Story and pics at
http://www.lotustalk.com/forum...61500/

For some reason the pics repeat if I try to post it here even though they have different file names. Here's a GIF made by someone at the Hybrids forum.

 

Whoever built the cage did an awesome job and deserved whatever he charged for it and then some.

 

wow, brakes failed just like that... I would be shitting bricks approaching the car infront of me with no brakes... glad he's OK. This definately makes me rethink hitting the track with regular seat belts and a helmet for safety.

 

Watch the G-bar on the left.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hvdaMMrmkF8

 

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Mitch Piper did the cage.

That is why I choose him.

 

Jesus Christ! That is some wreck!

Glad the driver was ok!

 

Wow...scarey stuff. I read the linked thread and the guy still doesn't know what happened to his brakes. That's giving me an uneasy feeling.

I've tracked MO and seen many a race there. Never have I seen someone go that far across the sandtrap.

 

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what am i looking for?

 

Wow that video is scary to watch.

And he says the video ended because the recorded FLEW out of the car during the crash. WOW.

 

Isnt that the same spot where, a few years ago, an ALMS aston DBR9 lost its brakes and flew a couple hundred feet off the outside of the banked turn?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hl2UUunlI2Q

 

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the red lateral G force bar on the left...

 

Reminds me of Andretti's crash there 10 years ago

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ca3FBiwYw0o

 

glad the driver is ok, hooray for safty equipment.

 

Let there be peace...

 

And we should not forget this one...I really think that mid-ohio needs to work the outside of the track to make it safer...

http://fr.youtube.com/watch?v=CiZ9Wc1yh8s

 

I have seen the car in person, it looks to be smaller than a miata now. The cage appears to be unscathed. This guy is very lucky. I think this should be seen by as many as possible who don't appreciate the importance of proper safety equipment.

 

http://www.lotustalk.com/forum...1500/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hvdaMMrmkF8

Sorry I didn't feel like re uploading the pictures.

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.




edit: cliffs notes
Guy's 350z had a brake failure at some sort
flippedcartwheeled 9 times
walked out just fine with a bruise on his head.


Modified by 4DRmafia at 12:59 AM 9/12/2008

 

-Check List-
Roll cage?..... CHECK!

 

wow! glad to here your ok

 

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People who race w/o roll cages and properly set up harness(s) are f'ing stupid.

OP took the proper precautions w/ roll cage and harness

OP had a brake failure at 135mph

OP flipped 9 times and completely out of the track

OP walked away from wreck with minor boo boo

 

Was he running OEM Brembos? They have a nasty habbit of working fine and then instantly failing on all Nissans.

 

This guy that I've pointed out, either has seriously bad reaction time or gets paid by the hour, because he literally stood in the same spot through almost every frame while everyone was sprinting to your aid.

 

OP: I took your pics and made .gifs. I'm going to upload them to my photobucket account. Give me about five minutes then you can right click/save as.





Modified by Haleiwa-Brando at 11:11 PM 9/11/2008

 

what a tease that youtube video was the video cuts out as soon as the crash happens.. I guess the camera was not built for that kind of abuse

 

Dayum, that is F'n crazy!!!! im glad you are alright. The looks like a fatal accident all the way. Thank God you had a cage and all the proper safety equipment. Question? who pays for the damage to the fence?