Report from Apex's tuner is that his lap belt was screwed to a plywood floor &
of course let go
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> On Sep 2, 2014, at 5:13 PM, "SpiwakD@aol.com" <SpiwakD@aol.com> wrote:
>
> My wife was at the scene of the fatal accident at Lime Rock when it
> happened. The driver had a too-low roll bar, lap belt only and no arm
restraints.
> Witnesses saw him whipping around inside of the car. During five rolls his
> head was crushed on the pavement.
>
> VSCCA does not require roll bars and allows minimal safety equipment. The
> philosophy is that if drivers have all the latest safety gear, it will
> incline them to drive too fast. VSCCA suggests driving at only "6/10th".
They
> have never heard of the famous Red Mist that is familiar to the rest of us.
> The racing club VRG formed when real racers in VSCCA got tired of driving
> with guys who wanted to do parade laps.
>
> Many of the VSCCA cars are barely race cars and often create a real hazard
> due to slow driving and failing to give way to faster cars. That was the
> case in my group in the Lime Rock races when two slow small sedans insisted
> on hitting every apex when being lapped by cars traveling 30 mph faster.
>
>
>
> I ran the weekend with my TR3 and finished third in a field of 36 that
> included Aston, Ferrari 12 cyl. and 15 Alfas. During the first race my rear
> wheel cylinder seal went and I had no brakes at the end of the straight. The
> Alfa in front of me had very good brakes and I rear-ended him at over 100
> mph. Since we were both moving, it was not serious, though I did make his
lap
> time a bit faster. Amazingly, he kept going so I did also until half a lap
> later when my temp gauge topped 250 and I quit. My whole nose, grill and
> radiator were smashed and a fender buckled. I was wearing a Hans and never
> moved during the crash. No bruises either. I had another radiator that I
> have been carrying for 20 years, so was able to finish the weekend.
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