That must be the stop line. Obviously he was coming in a little to hot. Maybe a chicane to slow the cars a bit and maybe some bales of hay to lessen the blow. That Jersey barrier is not forgiving.Hard hit
Yeah, I was lookin at the after shot. It's hit hard, but I believe it can be pulled. It's gonna take a lot of work.Anyone on the forum know the guy. I have access to a front clip
No stuck, he didn't let off to let the chasey do its job. Role into a curve at that speed.. yep, bad one that could have been prevented by not using concrete barriersI might be hearing things, but it sounded like the throttle stayed open, almost like it stuck or fat-feet (I suffer from the same affliction) covered both pedals?
You can hear his tire temps coming up as he entered his second lap, rear tire was getting a bunch of grip and the car had no forward bite and the weight didn't transfer in time because of the forward bite , brakes didn't go away, just no forward transfer.. wow, looked good on his first pass, he didn't let it roll threw that curve.
That said I sure hated to see the damage happen, I prefer cones with an areas to slide or push in to..
Just another man's opinion.. love auto crose.
Oh no!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!from the video comments :
He's a friend of one of the guys in a group I belong to. The accelerator pedal arm bend to the left, and got pinned under the brake pedal.....when he slammed on the brakes, it floored the car and basically caused the car to full throttle plow into the concrete barrier.
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you know what i meant, girlfriendYea, ****'ll buff out, easy peasy.
Have you ever built a car? I mean like actual welding, measuring and turning any real life bolts?
That can be fixed but thats a big project. There's going to a LOT more than "a little frame work"
However, like you, I'm glad this isn't about a lost member or lost life in any way or even a hurt person. There's more tin around.
Still hurts to watch.
Ugh! I just finished building a '67 to go auto-crossing. Now I'm rethinking my plan.
But sure bout a car... but On a bike, it's about 85% of your Stopping Power... but just Grab em hard in a turn, and see how things turn to crap real fast!Locked up front brakes never turns out well
But sure bout a car... but On a bike, it's about 85% of your Stopping Power... but just Grab em hard in a turn, and see how things turn to crap real fast!
That's Exactly what I heard too.from the video comments :
He's a friend of one of the guys in a group I belong to. The accelerator pedal arm bend to the left, and got pinned under the brake pedal.....when he slammed on the brakes, it floored the car and basically caused the car to full throttle plow into the concrete barrier.
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It's toast,that thing bent to hell not really worth fixing by the time you tear it done straighten everything could just find another roller. I bet the engine trans didn't survive either.That wasn't too bad
When I read the title I was expecting to hear we lost a member
This is just sheet metal damage (and maybe a little framework)