Why you need a good seat and hans...
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Why you need a good seat and hans...
just a reminder on how things can change really fast on the track..
http://www.carbuzz.com/news/2013/6/1...60mph-7714805/
http://www.carbuzz.com/news/2013/6/1...60mph-7714805/
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just a reminder on how things can change really fast on the track..
http://www.carbuzz.com/news/2013/6/1...60mph-7714805/
http://www.carbuzz.com/news/2013/6/1...60mph-7714805/
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Man, I thought he was going to break his thumbs/wrists on impact, but he looked straight at the wall causing him to instinctively raise his arms to protect himself. Pretty lucky.
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The only reason I am alive today is my HANS and full containment RaceTech seat in place for my 2011 crash. I snapped the carbon fiber HANS and the tethers made the back of my brand new helmet into mush. I also broke the head restraint "wings" on my RaceTech seat. I did approximately 4 barrel rolls and 4 end over end flips at over 140 MPH. I LOVE safety equipment!!!!!!
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I thought they had tamed that out of the later p cars. But I guess you never get 100% out.
I agree it would feel the same if you don't know what tto is.
With the short sleeves & the way he jumps out to face an active track I would guess not too many days at the track.
If I were a conspiracy theorist, I'd say his "support" race shop (if that's what Vivid Racing is?) might also want to blame it on oil rather than a car not set up right. I have no info on that aspect at all, just that the shop/business is mentioned in the article. Wonder if anyone at Vivid Racing reads this forum & has details?
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If it was really oil on the track, I don't think I would want to be outside the car as there were other cars on the track. He could have gotten ran over.
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You might want to take a closer look at the video. At the 28 second mark to 30 second mark there is a streak that is lined up directly under right side of his car. If you look close you can see were the streaks go to the right side of the track. His car went left which tells me the left had grip and the right did not that caused the car to pull to the left. I say there was oil on the track are some other fluid. That guy did nothing wrong.
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I think "hit oil" was an excuse to save face. It's pretty clear from the audio that he snaps off the throttle as he enters the brake zone and he wasn't able to correct the resulting condition. If his feet are as jerky as his hands, then I'd guess that's what happened.
This is how the 997 should be driven:
This is how the 997 should be driven: