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spa trackday...or how to smash a brand new MNR
antonio - 1/11/08 at 08:21 PM

feel gutted.test drive my new car today at spa, and crashed it.
still don't know if MNR chassis is better than a MK indy, but i know it crashes very well!
it was a rainy day, 5 degres or something like that, and about 9 lotus were smashed in raidillon (so was mine)
going to bed....

[Edited on 1/11/08 by antonio]

matt.c - 1/11/08 at 08:23 PM

Oh dear!

Glad you are not hurt!

jacko - 1/11/08 at 08:43 PM

Sorry to hear about the crash i'm glad your OK cars can be replaced you can't
Graham

scotlad - 1/11/08 at 09:09 PM

Oh bugger. As said before at least you are in one piece!! Cars can be rebuilt.........

paublo999 - 1/11/08 at 09:23 PM

sorry dude... you will get it back better than ever..

antonio - 1/11/08 at 10:07 PM

thanks guys,
gonna strip the car tomorow.hope chassis is ok...or some parts will come for sale!

coozer - 1/11/08 at 10:07 PM

Very sorry to hear another crash. I wrecked mine and today just did the last bolt up to finish the rebuild

reckon I'll be taking it very easy at the trackday on Monday.

Any pics of the damage? Is it as bad as mine? Check my blog for pictures. They crash very well, mine only need new wishbones and bodywork etc.

Steve

antonio - 1/11/08 at 10:23 PM

quote:
Originally posted by coozer
Very sorry to hear another crash. I wrecked mine and today just did the last bolt up to finish the rebuild

reckon I'll be taking it very easy at the trackday on Monday.

Any pics of the damage? Is it as bad as mine? Check my blog for pictures. They crash very well, mine only need new wishbones and bodywork etc.

Steve


i spined and hit a concrete wall at about 120 km/h on right side.2 wheels, wishbones, hubs, complete bodywork, diff, floor (seized where seats are fixed) seats....too much to list.just cross figer to see a straight chassis after stripping the car.

Dangle_kt - 1/11/08 at 11:46 PM



Sounds expensive! Doubt a chassis could be straight after that!

Your lucky to have walked away unharmed.

No wonder you felt sick!

All the best with the situation.

BenB - 2/11/08 at 12:08 AM

I've got my fingers crossed but I'd be suprised if that much damage was done without the chassis going a bit bananary.....

bob tatt - 2/11/08 at 07:03 AM

dont mean to be a doom monster but i had a very light off at cadwell and it cost 700 to fix steering rack both hubs wishbones nose cone rad and the front of the chassis was bent so replaced all the front end sounds like yours is much worse than mine though hope its not too bad

fideel109 - 2/11/08 at 08:57 AM

Sorry, to hear this.
Hope that your chassis car can be rescued.
Normally I would heve been there too,
But for once in my life I've listened to my wife,
Was this your car?

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JoaoCaldeira - 2/11/08 at 04:20 PM

Hi.
Best wishes for your chassis - as you seem OK.
I've crashed on Estoril GP circuit, and I know how it feels

Both me and passenger escape totally unhurt, but the suspension was ripped off, and the chassis suffered quite a lot. It was only after totally stripped it that I realise how bad the hit was. Using a new chassis was a must, but a bit expensive - actually, I also had to pay for the track rails, so that was definitly a bad day

TimC - 2/11/08 at 04:50 PM

Yikes - Sorry Dude. Bad mojo.

antonio - 2/11/08 at 08:56 PM

yes, it was my car!good picture!
start to strip today, but still don't know anything about chassis.the only positive thing is that i didn't crash and stop on the wall, but i slide on it....
i'll know a little bit more in a few days.
cheers

vinny1275 - 3/11/08 at 08:36 AM

eeep! another one! Glad to hear you're OK Antonio, maybe Marc ought to do wet car control days for owners - or we could club together and hire a skid pan for the day....

Hope the rebuild isn't too drastic!

Cheers


Vince

Gergely - 3/11/08 at 10:12 AM

Oh no! I am gutted for you!

How did it happen? Standing water? Too much throttle? What tyres? R888s?
This would be useful for us not on the road yet... if the R888s are leathal in the wet for example I would know not to take the car out on them if it is raining...
Based on the crash results what would you build differently on your car (reinforcements here and there)?

Cheers,
Gergely

antonio - 3/11/08 at 10:56 AM

quote:
Originally posted by Gergely
Oh no! I am gutted for you!

How did it happen? Standing water? Too much throttle? What tyres? R888s?
This would be useful for us not on the road yet... if the R888s are leathal in the wet for example I would know not to take the car out on them if it is raining...
Based on the crash results what would you build differently on your car (reinforcements here and there)?

Cheers,
Gergely


in fact, 888 are not bad on wet usually.i use them on my elise and are fine on wet... but track was very very dangerous because it was cold and small rain all day long (not this bleeping rain that make you say"better stay in pit for the moment" but the very small one that make you say" i'm a pretty good driver on dry, little water will not scare me" but in fact, they were small standing water everywhere and tyres were at 20 degres after 5 laps! (888 SG, new). and raidillon is what it is, very very dangerous, especially on wet.
as far as car is concerned, i'll change a few thing on it, like adding a prop valve for rear brake (locked on wet too easily) and change this fucking floor mounted pedal box. IMHO, they are not good for BEC, since it's very difficult to be easy on the right pedal (should be ok on dry..)suspended allow you to keep your feet on the floor, but it's just my opinion.


vince, you are right, would be a good thing to pay someone to learn use how to drive on wet.i already have 3 mats that are ready to pay for that. feel free to organise it (in a few months) and i'll come in uk for that! (lotus do some on airfield with pro instructor.

antonio - 3/11/08 at 11:02 AM

quote:
Originally posted by Gergely
Oh no! I am gutted for you!

How did it happen? Standing water? Too much throttle? What tyres? R888s?
This would be useful for us not on the road yet... if the R888s are leathal in the wet for example I would know not to take the car out on them if it is raining...
Based on the crash results what would you build differently on your car (reinforcements here and there)?

Cheers,

by the way, you should reinforced floor seats fixing, and it would be a good thing to weld a additional thick piece of metal on the chassis and fix seats on them. my ali floor was seized (spelling?) and my seat was fixed by only 2 points after the crash.
sorry if it's a bit hard to understand what i try to explain, going to learn how to drive and english in th meantime!