this is hilarious (I can say that now because he lived):

How not to Autocross

What is this guy thinking?????????????///////////////////
maybe someone forgot to tell him this was an AutoX competition and not Hot Import Nights, yo!!

p.s. although it seems as if the course design is suspect too, cant' really tell how far off-course he went though.

 

It was a drift event. I happened in one of the other lots in SD on Sun while we were at the natl tour.

 

This was not an autox, and not an SCCA sanctioned event. It was a drifting event put on at Qualcomm stadium this Sunday.

Already mentioned in the San Diego National Tour thread below yours.

 

Damn, not only do I get beat by ULLLOSE in real-life but on the Internet too.

 

hahha...I saw ULLOSE's post right after I posted this!
good to know that the SCCA isn't gonna lose any event time over this incident. maybe that guy was a frustrated ex-B Stock solo-er, decided to try something else since he couldnt' beat the rx8!

 

It is ture that we dont directly see the effect of this, but these @ss clowns are the ones that make it hard to keep lots like that and drive the cost up.

 

dam that tree didn't even move after he hit it. Looks like the front tires locked up on him.

 

Yes, did you know trees have roots around 3 times its size? =D, but thats a tiny tree wow haha
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GLASS WATER PIPES

 

dang it is funny how mp5 and ulllose take shots at each other all though this forum

 

now that i took a look at the video, dang he got quite a bit of air form a 6" curb, poor car, you would think even with the courses that i have seen, autxing, that obstacles like that must be pretty far off the course?? no?

 

That looks like a really stupid course lay out. I wouldn't put too much blame on the driver.

 

One of the most important lessons to learn in racing is when to walk away from a competition. Part of every course walk should be a risk assesment of potential hazards. You gotta know the areas where going 100% could result in damage to your vehicle and make sure you're not hanging it out there.

 

check ou the 2 people in the back, they just keep walking like nothing happened..haha

 

it's true!!! staggered setups really do cause understeer! LOL

 

after seeing that vid all i can say is wow.

 

my favorite food; t-bone ...

 

Ouch, I feel bad for the guy.

 

I feel bad for the tree.

 

Maybe because it wasn't at an autocross? It was a drift event.

 

It didn't drift very well. But I've driven a 350Z, that's about how they turn.

Feel bad for the guy tho. Don't think insurance will cover that.

 

At about 9 seconds into, it looks like he loads up the front end with hard braking...

 

Most Definetely. I would still say its dissapointing to see such a poorly laid out course for such an unredictable style of driving, especially with many beginners out there.

Most beginners don't know to walk away, they'll just assume its safe because its been planned out.

-hS

 

It looks and sounds like he tried to kick the back end out twice just before that. There's two hard revs followed by slamming on the brakes (too late).

I wonder if he's staggered?

 

That wing gave him to much downforce to kick the rear end out.

 

Wow! So, to initiate a drift, the first thing he did was accelerate to a speed at which he would need a gear that lowered his effective torque?
What was he doing? Drag racing?
Even with the right setup, he was moving too fast.

I love to see things like that. Too bad there wasn't an embankment on the other side of that curb down which he could have fallen and burst into flames.

Oops. Wrong thread.