350z Crash - Dodge Challenger Forum: Challenger & SRT8 Forums

09 R/T · #1 (**permalink**) 09-17-2008, 03:18 PM

And this is why tracked cars have roll cages...

Crash at Mid Ohio SCCA T2 Nissan - LotusTalk - The Lotus Cars Community

Video cuts out but shows the start of the crash:

YouTube - Jeff's T2 Z car at Mid-O

One lucky guy... Beast of a crash but the cage saved his ass.

Socal-Mark · #2 (**permalink**) 09-17-2008, 03:24 PM

Holy Crap that was hard, he just couldn't slow down from what it looks like.

09 R/T · #3 (**permalink**) 09-17-2008, 03:26 PM

Looks like it was a combo of speed and the car slowing down more than expected in front of him.

bwbike · #4 (**permalink**) 09-17-2008, 06:04 PM

That's going to be expensive! Ouch!

Big Swede · #5 (**permalink**) 09-17-2008, 06:43 PM

Looks like the throttle suck wide open because even if he was the only car on the track he was going about 50mph too fast to make that turn.

Nitelinger · #6 (**permalink**) 09-18-2008, 10:51 AM

OUCH, thats going to leave a mark

rghoskins · #7 (**permalink**) 11-03-2008, 07:39 AM

^ ^ love the Shelby Daytoa in your sig.

rghoskins · #8 (**permalink**) 11-03-2008, 09:46 AM

I was just about to mention the GFX, lol.......just sold my 89 C/S T1 AGB in May.

KowalskiLost · #9 (**permalink**) 11-12-2008, 03:15 PM

Originally Posted by Big Swede

Looks like the throttle suck wide open because even if he was the only car on the track he was going about 50mph too fast to make that turn.

Telemetry in the video showed he was on the brake. Looked to me like he just miss-judged the corner and was just going way too fast. He was braking wayyyyyy too late to make the corner.

Palerider · #10 (**permalink**) 12-30-2008, 09:17 PM

I think it would be handy in a wreck like this to have a parachute that could be released once a driver realized a wreck is about to occurr.
The height and length of this accident is extraordinary.