Dave... OUCH!
Sorry to hear that so many "labors of love" were involved in the mishap.
Someone's going to get a 13/13.
One question, what kind of Vette was it that got "bent"? Only kidding,
couldn't pass that one up.
Thanks for sharing your EL trip with us.
WFO Herb
Dave Woerpel wrote:
> Hello fellow car lovers! I just returned from Elhart Lake and the SVRA
> races.
> It was NOT a great day for all. The weather was great, the cars were
> great, some of the drivers left their SMARTS at home. During qualifying
> I watched as cars began to accelerate out of corner 13 and race thru 14
> and up the hill toward the green flag; that's right they were still on
> the pace lap! An overzealous driver squeezed and cut off another. This
> second car hit the binders and was promptly rear ended by a third car
> who spun and collected a couple of more cars. One car turned into the
> concrete barrier rather than broadside another car. Fortunately no one
> was seriously hurt--physically.
> All involved will be very sore tomorrow but will race again. One of our
> Shelby Mustangs got rearended, a Cobra had it's aluminum nose flattened
> a second Shelby may be totalled, and the Corvette (also ours. My son
> crews for a team) that hit the barrier is badly bent.
>
> Everyone understands that there is the risk of something happening. If
> you can't pay don't play. However, this is supposed to be fun and not
> the IRL or CART or Winston Cup or........ We must remember to think,
> anticipate, and have our priorities straight.
>
> I am not scolding anyone... I do not have that right... I am a lover of
> the automobile and racing and do not race myself. But let's be careful
> out there and enjoy exercising the cars. For those that do race, keep
> up the great fun and thanks for giving us a chance to see great
> machinery used as intended. Drive within your limits and be careful.
>
> To Team Thicko: I hope things went better at Gingerman!
>
> Take care,
> Dave
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