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StanAE86 12-09-2006 10:36 AM

Racing Carnage
 
Anyone know what series this was in?

http://www.break.com/index/expensive..._accident.html

gucom 12-09-2006 10:56 AM

Im guessing its British GT, it has some sort of "GT" flash thingy before the replays, british track, british commentary, VERY british weather :wink: plus there are a lotus, TVR's, a Marcos and some more racing...

sameerrao 12-09-2006 10:57 AM

British GT some years back?

ZfrkS62 12-09-2006 01:35 PM

:shock: all i heard after each contact was cha-ching, cha-ching, cha-ching

TopGearNL 12-09-2006 02:03 PM

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Originally Posted by dani_d_mas
This race should have been neutralized IMO... it's sad to see such a nice line-up being smashed ones against the others :? :?

Indeed, just WTF were they thinking :?

spanky 12-10-2006 08:36 PM

Damn that is one expensive accident! :shock: :shock:

philip 12-10-2006 11:49 PM

Wow, was that two Saleens slapping together! Gees I never understand why they just don't take it a little slower. It always ends up like this.

ZfrkS62 12-11-2006 12:16 AM

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Originally Posted by philip
Wow, was that two Saleens slapping together! Gees I never understand why they just don't take it a little slower. It always ends up like this.

because that's not racing?

RC45 12-11-2006 12:41 AM

Looks like the race should have been red flagged sooner as there was a couple inche deep lake forming in the stretch of track.

Very poor stewardship by the race organisors.

philip 12-11-2006 02:01 AM

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Originally Posted by ZfrkS62
Quote:

Originally Posted by philip
Wow, was that two Saleens slapping together! Gees I never understand why they just don't take it a little slower. It always ends up like this.

because that's not racing?

Yeah, but if your in one piece at the restart, you may win.
Didn't look like Saleen made the podium that day.

caneswell 12-12-2006 04:35 PM

Lovely british summer weather can turn the track from dry to like that very quickly! Couldn't red flag it much sooner, none of them looked like that were still trying when they crashed. 12 inch wide slicks provide absolutely no grip once there is some standing water.

It's at Oulton Park, lovely track 5 miles from my house

RC45 12-12-2006 06:12 PM

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Originally Posted by caneswell
Lovely british summer weather can turn the track from dry to like that very quickly! Couldn't red flag it much sooner, none of them looked like that were still trying when they crashed. 12 inch wide slicks provide absolutely no grip once there is some standing water.

It's at Oulton Park, lovely track 5 miles from my house

Thats the point - the corner marshalls should have popped a red flag the moment the water started pooling - especially if the cars went out on slicks.

Every track has areas that get deadly when water accumulates.. and it is the duty of the stewards and marshalls to keep a close eye on these areas when the heavens open.

It's not like that was the first day it had ever rained there ;)

That pile up is 100% race organizers responsibility.

dutchmasterflex 12-12-2006 08:08 PM

Bah, these guys are pussies/amatures.. I took out the shifter kart on a wet track with cold slicks on this past summer... ;)

RC45 12-12-2006 08:20 PM

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Originally Posted by dutchmasterflex
Bah, these guys are pussies/amatures.. I took out the shifter kart on a wet track with cold slicks on this past summer... ;)

In 2" of standing water? ;)

I think not :P

Mattk 12-12-2006 08:30 PM

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That pile up is 100% race organizers responsibility.
I agree. The track was too wet for safe driving on slicks, probably, let alone racing.


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