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#202 767B crashes at Goodwood Festival of Speed

Old 06-26-2015, 10:23 AM
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#202 767B crashes at Goodwood Festival of Speed

Cry... Cry a lot.

NOOOO! A Mazda 767B Race Car Bites The Dust At Goodwood



Old 06-26-2015, 12:29 PM
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A sad day indeed...
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A part of me just dieded....
Old 06-27-2015, 05:47 PM
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WHO are these MORONS who drive these cars at Goodwood.

First it was the Furai.

Now this!!!

At least it was not #55, the sacred cow!
Old 06-27-2015, 09:08 PM
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They'll restore it... Right?
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Mostly cosmetic damage so they should be able to get it restored
Old 06-27-2015, 11:47 PM
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Originally Posted by ASH8
WHO are these MORONS who drive these cars at Goodwood.

First it was the Furai.

Now this!!!

At least it was not #55, the sacred cow!
Wtf man. A timed hill climb is a serious competition event with hazards even pro race drivers don't often see like boulders, cliffs, trees inches from the racing surface. The best drivers in the world crash. Pretty bold of you to call **them** morons.

The Furai caught on fire with the Mazda factory works driver behind the wheel

BBC - Autos - Top Gear exclusive: How the Mazda Furai died

Race cars live and die for crashes, fires, etc. When the day comes that you can drop millions of dollars on a race car it will be your choice to use it as intended or make it some useless museum trophy.

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Old 07-01-2015, 10:28 AM
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No damages for #55 787b...but a VIP driver, his words (not literal , just my translation):

"When they asked to me what car i would like to drive at Goodwood, i've choose the Mazda 787 immediately, a myth ,and my favorite car in Playstation's GranTurismo sessions"


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Originally Posted by TeamRX8
Wtf man. A timed hill climb is a serious competition event with hazards even pro race drivers don't often see like boulders, cliffs, trees inches from the racing surface. The best drivers in the world crash. Pretty bold of you to call **them** morons.

The Furai caught on fire with the Mazda factory works driver behind the wheel

BBC - Autos - Top Gear exclusive: How the Mazda Furai died

Race cars live and die for crashes, fires, etc. When the day comes that you can drop millions of dollars on a race car it will be your choice to use it as intended or make it some useless museum trophy.

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WTF, lighten up...as usual you missed the boat.

Really, I had no idea Goodwood was like that...
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Originally Posted by MattMPS
No damages for #55 787b...but a VIP driver, his words (not literal , just my translation):

"When they asked to me what car i would like to drive at Goodwood, i've choose the Mazda 787 immediately, a myth ,and my favorite car in Playstation's GranTurismo sessions"
One begins to wonder...

Now lets hear it from more defending Playstation experts...

Will they restore 202?,without seeing inside, frame, etc.?
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I live 15 min. from the AACA museum in Hershey, PA. My friend volunteers there. Makes me sad every time I stop there. Although I understand why the brass era cars reside there.
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From all the Goodwood videos i have seen over the years, it appears the track is very narrow in many places with absolutely no runoff areas at times. You drop a wheel onto the grass at speed, and you can be straight into the hay bales. Could have been cold tires, oil or moisture or rubber on the track, or driver error. Glad it was not the #55 and no one was hurt.
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Any news on the status of the #202? I have yet to see updates (for repairs).
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jedi is getting it fixed up and shipping it to my house. its gonna be my new dd lol
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i wonder if it's in Georgia?.....
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