Mustang crash

Monkeywrench · Post by **Monkeywrench** » Tue Oct 27, 2009 5:04 pm

Carpet queen on the race track = failure.
http://jalopnik.com/5390934/mustang-cov ... -tire-wall

You can see where the roll bar punched through the floor pan when the car is upside down.

enigma57 · Post by **enigma57** » Tue Oct 27, 2009 7:14 pm

Well, so much for 'rollover protection'...... Better off with none at all than a 'cosmetic roll bar'. Glad no one was seriously injured.

Aren't there any rules requiring a welded cage on such cars? You cannot expect a bar to hold when its tied in only to a thin unibody floorpan. These guys are lucky that the bar itself didn't snap their necks!

Shaking head,

Harry

Monkeywrench · Post by **Monkeywrench** » Tue Oct 27, 2009 7:35 pm

enigma57 wrote: Well, so much for 'rollover protection'...... Better off with none at all than a 'cosmetic roll bar'. Glad no one was seriously injured.

Aren't there any rules requiring a welded cage on such cars? You cannot expect a bar to hold when its tied in only to a thin unibody floorpan. These guys are lucky that the bar itself didn't snap their necks!

Shaking head,

Harry

It was an "HPDE" open track day event. Only when competing do you need a fully welded roll cage with side intrusion.

HPDE events are scary as anyone can participate.. all you need is a car, helmet and long sleeves. They're mostly full of people who have no car control skills what so ever doing 150mph in their Porsches, Vettes, etc.

enigma57 · Post by **enigma57** » Tue Oct 27, 2009 8:09 pm

Wow! Sunday drivers! I'll stay clear of them when they are on the track...... Or on the road following the event.

Its crazy enough around here just during rush hour traffic......

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dzcd_3OBRls

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nVm5FRpuiNQ

http://videos.streetfire.net/video/The- ... _21978.htm

Thanks for the heads up, Bob.

Happy Motoring,

Harry

1989TransAm · Post by **1989TransAm** » Tue Oct 27, 2009 9:57 pm

Hey Harry, thank you for the nights entertainment.

Monkeywrench · Post by **Monkeywrench** » Tue Oct 27, 2009 10:22 pm

Looks like a Spec Miata race...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kvNylkt0uvc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=urT2-AqMW-I
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t4hwL7EukGM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9dIX6Wei2d4 (cause a 7 car pile up)
^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XMDqYFrNxPQ video from behind from a friend of mine's car.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lolDLpcNHgI

enigma57 · Post by **enigma57** » Wed Oct 28, 2009 1:07 am

Now that's my kind of racing! At the end of the 1st video where the steering wheel comes off...... Reminds me of a similar occurrence that happened back in '68 when I was home on leave. Only my drunk buddy who was driving thought it was so funny, he tossed the steering wheel out the window! I was riding shotgun and dug frantically through the junk in his glove box until I came up with a pair of vice-grip pliers, which I snapped on the steering shaft and began steering the car. This all took place in about 3 seconds, but it seemed more like 5 minutes at the time. We were driving on an old two lane black top road near Merryville, Louisiana doing about 80 MPH in a '55 Chevy when this happened.

Thanks for the memories,

Harry

Y BE AVG · Post by **Y BE AVG** » Wed Oct 28, 2009 10:47 am

I love the last picture of the car where the rear bumper says "look better go faster"