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One week after My Son, I and a Friend were racing down the very same
stretch. RIP John
Description of events- From a friend of his
Larry Collins driving a 944 lost his motor at the kink or about half way
down the back straight. Larry went to drivers left as his car was filling
with smoke and with limited visibility he felt that there where faster cars
on the inside passing him. He went into the wet grass and slowed to a stop
beyond the end of the straight. The 944 was in or next to china beach to the
far left.
As John Engle in his M3 made his way around the track the starters flag
station on the back straight was showing the debris flag, and the next
station at the end of the straight was showing a yellow flag. The station at
the top of the hill was clear.
John was around 10 sec. in front of the 944 when the engine let go, so it
was around a 1:20 later he was making his way down the back straight. As
John entered the area he went thought the oil and started to spin. The two
cars came together 1:34 sec after the 944 came to a stop, right corner of
the 944 to the left A pillar and door area of the M3. The cage on the M3 was
pushed in enough that it had trapped John's legs so that when he tried to
get out he could not. The cage was cut away and John could move his feet as
he was on his way to the hospital.
At the hospital it was discovered that John was bleeding internally some
where in the upper chest cavity from the rate of deceleration at impact.
Larry hurt a muscle in his leg along and has a sore neck but will be fine.
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