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Mitsubishi Lancer EVO Driver Tumbles Down the Mountain at 2012 Pikes Peak Hill Climb

No one really needs to tell you the dangers of participating in the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb but if you insist, here's proof from a terrifying accident that was captured on film during this weekend's race.

Rookie Pikes Peak driver Jeremy Foley and his co-pilot Yuri Kouznetsov were racing their Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution 8 down the hill at around Mile 16 when they took a corner too fast and too open with the car sliding on the gravel before it tumbled down the mountain.

Mitsubishi to Pull the Plug on the Lancer EVO X in the UK

If you live in Britain and have been eyeing a brand new Lancer EVO X, you may want to hurry up and complete your order as Mitsubishi UK's managing director, Lance Bradley, told Autocar magazine that the all-wheel drive sports saloon will be axed from the UK once the company sells the last 10 units that remain in stock.

The Mitsubishi executive said that imports of the Evolution X have ceased now because of the increasing strength of the Japanese Yen, which eventually made it impossible for the company to continue selling the car in the UK.

Mitsubishi Lancer EVO Racer Flips Over During Romanian Rally

Romanian rally car driver Daniel Onoriu found himself in a bad situation when his Mitsubishi Lancer EVO flipped over into a ditch during a hill climb in Teliu, Romania, this past weekend.

The accident could have been worse though as Onoriu's car narrowly missed hitting what looks like a Volkswagen Golf that had exited the road earlier. According to our tipster, both Onoriu and his co-pilot suffered non-life-threatening injuries.

Watch the video right past the jump.