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Old Sep 10, 2008 | 02:44 AM
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dibs on the hood and fenders. this is a part out right?
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Old Sep 10, 2008 | 02:54 AM
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Originally Posted by Mars_302
wtf was he doing? he tried to hit that corner at like 100 and he shoulda ben going like 40..

i just noticed the left of the screen the gas and brake meter. he was on the gas way way too deep in the corner.. but he was pumping the brakes so they coulda locked idk??

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Old Sep 10, 2008 | 10:49 AM
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At least he stuck the landing.
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Old Sep 10, 2008 | 11:59 AM
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thank the guy who built the roll cage. that dude is lucky.
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Old Sep 10, 2008 | 12:09 PM
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From the driver:

Hey all, here are the pics of my crash at mid-o this wknd. Data said I was going about 95mph when I went off the back straight before 7. Some kind of brake failure. Had brakes for a split second then nothing. Slowed from 130 down to 95. Someone said I flipped about 9 times. Cartwheeled over the gravel trap and catapulted over the tire barrier and then over/through a 18 foot fence and ended up in the spectator area. Officials said they have never seen a car go that far out or seen a crash like that at mid-ohio. I’m completely fine though, just a small bump on head. Can't say the same about the Z. Thanks to everyone out there that helped me out especially cat killer, ralphy and ed.
Yes, i had a hans on. That's what probably gave me the bruise on my forehead. Hans stopped my helmet but my head smashed into the inside of my helmet. I had a racetech seat with wings and head bolsters. Did not have a net on the right. Had a 5 point harness (2 groin belts combine into one buckle). Car never really had a hard impact. Just kept on doing cartwheels over a long distance dissipating the energy. Looking at the in car video looks like instinct took over and i tried turning at the end of the straight so i started flipping almost before i left the concrete. Should of gone off straight into china beach and hopefully had the gravel slow me down b/f hitting tire wall. Thing that bothers me the most is not knowing what happened to the brakes. Childs is conducting a csi investigation. My data showed a 1.2 G slowdown at the 400 mark just like always but only for a split second. Pedal felt good. Then my G's gradually dropped to 0. I remember lifting and pushing in the pedal again and the data showed my G's came back up to .7 then quickly dropped back down to 0 before i turned the car and flipped. I don't ever remember the pedal just hitting the floor. Brake fluid reservoir was still filled after the crash. Looking at the in car video, the car really shimmied at initial braking, almost looking like the rear brakes were working but not the front. Only evidence we have so far is on the front left wheel, the rotor had a weird discoloration and was completely scoured and gouged as if the caliper was stuck. I don't see how this happend though b/f the crash though b/c the car was pretty dead on straight, not drifting to the left as you would expect so maybe it somehow got scoured after the crash. Car does have ABS but I don't think it ever activated. Braking was totally fine going down the keyhole just prior.

Thank god for the Hans and the rollcage that he walked away unhurt!
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Old Sep 10, 2008 | 12:18 PM
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Glad to see he is alright, that was a serious crash. Good to see the cage and hans/harness did their job well. He should hug the guy that built the cage for him unless he built it himself.
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Old Sep 11, 2008 | 07:43 AM
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that's why safety first, not hp!
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Old Sep 11, 2008 | 08:24 AM
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I wonder if there is a video from outside the car. Then we can have a 350Z vs Joey Hand flip-off!

Joey's entry. Also at Mid-Ohio?!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CiZ9Wc1yh8s

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Old Sep 11, 2008 | 01:39 PM
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Poor Z. scary thing about the brakes.
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