VIDEO:Heikkenen crashes into ramp at Summer X Games 18, injured

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Massive crash into ramp at X Games

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The Ford came up short of the ramp

The Ford came up short of the ramp

Finnish driver Toomas Heikkenen has had a sickening accident at the Summer X Games 18 RallyCross competition.

The 21-year-old fell short on the course’s 50-foot gap jump, and his Ford Fiesta smash head-on t with the edge of the landing ramp.

He suffered a broken ankle and abdominal injuries.

Heikkenen is now expected to miss the weekend’s RallyCross finals, which are set to feature World Rally Champions Marcus Gronholm and Sebastien Loeb.

Watch the video for the accident.

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1/07/2012 1:50:15 p.m.

kiwichina wrote:

Well................thats why people go to the X games. They dont go to see people holding hands!!.