AUTOCANNON - Honda Challenge July 06, SGR CRX
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AUTOCANNON - Honda Challenge July 06, SGR CRX
Hot Hot Weekend- and here is the outcome of Sunday's race for us. As you can see, it was pretty interesting...
Out of turn 9, someone went off in front of Sam kicking up crazy dust cloud. Sam, with no vision and ***** of steel, said he just "kept my foot in it and hoped for the best".
Well, this is what he ended up with- hitting the pit wall entrance barrier. Luckily for Sam, some wall-foam, HANS, center net, harness, and cage all worked perfect.
He walked away a little sore, and wasn't even sore the day after.
Safety equipment
We thought the chassis was toast, but under closer inpection, we're planning on fixing it.
And, as you can see, Sam's smiling and is a local hero of the moment.
For some reason I thoroughly believe he forgot all about the car in this picture.
Glad he's alive, cause people have died hitting that same wall. Safety workers and NASA
Oh, by the way- the cage didn't budge. We think the cage kept the chassis straight. good fab work Sammy.
Out of turn 9, someone went off in front of Sam kicking up crazy dust cloud. Sam, with no vision and ***** of steel, said he just "kept my foot in it and hoped for the best".
Well, this is what he ended up with- hitting the pit wall entrance barrier. Luckily for Sam, some wall-foam, HANS, center net, harness, and cage all worked perfect.
He walked away a little sore, and wasn't even sore the day after.
Safety equipment
We thought the chassis was toast, but under closer inpection, we're planning on fixing it.
And, as you can see, Sam's smiling and is a local hero of the moment.
For some reason I thoroughly believe he forgot all about the car in this picture.
Glad he's alive, cause people have died hitting that same wall. Safety workers and NASA
Oh, by the way- the cage didn't budge. We think the cage kept the chassis straight. good fab work Sammy.
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Re: AUTOCANNON - Honda Challenge July 06, SGR CRX (ekim952522000)
dang...I went thru a "Day's of Thunder" moment in 9 and made it...unfortunately the gods of Big Willow didn't think I should be so lucky so I tango'd in turn 2 instead....Glad you're okay Sammy!
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Re: AUTOCANNON - Honda Challenge July 06, SGR CRX (MarkosMotorsports)
Yep, went through that same cloud. Actually, I think I helped increase the size of the cloud. 
I was very happy to hear Sam was ok!
I was very happy to hear Sam was ok!
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Re: AUTOCANNON - Honda Challenge July 06, SGR CRX (prkiller)
Glad he's ok!! Edo told me the story about what happened...sucks man, but hopefully Project Underdog will re-emerge!!!
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Re: AUTOCANNON - Honda Challenge July 06, SGR CRX (sidtc)
I should be said that Sam had all of the safety gear that helped him get through this crash. His Hans device and center net really were tested as the SGR CRX smashed the edge of pit entrance at somewhere around 50 to 60 mph. Sam had a sore neck on Sunday but was feeling much better when I talked with him on Monday. And yes, Sam builds one hell of a good cage, which explains why he is becoming so busy building cages for some very discriminating customers.
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Re: wow! (WWDTrackRacer)
Here is The dust cloud I was right behind them. I can imagine how bad it was for the cars behind me.
http://edomoto.com/upload/DustCloud.wmv
Edo
http://edomoto.com/upload/DustCloud.wmv
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Re: wow! (EdoMoto)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by EdoMoto »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Here is The dust cloud I was right behind them. I can imagine how bad it was for the cars behind me.
http://edomoto.com/upload/DustCloud.wmv
Edo</TD></TR></TABLE>
Wow Edo. And as bad as your vid is, it's nothing like mine is. I got it much worse!
http://edomoto.com/upload/DustCloud.wmv
Edo</TD></TR></TABLE>
Wow Edo. And as bad as your vid is, it's nothing like mine is. I got it much worse!
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Re: (smokin rubber)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by smokin rubber »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Im glad your ok, but am curious to know if the track is charging you for repairs?</TD></TR></TABLE>
I very much doubt they are charging "Sam". Usually there is an insurance policy to cover damages to the track!
Not saying that is exactly what will happen in this situation, but that is what happens quite often.
I very much doubt they are charging "Sam". Usually there is an insurance policy to cover damages to the track!
Not saying that is exactly what will happen in this situation, but that is what happens quite often.
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Re: (prkiller)
Glad to hear Sam is OK.
Hopefully I will be back on track in August
Car I have been racing in the mean time:
http://www.teamorion.com/orion...l.jpg
Modified by rickpeak at 9:16 AM 7/13/2006
Hopefully I will be back on track in August
Car I have been racing in the mean time:
http://www.teamorion.com/orion...l.jpg
Modified by rickpeak at 9:16 AM 7/13/2006
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Re: (suprmods)
Thanks guys, yup it was a wild ride to say the least but im just happy that the car was not that badly damaged in the crash. The one thing i will say is that I am now a full believer in the center net and the Hans. Can't wate to see evey one at the track again.