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Posted by acmikee (Member # 5568) on :
 
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
 
Posted by 9cobra7 (Member # 2812) on :
 
That was nasty, do you know this guy? Glad he is ok.
 
Posted by SF Coupe (Member # 1810) on :
 
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
 
Posted by Stan G (Member # 6226) on :
 
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 ]
 
Posted by OneFastNotch. (Member # 9537) on :
 
nice cage:] saved by the welds
 
Posted by phildog (Member # 1214) on :
 
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.
 
Posted by BIzKitBrAIn (Member # 4018) on :
 
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.
 
Posted by SteveL (Member # 1241) on :
 
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).
 
Posted by F1R/GT (Member # 7404) on :
 
OH SHIT!!!! NO BRAKES!!!
 
Posted by NorCalRydaz (Member # 3233) on :
 
Crazy crash
 
Posted by Yellow94GT (Member # 431) on :
 
That is some amazing chassis work right there! [worship]
 




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