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Bueller · 08-06-2009, 04:16 PM

Why would any organization grid cars out in the open where on-track cars can potentially drive right into them?

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Red_5 · 08-06-2009, 04:31 PM

It looks like another crazy Evo driver was out of control.

There's a thread about this on miata.net too and it has another angle from a car following the Evo. The Evo got his driver side wheels off and when he corrected and well you know what happened then. Apparently they have stopped pitting the cars in that spot since then - good thinking.

second angle:
http://videos.streetfire.net/video/H...f-us_43500.htm

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Bueller · 08-06-2009, 04:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Red_5

It looks like another crazy Evo driver was out of control.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Red_5

There's a thread about this on miata.net too and it has another angle from a car following the Evo. The Evo got his driver side wheels off and when he corrected and well you know what happened then. Apparently they have stopped pitting the cars in that spot since then - good thinking.

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Post that thread and that video.

Red_5 · 08-06-2009, 04:53 PM

Looking at the times, I added it while you were asking me to.

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zjchaser · 08-06-2009, 05:01 PM

WTF?!?!?!? Who on earth thought that was a good idea to grid the cars there?!?!? AND to let the drivers just walk around when they are openly exposed right next to the track?!?

andresj · 08-06-2009, 05:02 PM

right before the guy gets hit he hits the brakes

Richard EVO · 08-06-2009, 05:04 PM

It's pretty funny that the G35 driver who was outside his car had time to run out of the way when he saw the Evo coming.

A Miata race car took out the flagger station at the Riverside turn at Buttonwillow in a race I ran last year (can't remember if it was NASA or CalClub) and the flagger jumped out of the station and got out of the way of the crash just in time. Good reflexes.

Johnny_Se7en · 08-06-2009, 05:06 PM

There is a whole lot wrong here.

1) Girding the cars in a open unprotected area.
2) Getting out of of the car.
3) "That guy" out of the car and no helmet !
4) The marshal or pit guy left his station (luck he did or he would have been hamburger)
5) Second angle the driver should have gone back to the pits and not park it.

600RR_Rocket · 08-06-2009, 05:09 PM

That is the most retarded gridding space ever.

Wasn't there a person that got in the driver's seat of the G35 in the beginning of the video? He had a grey hooded sweater on...I never saw him come out of the car after the crash?

Also, why was there a crashed NSX right next to the G35/Evo crash? You can see it in the still photos at the end...

andresj · 08-06-2009, 05:13 PM

holy cow i didn't go that far into the clip but yeah that nsx got destroyed too. that organization is NOT BRIGHT!

08-06-2009, 04:31 PM	#2
Red_5 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Santa Barbara Posts: 601	It looks like another crazy Evo driver was out of control. There's a thread about this on miata.net too and it has another angle from a car following the Evo. The Evo got his driver side wheels off and when he corrected and well you know what happened then. Apparently they have stopped pitting the cars in that spot since then - good thinking. second angle: http://videos.streetfire.net/video/H...f-us_43500.htm e Last edited by Red_5 : 08-06-2009 at 04:37 PM.

08-06-2009, 05:01 PM	#5
zjchaser Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: OC, CA Posts: 1,414	WTF?!?!?!? Who on earth thought that was a good idea to grid the cars there?!?!? AND to let the drivers just walk around when they are openly exposed right next to the track?!? __________________ AJ - Akua Solutions - #128 Lotus Exige - MonkeyWrench Racing - Carbonetic - Innovative Mounts - Toyo Tires - JRZ Suspension - TW Research Development

08-06-2009, 05:04 PM	#7
Richard EVO Track Junkie Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 4,056	It's pretty funny that the G35 driver who was outside his car had time to run out of the way when he saw the Evo coming. A Miata race car took out the flagger station at the Riverside turn at Buttonwillow in a race I ran last year (can't remember if it was NASA or CalClub) and the flagger jumped out of the station and got out of the way of the crash just in time. Good reflexes. __________________ The Sheriff of trackHQ "A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds, adored by little statesmen and philosophers and divines." Ralph Waldo Emerson

08-06-2009, 05:09 PM	#9
600RR_Rocket What's Traction Control? Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 1,219	That is the most retarded gridding space ever. Wasn't there a person that got in the driver's seat of the G35 in the beginning of the video? He had a grey hooded sweater on...I never saw him come out of the car after the crash? Also, why was there a crashed NSX right next to the G35/Evo crash? You can see it in the still photos at the end... __________________ 2003 Honda CBR 600RR (Sold) :-( 2004 Honda S2000 2005 Nissan Frontier Nismo Come join the 2010 S2000 Challenge Series!!! Last edited by 600RR_Rocket : 08-06-2009 at 05:52 PM.

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08-06-2009, 04:53 PM	#4
Red_5 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Santa Barbara Posts: 601	Looking at the times, I added it while you were asking me to. e

08-06-2009, 05:02 PM	#6
andresj rx7fc Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: socal Posts: 435	right before the guy gets hit he hits the brakes

08-06-2009, 05:06 PM	#8
Johnny_Se7en Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Behind the Orange Curtain Posts: 361	There is a whole lot wrong here. 1) Girding the cars in a open unprotected area. 2) Getting out of of the car. 3) "That guy" out of the car and no helmet ! 4) The marshal or pit guy left his station (luck he did or he would have been hamburger) 5) Second angle the driver should have gone back to the pits and not park it.

08-06-2009, 05:13 PM	#10
andresj rx7fc Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: socal Posts: 435	holy cow i didn't go that far into the clip but yeah that nsx got destroyed too. that organization is NOT BRIGHT!