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Old 03-08-2010, 04:55 PM
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Default Upside Down In A Lemon's Race....

From Sears Point/Infineon this past weekend. Word is driver broke his neck but will recover thankfully. Take a close look and post what you see. Lots of weird stuff going on....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e2QTj...layer_embedded
Old 03-08-2010, 04:57 PM
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I see a race that I will never enter
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wow...
Old 03-08-2010, 05:03 PM
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WTF, 1/2 of the cars are way way off line.
and what was the video car thinking? no prize money, three wide, passing b/n two cars into T10, with another car right at his exit point as well as a car blocking his apex.....
whoa......
i thought i drove poorly....

i didn't know that one can still move around with a broken neck?
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Technically, from a 30,000 foot view, a bunch of people driving things they don't care about, near other objects of little value - I don't see how it doesn't happen more often.
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Originally Posted by Sean F
I see a race that I will never enter
same here!
Old 03-08-2010, 05:15 PM
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I don't see a Hans.
Old 03-08-2010, 05:19 PM
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Cheap cars = who cares racing I suppose.
I saw a fire starting and a guy that sure didn't look like he had a broken neck (and, I hope he doesn't).
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Besides all the obvious crap associated with a Lemon's race, focus on the driver and his equipment as the incident unfolds. Mr. Keshler noticed the lack of a Hans, what else do you see?.....
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Agreed. It seems unlikely he had a broken neck from the way he extricated himself from the car. Glad it was not serious or at least I hope it was not.
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I heard he had a cracked C3. Can't say for sure but I'd like to know what is going on with his belts. They seem to fly off on first impact.
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Did I see a 3pt belt? Surely not?
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Another view of the incident.

One of the drivers involved in this crash received a lifetime ban from Lemons racing. Take a guess which one.
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Ton of stuff floating around on the roof while the car is upside down, looks like nuts/washers, some sort of cigarette plugin device, etc.

And did he cover up his face because of glass, or the steam from the coolant?
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Safety/driving principles aside, its good to at least see a roll cage doing its job... even if it is a Lemon's cage.

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