Sorry Bill --would say that is racing, but not that kind of hit. Thought
this was vintage?? SOVREN would not be so kind. You show your
"gentlemanness" by not naming the perpetrator.
On 9/9/07, Bill Babcock <BillB@bnj.com> wrote:
>
> I got squashed by a Corvette at Watkins Glen yesterday. Stupid beyond
> belief--he whacked me in the back left corner trying to re-pass me in an
> turn
> nine, and then tried to blame the wreck on me. I wound up pivoting on his
> bumper, being shoved sideways down the track with a big ass 57' Corvette
> rubbing my elbow and finally got shoved against the tire wall, which bent
> the
> suspension mounts on the right front corner. He could of killed me, he did
> indeed wreck the heck out of Peyote, and didn't have the integrity to even
> say
> "sorry your car got wrecked" or "glad you didn't get hurt".
>
> Weasel.
>
> I've been on the guilty side of an incident like this once, and though it
> was
> a lot less clearcut than this one (I hit a guy in the middle of his car
> when I
> couldn't brake in time as he cut across a chicane),I stepped up and
> apologized. Even paid for the guy's damage though I think it's wrong to do
> that--we all assume the risk of damage or injury when we choose to race.
> I'll
> fix my own car.
>
> The stewards didn't "decide" on their action, which I take to mean they
> wanted
> everyone cleared out before they decide to do nothing. They were already
> making noises about "mitigating aspects" when I talked to them, despite
> clear
> evidence like a big punt mark in the back of my car, a video from Karon's
> Devin, and lots of people that saw the incident. I know the corner worker
> on
> the scene must have been looking the wrong way--he asked me what happened.
>
> If I did such a bonehead thing I'd expect to get suspended, but the guy
> has
> run with SVRA for years and I'm just a guy from Oregon that they may never
> see
> again. They're the ones that will have to race with the weenie, I
> certainly
> wouldn't set a wheel on a track with him again.
>
> Anyway, the racing part of the tour is over. I'm making my way back across
> the
> country to lick my wounds in Portland. we'll do a little sightseeing on
> the
> way back and stop in Geneseo to pick up my motor from Uncle Jack.
>
> I will, of course, fix Peyote.
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