What happened to the 69 DSE Car?

[Tom.A]

I saw this posted on the DSE site but does not say how it happened. What a bummer..
http://www.detroitspeed.com/projects...amaro-pg1.html

[GregWeld]

Originally Posted by tom_a

I saw this posted on the DSE site but does not say how it happened. What a bummer..
http://www.detroitspeed.com/projects...amaro-pg1.html

Your link just takes you to the DSE Build thread for this car --- and a quick check of DSE news has no mention of anything "wrong" or having happened to the car.

[Rybar]

Originally Posted by GregWeld

Your link just takes you to the DSE Build thread for this car --- and a quick check of DSE news has no mention of anything "wrong" or having happened to the car.

Greg, put your glasses on. Looks like they smashed it into a tree or something. There's pics right in the link.

[frankv11]

well it looks like it hit tree or a pole
it seems like driver is ok
so somebody has to have some video

[scherp69]

I can't remember where I read it, but I believe Stacy hit a pole while racing. She was fine. Just wish I could remember where I read about it.

[redfire69]

They posted to facebook a couple days ago:

http://www.facebook.com/#!/photo.php...type=1&theater



"Thank You from Stacy Tucker

I just wanted to take this opportunity to thank everyone who attended RTTH VII for their help and concern during my ‘incident’ on the autocross during the Top 10 Shootout. I was very excited to be 4th out of 78 cars going into the Top 10 Shootout and unfortunately had a racing incident. When any of these cars are raced, these things will happen at some time. This happened to be my time at Pigeon Forge. Thank you for everyone’s concern. It is nice to know we have so many friends in the Pro-Touring community. I am just fine thanks to the engineering and build quality of the vehicle. The car is already in the shop, torn apart, and will be better and faster than before. The entire DSE Team is jumping in to have it on the track for me in no time. Thanks, also, to everyone here at DSE for their extra hard work so I can participate in these events. See everyone soon at the next event!"

[GregWeld]

AH HA!! Missed it completely!

I didn't go thru the photos -- and then when I went to the "news" section and there was no mention... I didn't check any further.

Just shoot me!

LOL

[CAMAROBOY69]

Its great to hear Stacy is ok. Time to run the roll bar from the firewall to the front for some extra support in case this happens again. I was actually surprised they didnt already have a full roll bar in this car.
Its also awesome she was able to get in the top 4 out of 78 cars. Thats something to be proud of for sure.
And for those that mentioned insurance, most dont cover auto X or road track events. At least not any in my area.

As mentioned above, you should always be prepared for brake failure or WOT. Always have that in the back of your mind and be ready to respond instantly. I actually had this happen in my driveway this weekend with the Mustang. I was just driving up and down the driveway and when I went to go forward the throttle stuck almost wide open! I slammed the brakes and hit the shifter into neutral. Could have been a disaster. Just always keep that in mind and be prepared for it. And build your cars in preparation for an accident.

[ccracin]

Originally Posted by CAMAROBOY69

And for those that mentioned insurance, most dont cover auto X or road track events. At least not any in my area.

I believe they were speaking of event insurance and not car insurance.