2017 Accident at track. Anyone here? - Page 2

Battlezone580 · 05-28-2017, 09:11 PM

Dam that sucks, I feel for the guy. I just hope to god he got track insurance, or hes out quite a lot of money.

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Originally Posted by TheRedhead

No clue, honestly. But, I've been around long enough to see it time after time.

Anyone with a job, for the most part, can now get into a car with 400, 500, 600, 800 hp. No experiences or respect for the power.

Add a little stupidity and carelessness and there you have it.

It's HARD to set up a car for both road and drag racing. Even if that car was stock, trying to impress friends with the line lock or doing a John Force style burnout each pass at the strip will wear the tires to shit.

That's why they make slicks and radials for the strip...and different style tread for the road race course.

It's just sort a lack of respect for the vehicle itself.

It appears you came to this thread just to troll, have some compassion for the poor guy. You know nothing about him, yet your writing a book acting like hes your friend.

TLSTWIN · 05-28-2017, 09:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TheRedhead

No clue, honestly. But, I've been around long enough to see it time after time.

Anyone with a job, for the most part, can now get into a car with 400, 500, 600, 800 hp. No experiences or respect for the power.

Add a little stupidity and carelessness and there you have it.

It's HARD to set up a car for both road and drag racing. Even if that car was stock, trying to impress friends with the line lock or doing a John Force style burnout each pass at the strip will wear the tires to shit.

That's why they make slicks and radials for the strip...and different style tread for the road race course.

It's just sort a lack of respect for the vehicle itself.

I am not sure of the scenario for this guy, but you are right about the tires possibly being wore out.

People that have never done track days never think about "heat cycles". the more the tires go through them, the harder they get and become hockey pucks and loose their grip. This is regardless of tread depth

mr965 · 05-28-2017, 10:01 PM

Was this in Seattle?

VAZL1 · 05-29-2017, 07:15 AM

Hope this wasn't related to the dreaded steering issue some of us have experienced.

MoreSpeed · 05-29-2017, 09:18 AM

Not a total loss. The carbon fiber fuel cover looks OK.

ps. impossible to place blame on the poor person without the facts. I have been on the track enough to know sh*t happens. People get into the marbles going off line getting around another car and all of sudden, they have different traction. Something goes wrong with the car. Something slippery just spewed on the track by the car ahead. A lot of incidents are caused by the other cars.

Diggitydog · 05-29-2017, 09:26 AM

Also the random steering input thread. Maybe the car was doing the steering thing that is still unresolved??

Not going to jump on the guy for an accident. Hope the track insurance rider was on his policy. If so, it'll be fixed. They make more every day.

Infern0 · 05-29-2017, 09:33 AM

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Originally Posted by TheRedhead

Sadly, rookie drivers can afford whatever they want nowadays.

A comment about his skill set or his financial status based on that photo, and before anyone even knew if he was OK, is pretty ignorant.

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Originally Posted by HAMMERHEAD15

You must know this person!

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Originally Posted by HAMMERHEAD15

I said that because even the most experienced drivers have accidents and it sounded like you were trying to say this guy is a rookie! For all we know it could have been Mario Andretti! stuff happens! Usually a Mustang guy trying to show off for his. Undies! Lol

Yep. Just look at the ZL1 that bit it in the Nurb-ring. I sure GM didn't just pick a guy waiting outside to drive the car for them.

*mlee* · 05-29-2017, 10:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Infern0

Yep. Just look at the ZL1 that bit it in the Nurb-ring. I sure GM didn't just pick a guy waiting outside to drive the car for them.

Yup, and that car was actually back on the track the very next day.

laynlo15 · 05-29-2017, 10:39 AM

Your not gonna fix that Z. It will probably be a total loss.

LT4Greg · 05-29-2017, 04:41 PM

Yeah it's totalled!!

KaBoom1701 · 05-29-2017, 05:18 PM

Can't fix stupid....

Tracking on bald tires....

hotlap · 05-29-2017, 05:29 PM

I saw a guy in a Aston Martin DB9 put it into the wall at Road America. Different group so we were watching from the side as it happened right in front of me. He was OK but it was a chilling thing to witness.

KenB925 · 05-29-2017, 05:49 PM

yup, a guy put his Ferrari Stradale into the wall at Laguna Seca, he was ok, car was not, i got loose in the same corner later in the day

kwav8r · 05-29-2017, 07:12 PM

It sucks to watch a beautiful machine get torn up, if the driver walks away the car did it's job.

Anyone calling the guy dumb/inexperienced/stupid without the facts is an ass. Unless you were in the car when it happened you have no idea what was going on so quit being a d-bag.

