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| URY914 |
 Mar 27 2006, 02:37 PM
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I built the lightest 914 in the history of mankind.  Group: Members Posts: 120,318 Joined: 3-February 03 From: Jacksonville, FL Member No.: 222 Region Association: None  |
I've read about this on several other boards now and his team says they told him over the radio that there was a car ahead stopped on the track. He didn't hear them, the radio wasn't working or he just didn't do the right thing.
Hate to say it was driver error.... |
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| alpha434 |
Mar 27 2006, 02:38 PM
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My member number is no coincidence. Group: Members Posts: 3,154 Joined: 16-December 05 From: Denver, CO Member No.: 5,280 Region Association: Rocky Mountains |
Alright. All IRL cars are required to have "dual braking system" which means that there has to be an auxhilary method for stopping the car.
Here, guys. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/finger.gif) |
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| messix |
Mar 27 2006, 03:28 PM
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AKA "CLUTCH KILLER"! Group: Members Posts: 6,995 Joined: 14-April 05 From: between shit kickers and pinky lifters/ puget sound wa.north of Seattle south of Canada Member No.: 3,931 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
oh, so there's a fourth pedal down in that tiny little foot box? where's the alpha digging a bigger hole smiley? |
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| street legal go-kart |
Mar 27 2006, 04:13 PM
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Miss Mari's slave Group: Members Posts: 437 Joined: 28-March 03 From: sierra nevada ,cali . Member No.: 490 |
Chris,
The dual brake system refers to the master cylinder design and the brake fluid routing [read tubing] must provide brake fluid to each caliper or each pair of caipers [lf/rr...rf/lr ] idependant of each other. Hence two different braking systems. All street cars have had this setup for years. If you would like I can provide the contact #'s for a look at the IRL rules and specs. I think what you see is Danas chassis bottom just before the crash as a result of him pushing the car down onto the apron. Homestead has a very flat section at the bottom of the track which due to the compresive forces whould have bottomed the chassis. JT |
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| Lou W |
Mar 27 2006, 04:16 PM
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"Here Kitty Kitty" my ass...... Group: Members Posts: 4,109 Joined: 9-May 04 From: Roseburg, OR. Member No.: 2,039 Region Association: Spain |
(IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/agree.gif) That was my understanding too, of a "dual braking system". (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/smile.gif) |
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| messix |
Mar 27 2006, 07:43 PM
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AKA "CLUTCH KILLER"! Group: Members Posts: 6,995 Joined: 14-April 05 From: between shit kickers and pinky lifters/ puget sound wa.north of Seattle south of Canada Member No.: 3,931 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
jeez guys, way to blow my fun with alpha. you shoulda just let him dig deeper till he actually researched it and understood what he was talking out his (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/bootyshake.gif) about. thats how he'll learn.
no malice intended alpha, just giv'n ya some "encouragement to double check your info b4 posting to a bunch of real "know it alls". |
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| wannateener |
Mar 27 2006, 09:57 PM
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The Bombdiggity Master Group: Members Posts: 115 Joined: 14-September 04 From: sierra nevada/cali Member No.: 2,759 |
Chris,
Just talked to a friend, Dana did in fact try to go low, which is where he was told to go. At the entrance of the corner they said he was where he should have been. The opportunity to go to the high side as the event developed was the thing that almost saved his life. It also is the flash you see from under the car as the car bottoms and releases. Big smile Chris , some of us see ourselves in you! Wait Wait no we don't !!!! |
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