mike0615

I saw this the first time i went out to tracks, it let me know that this is a real sport, and real accidents do happen if u don't be carefull. guess what car this used to be? the driver is ok buy the way, got away with little stratches and bruses if u can believe that.

BlueRenesis82

WOW, that is pretty crappy. There was a guy at Road America who wrecked his GranSport Corvette, talk about shitty. Then he had to drive it home!

Matt RX8

This happenned to a car when I was at Road America. Car had only 1300 miles on it.

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124Spider

I guess that'll teach him not to lift in a high-speed turn....

BlueRenesis82

Yikes, the Gran Sport wasnt that bad, there was a red WRX wagon that bit it real bad too, but still not as destroyed as the lotus.

mike0615

That hurts, ouch. i hope teh driver was alright. the guy in the evo 8 i posted before flew 10 feet up in the air before landing directly on its ***, headlights to the sky. i talked to him after and he said he had invested 80grand in mods on that car.

BlueRenesis82

thats his own fault for sticking 80k into a eco, whoops i mean evo

Matt RX8

The elise driver and instructor were mostly OK, maybe a broken foot and some deep bone bruises in the legs.

BlueRenesis82

What turn was that wreck in again?

Matt RX8

elise wrecked coming out of the carousel. He either had a wheel or two off or thought he was going off and jerked the wheel, induced a spin and hit the inside wall twice. The second time he hit the wall, he was 3 feet off the ground.

BlueRenesis82

He wrecked coming off that? I guess I could see it happening with that light of a car..... but it still sucks. He had an instructor too?

Matt RX8

yep he had an instructor.

BlueRenesis82

wowsers. At least when I put my car in the grass I didn't **** up anything

Matt RX8

I heard he was doing 120 mph when started to go off.

I was only doing about 90 mph at the same point on the track.

BlueRenesis82

Well, that is a pretty good indicator too, I think I was right around that speed myself

Razz1

Is the off track conditions that bad? You can always go off road two or four wheels, and then come back. A jerk of the wheel to prevent going off track. I sure don't want to do that.

124Spider

At my first high performance driving school, the first thing they emphasized is that, if you drop a couple of wheels off track, just go with it, and drive the rest of the way off the track, coming to a controlled stop, rather than turning the wheel trying to get right back on the track. Now I really see why....

Dark8

Feel sorry for the driver, but the EVO looks better with the more rounded roof line... :D

Matt RX8

off track is not that bad. Driver just messed up. Should have driven off. It was stressed throughout the weekend. That guy was an experienced driver and should have know better.

MI_FamilyMan

Well if there are any other first-timers that are still unsure of whether or not they want to do a track event, let me try to convince you to go out and do it! You cannot get an automotive experience anything like it anywhere else. You will learn so much if you have a good instructor with you.

Matt RX8

Definitely an awesome experience. I had an awesome instructor, he had 25-30 years of experience. I'm hooked and have already planned 4 more days of instruction for the rest of the year. I'd do more if my wife would let me :o .

MI_FamilyMan

Machan, that is pretty much the main thing holding me back as well...

BlueRenesis82

Shoot, I wish I had yer guys problem, I need to get some more cash!

Matt RX8

But you've already spent a lot more than me on mods :p .

My philosophy is mod the driver first, then the car.

BlueRenesis82

Just wait for teh Falkens! I think I might even keep the stockers for my track wheels. I just like playing with stuff, but I think most of the stuff that I have done is more for longevity and safety than performance.