quote:Originally posted by Steve Hignett
I'll bet you a shiny new Five pence piece that I know the exact words that were said at 23/24 seconds
Where could I go with this one?
Were you sat next to him?
I bet he didn't say "Oh dear me I appear to have misjudged my approach to that corner"
Was it words? Times like that all I can do is exhale!
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Building: Locost Fireblade BUILT - now sold :(
posted on 5/10/12 at 08:44 PM
i think it was pretty good idea to turn the wheel the other way when he did to pull it away from the barriers. Maybe it wasn't thought through,
but if it was - top marks!
Nearly makes up for the mess up he made ending up like that - nearly.
quote:Originally posted by MRLuke
Looks like it got a bit squirrelly under braking going on to possibly wet grass with rear engined car. Lucky bugger to miss the barrier.
I've looked at it a few times and it looks like the car starts losing it before he hits the grass. It doesn't tie in with his steering
movements either.
I wonder whether there is a rear tyre issue or suspension failure. It looks very similar to what happens when a rear toe link fails on a lotus elise.
Which is quite common on track - just look on youtube for it.
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Building: Built - Fury '06R1 ...now on with the mods
posted on 6/10/12 at 08:45 AM
I've looked a few times and I think it gets a bit out of shape over the crest, he panicks and lifts of the throttle. Snap oversteer and
he's going backwards.
quote:Originally posted by adithorp
I've looked a few times and I think it gets a bit out of shape over the crest, he panicks and lifts of the throttle. Snap oversteer and
he's going backwards.
Possibly, the nose seemed to dip hence me suggesting braking but that would have the same effect.
From the engine noise id say he wasnt going fast anyway, short shifting, plus he didnt break for a small kink like that. Id say he was weaving to get
a feel for grip and put two tyres on the grass.
Did the same at Oulton Park in a Mk1 MX5 in the same place. Ended up clipping the barrier though as the back came around. Damp and Druids are always
interesting.
If you CBA watching the whole race, I pulled the manouver off first time at 5:16, lost the place later on and tried the same move on the same person
at 8:10 and wasn't as successful
Got a round of applause from the marshall post on the cool down lap
