[Fot] Lime Rock report

[Todd Redmond]

"screwed to a plywood floor"


Come on, isn't that supposed to be checked? B How did it pass tech?



On Tue, Sep 02, 2014 at 06:48 PM, John Hasty wrote:

> Report from Apex's tuner is that his lap belt was screwed to a plywood
> floor &
> of course let go
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>> On Sep 2, 2014, at 5:13 PM, "SpiwakD at aol.com"  wrote:
>>
>> My wife was at the scene of the fatal accident at Lime Rock when  it
>> happened. The driver had a too-low roll bar, lap belt only and no arm
> restraints.
>> Witnesses saw him whipping around inside of the car. During  five
>> rolls his
>> head was crushed on the pavement.
>>
>> VSCCA does not require roll bars and allows minimal safety equipment.
>> The
>> philosophy is that if drivers have all the latest safety gear, it
>> will
>> incline  them to drive too fast. VSCCA suggests driving at only
>> "6/10th".
> They
>> have never  heard of the famous Red Mist that is familiar to the rest
>> of us.
>> The racing club  VRG formed when real racers in VSCCA got tired of
>> driving
>> with guys who  wanted to do parade laps.
>>
>> Many of the VSCCA cars are barely race cars and often create a real
>> hazard
>> due to slow driving and failing to give way to faster cars. That was
>> the
>> case in  my group in the Lime Rock races when two slow small sedans
>> insisted
>> on hitting  every apex when being lapped by cars traveling 30 mph
>> faster.
>>
>>
>>
>> I ran the weekend with my TR3 and finished third in a field of 36
>> that
>> included Aston, Ferrari 12 cyl. and 15 Alfas. During the first race
>> my rear
>> wheel cylinder seal went and I had no brakes at the end of the
>> straight. The
>> Alfa in front of me had very good brakes and I rear-ended him at over
>> 100
>> mph.  Since we were both moving, it was not serious, though I did
>> make his
> lap
>> time a  bit faster. Amazingly, he kept going so I did also until half
>> a lap
>> later when  my temp gauge topped 250 and I quit. My whole nose, grill
>> and
>> radiator were  smashed and a fender buckled. I was wearing a Hans and
>> never
>> moved during the  crash. No bruises either. I had another radiator
>> that I
>> have been carrying for  20 years, so was able to finish the weekend.
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