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February 11, 2013

Helicopter crashes filming during Top Gear Korea

By Mark Atkinson for MSN Autos

Well, it had to happen sooner or later...
Apparently, a Cobra gunship helicopter crashed while filming a segment for Top Gear Korea. The '60s-era machine was racing one of the Korean hosts in a Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 in what appears to be a down-and-back race down an abandoned runway when it hit the ground hard not long after the finish. The helicopter crew are reportedly unhurt, but the video below shows how shocked and stunned everyone else was by the chaos.
Filming a race against aircraft and/or military hardware is a staple of the Top Gear franchise, no matter which country is producing it. The US show just had a segment where host Tanner Foust was hunted by an entire US Airborne regiment while fleeing in a Mercedes-Benz G63 AMG. And of course the British original featured a Lotus Elise trying to dodge an Apache helicopter about 10 years ago.
Needless to say, we're very relieved to hear that no one was hurt, although sadly there is one less Cobra plying the skies.
 

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Reportedly, the first word to come out of his mouth was "car," and since then it's evolved into a life-long passion. Justin is a fan of passionately engineered vehicles, but in general, loves the industry as much as the cars it produces. Justin is the Assistant Editor of MSN Autos, and manages The Passing Lane.

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After a career in advertising and marketing, John decided to turn his jaundiced eye towards the world of cars. Since then, he's become one of Canada's most vociferous critics of the industry, delivering objective analysis of the new car scene.


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