Most everyone here has wrecked a race car (or two). I have wrecked my fair share, but I can honestly say that I didnt cry. All of the blood and sweat that went into them, but no tears.

Now if this happened, You would probably see a tear or two fall from my face.

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On the way over, I said (and I quote), "Aw, nuts." Then I apologized to my co-driver for dorking it up when we were doing such a good job. Afterward, the overwhelming feeling was a combination of embarrassment for making such a classically stupid "Yee-haw!" mistake at my age, and irritation at the drive (that's me) for throwing away what would have otherwise been a great class finish in his debut rally. No crying. No nightmares. No fear, oddly.

K

 

The following is going to sound stupid. I've driven the orgianl GT40 in Forza and you have to feather the gas in a streight line in 2nd to keep from spinning the tires. If that's still the case then even with the posi rear-end that i'm going to assume this has it would still be one to get away from someone without much experiance.

Now my real thoughts: You Bastard!

 

i cried when the flat bed took my DD car away after a dodge 54 million uber tonne truck took up my lane and hit me. the thought of the insurance wroteoff on my lovely integra was pretty intense.

 

I cursed everybody within 50 miles when mine was bent, but I didn't cry. Of course I haven't paid to have it fixed yet... *sniff*

 

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If I did that, no tears...I would probably just kill myself for being so stupid.

But yeah, I don't think so. I've never had that level of emotional attachment to any of my cars, and see it as a means to my enjoyment, and nothing else. Lots of money, yes, but very little sentimental value.

 

No tears... just some cussing, but I only killed the left rear trailing arm, slightly tweaked the subframe, and dented the fender. I'm told it looked quite spectacular from across the track...

Overheating tires + crap surface + chicane = this

 

nah, I laughed when I wrecked mine. I dont really care if it gets messed up. After all, it is a Honda

 

When I wrote off the CRX, the thing that made me want to cry was the thought of having to call my wife and tell her.

 

Both times I wrecked the race car I was bummed... and all i could think was "how much is THIS going to cost me"

 

I cried when I got the first repair bill for the Ferrari

Seriously, it's only a car and in the big picture of life there are a lot more important things. Cars can be fixed, people can't. I've had several wrecks and in each instance the most important things is that I didn't get hurt.

If you go into this (racing/track days) not willing to accept a total write off of the car, you shouldn't be doing it. It's like investing in the financial markets. If you can't afford to loose a penny you shouldn't be investing in the market.

 

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Yep! I saw my emptying bank account.

marcus

 

Not really a race car but an auto-x car... when I totalled it I was immediately laughing to be alive and upright. Later on I was angry at myself.

I'm much more attached the to the CRX, I hope it doesnt happen again...I'd be much sadder.

 

I hit a deer in my autocross car..i wish I would have backed over it and finished it off. Then drove the car home and decided to fix it when I felt like it...just started messing with it recently.

 

i cry when a nice car crashes, but not for the driver. i cry for the car. poor poor car. esp the recent enzo incident. such a short life for that enzo.

 

Pissed off.. yep. Crying.. nope. I think I have always been to focused on "Ok.. how much and how long is this going to take to fix"

For the guy in the Ford GT.. 2 days and 9 miles.. wtf? If I had one, I don't think I would have gotten out of it in the first two days other than to put gas in it.


Jon

 

I ranted for about 3 weeks to anyone who would listen after my crash at Hallett, but I didn't cry. I guess it technically wasn't my car yet at that point either.

 

*knocks on wood* i havent wrecked it.. yet. but i will have to be locked away if something happens to it