Video: my racing accident

[280Z Turbo]

I finally got video of my accident. The shit hits the fan at around 2:20.

http://s959.photobucket.com/albums/ae75/qjohn_album/?action=view&current=FILE0008a.flv

Early apexing FTL.

[MX793]

What kind of car was the camera car?

[J86]

Oops!  Glad you were apparently uninjured.  Car repaired?

Looks like the camera care was some kind of BMW?

[S204STi]

Ouch!

[280Z Turbo]

E36 325i, I believe

The car is toast

[CALL_911]

That's a nice E36.

Yeah, that wasn't pretty.

[Rupert]

Zoicks!

I thought you were racing a VW, or was that a long time ago?

[280Z Turbo]

Zoicks!

I thought you were racing a VW, or was that a long time ago?

That was a while ago. I'd been running the Mazda for almost two seasons.

[Rupert]

You OK?

What's next?

[280Z Turbo]

I was fine, this happened in September.

Would you believe that the car still drove too! And didn't leak either! It didn't track straight anymore.

[Rupert]

Geesh, wow. That looked like a pretty solid hit, for sure. Did you drive it off the track?

[280Z Turbo]

Geesh, wow. That looked like a pretty solid hit, for sure. Did you drive it off the track?

No. I got to ride in an ambulance.

[sportyaccordy]

Damn that was a tough hit. Glad you're OK. What's next? Please say SBC FC.

[Tave]

That was gnarly.

[r0tor]

study the line of that chase guy as it was pretty nice.

Sorry about the accident and losing the car... thats what I like about my go-kart racing - when i lose concentration and screw up, it hurts when I smack the wall but you can keep on driving...

[280Z Turbo]

I'm never going to Milwaukee Mile ever again. That's a shitty track with zero runoff room. 7 cars got smashed up that weekend.

I don't know what the fuck I was doing in the middle of the track. I know better than to do that. Watching it over and over again is very upsetting.

I think I misjudged the radius and was thinking it was a lot more gradual.

[Eye of the Tiger]

Nice cloud of dirt. That's awesome.

[Catman]

Really snapped loose without much warning.  Did you get on the gas too hard? 

[Eye of the Tiger]

Really snapped loose without much warning.  Did you get on the gas too hard? 

LOL, I don't think that rotary has enough power to break the rear end loose like that. Looks like he hit the brakes mid-turn.

[280Z Turbo]

Really snapped loose without much warning.  Did you get on the gas too hard? 

Welcome to the world of racing slicks.

They grip really really good...and then they're gone. They don't fool around like street tires.

[giant_mtb]

Really snapped loose without much warning.  Did you get on the gas too hard? 

[Catman]

LOL

[NomisR]

Welcome to the world of racing slicks.

They grip really really good...and then they're gone. They don't fool around like street tires.

Wait.. what did you do?  Did you let off the throttle? 

Or did you do a n00b move like I did once.. went through a turn completely off the gas..   Not pretty...  good thing the west coast tracks all have plenty of run offs, and rocks too..

[GoCougs]

Good grief that looked bad.

[cawimmer430]

No. I got to ride in an ambulance.

How did that baby handle? What was the 0-60 time? 1/4 mile time? Skidpad numbers? Dude, tell us!!! 


Man, that sucks about the car. 

[280Z Turbo]

Wait.. what did you do?  Did you let off the throttle? 

Or did you do a n00b move like I did once.. went through a turn completely off the gas..   Not pretty...  good thing the west coast tracks all have plenty of run offs, and rocks too..

I don't remember letting up, and the video seems to confirm that. I had the pedal to the floor until the car started to spin.

[NomisR]

I don't remember letting up, and the video seems to confirm that. I had the pedal to the floor until the car started to spin.

I just looked at the video again.. I still can't tell how your rear end stepped out..

[Eye of the Tiger]

I just looked at the video again.. I still can't tell how your rear end stepped out..

Hit by an invisible race car.

[NomisR]

Ahh yes, I see it.. an invisble swift!!

[Eye of the Tiger]