Just caught the blip on http://www.theracesite.com

Had a mechanical and came across pit lane and Boris nailed him.

Hopefully they can get the car fixed. I've seen the car come together over the last couple of months - from stripped unibody to complete car. I'm going to try and get details tomorrow.

Was anyone there for testing? I'm very very curious to get an opinion on their chances for starting the race.

Also, PD just had his baby. Wondering if he made the trip.

 

That sucks I hope they are able to start.

 

http://www.theracesite.com/index.cfm...m_article=4912


in case your lazy.

 

Best of Luck to Scott and Crew at King on getting it all back together and running

 

aw that sucks...i wanted to see how they would do.

 

i can tell you how they did, the car had MECHANICAL problems, thats how good, too bad.

 

From reading the article, it looks like HE nailed Boris by swerving into pit exit (of course unintentionally)...In the words of Juan Montoya, "Sh*t happens"

Is this the Speed World Challenge? I didn't know Hans Stuck was in that

 

Got this form Jean Kinser..

" Bob Endicott's day , and not to mention the weekend/event is ended after 2 hours into the first on the track practice session when he is coming off track and hit by Boris Said coming at a very fast speed out of the pits. Bob was signaled and told by the corner woker (as he slowly paced up the straight to get off for some mechanical problems) to cut across and come over into the pits. Apparently, the corner worker did not see boris or they would have never gave him that signal."

 

Boris:
"It was the most amazing thing that has ever happened to me in racing and something that should have never happened at all. I was coming out of the pits and Bob Endicott, driving a Honda, must have been having a problem and just at pit out made a hard right directly across my bow. Everyone knows that you don¹t come into the pit exit from the race track. Bad, bad timing.

I must say, WTF was this Endicott guy doing?

 

unfortunate incident for both

yshi - who wonders if toyo changed the tread pattern on the RA-1s...b/c Said's tyres don't look like RA-1s *shrugs*

 

It sounds like a corner worker waved him over. Still doesn't sound like a good idea, though.

 

Conflicting stories...theracesite.com says that the car was "errant" as it made a hard right into Said's car. Jean Kinser reported that it was waved across the pit lane by a corner worker.

 

touring is still on TS-1

 

Aren't they T1-S?

Trey

 

worse for Kingmotorsports ....they had to withdraw the DC5


[Modified by tsunami_zc, 12:26 PM 3/12/2003]

 

This Endicott guy was doing just what the corner worker instructed him to. I have it on another authority other than that of Jean Kinser. The RSX had engine problems and was waved off by the corner worker who wasn't paying attention to pit exit.

Yes you aren't supposed to come into pit exit but you are also supposed to pay attention to a corner worker who is you eyes and ears outside of the car.

It is a very unfortunate accident especially since they had a spare motor and could have run the race had it not been for this. And because I was lucky enough to see the car before it left and the thing is absolutely beautiful.

Thankfully no one was hurt and hopefully Scott and the crew can repair the car.

 

hahah, yes.

Evan, who is dislexic

 

 

I talked to "Bob's 'a Racin'" from King today. They will be back here in WI tomorrow.

Endicott is okay.

It's just a real bummer - I know how hard Tim and Chad were working to get the car ready. Everyone had a lot of time and energy invested in the effort.

Knowing Z they will be ready for round 2.

 

Bump Endicott...I hope the bimmer gets fixed up... I really want to see that M3.

 

wonder if the HANS didn't play a factor? ie Endicott was unable to turn his head enough to see Boris coming...it's hard for me to trust the corner workers to direct me when I can't see and now it'll prob. be impossible for Endicott to ever trust them again...

 

You guys do know that Endicott has been racing for quite a while, right? He isn't just some rookie who doesn't know his way around a track or the rules. He has quite a few national podium finishes to his credit. He is also an employee of American Honda.

 

Any pictures?

aj

 

""We feel awful about this," commented Endicott. "We were on our third lap and working through some new car issues. I lost power on the front straight. My plan was to drive into the turn one grass, but the corner workers motioned for me to pull off the track into pit lane. I followed their directions and unfortunately no one informed Boris to slow down and we collided.

"It was one of those one in a million things. Boris did nothing wrong, and with the HANS device, I had to trust the corner workers. If one of a million things had been different, this wouldn't have happened. Now all we can do is go home and regroup for the next race.""

http://theracesite.com/index.cfm?pag...m_article=4914

 

I'm thinking a certain corner worker will be invited to not work again.