Once not a post whore, always not a post whore hahahaha.PapaSmurf2k3 wrote: ↑Fri Nov 13, 2020 2:58 pmAlso you were supposed to reply to my questions individually so we get to a new page
//Edit// and there it is.
Once not a post whore, always not a post whore hahahaha.PapaSmurf2k3 wrote: ↑Fri Nov 13, 2020 2:58 pmAlso you were supposed to reply to my questions individually so we get to a new page
Oh I guess. Watch the split screen battles, they're awesome.
Yah, getting "back in the saddle" was hard.DeXteR wrote: ↑Fri Nov 13, 2020 8:55 pmMan, that's still a hard thing to read and watch even knowing what happens and knowing you're alright. Brings back a lot of anxiety.
So glad you weren't hurt any worse than your were.
What's all the liqid on the floor post crash and what is spraying around? Cool suit?
I remember reading that on FB, but I had never watched the video until tonight or really heard the whole story. That was a terrible crash... possibly the worst I've ever seen on a privateer event.FlatBlackIan wrote: ↑Fri Nov 13, 2020 8:14 pm
"Testing is important, and generally a good thing.
Unless you're testing the structural integrity of your roll cage, and the efficiency of your safety equipment.
Today I experience catastrophic brake failure at well over a 100 mph in the Sons of Irony Motorsports
240SX. The crash that followed was extremely violent, but thanks to the safety equipment I should make a full recovery. I'd like to thank Road America
staff for their rapid response and the medical services that followed. They truly are the best in the business.
Cars can be replaced, and I'm glad I was able to walk away from something that could have been far worse. My Zamp Helmet
did a fantastic job of allowing the Simpson Race Products
H&N restraint to protect my neck and back from the impact. My OMP Racing
seat held up great as well. All will be replaced with improved versions.
But mostly thanks to the rest of the team (Jaret
, and Evan
, and Matt, and his wife) for having a great attitude regarding the situation, and doing all the heavy lifting to get us packed up on the way home. You're the best team a guy could hope for. I'm truly sorry about the car. We're down, but we're not out."
Hahaha. I am a member of a lot of racing groups, and many crash videos have been dissected. I've discussed racing theory at length. I am also my own worst critic. I understand now that there are things I "could" have done differently. But whats done is done. As I continue to upload more pictures, I may explore what I did right, and what I did wrong. I was lucky enough to return to Road America, and I had the opertunity to venture down to Canada Corner. Being there on foot changes ones perspective significantly. There are things you don't see as the driver of a race car, because any decent driver learns early on that the car goes where the eyes go. You're always looking down track, and even when you've seen a turn 200 time, there are things you miss. I learned a lot of lessons that day and since,PapaSmurf2k3 wrote: ↑Sat Nov 14, 2020 6:08 pm
I remember reading that on FB, but I had never watched the video until tonight or really heard the whole story. That was a terrible crash... possibly the worst I've ever seen on a privateer event.
From the video - "I am fully aware that a brake check likely would have prevented this, and that some mistakes may have been made in the moment. Turning in could have made the impact worse, not better, but unless you plan to recreate the accident with your own car, feel free to keep those sorts of comments to yourself."
Was someone giving you s***? I'm guessing some keyboard nazi on FB? Do we need to knock on some doors?!
Haha, thanks. I am a terrible role model though. Just a guy with a an addiction to adrenaline and building cars hahaha.
Thanks, now get the Sentra RS done so you can carry on the torch of NicoClubs rally car.
It is hard to watch. I watched it for the first time on the ride home from the race. I had to know that I did everything I could have done, and while watching it made my stomach drop a bit, it also showed that I didn't freeze. Even if the actions I took following the brake pedal initially going to the floor may not have been the ideal actions, they were actions. I did something when faced with death and that's a very interesting thing to learn about yourself. Many people will go their entire lives without finding out what they're made of when all the chips are down.float_6969 wrote: ↑Wed Nov 18, 2020 8:38 amI couldn't watch that wreck more than once. That was atrocious. I've watched vids like that before, but watching it with someone you've met, makes it much more difficult. I can't tell you how happy I am you were able to walk away. I also can't tell you how happy I am that you've not given up and will get back in the saddle.