Spaz Posted March 7, 2011 Share Posted March 7, 2011 Mazda, glad you are OK! Having another RGB on here would have been fun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slngsht Posted March 8, 2011 Author Share Posted March 8, 2011 It was dark by the time I got home... Went out there with the iPhone and a flash light to take a look. Overall, I'm very happy with how the car reacted to the beating it took. Basically the lower front edge of the frame hit the curb and folded until the tires got there and the car climbed on top. I think the welds held up pretty well. My Aarms as 120 wall tubing. Heims are all 1/2" Take a look Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slngsht Posted March 8, 2011 Author Share Posted March 8, 2011 ... and here's where the car came to rest... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scannon Posted March 8, 2011 Share Posted March 8, 2011 Was there a passenger with you? It looks like there is another helmet behind yours. If so, what did he/she have to say about it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slngsht Posted March 8, 2011 Author Share Posted March 8, 2011 Yikes! I didn't realize it was your car you were talking about in the first post. Glad to hear you are OK, I guess you and your nephew will be busy in the shop for awhile. yes, I had a passenger all day long. most runs with 2 instructors. Next to the last run was Scott Lentz. On the accident run, it was a guy with a vette who wanted to get a feel for a seven. LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MHKflyer52 Posted March 8, 2011 Share Posted March 8, 2011 Hi Mazda, Well that all looks fixable. Make sure you check the shocks and steering rack as they might look ok but could have bent the shaft and overstressed the mounting points. You might want to invest in a dye penatrent kit to inspect the parts that you want to reuse if any. As for your rider at least he knows that a hit like that is survivable now and can be rebuilt. Again glad you’re OK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tedzilla Posted March 10, 2011 Share Posted March 10, 2011 Sorry to hear about the damage, glad to hear you weren’t hurt… The lot in Bowie has had incidents like this regularly for years. I've looked at the problem of accessing the lower lot safely and to the disappointment of a lot of drivers; I’ve concluded it can’t be done. SCCA safety rules are an excellent base line for autocross course design, common sense is equally important. Running a performance driving course through hard obstacles 25 feet apart doesn’t pass either standard. A lot of clubs use the lot in Bowie but only one I know of, doesn't use the lower lot. Ted Joseph CDC-course design, instructor SCCA- PDX instructor PCA MBCA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slngsht Posted March 10, 2011 Author Share Posted March 10, 2011 Sorry to hear about the damage, glad to hear you weren’t hurt… The lot in Bowie has had incidents like this regularly for years. I've looked at the problem of accessing the lower lot safely and to the disappointment of a lot of drivers; I’ve concluded it can’t be done. SCCA safety rules are an excellent base line for autocross course design, common sense is equally important. Running a performance driving course through hard obstacles 25 feet apart doesn’t pass either standard. A lot of clubs use the lot in Bowie but only one I know of, doesn't use the lower lot. Ted Joseph CDC-course design, instructor SCCA- PDX instructor PCA MBCA well, wish I had seen this before last saturday - someone needed to talk some sense into me. :cheers: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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