On online if you just 'tap' or go into a barrier it sends you flying (literally) and flipping loads of times its very annoying and unrealistic

Indeed.

Although there are 14x10^6 threads on this, I'll save you the hassle and note that it's being fixed. (Oddly you're not the only person to ever notice this!)

When?

Not sure, but it will be worked on, very likely (but not for sure) in the next incompatible patch.

When?

Sometime between now and 2010.

Patch Y to be exact Jeff.

Dangit BB, I thought you were TC with that avatar...then I noticed you were being rather civil, which gave the game away

j/k TC ;]

I think it's official avatar-stealing month. I keep seeing my own dopplegangers and thinking "Did I say that?".