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reality check
Posted: Mon Dec 14, 2009 8:17 pm
by Mr Fletcher
Posted: Mon Dec 14, 2009 8:26 pm
by ginger ninja
Crikey Jason.
The Ring claims another car, that does not look good.
Posted: Mon Dec 14, 2009 8:34 pm
by Mr Fletcher
it appears the guy survived the accident due to the rollcage fitted although i do not know what his "survived" condition is, hopefully just a knock or two.
Posted: Mon Dec 14, 2009 8:40 pm
by Daniel
fuuuu... thats not good >_<
Posted: Mon Dec 14, 2009 8:45 pm
by IWANT1
Thats the one i was talking about the other day Jason punted a mini down the road.
Some more pics here
http://www.lancerregister.com/showthrea ... mw+m3+ring
Posted: Mon Dec 14, 2009 9:29 pm
by russ979
That looks proper nasty! Thank god for his roll cage!
Posted: Tue Dec 15, 2009 9:42 am
by stockcar
seen that a while ago, the debris was scattered for a fair distance.......
Posted: Tue Dec 15, 2009 10:31 am
by Gerry H
Interesting observation on the MLR thread: Just where were the marshalls and flags?
Do they have marshalls at the Ring? I couldn't see any from that vid on the approach. If the place was closed for a dedicated track day it doesn't appear to have been administered very well. IMO
Posted: Tue Dec 15, 2009 3:24 pm
by Ben
that looks serious !! .. 160 mph .. damn
Posted: Tue Dec 15, 2009 8:08 pm
by Stuart
160mph was a guess, I wouldn't put too much credence in that claim. It's a 15 mile course including the GP track. When you think that somewhere like Snett only has 9 or ten marshalls over 1.9 miles, the practical needs of 'manning' a track over 7 times the size? Factor in the high number of drivers that are not familiar with the track, the lack of run off and the disparity of user speed, it's a recipe for carnage. As for marshalls at that stage of the circuit? It's pretty straight with no severe camber changes, no tricky corners and it's within a mile of the pits. I presume they assess the risk and staff accordingly.
Glad no-one was seriously hurt. Were it not the the cage and proper seats etc, it could have been so much worse.