Steve Hignett
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| posted on 2/2/10 at 11:36 PM |
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Odd crash at Oulton...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LATwSlHdiPY&feature=related
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austin man
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| posted on 2/2/10 at 11:39 PM |
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I think he owes someone big time
Life is like a bowl of fruit, funny how all the weird looking ones are left alone
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blakep82
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| posted on 2/2/10 at 11:46 PM |
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ouch!
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locoboy
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| posted on 3/2/10 at 12:31 AM |
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Thats awfull Steve.
Found this in an associated link,
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Everyone ask yourself ........How well built is your rollcage, or do i need one for a trackday?
link
ATB
Locoboy
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Horizenjob
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| posted on 3/2/10 at 05:20 AM |
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It appears he took his foot off the brake before the car stopped spinning... The car caught traction going backwards and then spun much quicker.
It also seems to have a rather narrow rear track, which also made it easy to tip while going backwards.
That looks pretty bad, I hope the driver came out OK.
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Nash
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| posted on 3/2/10 at 06:58 AM |
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I've seen this before. The driver had a broken collar bone and cuts & bruises but otherwise ok as I recall.
........ Neil
It's What You Do Next That Counts.
Build It, Buy It, Drive It:
Southern Kit Car Club
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skippad
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| posted on 3/2/10 at 08:14 AM |
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Repost Alert!
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BenB
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| posted on 3/2/10 at 08:26 AM |
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Nasty (missed it first time). Why I'd always want a roll-cage.... Anything else is asking for it.
Do you reckon the blue smoke coming out of the back of the car 2 cars in front had anything to do with the slide??!?!?!
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PAUL FISHER
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| posted on 3/2/10 at 10:33 AM |
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That accident is a good advert for a roll bar and a 4 point harness.
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sucksqueezebangblow
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| posted on 3/2/10 at 01:54 PM |
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Ouch, he was lucky to survive that! Looks like he was used to racing modern cars with low C of G. Should not have released brakes and tried to recover
untill it stopped.
Better to Burnout than to Fade Away JET METAL ~ AndySparrow © 
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indykid
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| posted on 3/2/10 at 01:58 PM |
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seems madness that you're not allowed roll bars or harnesses in such classes.
he was seriously lucky!
tom
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eddie99
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| posted on 3/2/10 at 02:24 PM |
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Looks very lucky to me!!
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Confused but excited.
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| posted on 3/2/10 at 02:40 PM |
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What I found amazing, was that only one other driver stopped to try to help.
Tell them about the bent treacle edges!
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Horizenjob
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| posted on 3/2/10 at 02:51 PM |
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It occurred to me that the car must have drum brakes and perhaps they didn't hold while traveling backwards. So maybe just an error of too much
enthusiasm...
Looks like some drivers parked further on and ran back. Truth is if you don't know what you are doing, you can cause more trouble then help.
Commonly people try to move the car right away, they then either cause sparks and a fire or fail at lifting it and land up dropping it again on the
poor driver. Or move the driver and cause further injuries. Still it's very hard to just stand there and wait...
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speedyxjs
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| posted on 3/2/10 at 02:55 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Confused but excited.
What I found amazing, was that only one other driver stopped to try to help.
X2
Incredibly lucky guy though!
How long can i resist the temptation to drop a V8 in?
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