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acmikee
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Member # 5568

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THE DRIVER IS OK
NASA event last weekend AI car looses brakes in turn 14. notice that the safery team is there in 17 seconds after the crash

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eu0Wt98TT6c

Posts: 241 | From: fremont | Registered: Apr 2005 | :

9cobra7
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Member # 2812

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That was nasty, do you know this guy? Glad he is ok.

Posts: 2633 | From: usa | Registered: May 2003 | :

SF Coupe
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Member # 1810

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Go to the last page of this thread, there is a post mortem description by the cage fabricator, who also happens to be our tech inspector for NASA norcal.

http://www.corner-carvers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=27556&page=22

Posts: 1082 | From: SF | Registered: Sep 2002 | :

Stan G
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Member # 6226

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Hey Mikee, how are you doing ?

Good job on the cage !

That k-wall is there because an RX-7 driver was killed about 4 years ago when another car did the same thing and went across the infield and hit on-coming traffic.

Glad no one was hurt .

[ May 02, 2010, 11:33 AM: Message edited by: Stan G ]

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1985 RX-7, 347/T-5 , T/F T/W heads, typhoon intake, Tfs2 cam, pulleys, 2500 lbs .
3.63 rear gears , Megasquirt

Posts: 105 | From: Sun Coast , Florida | Registered: Nov 2005 | :

OneFastHatch.
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Member # 9537

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nice cage:] saved by the welds

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1991 fobra (slow)

Posts: 2139 | From: bay area | Registered: Oct 2009 | :

phildog
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Member # 1214

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Those pics are why I autocross. I look forward to a full-on stitch-welded and 'caged early Mustang build, but I have another street car to finish first.

Open track definitely has lots of risk involved.

Posts: 1554 | From: 510 | Registered: Apr 2002 | :

BIzKitBrAIn
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Member # 4018

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quote:
Originally posted by phildog:
Those pics are why I autocross. I look forward to a full-on stitch-welded and 'caged early Mustang build, but I have another street car to finish first.

Open track definitely has lots of risk involved.

Yes there is risk involved however that was NOT an open track event.

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89 LX Track Whore
08 Saturn Aura XR
07 Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited

Posts: 609 | From: Campbell, CA | Registered: Jan 2004 | :

SteveL
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Member # 1241

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That's true. Cars built and run to the ragged edge of performance tend to be the most unreliable. A catastrophic failure on a street car, although possible, rarely happens (unless your car is unreliable to begin with).

Posts: 578 | From: San Jose, CA | Registered: May 2002 | :

F1R/GT
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