Video of my wreck at the Glen race
#16
-Crest of a blind hill? check
-Entire field charging at WOT directly at you? check
-Damaged car of onknown severity? check
-Racing stripes in nomex? check
#18
He was a total 100% quality person (still is) and came over after the session ended and profusely apologized. I apologized to him for being so slow, and we had a good laugh (no damage to my car).
#19
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Not sure how many 13's were given. Steve and I were obviously clear. Not sure what happened up front of us or with the red 944. The stewards talked to us one by one and then let Steve and I go. Not sure how it ended up. If I had to issue them, based on Steve's video I would have given one to the 101 car and the red 944.
#20
WOW.
Looks like the 101 (yellow) got 2 wheels in the dirt after the T1 track out curb, then was way offline entering the esses, then may have tried to come back on line (drivers right) w/o seeing the 113 in his blind spot. 113 then tagged him. Amazing to see how fast the red 944 was going there with all the spinning ahead. Glad you weren't hurt.
Looks like the 101 (yellow) got 2 wheels in the dirt after the T1 track out curb, then was way offline entering the esses, then may have tried to come back on line (drivers right) w/o seeing the 113 in his blind spot. 113 then tagged him. Amazing to see how fast the red 944 was going there with all the spinning ahead. Glad you weren't hurt.
#23
Not sure how many 13's were given. Steve and I were obviously clear. Not sure what happened up front of us or with the red 944. The stewards talked to us one by one and then let Steve and I go. Not sure how it ended up. If I had to issue them, based on Steve's video I would have given one to the 101 car and the red 944.
#26
#30
Dang;
I'm glad you're OK, Sean. Hope everything else works out, car-wise. Of course, I'd be interested in how all of the safety systems functioned.
This is one of the things that keeps me away from racing. Hells Bells... we can't even get DE people to figure out how to do Point & Pass properly. How are we ever going to trust them to have the judgement necessary to get through the first lap of a race - of any length - without wrecking people? NO ONE EVER won a race on lap one.
I know full well that one must rationalize this sort of thing in order to be out there. Everything happens quickly, and you don't always make the right judgement, but what in the H was the red 944 thinking? Everyone seemed to be doing a great job. It was a 2-car wreck until he came along.
I can't justify poor judgement. I just couldn't swallow it. It's all so unecessary.
I'm glad you're OK, Sean. Hope everything else works out, car-wise. Of course, I'd be interested in how all of the safety systems functioned.
This is one of the things that keeps me away from racing. Hells Bells... we can't even get DE people to figure out how to do Point & Pass properly. How are we ever going to trust them to have the judgement necessary to get through the first lap of a race - of any length - without wrecking people? NO ONE EVER won a race on lap one.
I know full well that one must rationalize this sort of thing in order to be out there. Everything happens quickly, and you don't always make the right judgement, but what in the H was the red 944 thinking? Everyone seemed to be doing a great job. It was a 2-car wreck until he came along.
I can't justify poor judgement. I just couldn't swallow it. It's all so unecessary.