Crazy 350Z Wreck!!!

[Nemesis]

Crazy stuff. The driver is quoted on post 45.

Crash at Mid Ohio SCCA T2 Nissan - LotusTalk - The Lotus Cars Community (http://www.lotustalk.com/forums/f68/crash-mid-ohio-scca-t2-nissan-61500/)

[Ran]

HO-LY SH*T! :eek:

Driver walked away too. WOW!

[Z33_kid]

ughhh so many good parts the car will burn in hell now

[stillaneon]

Buff it out

[Oz10]

That is intense. More proof that Roll Cages and Race seats and Harnesses save lives. Any idea how he ended up flipping in the middle of a gravel trap?

[ATL_EG]

:eek: :eek: :eek:
damn son! thank god he's all right

[RL...]

Buff it out

x2

[Glides]

The photo of the Ambulance driver hopping out with what looks like a Beer in his hand is great

[EJ25RUN]

here is what the driver said

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.

[Oz10]

here is what the driver said

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.

EJ always coming through with the racing info. :D

Nice to hear what was going on inside the car.

[carbon_crash]

Roll cage FTW!!

[Sport1.3]

he's a lucky sumbitch

[Sport1.3]

EJ always coming through with the racing info. :D

Nice to hear what was going on inside the car.


it was posted in the link ;)

[Sport1.3]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hvdaMMrmkF8


youtube vid of how he went off

[BKgen®]

video footage (cuts off right as he leaves the track)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hvdaMMrmkF8

[dabuilding]

that is crazy it went thru 2 fences and still didnt wanna stop damn

[blackboi50]

damn he went madd far!!!!! 3 fences???? :eek:......1

[ATK_Designs]

crazy. Good find George. Repped.

[Nissan Sean]

DAMN!!!! he got some mad air!
http://www.lotustalk.com/forums/attachments/f68/90876d1220897022-crash-mid-ohio-scca-t2-nissan-dsc_0086.jpg

[DieselNuts]

WHAT KIND OF RACECAR HAS CATS ON IT?

[Nemesis]

WHAT KIND OF RACECAR HAS CATS ON IT?

one that cares about our environment, *******! lol

[Sammich]

DAMN...AWESOME CAMERA MAN TOO

[Dwisforme05]

thats gonna hurt.

[chaseamundo]

Nothing some duct tape wont fix!

[Kevykev]

He is a lucky man!


DAMN!!!! he got maaad air!
http://www.lotustalk.com/forums/attachments/f68/90876d1220897022-crash-mid-ohio-scca-t2-nissan-dsc_0086.jpg

CORRECTED!

"some" is never needed :D

[EJ25RUN]

WHAT KIND OF RACECAR HAS CATS ON IT?

i have read of series that require the use of a catalyst. And you'd be surprised how easy it is for a car to be kicked out for noise regulations.

[Sport1.3]

WHAT KIND OF RACECAR HAS CATS ON IT?




T2 class is basically a showroom stock class and doesnt allow for modification of the diameter of the inlet or outlet of the stock cat. They either replace the cat with a pipe of stock sized inlet or outlet or gut the cat completely



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h. Exhaust System1. All cars classified in T1,T2 and ST may replace the catalytic converter(s) with a pipe that has the same diameter inlet and outlet as the converter it is replacing. The post cata-lytic converter oxygen sensor may be disabled, replaced,

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GCR - 5699.1.10. Touring Category SpecificationsTCSor removed; the resulting hole (if present) may be plugged. All Touring cars may replace any part of the exhaust system beyond the catalytic converter(s), provided:a. Said replacement system retains the original configu-ration, e.g., single or dual, etc.b. The system exits from beneath the body in the same approximate location(s) as the original system. When a factory (OEM) single exhaust system is cosmetically split into dual outlets, it is permitted to continue as a single system provided it exits in approximately the same location as one of the originals.c. The system meets all appropriate event-specific sound level requirements

[JITB]

best crash ever..... i wish kayfunk would imitate the actions of that Z minus the safety equipment..

[90_ACCORD]

DAMN!!!! sucks to be the one in the car

[ttman]

cool footage

[Elbow]

ughhh so many good parts the car will burn in hell now

The car is basically stock.... :thinking:

That sucks he was quick!

[Big Baller]

WHAT KIND OF RACECAR HAS CATS ON IT?

T2 is basically stock cars with safety equipment, its a highly competitive class

[Random Hero]

Holy sh!t balls...

Glad he's ok. That was intense!

[Slomaro Z28]

The photo of the Ambulance driver hopping out with what looks like a Beer in his hand is great

Thought only I would notice that:cheers:

[Atlblkz06]

Holy ****... thats nuts. Props to the photographer though.

If you said "buff it out" - congrats, you're beyond hope.

[IMPORTchic]

Holy shizzzit thats crazy!! Roll cages FTW! You know he walked away but felt like straight dammmnnnn it for a few weeks! Very lucky!

[pipeline]

wow

[Ed]

holy **** thats insane... that video looks scary...

http://img365.imageshack.us/img365/1613/nismocrashsccazf4.gif

the gif does too

[m3dic8d]

His car looks almost as bad as mine did after I wrecked it :yes: :goodjob:

[1SICKLEX]

amazing he is totally okay!!

[1SICKLEX]

http://reneeashleybaker.files.wordpress.com/2007/10/the-brave-one-jodie-foster.jpg

[Gorilla Eg!]

that cage saved his life

[patch515]

wow thats crazy