for rolling a Bronco like that. And that's sure one of them!
I wonder who started the whole "doing donuts" story? Then again, maybe he was in fact doing donuts, but at a transition between dirt and pavement. Worst case scenario!
Just takes a second...

Paul

 

[Broncobowsher]

Still waiting for the link to the video that is rumored to exist.

My first sighting of it in flesh was at SEMA in 2002, hanging from a wall.

 

[thegreatjustino]

Run out of Talent, Trash a 1.8-Million Dollar Piece of History

Big Oly, the world’s most valuable Bronco, finds its face in the dirt…twice!

autos.yahoo.com

 

[Broncobowsher]

No, You Couldn’t Have Driven the Oly Bronco Any Better​

• Big Oly has always been notoriously difficult to keep upright, even Parnelli Jones rolled it numerous times while racing.
• The drivers this time were Meyers Manx' new owner Phillip Sarofim and Mark Porsche, great grandson of Ferdinand Porsche.

https://autos.yahoo.com/no-couldn-t-driven-oly-132900241.html

 

[JefeAZ]

I've looked everywhere and cannot find the video again. I was able to find is a screenshot though. Went from pavement to soft sand and rolled

 

[toddz69]

They weren't doing donuts. They were going extremely fast down the highway and came to the spot where they were supposed to turn off into the dirt (sand, really) onto the road to the finish line about 1/4 mile down the road. There were a number of people there (as is often the case in Mexico) giving conflicting hand signals on what to do. The driver (Mark) stood on the brakes, Oly did what every EB does - locked up the rear brakes and the back end spun around (that's what looked like donuts), it went off into the sand (which sloped away from the highway) and over it went. I talked to Philip shortly after it happened and Mark told me the story the next morning before we left for the day.

I don't know what happened to cause the second roll because we had left the finish line in Cabo before they arrived.

At least one other person rolled Oly besides PJ - race promoter Mel Larsen. He drove the truck from the finish line back to the transporter after one of the races and was horsing around (no pun intended) and flipped it.

I think Mark Vaughn's article mentions at least one other person flipped it too back in the day.

I had some time to think driving back from Baja over the past 3 days and I started thinking of all the Broncos rolling in races in Baja. PJ, the Unsers, and Rod Hall rolled them back in the day. I was thinking of us modern racers and the list is somewhat long too - including myself, Andrew (bajabronco), Chris (landshark99), Chris Sullivan, and I think Scott Barnes (coachbarnes) rolled his too. I think Chuck rolled his in the 1000 as well.

Todd Z.

 

[mitch@wildhorses]

It'll buff out

 

[BronCowie]

It'll buff out

That'll take a helluva lot of buffing!

Thanks to ToddZ for a more reasonable explanation of what really happened.

 

[JefeAZ]

The driver (Mark) stood on the brakes, Oly did what every EB does - locked up the rear brakes and the back end spun around (that's what looked like donuts), it went off into the sand (which sloped away from the highway) and over it went.

Oh wow, thanks for the details. The 3-4 second clip I saw was exactly of that moment. That must have been a wild ride!

 

[englewoodcowboy]

Lots of people losing their mind over the truck, it is still just as fine as it was before only the skin is messed up. Honestly it looks more like it did in all of its wins now than it has for the last few decades. I think it is great they are letting the ole girl buck! Only regret I can see is if the new owner was OK with this happening why they didn't enter it in the actual race and let it all hang out, that would have been epic! In the end it is still Big Oly, always will be!

 

[Broncobowsher]

They weren't doing donuts. They were going extremely fast down the highway and came to the spot where they were supposed to turn off into the dirt (sand, really) onto the road to the finish line about 1/4 mile down the road. There were a number of people there (as is often the case in Mexico) giving conflicting hand signals on what to do. The driver (Mark) stood on the brakes, Oly did what every EB does - locked up the rear brakes and the back end spun around (that's what looked like donuts), it went off into the sand (which sloped away from the highway) and over it went. I talked to Philip shortly after it happened and Mark told me the story the next morning before we left for the day.

I don't know what happened to cause the second roll because we had left the finish line in Cabo before they arrived.

At least one other person rolled Oly besides PJ - race promoter Mel Larsen. He drove the truck from the finish line back to the transporter after one of the races and was horsing around (no pun intended) and flipped it.

I think Mark Vaughn's article mentions at least one other person flipped it too back in the day.

I had some time to think driving back from Baja over the past 3 days and I started thinking of all the Broncos rolling in races in Baja. PJ, the Unsers, and Rod Hall rolled them back in the day. I was thinking of us modern racers and the list is somewhat long too - including myself, Andrew (bajabronco), Chris (landshark99), Chris Sullivan, and I think Scott Barnes (coachbarnes) rolled his too. I think Chuck rolled his in the 1000 as well.

Todd Z.

Todd, I recall you even stuffed your race bronco a few years back and took out a little bit of the front clip. Happens all the time on race trucks.

 

[toddz69]

Todd, I recall you even stuffed your race bronco a few years back and took out a little bit of the front clip. Happens all the time on race trucks.

Yes, I included myself in the list in my post above - quite a number of us have eaten some humble pie after doing something similar.

Todd Z.

 

[sprdv1]

They weren't doing donuts. They were going extremely fast down the highway and came to the spot where they were supposed to turn off into the dirt (sand, really) onto the road to the finish line about 1/4 mile down the road. There were a number of people there (as is often the case in Mexico) giving conflicting hand signals on what to do. The driver (Mark) stood on the brakes, Oly did what every EB does - locked up the rear brakes and the back end spun around (that's what looked like donuts), it went off into the sand (which sloped away from the highway) and over it went. I talked to Philip shortly after it happened and Mark told me the story the next morning before we left for the day.

I don't know what happened to cause the second roll because we had left the finish line in Cabo before they arrived.

At least one other person rolled Oly besides PJ - race promoter Mel Larsen. He drove the truck from the finish line back to the transporter after one of the races and was horsing around (no pun intended) and flipped it.

I think Mark Vaughn's article mentions at least one other person flipped it too back in the day.

I had some time to think driving back from Baja over the past 3 days and I started thinking of all the Broncos rolling in races in Baja. PJ, the Unsers, and Rod Hall rolled them back in the day. I was thinking of us modern racers and the list is somewhat long too - including myself, Andrew (bajabronco), Chris (landshark99), Chris Sullivan, and I think Scott Barnes (coachbarnes) rolled his too. I think Chuck rolled his in the 1000 as well.

Todd Z.

Thanks for sharing sir..

 

[sprdv1]

I Duno if the complete opposite crowd is speaking out. I think a lot of people and the majority are stoked it’s not just locked away in a private collection and it’s actually out being used and shown off. What I think a lot of people are confused about is how do you roll it not only once but twice in a non competitive class. But I guess if you have 1.8 million to buy Big oly you have the money to fix it.

that's for sure.. use that beast for it's intention and share w/the world

 

[House]

Just to refresh your memories that this has happened a few times before…

 

[1970 Palmer]

So, I guess it will now have a salvage title after it's rebuilt.

 

[1sicbronconut]

They do roll easy, even happened in my backyard

 

[Bronco4x4]

“Steve Austin, astronaut. A man barely alive. Gentlemen we can rebuild him. We have the technology. We have the capability to build the world’s first bionic man. Steve Austin will be that man. Better than he was before. Better, stronger, faster.”

 

[56f100bbw]

I like this picture of it