Virginia Internation Raceway was crazy today
07-27-2008, 01:21 AM
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Virginia Internation Raceway was crazy today
I came down first sweeper at top of third and a car had spun out in the grass further down the track..(trying to slow down to avoid another car that had spun) kinda lost it slowing down and spun out facing the back up hill on the track and the IS 300 that was tandeming spun and just slid backwards forever and basically reverse T-boned me on the driverside door.
door is done. pushed the cage in the door bars at least 8 inches! cage pulled up the front left floor-board a bit. seat is a little crooked. bah. just gotta get a door from junkyard. gonna use lexan to build driver / passanger door windows w/ a quick release kit to take the windows in and out. have to get a new helmet and arm straps to run with top off again.
the IS 300 is pretty much totaled.
if i didnt have the cage i would be def in the hospital right now.
GOOD TIMES!!!
The IS was def hurt.
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07-27-2008, 01:46 AM
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Whoa, Glad your ok.. If you didn't have that cage it may deffinetly have been a different story. Car looks great by the way. I'm sure you replace the door and bang the floor board back into place. Looks like the lowwer frame didn't suffer any damage... The IS looks pretty bad considering the miatas so light.. Good luck with getting her back on the road..
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07-27-2008, 03:41 AM
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Common now, that IS300 is not totaled. he probably didn't have the rear bumper ziptied on..which sucks. In any case, use ratcheting tie down pull the corners of the unibody tub out. replace suspension bits that may be messed up. pull trunk lid, remove busted lights. get out and keep sliding.
I've seen worse happen and drivers still keep going. much like this actually. http://videos.streetfire.net/video/Crash_161565.htm
on the note of frames getting bent, a friend of mine with a SR-5 Corolla (50hp stock.) had slicks at an auto-x and tweaked his frame because he had too much grip.
I've seen worse happen and drivers still keep going. much like this actually. http://videos.streetfire.net/video/Crash_161565.htm
on the note of frames getting bent, a friend of mine with a SR-5 Corolla (50hp stock.) had slicks at an auto-x and tweaked his frame because he had too much grip.
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07-27-2008, 12:23 PM
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Common now, that IS300 is not totaled. he probably didn't have the rear bumper ziptied on..which sucks. In any case, use ratcheting tie down pull the corners of the unibody tub out. replace suspension bits that may be messed up. pull trunk lid, remove busted lights. get out and keep sliding.
I've seen worse happen and drivers still keep going. much like this actually. http://videos.streetfire.net/video/Crash_161565.htm
I've seen worse happen and drivers still keep going. much like this actually. http://videos.streetfire.net/video/Crash_161565.htm
he had finished a top of 3rd gear drift and then slammed on his brakes. his tires blistered where they were locked up it was so crazy....
heres your video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XphxJg4JPlw someone embed it.
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07-27-2008, 07:18 PM
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look at that! brain just sat in that car and now it had a side impact just like his old car!
but really, that cage worked damn good, that IS got fucked up. you know when he got home his friends thought he hit the wall instead of a miata.
but really, that cage worked damn good, that IS got fucked up. you know when he got home his friends thought he hit the wall instead of a miata.
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