05-29-2017, 07:15 AM	#18
VAZL1 Drives: 17 ZL1 Join Date: Mar 2017 Location: VA Posts: 1,075	Hope this wasn't related to the dreaded steering issue some of us have experienced. __________________ 2017 ZL1 Coupe M6, Red Hot Mods; AFE Pro 5R CAI, Kong Ported Blower and Snout, NW 103 TB, Griptech 2.31 Upper, Kooks 2",JMS Voltage Booster, Flex Fuel, Mighty Mouse CC,Jannetty Racing Tune, 680 rwhp

05-29-2017, 09:18 AM	#19
MoreSpeed Drives: 2017 Hyper Blue A10 ZL1 Join Date: Dec 2016 Location: New England Posts: 716	Not a total loss. The carbon fiber fuel cover looks OK. ps. impossible to place blame on the poor person without the facts. I have been on the track enough to know sh*t happens. People get into the marbles going off line getting around another car and all of sudden, they have different traction. Something goes wrong with the car. Something slippery just spewed on the track by the car ahead. A lot of incidents are caused by the other cars. __________________ - Life is a highway... I want to ride it all night long... Sold 2010 997 GT3, 2016 WRX, 2006 997 C2S, 2003 996 C4S, 2001 Boxster S, 1997 E420 AMG etc..

05-29-2017, 04:41 PM	#24
LT4Greg Drives: 2017 Camaro ZL1 Coupe Join Date: May 2016 Location: Georgia Posts: 5,869	Yeah it's totalled!! __________________ ZL1 Coupe, PDR, Exposed carbon fiber hood insert, My Link with Nav, M6 6 speed and Silver Ice Metallic. Mods done: ceramic window tint, GM Accessories Camaro floor mats and Roto-Fab CAI.

05-29-2017, 05:18 PM	#25
KaBoom1701 KaBoom1701 Drives: 13' ZL1 Red M6 Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: I.E. SoCal (Yucaipa) Posts: 8,631	Can't fix stupid.... Tracking on bald tires.... __________________ Mods: Roto-Fab Intake, WW Res. kit & Big Gulp Air Scoop, Elite Catch Can, ATI Super Damper & 18% OD Pulley, LF Idler pulley bracket, Metco CC breather, ID850 Injectors, Stainless Power Headers w/ ceramic coating, TR71X Spark Plugs, JMS Fuel Pump Booster, Bo White TB, Tuned by Ted @ Jannetty Racing, Ron Davis HX, D3 Reservoir, Pfadt 1" Springs, Moreno Camber Plates, ZL1 Addons Splitter guard washers, Tow Hook kit & rock guards, Hurst Shifter Billet Plus 6 Speed Short Shifter, ZL1 DRL lighting harness, ZL1 Recaro Seats.

05-29-2017, 05:29 PM	#26
hotlap Drives: 20 1LE 2SS M6 Rally Green Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Franklin WI Posts: 6,634	I saw a guy in a Aston Martin DB9 put it into the wall at Road America. Different group so we were watching from the side as it happened right in front of me. He was OK but it was a chilling thing to witness. __________________ "the trouble with our liberal friends is not that they're ignorant; it's just that they know so much that isn't so.” Ronald Reagan -

05-28-2017, 10:01 PM	#17
mr965 Drives: ///M3 Join Date: Nov 2016 Location: west coast Posts: 439	Was this in Seattle?

05-29-2017, 09:26 AM	#20
Diggitydog Drives: 2017 ZL1 Nightfall Convertible M6 Join Date: Nov 2016 Location: Saskatchewan Posts: 276	Also the random steering input thread. Maybe the car was doing the steering thing that is still unresolved?? Not going to jump on the guy for an accident. Hope the track insurance rider was on his policy. If so, it'll be fixed. They make more every day.

05-29-2017, 10:39 AM	#23
laynlo15 Drives: 2022 Lt1 A10 Join Date: Nov 2015 Location: clark, mo Posts: 8,882	Your not gonna fix that Z. It will probably be a total loss.

05-29-2017, 05:49 PM	#27
KenB925 Drives: Raptor Join Date: Dec 2016 Location: Bay Area, CA Posts: 126	yup, a guy put his Ferrari Stradale into the wall at Laguna Seca, he was ok, car was not, i got loose in the same corner later in the day

05-29-2017, 07:12 PM	#28
kwav8r Flyin NOE Drives: 2018 ZL1 (A10) Join Date: Apr 2017 Location: TX Posts: 949	It sucks to watch a beautiful machine get torn up, if the driver walks away the car did it's job. Anyone calling the guy dumb/inexperienced/stupid without the facts is an ass. Unless you were in the car when it happened you have no idea what was going on so quit being a d-bag.

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