When the stupid do dumb things!!!

[VW16VRacer]

You will not believe this.

Thanks to Rick De La Mare for this link.......

http://www.fazed.org/video/view/?id=104

[lateapex911]

and i thought Americans were the only ones so stupid.

I like the look of the guy facing the camera at the end...the driver must have owed that guy a beer...is he smiling??

[Greg Amy]

"It's a Drifter Thing"...you wouldn't understand...

(Darwin: the one guy that has consistently proven to be correct...)

[dj10]

Originally posted by VW16VRacer@Sep 28 2005, 04:14 AM
You will not believe this.

Thanks to Rick De La Mare for this link.......

http://www.fazed.org/video/view/?id=104

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If brains were gasoline, he wouldn't have enough to power a piss ants go cart 1/2 way around a bb!!
dj

[Speed Raycer]

Is it wrong that I laughed a little at that?

[mgyip]

Originally posted by Speed Raycer@Sep 28 2005, 09:52 AM
Is it wrong that I laughed a little at that?

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Not at all - it's nice to see that even with the advances in medical science that Natural Selection hasn't been defeated.

[JamesB]

that brings a new meaning to keep an eye on the car.

[zracre]

I think it was the car getting back at him for running it on the rev limiter so long...it was pissed!!!!

[dave parker]

Can you say DUMBASS?

I will laugh about that for the rest of the day.

cheers
"dangerous" dave parker
wdcr ITC#97

[Bill Miller]

Not quite as stupid, but MUCH closer to home. Please right click, save as.

http://www.tangerineracing.com/images/Runo...%20Incident.wmv

[fiat124girl]

I am nearly speechless. What would possess you? I suspect that hurt quite a bit.

[John Herman]

Bill, watched your clip and after the incident between 1 & 2 just shook my head. Then saw what happened on the backstraight, and got a sick feeling in my stomache. My heart went out to the driver (of the red car) and the amount of work that went out the window so quickly. Did anything ever come of this incident(s)? i.e. steward talk, protests, or just ill feelings? Sometimes is seems as if during the out lap on a qualifying session anything goes. Afterall, is the track really green?(I think yes) No yellows were displayed, so isn't passing allowed?(I think yes) Isn't weaving back and forth, considered blocking? (I think it could be). Food for thought.

[chuck baader]

Hands down winner for the Darwin award, maybe????? Chuck

[Knestis]

Originally posted by chuck baader@Sep 28 2005, 11:09 PM
Hands down winner for the Darwin award, maybe????? Chuck

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Yeah - but the story goes that he didn't actually off himself, so he's not eligible. This is his crew working on the tow vehicle for the trip home from the event:



This is his wife. She couldn't travel out of concern for her unborn child:



Neither is really brignt. Scott Giles pointed out in the parallel honda-tech thread that for most species, the task of thinning the herd is handled by other animals trying to eat them. Are cars our apex predators? They are for whitetail deer in many parts of the country...

K

[cherokee]

Originally posted by John Herman@Sep 28 2005, 10:13 PM
Bill, watched your clip and after the incident between 1 & 2 just shook my head. Then saw what happened on the backstraight, and got a sick feeling in my stomache. My heart went out to the driver (of the red car) and the amount of work that went out the window so quickly. Did anything ever come of this incident(s)? i.e. steward talk, protests, or just ill feelings? Sometimes is seems as if during the out lap on a qualifying session anything goes. Afterall, is the track really green?(I think yes) No yellows were displayed, so isn't passing allowed?(I think yes) Isn't weaving back and forth, considered blocking? (I think it could be). Food for thought.

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There is a big....ahhh....discussion on the prod site about this. If you want to thank your luck stars that you run IT go over there and give it a read.

[Bill Miller]

John,

I should have added that that was not my video. As was mentioned, there's a big discussion on the Prod board. This was from this year's Runoffs. It was a qualifying session, and yes, the track was green. It's my understanding that the driver of the Miata was penalized w/ loss of qualifying time, and given a 12-race probation. Interestingly enough, the driver of the Miata claimed that he was hit by the Porsche.

[JLawton]

Bill,
Was that Chris Foley? Do you have a link to the Prod site?

[Bill Miller]

Yes Jeff, that was Chris Foley.

Here's the link http://www.coloradoscca.org/prodcar/index.php

[ddewhurst]

***Interestingly enough, the driver of the Miata claimed that he was hit by the Porsche.***

Bill, I was watching from T8 looking straight up the gut to T7 & the person in the 00 F/P Miata bashed in Chris's pass door & turned him sideways. The driver is part of a father & son team from the North East Division (PA ?) who there have been other issues with this year. Did you read the letter Kraftson posted about one of these guys on the Prod site a month or so ago ? Loss of qualifying & 12 months is correct.

[cherokee]

IMO that was a slap on the wrist. I do not know all the facts on this and the other issues, but if what I understand is true I think that the SCCA should tell them that they are no longer welcome.

It is so odd, on this board we have a topic from a newbe asking about lawsuits on the track for contact and here is a guy on the prod site saying he is going to do just that, take a driver to court. We do this for fun guys, I know we have tons of $$$ and time in our cars but it is for fun. If it was a mistake and the driver comes over and says sorry, that goes a long way in my book. When I got hit I was ready to make a stink about it until the driver came over and said sorry I just did something stupid, ok its racing thanks for coming over....even though you hit two other cars in the same race. (I did not say that)