At nearly the same spot Ken Block rolled his #43 Ford Fiesta during the Oregon Trail Rally, we found Dave Mirra’s #40 Subaru WRX STI one running of the stage earlier.  Dave’s car landed on it’s side after a few rolls and came to a stop nearly blocking the entire road.  This was during the earliest running of the Fir Mountain stage on day 2 of the race.  Below is a video in which Dave explains what happened.

As the crew approached the car, which was by now already flipped to it’s wheels, it seemed as though the car would be unable to continue even under tow.  The suspension was folded under, all four tires were flat, and it seemed that every wheel was pointing a different direction.  Miraculously, the folded tire straightened out when we twisted the car straight onto the road.

After securing the car off the road in a straight section, the team had decided that they wanted to hike the 1/2 mile back to the start where their service crew would meet them.  At this point we notified the cars location for a driver’s bulletin and continued to Sweep the stage.

About a mile down the road, while working to recover another car, Dave and his Co-Driver passed us in their mangled Subaru crab walking the entire way.  We later found them parked at the nearest spectator area.  Photos Below.

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