Whos Nova
 

I found a crash video on youtube of a pro touring silver nova.
I would like to see more pics of the car for reference. does anyone know who he is?

Muscleride posted the video...


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FT7REHGvXyw

Thats the DSE Nova. Not sure of the owner though.
http://www.detroitspeed.com/images/A...s_frnt_pic.jpg

That pic must have been taken before the carnage!!

thanks

carnage? that guys lucky he hit a water barrier... Damage is easily fixable... Could have been much worse... :thumbsup:

Blessings,

Hey, I was there.. that's Billy's car :)

Later in the day he raced it some more... No sense letting a little dent stop your fun.. :thumbsup:

steve, whos Billy and where can I find more info about his car?!!!!?!?
Steve, also will my Orange Nova drawing ever make it in PHR

Belongs to Billy Utley. Footage is from Run Thru The Hills 2 at the Autcross from Hell. Appropriately named, huh? 90 mph straight with apron to banking transitions. Billy's car willsoon rise from the dead with a full frame and channeled body. Should be positively off the charts! Billy's got a lot of talent.

http://homepage.mac.com/streetfytr/....g/DSC_0034.jpg

At least it was taken out doing what it does best. Not sitting on the highway...

Note the raised wheel arches and rear wing.:unibrow:

I'm diggin' the subtle wheel arches but the wing just doesn't work for me. Nice car for sure (before & after the crash).

What is the story behind the crash? I watched the video a couple of times and it seemed like the accelerator stuck while he was trying to brake, it was weird that the car continued to accelerate after he initially deployed the brakes. I agree with others, he was lucky to hit the water barrier and not the concrete wall. I can easily imagine this Nova looking like the red Camaro the drunk guy crashed into a tree. Nice excuse to rebuild the car ;-)

No, the throttle did not stick. Too fast and the wrong gear. That section of the Autocross from Hell is strictly second gear only. Watch it again. In the 1st run he takes the car up to the top of second gear. In the 2nd run, Billy upshifts to 3rd and then downshifts back into 2nd gear. Which sends the revs back up. That, in turn, overpowered the locked up front brakes. The rear wheels are literally pushing the car along with no room to spare. The front wheels even bounce off the pavement a coupla times.

Ordinarily, the right thing to do would be to release and apply the brake pedal to get the front wheels spinning and steering. In this case, that would have probably aimed the sliding car forward of the water barrier--right into the wall.

The track has now been filled over with dirt. RIP Autocross from Hell.

Here's my car on the same track for those who have not seen it before. Umm, yeah. That's an automatic!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZELv-yxxUr0

im not sure if i should laugh at this or not.... there might be a mix up with my PHR subscription.......

Is Billy a member on this board or any others, anyone know??

I did find 1 pic of his car if you google his name.Billy Utley
I like the stance/wheels/sound/color!! If you find out more let me know
thanks
John

or worse, on the back of a trailer

I believe he posts under 72novadriver.

It's a bummer that happened, but the car looks like it will be even better by the picture shown. Streetfytr68 thanks for sharing your video also. Your car also looks great. Looks like it handles and holds it's own. It's nice to see a car used and not being on a trailer going to the next show:thumbsup: