View Full Version : Option's project Z33 crashed at 200mph


mental pimp
10-04-2003, 11:58 AM
this happened at theSilver State Challenge road race, the driver walked away, cough*this rocks*cough

mental pimp
10-04-2003, 12:00 PM
hehe

mental pimp
10-04-2003, 12:01 PM
yay!

spdspappy
10-04-2003, 12:03 PM
OUCH! I'm glad he's ok...

Kev
10-04-2003, 01:36 PM
Any word on the cause? Lift? Driver error?

wakeech
10-04-2003, 01:46 PM
...what a shame. beautiful, beautiful car. dang.

looking at that aero kit (beastly but utile) i don't think there's any way that car's gonna "lift" at any speed.

it's either driver error, or an irregularity in the road (meaning he hit it, and it's his fault ;)) that threw the car off the road into that ironically well placed pole... weird. oh wait, is that pole part of that ex-car??

mikeb
10-04-2003, 01:59 PM
what a shame
I like the looks of that z

P00Man
10-04-2003, 02:42 PM
shit, thats nuts

that was a damn hot z, frekin shame
least the drivers ok, though
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mental pimp
10-04-2003, 03:15 PM
How did it happen? Well 90% of the crashes in that race are due to either cross winds or tire blow, mostly cross winds. They run flat out on the desert roads in an area of random strong gusts of wind, which pushes alot of cars off the road when they are cruising at 200+ mph.


i got all of this at the car and driver forum

cueball
10-04-2003, 03:45 PM
Any info on what was done to the car?

Looks like a really nice setup.

Mockngbrd
10-05-2003, 01:49 AM
gah... that wuz a nice car.... :(
at least the driver's OK... crashin at 200mph and walking away... thats a miracle....

they'll probably build another car

Kev
10-05-2003, 02:38 AM
Originally posted by Mockngbrd
gah... that wuz a nice car.... :(
at least the driver's OK... crashin at 200mph and walking away... thats a miracle....

they'll probably build another car

Yeh, they could probably assemble the new car around the old one's handbrake - there's not a lot to salvage from those shots.

Perhaps a few of the unbreakable bits can be re-used.

Squidward
10-06-2003, 06:07 AM
that was one impressive crash.. to walk away from that is incredible...

looked like the car rolled a few times before it was stopped by that pole.

RobDickinson
10-06-2003, 06:14 AM
Originally posted by Mockngbrd
gah... that wuz a nice car.... :(
at least the driver's OK... crashin at 200mph and walking away... thats a miracle....


Its not a miracle, its a f'in huge rollcage, and multipoint harness. Thumbs up to whoever put that in, good test of what they built :)

mikeb
10-06-2003, 06:56 PM
hes got a point there

WTF no turbo
10-07-2003, 09:50 PM
Holy hell sad to see lota wrench turning there

lefuton
10-07-2003, 09:53 PM
Originally posted by wakeech
...what a shame. beautiful, beautiful car. dang.

looking at that aero kit (beastly but utile) i don't think there's any way that car's gonna "lift" at any speed.

it's either driver error, or an irregularity in the road (meaning he hit it, and it's his fault ;)) that threw the car off the road into that ironically well placed pole... weird. oh wait, is that pole part of that ex-car??

well pictures don't seem to be loading for me, but my first thought when he said "lift" was throttle lift oversteer...

stockae92
10-07-2003, 10:44 PM
good roll cage :)