Miata Jumping

[Knestis]

Marc Schatell asked me if I would host this video clip for him. It's from a SM race at VIR this spring. Please "save as" to preserve bandwidth since I expect this will get popular...

http://it2.evaluand.com/schatell/launch_small.mpg

http://it2.evaluand.com/schatell/launch_1sm.jpg

K

[kthomas]

Me thinks we should start a "caption this picture" for that still. I'll start:

"Former Motorcycle legend Kenny Roberts takes up IT racing"

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katman

[chuck baader]

Some people just don't understand the concept of "keep the shiney side up" http://Forum.ImprovedTouring.com/it/smile.gif

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Chuck Baader
#36 ITA E30 BMW
Alabama Region Divisional Registrar

[Banzai240]

Originally posted by chuck baader:
Some people just don't understand the concept of "keep the shiney side up" http://Forum.ImprovedTouring.com/it/smile.gif



...But my Stainless muffler and exhaust ARE shiney!! http://Forum.ImprovedTouring.com/it/tongue.gif



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Darin E. Jordan
SCCA #273080, OR/NW Regions
Renton, WA
ITS '97 240SX
http://home.comcast.net/~djjordan/Web/DJ_AV1.jpg

[Bill Miller]

"I didn't know Joey Chitwood drove an IT car."

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MARRS #25 ITB Rabbit GTI (sold) | MARRS #25 HProd Rabbit
SCCA 279608

Looking just at the pic, I was thinking it doesn't really look like a Miata from that angle.... http://Forum.ImprovedTouring.com/it/eek.gif

[Scott Nutter]

Originally posted by kthomas:
Me thinks we should start a "caption this picture" for that still. I'll start:

"Former Motorcycle legend Kenny Roberts takes up IT racing"



One car in the air...

One car headed for the grass...

Sounds like Pink Floyd, you know, Money...

[dickita15]

as is: send money, guns and wreckers

[Tom Donnelly]

ok, how about..

"Look Gravel Gertie, I've converted the thunderbolt grease-slapper into a spec miata!"

or

"why the mach-5 couldn't pass tech"

or

"what's 'underneath' me is not important"

Tom

[This message has been edited by Tom Donnelly (edited July 16, 2004).]

[Tom Donnelly]

<crickets chirping>

Ah, those captions weren't that bad, were they?
Or nobody remembers tom slick or the gumball rally?

I know, Hooter's girls!!!

<crickets still chirping>

well, at least its friday!! I liked the elvis costello caption the best so far. We are all pretty old to remember the chitwoods and kenny roberts or pink floyd, that's the 70's.

Tom

[wlfpkrcn]

Spec Miata- Your launching pad to a racing career

[erlrich]

So... is this what they mean when they say "he was on a flyer"?

[Geo]

"Uh, I learned that from Michael Schumacker."

Or,
"See? My suspension is legal. Quick, measure my bumpstops!"

[JDEllis]

"Colin McRae takes up Club Racing. The tree's are afraid, very afraid."

-jde

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J.D. Ellis
OVR #71 ITS Olds Calais
[email protected]

[Diane]

K - this is hitting some online forums w/o the request to save as, so you may want to change the name/path or something.

Also, anyone know the real story of what happened?

Thanks,

Diane

[Knestis]

I wouldn't have posted it if I were all that worried but I'd love to know where else it's being posted, if you see it. I'd just pop in and make the "save as" request.

K

[Diane]

Originally posted by Knestis:
I wouldn't have posted it if I were all that worried but I'd love to know where else it's being posted, if you see it. I'd just pop in and make the "save as" request.

K

It's on the Escort Racing board, but you have to sign up to post. I can do it for you, not a problem. I just don't know where he found it, if he saw it here or someplace else. He posted it the same day I saw it here.

So is anyone going to share the "how it happened story"? http://Forum.ImprovedTouring.com/it/smile.gif

Diane

<edit> One of the other mods deleted it so not a problem anymore.



[This message has been edited by Diane (edited July 18, 2004).]

[Knestis]

Erk. I just checked the download bandwidth volume and it's exceeded even my worst-case guess. It's coming off for a while or I'm going to get clobbered for a couple hundred bucks of overage charges.

If anyone REALLY wants it, email me and I'll give you the new url.

K

[Geo]

Kirk, how big is it? I may be able to find someone to host it.


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George Roffe
Houston, TX
84 944 ITS car under construction
92 ITS Sentra SE-R occasionally borrowed
http://www.nissport.com

[Knestis]

It's 3.5MB, Geo. I don't frankly know a lot about video formatting so it may not be very well optimized.

K

[Diane]

Kirk, can you email me? diane - at - mathermotorsports - dot - com

Thanks!

Diane

[Mike Spencer]

There are 3 videos now being hosted at http://www.specmiatavideos.com

Go to the Crash Videos section.

The full explanation of what happened is at the http://www.specmiata.com discussion board. In a nutshell, Car 1 missed the downshift from 4th to 3rd (ended up in neutral), the rear-end stepped out so he counter-steered. Car 2 was trying to pass inside. When they hit, instead of hitting Car 1's fender, Car 2 hit Car 1's tire (he's counter-steering, remember) and is launched over the hood.

All I can say it, "Wow!"

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Mike Spencer
NC Region
ITA/7 RX-7 (finally)
1990 RX-7 Convertible (street car)

[Jiveslug]

All I have to say to that is, DAMN!