Random TRANSPORTATION pictures

[Racerbvd]

[martj]

[Sarc]

[Sarc]

[notfarnow]

This is aweful, because I'd trade my Nanny for one, but I can't stand seeing those wheels on a 550 or 356 replica. Just screams "VW"

Originally Posted by Sarc

[550replica img]

[Heel n Toe]

[BeyGon]

On the way to Ventura, Summerland

[URY914]

[barney911rs]

Byron,

I know it was Mid Ohio, but when was that Nissan wreck. That is the worst wreck I've ever seen at that corner.

[kach22i]

Glenmoor Gathering of Significant Automobiles

Sample......................
http://carnuts.us/viewtopic.php?p=80667#80667


Guess what that badge is on.

[jeffgrant]

Originally Posted by barney911rs

Byron,

I know it was Mid Ohio, but when was that Nissan wreck. That is the worst wreck I've ever seen at that corner.

More pics and info here:

http://www.lotustalk.com/forums/f68/crash-mid-ohio-scca-t2-nissan-61500/

And, from the driver:

Hey all, here are the pics of my crash at mid-o this wknd. Data said I was going about 95mph when I went off the back straight before 7. Some kind of brake failure. Had brakes for a split second then nothing. Slowed from 130 down to 95. Someone said I flipped about 9 times. Cartwheeled over the gravel trap and catapulted over the tire barrier and then over/through a 18 foot fence and ended up in the spectator area. Officials said they have never seen a car go that far out or seen a crash like that at mid-ohio. I’m completely fine though, just a small bump on head. Can't say the same about the Z. Thanks to everyone out there that helped me out especially cat killer, ralphy and ed.
Yes, i had a hans on. That's what probably gave me the bruise on my forehead. Hans stopped my helmet but my head smashed into the inside of my helmet. I had a racetech seat with wings and head bolsters. Did not have a net on the right. Had a 5 point harness (2 groin belts combine into one buckle). Car never really had a hard impact. Just kept on doing cartwheels over a long distance dissipating the energy. Looking at the in car video looks like instinct took over and i tried turning at the end of the straight so i started flipping almost before i left the concrete. Should of gone off straight into china beach and hopefully had the gravel slow me down b/f hitting tire wall. Thing that bothers me the most is not knowing what happened to the brakes. Childs is conducting a csi investigation. My data showed a 1.2 G slowdown at the 400 mark just like always but only for a split second. Pedal felt good. Then my G's gradually dropped to 0. I remember lifting and pushing in the pedal again and the data showed my G's came back up to .7 then quickly dropped back down to 0 before i turned the car and flipped. I don't ever remember the pedal just hitting the floor. Brake fluid reservoir was still filled after the crash. Looking at the in car video, the car really shimmied at initial braking, almost looking like the rear brakes were working but not the front. Only evidence we have so far is on the front left wheel, the rotor had a weird discoloration and was completely scoured and gouged as if the caliper was stuck. I don't see how this happend though b/f the crash though b/c the car was pretty dead on straight, not drifting to the left as you would expect so maybe it somehow got scoured after the crash. Car does have ABS but I don't think it ever activated. Braking was totally fine going down the keyhole just prior.

And the in-car:

[Sarc]

[Sarc]

[URY914]

[notfarnow]

Hard to imagine that poor thing left a MB dealer for ~35k in 1982

[Sarc]

[VINMAN]

[widebody911]

[Racerbvd]

[bell]

i need to back up a little.....

i would love to have a 550 replica with a 3.2, or even a 356 for that matter........it wouldn't scream VW if you are behind the wheel


and that 350z roll cage did it's job, truly a scary place to go off at mid-ohio at that speed......i just showed michelle the importance of safety equipment from those pics.....
the 350's cage....





and more random....




i have the carbon fiber rear wing off this car from the daytona 24hr from 2001, my friend dane has the whole side of the cars body, they were scored in a dumpster.....the parts obviously didn't make their way back to the pits after a spin into the wall in this picture as they're laying on track, have the video too somewhere


i'll go take a pic of the wing....or "half" wing LOL