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Originally Posted by Sieg
First session on Saturday in green group during lap 2 or 3 everybody was reminded that this is a dangerous and expensive hobby. Story is he spun in his own fluid coming out of T8. Mike in our group was a couple cars behind and said he had to catch his car coming through the section and was pretty sure something was on the track.
From what I heard the car let go then hooked up and shot left off track and moved a 7,000 pound K wall and thankfully the driver was fine. I'm guessing the speed through that section is 80-90 mph and the K wall is 50-75' off the track.
What this reinforced for me is the first session is an acclamation period for the driver and car. Pushing 9 or 10 tenths first session out isn't in anyones best interest IMO.
What's the track like today?
Are you on your game or maybe feeling slightly off?
Is the car near a 100% or was it apart prior to the event and not tested or thoroughly safety checked?
Could that fluid leak issue have been detected prior with a couple easy laps or could the crash have been prevented running the first session at 70-80%?
All speculation but worthy of consideration.......again IMO. |
Hey thats my trailer in the back ground to the left of the car.. We talked to the guy and he sounded like an experienced guy, it was just one of those things that happens...