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Posted by: Racer Chris Aug 24 2005, 05:18 AM

This was in qualifying at Lime Rock this summer.
The car went off while trying to pass Ed (edgetoo) Givler's 914. He hit the tire wall at over 80mph.
http://www.tangerineracing.com/images/LRP%20Miata%20Crash.wmv
It's only one Meg, real quick.

Posted by: Jeroen Aug 24 2005, 05:33 AM

ouch...
driver ok?

stuff like this reminds you that once those few square inches of rubber contact patch break loose, you are really just passenger in a balistic missile

Posted by: ablose58 Aug 24 2005, 05:35 AM

YIKES that's gonna leave a mark. Hope the driver was ok?

Posted by: Evill Ed Aug 24 2005, 05:48 AM

Your engine sounds good Chris

Keep your 914 on all

Ed

Posted by: Racer Chris Aug 24 2005, 06:00 AM

QUOTE (Jeroen @ Aug 24 2005, 07:33 AM)
driver ok?

He was already standing on the bank above the tire wall when I went by. Believe it or not, the car was fully repaired in less than 2 weeks. That's what money can do for you.

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Your engine sounds good Chris

Look for the race highlights video soon.

Posted by: ArtechnikA Aug 24 2005, 08:54 AM

what i did not see in that clip were any waving yellow flags, although it looked like a turn marshall's stand right there. OTOH i could have seen a standing red - but it didn't look like the queue slowed much - clip stopped at that point tho...

have the flag meanings changed since i was last at an SCCA flagger's meeting?

Posted by: Racer Chris Aug 24 2005, 10:41 AM

QUOTE (ArtechnikA @ Aug 24 2005, 10:54 AM)
what i did not see in that clip were any waving yellow flags, although it looked like a turn marshall's stand right there. OTOH i could have seen a standing red - but it didn't look like the queue slowed much - clip stopped at that point tho...

have the flag meanings changed since i was last at an SCCA flagger's meeting?

At the beginning of the clip there's a flagger with yellow waving, to driver's left.
The red was out when I got to the uphill turn, and I parked at the top of the hill.

Posted by: SirAndy Aug 24 2005, 12:30 PM

QUOTE (Racer Chris @ Aug 24 2005, 09:41 AM)
At the beginning of the clip there's a flagger with yellow waving, to driver's left.

yepp, kinda hard to see, but he's waving yellow ...

Andy