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What a story!
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From: Mark J Bradakis via Fot <fot@autox.team.net>
To: FoTTriumph <fot@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tue, May 19, 2020 9:27 pm
Subject: Re: [Fot] Evo-Spec 2012 Ferrari 458 Challenge for sale on BaT Auct=
ions
On 5/19/20 6:55 PM, Mike Harmuth wrote:
> What the H can you hit there? There's not even a turn.
> Darwin at work
There are a few gentle turns and some elevation changes along the route=20
we picked out.=C2=A0 My friend Rich was the main man, I was his assistant.=
=C2=A0=20
We spent quite a few hours scouting the rural roads of Utah to find this=20
spot.=C2=A0 And doing a couple of test passes in a Utah Highway Patrol Crow=
n=20
Vic along the route seemed fine.=C2=A0 But we never went over 100 - 110 mph=
.
The morning of the event there were many drivers ready to give it a go.=C2=
=A0=20
About 5th out was this bright orange Camaro, heavily modified.=C2=A0 It=20
finished up at the end of the run clocked at 195 mph.=C2=A0 The event was a=
=20
fundraiser for the UHP, with the money going into the Fallen Heroes Fund=20
or whatever it was actually called, which provided financial assistance=20
to families of troopers who were killed in the line of duty. The kicker=20
on this event was that the drivers would pay a "fine" of $1 per mph=20
clocked at the finish.=C2=A0 After already shelling out something like 5=20
grand for the entry fee.
Anyway, a few cars after that Bitchin' Camaro the jeweler's son took off=20
in the Enzo.=C2=A0 We had spotters along the route at many of the mileposts=
,=20
and they would radio in a quick word when a car passed there station.=C2=A0=
A=20
rough guess based on the time between spotters calling in the Ferrari's=20
position was that it was closing in on 200 mph.=C2=A0 The spotter who saw i=
t=20
at the end said it hit a small rise in the road, got airborne and when=20
the front wheels hit the ground they were pointed in a different=20
direction than the rest of the car.=C2=A0 So it went sideways and rolled 6 =
-=20
7 times.=C2=A0 At 200 mph.=C2=A0 The car disintegrated, leaving major chunk=
s=20
scattered along the side of the road for about a mile and a half.=C2=A0 Lef=
t=20
rear quarter over there, engine and gearbox there, and so on.=C2=A0 But as=
=20
you can see from the picture, the passenger compartment, the carbon=20
fiber roll cage, was intact and in one piece.=C2=A0 Some fine engineering.=
=C2=A0=20
Driver was banged up and bruised, but not as badly as one might expect=20
given the details of the mishap.
And over a period of the next few years a local shop pieced the car back=20
together, making some changes and the driver ended up setting a land=20
speed record in the car out at the Salt Flats.
And oddly enough, Rich and I were not contacted about assisting with the=20
event the following year.
mjb.
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<div> <font size=3D"2">What a story!</font><br>
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Original Message-----<br>
From: Mark J Bradakis via Fot <fot@autox.team.net><br>
To: FoTTriumph <fot@autox.team.net><br>
Sent: Tue, May 19, 2020 9:27 pm<br>
Subject: Re: [Fot] Evo-Spec 2012 Ferrari 458 Challenge for sale on BaT Auct=
ions<br>
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<div dir=3D"ltr">On 5/19/20 6:55 PM, Mike Harmuth wrote:<br clear=3D"none">=
> What the H can you hit there? There's not even a turn.<br clear=3D"non=
e">> Darwin at work<br clear=3D"none"><br clear=3D"none">There are a few=
gentle turns and some elevation changes along the route <br clear=3D"none"=
>we picked out. My friend Rich was the main man, I was his assistant.=
<br clear=3D"none">We spent quite a few hours scouting the rural roa=
ds of Utah to find this <br clear=3D"none">spot. And doing a couple o=
f test passes in a Utah Highway Patrol Crown <br clear=3D"none">Vic along t=
he route seemed fine. But we never went over 100 - 110 mph.<br clear=
=3D"none"><br clear=3D"none">The morning of the event there were many drive=
rs ready to give it a go. <br clear=3D"none">About 5th out was this b=
right orange Camaro, heavily modified. It <br clear=3D"none">finished=
up at the end of the run clocked at 195 mph. The event was a <br cle=
ar=3D"none">fundraiser for the UHP, with the money going into the Fallen He=
roes Fund <br clear=3D"none">or whatever it was actually called, which prov=
ided financial assistance <br clear=3D"none">to families of troopers who we=
re killed in the line of duty. The kicker <br clear=3D"none">on this event =
was that the drivers would pay a "fine" of $1 per mph <br clear=3D"none">cl=
ocked at the finish. After already shelling out something like 5 <br =
clear=3D"none">grand for the entry fee.<br clear=3D"none"><br clear=3D"none=
">Anyway, a few cars after that Bitchin' Camaro the jeweler's son took off =
<br clear=3D"none">in the Enzo. We had spotters along the route at ma=
ny of the mileposts, <br clear=3D"none">and they would radio in a quick wor=
d when a car passed there station. A <br clear=3D"none">rough guess b=
ased on the time between spotters calling in the Ferrari's <br clear=3D"non=
e">position was that it was closing in on 200 mph. The spotter who sa=
w it <br clear=3D"none">at the end said it hit a small rise in the road, go=
t airborne and when <br clear=3D"none">the front wheels hit the ground they=
were pointed in a different <br clear=3D"none">direction than the rest of =
the car. So it went sideways and rolled 6 - <br clear=3D"none">7 time=
s. At 200 mph. The car disintegrated, leaving major chunks <br =
clear=3D"none">scattered along the side of the road for about a mile and a =
half. Left <br clear=3D"none">rear quarter over there, engine and gea=
rbox there, and so on. But as <br clear=3D"none">you can see from the=
picture, the passenger compartment, the carbon <br clear=3D"none">fiber ro=
ll cage, was intact and in one piece. Some fine engineering. <b=
r clear=3D"none">Driver was banged up and bruised, but not as badly as one =
might expect <br clear=3D"none">given the details of the mishap.<br clear=
=3D"none"><br clear=3D"none">And over a period of the next few years a loca=
l shop pieced the car back <br clear=3D"none">together, making some changes=
and the driver ended up setting a land <br clear=3D"none">speed record in =
the car out at the Salt Flats.<br clear=3D"none"><br clear=3D"none">And odd=
ly enough, Rich and I were not contacted about assisting with the <br clear=
=3D"none">event the following year.
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