Roebling Road???

[Hotshoe]

Aren't you guys at Roebling this weekend?? Results guys, results! Inquiring minds need to know!

Hey Guys,



Check out the bonehead move that took me and another guy out on Sunday. I told the driver "thanks a lot" at the tech shed and all he had to say for himself was, and I quote " I didn't do it on purpose, it was an accident".
....I made no reply........ his lack of experience was obvious enough ( both on and off the track).



First Lap Sunday Incident

[quadzjr]

What happened to the car in front? did it get hit as well? the yellow car was obvious, however, the red car didn't seem to have issues till after the "accident".

[Hotshoe]

What happened to the car in front? did it get hit as well? the yellow car was obvious, however, the red car didn't seem to have issues till after the "accident".

Steven,

.... I was in the Yellow Miata and Pino was in the Red Miata right in front of me. He had contact just enough in the right rear to send him off. Fortunately for him he did not have much damage. Wish I could say the same........ My car is hurt . Right door, rocker panel, and quarter panel are a mess. And the rear bumper, trunk, and subframe got damaged when the car went up onto the tire wall backwards.

.... I guess the sad part about this ( to me anyway ) is that the other driver wasn't man enough to apologize.......... I would have if the shoe was on the other foot....

.... Rickey Thompson
NCR Driver of the Year 2007

[Tristan Smith]

Hey Guys,



Check out the bonehead move that took me and another guy out on Sunday. I told the driver "thanks a lot" at the tech shed and all he had to say for himself was, and I quote " I didn't do it on purpose, it was an accident".
....I made no reply........ his lack of experience was obvious enough ( both on and off the track).



First Lap Sunday Incident

Other than getting loose and trying to catch it , I am not sure what was so boneheaded about this driver. Sucks that he smacked those cars, no doubt, but I didn't see anything terrible irresponsible about his driving. Looks like a typical hook slide, he gets loose tries to catch, does, car swings out the other way and throws him into traffic. These days when I see the first oversteer, I start moving as far away as I can. I have seen too many cars over the years come whipping back in my path just like that.

Perhaps I am missing something.

[Hotshoe]

Perhaps I am missing something.

Tristan,

.... .... That is a great video. It shows what you should not do if you lose control on track and go off.

.... When I teach students, I always try to instill in them the thought that in a situation like this, you should first regain control of the car BEFORE you return to the racing surface... (Apparently this guy was not one of my students).

.....Glad to see you are joining ITR. When will you have your car ready?

.... Rickey T.

[Andy Bettencourt]

Tristan,

I think this is where some of the Miata critisizm is rightfully aimed. Breathe the throttle, miss a shift, lose a little traction - and you are about to lose 2-3 positions. This type of racing breads impatience. What I saw in that video is a driver who never lifted in hopes that he wouldn't lose too much ground.

Most of us are fully unprepared (especially in RWD cars) of the implications of full throttle on grass or dirt...especially when you are already out of shape.

Yes, it was a mistake...but it doesn't seem like teh driver knew WHY it was a mistake...and those will always repeat themselves.

[Tristan Smith]

Tristan,

I think this is where some of the Miata critisizm is rightfully aimed. Breathe the throttle, miss a shift, lose a little traction - and you are about to lose 2-3 positions. This type of racing breads impatience. What I saw in that video is a driver who never lifted in hopes that he wouldn't lose too much ground.

Most of us are fully unprepared (especially in RWD cars) of the implications of full throttle on grass or dirt...especially when you are already out of shape.

Yes, it was a mistake...but it doesn't seem like teh driver knew WHY it was a mistake...and those will always repeat themselves.

I couldn't tell that he was full throttle, but then again, I couldn't tell he wasn't. Anytime anyone's car is damaged is sucks. Been there and done that, on both sides of the equation, unfortuneatly. But at least I apologize.

Ricky, not sure when the zx will be out. Hopefully mid summer. I have been so busy at work, it has been hard to get to the shop to put in the hours I need to be doing. But I'll get it out there sometime this year.