Ouch!

General General Lotus Talk
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Nicked from seloc,crash as spa

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Marc.

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Oww, thats nasty. Is it just the pic angle or has the front end gone south as well! Still, a bit of a polish and the tracking done, should be OK in no time

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Oww, thats nasty. Is it just the pic angle or has the front end gone south as well! Still, a bit of a polish and the tracking done, should be OK in no time

Oh yes—

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Poor b@st@rd. Do we know what happened ?

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Nobody was hurt… so here is the answer:
http://thom75forum.free.fr/spa/crashExigeSpa.mpg

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Oh, that is not nice .

Bet he�s glad for that roll cage though… still, what a shame, lovely car .

David

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looks like he lost grip on some water or oil on the track, you can see it 7 secs into the video at the point he starts to go. What a tragedy but I’m glad no one got hurt.

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Another one of those things that make you reconsider your track day insurance cover, ouch. So is that more or less run off than Cadwell

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You have to pick your place at Cadwell. Just remember (and I intend repeating this a few times having witnessed two actually and many near crashes on a dry day there), after the Mountain (you’ll all know that one) finish your braking before turning-in (right) over the blind crest in to the woods. The crest causes the rear end to go light and it’s very easy to spear off in to the barriers/marshal’s post.

I’m informed that (when racing) there’s virtually no time to be made up through there, so just enjoy it.

I wouldn’t want to crash at Goodwood! There’s only one bend I really felt comfortable giving it some stick through.

Ian

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Speaking of Cadwell

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I wouldn’t agree that there is no time to be made up in the woods section at Cadwell after the mountain, as I tend to make up most of my time there, and the first left hander uphill after the finish. However I would say that there is no chance of overtaking there in race conditions.
The past 3 times at Cadwell I’ve seen 3 write offs, 1 of which ran head on into the short circuit gap on the right just before the mountain. The driver was airlifted to hospital and the track day was stopped. It is a fantastic circuit though, once you get to know it

Saying all that though, I was at Elvington in April which is probably the safest place as far as hitting stationary objects is concerned. A chap in a Fiesta (race trim) still managed to roll 5 times on the entry to the chicane after the straight going 100+mph.

Stay safe out there kids. I always trackday with insurance even though I’m a driving God!!!

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Is that by any chance the same location where Jackal crashed his Duratec R Caterham?

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the first left hander uphill after the finish.

I followed you up there and you were braking you puff

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Just trying to blow my own trumpet. C’mon I bet you’ve all tried that!

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Is that by any chance the same location where Jackal crashed his Duratec R Caterham?

Not at all…