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ASH3

posted on 17/10/06 at 10:38 PM Reply With Quote
Donington Oooops

I think most spectators had gone home
before this little bump thought i would
share it with you esp the driver dont suppose
he as seen what he escaped from..

http://www.mkownersclub.co.uk/video/doncrash.wmv

[Edited on 17/10/06 by ASH3]






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JackNco

posted on 17/10/06 at 10:52 PM Reply With Quote
that looks like one hell of a bump..... thats gonan take some fixing i guess, how did he manage that?





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ASH3

posted on 17/10/06 at 11:05 PM Reply With Quote
I have looked n looked at the video
and i cant see if he touched anyone
or just lost it. He hit the tyre wall full
side on equally wit front and rear tyres
bounced off upside down.
http://www.mkownersclub.co.uk/photo/doncrash.jpg






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JackNco

posted on 17/10/06 at 11:09 PM Reply With Quote
poor guy !





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procomp

posted on 18/10/06 at 07:03 AM Reply With Quote
Hi the driver was Brian michham who resived no injuries just a bit miffed.
The reason he spun was he was taged from behind by adam white who opologised after.

As you can see it was pi55ing it down with rain that started as they were on the grid only 2 cars were on a wet setting brendan dudly and ali garrat because i saw the strike of lightening in the distance whilst in the collecting area and with morris dudley managed to switch 2 cars to wet setting in about 1 min. This is why so many cars simply fell of the circuit and adam white an ex karter did a astounding job of keeping it together in the wet on dry settings.

Oh and brians car was not to badly damaged and will be at the birkett 6hr race at silverstone in 2 weeks. Would you belive he is 67 and dosent walk around the paddock to well. But you should see him dance on three pedals like a 21 year old.

cheers matt

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Findlay234

posted on 18/10/06 at 08:37 AM Reply With Quote
Three cheers for full cages......
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procomp

posted on 18/10/06 at 08:43 AM Reply With Quote
Hi yep you certinaly wouldent go back to a rear only cage on track after using a full cage despite the extra 14kg weight up high.

cheers matt

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Rob Palin

posted on 18/10/06 at 09:12 AM Reply With Quote
I was right behind Brian & Adam when that happened and it was really quite worrying - not just the speed he went off and the fact that each lap afterwards you could see his car there upside down, but also in the way that the race continued despite the ambulance & medical crew out on the grass.

Considering that the track was more slippery than anything i have ever driven on (rampant wheelspin at 30mph in 3rd gear in a 85bhp Locost?!?) i'm surprised that there weren't more incidents.

Along with Brian, i thought it wasn't one of the 750MC's finest safety moments, and was up there with the time at Cadwell where the CoC's car was parked on an access road and the ambulance couldn't get onto the track. :s

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procomp

posted on 18/10/06 at 01:52 PM Reply With Quote
Hi (more sliperry than anything i have ever driven on) That will be the result of letting all thoes hulligan track dayers on the circuit the day before. I think they should all be banned but dont tell them .

cheers matt

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Rob Palin

posted on 18/10/06 at 03:01 PM Reply With Quote
Actually i blamed the muppet in the race before ours whose engine blew up in a cloud of smoke as he passed the start/finish but he continued slowly but on the racing line until Craner.

The next 6 cars behind him all spun, despite slowing down for the striped flag, and two of them had a nasty t-bone, dropping even more slippy stuff all over the track. Then it rained on top of that.

I normally like racing in the rain because it makes our otherwise slightly girly cars feel quite powerful. Racing on a mixture of oil, antifreeze, aviation fuel and water, i don't like quite as much...

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procomp

posted on 18/10/06 at 04:54 PM Reply With Quote
Hi yes forgot about the kitcar incedent they are hooligans as well but definatly dont tell them. Whats wrong with that mixture of driving surface dont you enjoy a challenge.

cheers matt

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