A reminder on the dangers or racing....

[Purple Venom]

Don't think our cars would act as a ramp, but just a reminder of what can happen....

http://blog.hemmings.com/index.php/2011/12/01/worlds-most-notorious-race-car-sells-for-1-3-million/?refer=news

[Purple Venom]

Another reminder:
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A couple of things I noticed:
- The license plate comes flying in to the cockpit - maybe I'll take mine off from now on.
- The trunk goes flying open - bungee down like they did originally
- Arms are flailing everywhere - invest in arm restraints
- Neck goes back and forth violently - invest in neck support (Steve?)
- Driver survived :D

[STL Mark]

I can't hardly watch that.

Apparently - some front suspension parts came loose, or broke - sending the car into a roll. We do 130 on our cruises from time to time - so what I will be doing this spring is have a pro go over every nut and bolt and part under my car. Can you imagine if that happened on a public road? It would have been much much worse.

[Kerry & Kathy]

Roll bar did it's job...and frame provided protection for the driver.

Probably the best endorsement F5 could get for frame integrity and design. Especially since this is a street frame and not a challenge series frame.

A very lucky man.

Would like to know if and where the source of suspension failure is determined.

Kerry

[Purple Venom]

He has since reported that the roll bar didn't even have a scratch on it indicating that it never touched....:confused:

Here's the link on Club Cobra http://www.clubcobra.com/forums/all-cobra-talk/113900-car-video-what-heck-moment-willow-springs-year.html

[itzdapig]

I don't think it was a F5, he commented on it having BMW front control arms, maybe Backdraft.
Crazy ride though!!

[Steve Fehr]

A couple of things I noticed:
- Arms are flailing everywhere - invest in arm restraints
- Neck goes back and forth violently - invest in neck support (Steve?)


At the Gateway drag strip they told me I had to have arm restraints. I never wore them on the road course but should have.

I have the "horse collar" style neck brace which I do wear on the road course.

Steve