129 gets another car! You CANT Drill with a BMW either! (Cortez)
04-21-2002, 05:17 PM
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Well, we had a great day today DRIVING our cars with the TT group... 
One major mishap though...
A guy tried to drill a hole in the side of the mountain like Cortez did on the Dragon.
He was Ok but his BRAND NEW (3 weeks and 1200 miles) BMW M roadster was REALLY hurt.
I have photo's and will e-mail to Dave or Keith to post...
Bob has photo's too...
El'
PS - Keith, where are my photos for my signature? I have not changed anything...
One major mishap though...
A guy tried to drill a hole in the side of the mountain like Cortez did on the Dragon.
He was Ok but his BRAND NEW (3 weeks and 1200 miles) BMW M roadster was REALLY hurt.
I have photo's and will e-mail to Dave or Keith to post...
Bob has photo's too...
El'
PS - Keith, where are my photos for my signature? I have not changed anything...
04-22-2002, 03:50 AM
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I was a couple of cars behind the M roadster. I didn't see the whole thing (driving can keep you occupied), but I think that he early apexed the corner, with a little too much speed, and couldn't complete the corner.
He was pretty lucky, if he went off about 15 feet earlier, there is a 30 to 40 ft drop off! (at the bottom of this drop off, we did see multiple motorcycle parts)
He was pretty lucky, if he went off about 15 feet earlier, there is a 30 to 40 ft drop off! (at the bottom of this drop off, we did see multiple motorcycle parts)
04-22-2002, 04:25 AM
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Here are the pictures form The General. Looks like the guy is going to need more than a body shop, the car appears totalled to me. General, I resized the photos to allow them to load a bit faster. Too bad about the car...
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04-22-2002, 08:43 AM
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I wonder if having the passenger side window up setup an windshear condition that had an adverse affect on handling ? If he had that window down maybe he would have been able to keep it on the road...
Yes, safety first. No reason to be pushing that hard on public roads. I like doing the mountain runs but usually keep it to about 7/10 of my limits.
? If he had that window down maybe he would have been able to keep it on the road...Yes, safety first. No reason to be pushing that hard on public roads. I like doing the mountain runs but usually keep it to about 7/10 of my limits.
04-22-2002, 12:02 PM
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No real danger on the runs I go on...
He did NOT know the road, just got the car 3 weeks ago and less than 1500miles (tires not even really worn into the road)
Came into the corner thinking it was like the others and there are 2 places heading up to Neel's Gap that a "2nd gear" turns..... This was the 1st of those he saw......maybe to fast, but he did not know road and again maybe the car well... I am not knocking his driving at all (everyone said he is a great driver) but that is a recipe for a mistake to take place on the first run up the road.
We (as a group) were not going to fast and those of you that know me know I am not driving on the edge on any run and this group was not either...
No need for a track to enjoy DRIVING.
El'
He did NOT know the road, just got the car 3 weeks ago and less than 1500miles (tires not even really worn into the road)
Came into the corner thinking it was like the others and there are 2 places heading up to Neel's Gap that a "2nd gear" turns..... This was the 1st of those he saw......maybe to fast, but he did not know road and again maybe the car well... I am not knocking his driving at all (everyone said he is a great driver) but that is a recipe for a mistake to take place on the first run up the road.
We (as a group) were not going to fast and those of you that know me know I am not driving on the edge on any run and this group was not either...
No need for a track to enjoy DRIVING.
El'
