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Topic: Bad day at Thunderhill part 2
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SnakeBit
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Well things didn't go as planned today my Dad got a little over aggressive trying to chase down a Porsche. Those of you that know thunder hill it happened in turn 11, he got in the throttle a little early before the suspension has a chance to settle from the hill & the wheels broke free doing about 70 mph. He hit the tire barrier 2 times and the car actually got off tIhe ground. He's prett lucky, he's not even sore. The car is a total loss but it's all good because we have track insurance & insured for 2X it's worth. Here is a pick of before & after.
my little 331 built by Turbo50, man this little bitch was running hard. Passing 80K Porche's in a mustang is a great felling
Boom bang pow
So Im in the market for a for a notch or hatchback running or non ASAP , let me know what you have.
Jay
[ August 19, 2012, 12:51 AM: Message edited by: SnakeBit ]
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2T0NE
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SORRY TO HEAR
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Originally posted by x Raelsmar x:
Can't wait till the Giants lose tomorrow night so all you Giants fans are forced to shut the fuck up.
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turbo50
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Sux. Glad everyone is ok and safe.
I heard that lil garage built 331 is an animal out there...... tee hee hee ![[Smile]](smile.gif)
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uh0h50
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Wow man sorry to hear! Car was sick.
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SnakeBit
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Yeah man she was spinning the wheels at the end of 3rd. Wish I had more traction in the back. I'll post up the GoPro rollbar mounted video as soon as i get back in town. It was a pretty violent crash, very lucky he didn't get hurt. In the same corner in HPDE3 a 2010 Mustang crashed, flipped & caught on fire. The passenger the father was air lifted to a local hospital, the son was drivIng. I guess they had about 70K in that car. I seen at least 7 totaled cars today. It was hot & slippery.
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losbadgts
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Sucks. But that's how the game is out there.
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Sorry to hear that J on the bright side your dad is ok... A notch would be bad ass with the setup you have. Good thing you had that insurance you were talking about ( it payed for itself )
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68dustin
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rip.. ![[Frown]](frown.gif) nice car too
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Posts: 3986 | From: neverland | Registered: Feb 2005
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wilit
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The tire marks on the side of the car are crazy looking.
Sorry to hear man. Glad your pops made it out okay.
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SydeWaySix
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Damn Jay...when I got your text with that picture I was like ![[Eek!]](eek.gif) ! I'm VERY glad pops is ok though. Was the suspension and motor damaged or is it all body damage? Maybe you can just piece it back together?
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iron50
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SORRY TO HEAR are you OK?
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DLo
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Glad to hear nobody really got hurt! I may be parting ways with my 94. No time or money for her.. Pm if you're interested.
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BruhBrahBrad
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NOOOOOOOO that car was fuckin beautiful...I got those cobra fogs off you in union city.
But good thing your dad is ok.
[ August 19, 2012, 04:42 AM: Message edited by: BlackBrad 96pacgreen ]
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acmikee
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no one was air lifted out.
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9cobra7
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I'm so sorry, that was a beautiful car
1. Glad everyone is ok and it wasn't to o serious.
2. Your dad needs to get his own since this is his second strike.
I do admire your dad's go for it attitude and trying to drive it with an aggressive nature, since this is a controlled environment. ![[burnout]](graemlins/burnout.gif)
i hope you got in some good laps prior to this incident though, again sorry for your loss Jay.
Chin up bro!
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Damn Jason sorry to hear. I hope those safecraft belts I sold you a while back kept your dad all snug and safe in
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SnakeBit
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Originally posted by LXjames:
Damn Jason sorry to hear. I hope those safecraft belts I sold you a while back kept your dad all snug and safe in
Those are actually still sitting in my garage. We had a pair of Corbeau Cam locks in there.
[ August 19, 2012, 08:33 PM: Message edited by: SnakeBit ]
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SnakeBit
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quote:
Originally posted by 9cobra7:
I'm so sorry, that was a beautiful car
1. Glad everyone is ok and it wasn't to o serious.
2. Your dad needs to get his own since this is his second strike.
I do admire your dad's go for it attitude and trying to drive it with an aggressive nature, since this is a controlled environment.
i hope you got in some good laps prior to this incident though, again sorry for your loss Jay.
Chin up bro!
What's up Greg? Fortunately I ran this set up at Thunderhill & Sonoma before this weekend. Unfortunately this trip I was suppose to run on Saturday once again. This was the 1st time we ever trailered it to the track also. Luckily between our track insurance and our "racing budget" that the wives dont know about, we will be back on the track before we know it. Probably done for the season but I'll build something even better this time. I'm not going to worry about paint this time. I'll rattle can that bitch lol. Having nice paint on a track car is a headache.
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Tuned by TPS MotorSports
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phildog
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Wow, that looks like one hell of a bad day right there! Glad to hear that no one was injured (at least in your car). Best of luck to you and your dad on putting another car together.
'Track insurance?'. Do tell.
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SF Coupe
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Is the frame or suspension bent? It looks like a lot of body damage. If that's the case you could just replace body panels with light weight parts and strip the interior, you already have the trailer might as well make it a real track car now. The weight reduction alone will be a huge improvement in performance.
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SnakeBit
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quote:
Originally posted by SF Coupe:
Is the frame or suspension bent? It looks like a lot of body damage. If that's the case you could just replace body panels with light weight parts and strip the interior, you already have the trailer might as well make it a real track car now. The weight reduction alone will be a huge improvement in performance.
Already had the interior stripped besides dash, door panels & console. The frame is ripped in 2 places and it's pushed about 4" to the passenger side. There's no coming back from that. The passenger side is also messed up including the rear bumper. Drivers door is hard to open, passenger door is stuck closed and even the trunk has a time opening. The car hit the tire barrier & did a 180 in the air. The NASA official said the rear tires were off the ground at least 3'. It's official dead. RIP
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DIRTY SALLY
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damn j glad pops is ok
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Damn that sucks to hear Jay, that Cobra was clean! Glad your pops didn't get messed up along with the car.
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Damn i really liked this car, one of my favorite 94/95 Cobras ive seen! At least it was your own pops that wrecked and not a friend.
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