There is no supporting evidence online.

Two young men in their lates teens had just reconditioned the engine in their Monaro coupe and were looking for a place to test how fast it could go. Norfolk Island is a small island in the South Pacific, being just 5 miles wide and 3 miles long these two young bright sparks decided that the local airport was the one place where they could put their car through it's paces. However through fear of getting caught they decided that it would be best to run their test under the cover of darkness. Only the darkness prevented them from seeing just where the runway ends in time to stop.

They were travelling at over 100 miles per hour when they "flew" off the end of the airport runway. Airborne they flew at a height of 50 feet over Ferny Lane and into Pullus Valley. Evidence of their re entry into the dense vegatation of the valley, approximately 200 feet after take off, was marked by the bark shredded off three feet up the side of an old Banyan tree. This tree has a base of about 6 feet and a couple of inches to the right at take off would have seen these two as certain Darwin Awards winners, as it turned out they are merely honourable mentions. While the driver was knocked unconcious, his passenger only sustained a broken jaw and other minor injuries so he was able to climb out of the valley to get help.

Submitted on 04/12/2009

Submitted by: Geoff Le Cren
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Candi said:
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Considering that the two guys both PLANNED this, I hold them equally responsible for the damage that ensued. Thanks, George, for a tale of two more idiots, and submit again!

Bruce said:
Definitely Keep: Personal Account
So which one were you, Geoff, the driver or the passenger? Just kidding!

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