GrandAm Joe Foster Love tap by Gunter - flies over fence
Was today at Road America - wow!
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Damn O_O Im glad to see both drivers are okay.
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Nice! Sharing.
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Fuuuu, gravel is not slowing him down at all.
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Damn that mazda got rocked.
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Hot damn that would suck.
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blown line?
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The report was that the camaro's brake pedal went to the floor and he had to pump them back up but by then it was too late. I think Gunter just screwed up and missed his braking point...
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Originally Posted by GeneSplicer
(Post 741790)
The report was that the camaro's brake pedal went to the floor and he had to pump them back up but by then it was too late. I think Gunter just screwed up and missed his braking point...
Pretty spectactular how the Camaro flipped all the way over the fence, glad there wasn't a grandstand there. |
I dunno, you can see his nose dip, but not much braking going on. Then he's off the crappy brakes, pumps it, and slams it down again, probably expecting the same thing, and they locked up instead.
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I had 3 catastrophic brake failures last year, on one I had some pressure but the other two I had zero pressure. If the tracks didn't have massive run-off I'd be in a similar situation. On of those failures was about 110mph and I went off track, and across the other-side of the track. My brakes are great now but it took a while to work of the confidence to not check-up on the pedal on every straight-away. Have you ever gone through the grass at 110mph, sideway, dodging flag stands?
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^What were the reasons for the brake failures in your case?
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Originally Posted by FRT_Fun
(Post 741809)
^What were the reasons for the brake failures in your case?
Now I have very, very big-rotors all the way around, the right pad compound, new bearings with good grease, and no more brake failures. Before the VERY VERY VERY big rotors my caliper temps were 440f/500r rear, with the rears boiling on the cool down lap and after parking. After getting the TSE brakes with the M-Tuned rear caliper adapter my temps are 290*f/310*f rear on a hard-braking track. I feel soooo much safer now. |
That definitely puts into perspective how important a good braking system is for track use.
Seems like the 2 most scary things that could happen on the track mechanical wise is a stuck throttle and loss of brakes... well I guess there are probably 1000 things that would all equally suck. But those two seem like they would be common. |
Originally Posted by GeneSplicer
(Post 741790)
The report was that the camaro's brake pedal went to the floor and he had to pump them back up but by then it was too late. I think Gunter just screwed up and missed his braking point...
Originally Posted by curly
(Post 741804)
I dunno, you can see his nose dip, but not much braking going on. Then he's off the crappy brakes, pumps it, and slams it down again, probably expecting the same thing, and they locked up instead.
Pretty damn scary never the less... If he hadn't been okay to walk away on his own, who knows how long it would have taken rescue workers to get to him? |
Watching nascar try to run there was comical
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Goooood weekend.
Nascar at Infineon is epic! |
Yewouch.
Anyone remember that 350Z that made it way the fuck off of Mid-Ohio...as in past the kitty litter, over the tire wall and over 2 or 3 fences? |
If you watch all of the video and see the driver interview (starting at 3:10), I used to work with the engineer that's sitting right next to him (guy with the glasses). Lol, some good face time for him. Since he's left he's worked in Nascar (Penske) and now he works for Pratt & Miller I think.
Anyways, just a fun fact (not really...). |
Remember McNish at Le Mans...
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