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BIGS
07-10-07, 06:04 PM
Taken this from another forum. im surprised he is still living after that :eek:

http://www.southwestcruisin.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?p=192834#192834
carls nova sri
07-10-07, 06:08 PM
omg
NovaLad
07-10-07, 06:10 PM
Fook me?

Is their a vid of that aswell?
BIGS
07-10-07, 06:15 PM
I think this is the link to the vid

http://www.bhpcars.co.uk/mlr/Combe-crash.wmv (http://www.bhpcars.co.uk/mlr/Combe-crash.wmv)
NovaLad
07-10-07, 06:19 PM
Holy F*ck!!!
tony k
07-10-07, 06:23 PM
that will polish out
BIGS
07-10-07, 06:25 PM
Im surprised how cool he is about it. And good the first thing he says is if the other driver is ok. Got respect for that
NovaLad
07-10-07, 06:27 PM
Im surprised how cool he is about it. And good the first thing he says is if the other driver is ok. Got respect for that

Wasn't it his fault though anyway lol ?
Dan 130
07-10-07, 06:29 PM
lol that was some bad driving imo though just didnt give a **** about the 106 hey ho these things happen on track days
Mike
07-10-07, 06:31 PM
fooking hell! thats some crash!
Martin
07-10-07, 06:33 PM
Glad its not the green one..
BIGS
07-10-07, 06:39 PM
Wasn't it his fault though anyway lol ?

Yea it was his fault but still the way he handled it i thought was good. but yea crap driving from him. maybe he should watch lee and dars vids and help him abitlol
Lee
07-10-07, 06:40 PM
lol that was some bad driving imo though just didnt give a **** about the 106 hey ho these things happen on track days

Twas a race, not a track day!

If you knew Simon Norris, youd know hes definately NOT a bad driver, although this was only his second race iirc. Looked like he got two wheels on the grass on the apex (easy to do at Camp as its a bit of a weird double apex), and understeered heavily. TBH in most cicumstances that would have just enfded up as a spin from both cars, quite odd that it flipped like that.

aLL i can say is, that debris fence did a fantastic job, lots of lives saved there. Hats off the the Combe owners who implemented it.

I would be a bit woried about such a massive power difference in that class though, a recipie for disaster IMHO.
Dan 130
07-10-07, 07:00 PM
oh i didnt realise it was a race seemed odd that them cars are in a class together like you say it did all go wrong as he kinda cut the corner and hit the grass on that apex just shows you can be a good driver and make mistakes like everyone else
novait
07-10-07, 07:34 PM
wow...how did he walk a way from that?? lucky man
Jack
07-10-07, 07:48 PM
http://www.tetrosyl.com/UserFiles/Image/carplan/t_cut_page/tcut_177.gif
Adam
07-10-07, 09:07 PM
wow...how did he walk a way from that?? lucky man
Buckets/Harnesses/Cage :thumb:
Riggy
07-10-07, 09:18 PM
was just goin to say that when we went out round comb in rexy's car , that the corner is a very deceiving one , we clipped the grass on one lap and it put us into a bit of a drift , just think the power difference the multiplied it a bit

good to hear he's ok though :thumb:
just vaux trev
07-10-07, 09:33 PM
Buckets/Harnesses/Cage :thumb:

anyone got a harness and a cage for sale lol
Ernie
07-10-07, 10:30 PM
If you ever think about doing a track car that should be 1 of the first things on your list.
smcgsi16v
07-10-07, 10:42 PM
Saw this earlier on CS and couldn't believe how bad a crash it was.:eek:




Twas a race, not a track day!

I would be a bit woried about such a massive power difference in that class though, a recipie for disaster IMHO.


I'd have to agree, there is some big differences in classes in this series.
shy witness
07-10-07, 10:51 PM
oooooooo


thats nasty
Jim Mcrae
07-10-07, 11:45 PM
lucky to walk away


hope the 106 is alright!
paddy138
07-10-07, 11:48 PM
he was lucky
ANDYRACER
08-10-07, 12:17 AM
On the SXOC there all having a field day slating the 106 driver the bunch of tossers.

Blant bad driving by the evo, i had a similar moment at combe last month with an M3 nearly side swipping me sending me on the grass.
kevster
08-10-07, 08:08 AM
omg !!!! hope si is ok
Stuart
08-10-07, 08:53 AM
On the SXOC there all having a field day slating the 106 driver the bunch of tossers.

Blant bad driving by the evo, i had a similar moment at combe last month with an M3 nearly side swipping me sending me on the grass.


indeedy.

someone even said it was the 106's fault (on mig) ffs. Coombe operate a pass on the right rule unlike 99% of the rest of the UK which is a pass on the left. Mind you even if the 106 was on the racing line... it got there first therefore its theirs!
draper
08-10-07, 09:03 AM
talk about giant killing - the 106 doesnt look like its damaged that badly
Lee
08-10-07, 10:53 AM
indeedy.

someone even said it was the 106's fault (on mig) ffs. Coombe operate a pass on the right rule unlike 99% of the rest of the UK which is a pass on the left. Mind you even if the 106 was on the racing line... it got there first therefore its theirs!

It was a race ffs, you pass wherever you like provided its reasonably safe!!

The 106 did everything right as far as being a back marker, stayed off racing line, and made it the job of the leaders to pass her. Simon made a mistake and hit her. Thats racing unfortunately. Most of the Keyboard warriors making vicious comments on the various forums probably dont have a fecking clue about racing anyway.

One thing that should be noted is Simon has offered Christina ?1000 towards her car rebuild, something that definately isnt expected in a situation like that.
BigStan
08-10-07, 07:08 PM
The vid link doesnt work ?