Buttonwillow, not Willow Springs. He came off turn 11 (I think) and got
4 wheels off, he was running too low tire pressure, the tires came off
the rim, and tossed the car over onto the driver's side.
Driver/Passenger both fine.
Another S2000 spun into a way, destroyed the rear driver's side
suspension and axle...
Both were very inexperienced drivers. I think that what gets people
into trouble is that they try to save spins... both tried to correct...
when you are that far off, it's imperative just to put both feet in,
(clutch/brakes)
-Kit
Jerry Mouton wrote:
>
> OOOh! A crunched Subaru at ?Willow Springs?
>
> http://gpl.gamestats.com/autoXwreck.jpg
>
> Anybody know the story?
>
> Jerry Mouton mailto:jerry@moutons.org Laissez les bons temps
> rouler!
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Cyril Reif" <creif@att.net>
> To: "Jerry Mouton" <jerry@moutons.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, June 14, 2000 9:32 AM
> Subject: Fw: [mrpca] AutoX wreck photo here
>
> > FYI....the picture looks like it was at a road corse, not an autocross???
> > Cyril
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Mitch Williams" <mitchwil@flash.net>
> > To: <mrpca@egroups.com>
> > Sent: Wednesday, June 14, 2000 11:25 AM
> > Subject: Re: [mrpca] Fw: [ntpog forum] AutoX wreck photo here
> >
> >
> > > John,
> > > Nasty picture, It would make anyone worry. I've never seen anything
> like
> > > this in over 10 years of AXing. I've seen wheels rolling across the
> > course
> > > by themselves as the car grounded to a halt (sheared all 5 lugs). I've
> > seen
> > > pictures of a car that got caught on a guide wire for a telephone pole
> at
> > a
> > > street autocross (Rabbitfest--no longer held). I've seen accidents and
> > car
> > > damage at road-racing events, but not at an AX.
> > > Do you have more info on what happened just before this car rolled? We
> > all
> > > know that you can take ANY CAR and get going 60+ mph and jerk the
> steering
> > > wheel suddenly all the way to lock in one direction...either the car
> will
> > > spin or the outside front tire in dig in and produce a roll. The
> higher
> > > the center of gravity the better chance for a roll. Of course if the
> car
> > is
> > > sliding and hits a curb, it could induce a roll. I'm not telling you
> > > anything new.
> > >
> > > I can't remember what Subaru calls this car (Impreneza???) but it is
> > geared
> > > towards rally racing and has a higher center of gravity than some cars.
> > > It's hard to say what might have happened. But bottom line, the answer
> is
> > > that *I* haven't seen anything like this before. Hope you can convience
> > > your Prelude guys that this type of problem is unheard of.
> > > Mitch
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: John <john@4x4evolution.com>
> > > To: mrpca@egroups.com <mrpca@egroups.com>
> > > Date: Wednesday, June 14, 2000 10:49 AM
> > > Subject: Re: [mrpca] Fw: [ntpog forum] AutoX wreck photo here
> > >
> > >
> > > >Here is a link to the image:
> > > >
> > > >http://gpl.gamestats.com/autoXwreck.jpg
> > > >
> > > >- John O'Keefe
> > > >
> > > >----- Original Message -----
> > > >From: John <john@terminalreality.com>
> > > >To: <mrpca@egroups.com>; <mrpca@egroups.com>
> > > >Sent: Wednesday, June 14, 2000 10:38 AM
> > > >Subject: [mrpca] Fw: [ntpog forum] AutoX wreck photo here
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >> One of the guys in the Prelude club sent this image to the Prelude
> > list.
> > > >To
> > > >> me it looks like it occurred on a race track. In the background you
> can
> > > >see
> > > >> what looks like Willow Springs or the streets of willow springs.
> > > >>
> > > >> Has anyone ever seen a car roll in an autocross? The only time I have
> > > ever
> > > >> seen something go wrong is when a car hits a solid object that was
> too
> > > >close
> > > >> to the course.
> > > >>
> > > >> - John O'Keefe
> >
> >
> >
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