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Roof flies off Lotus @ charity laps

Old 03-09-2017, 12:42 PM
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Default Roof flies off Lotus @ charity laps

Heath thankfully had the go pro running to catch the incident

Old 03-09-2017, 01:28 PM
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Oh crap. Did the corners black flag him?
Old 03-10-2017, 04:31 AM
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Not that I am aware of. Looking at the vid, I see no corner workers :/
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WOW !!! I remember seeing that Lotus there that day. Wonder what type of damage roof received and if it was owner error.
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here's the owners take over on LotusTalk: CF Top flew off on track! Now what? - LotusTalk - The Lotus Cars Community
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As someone who works in a Lotus dealer I was slightly concerned till I read its an aftermarket roof
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Well that thread escalated pretty much as expected.
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The good news is no one had any contact with the missile. I suspect the trauma factor was pretty high in that Lotus.
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Crazy video! We actually spoke with the Lotus driver afterwards. The roof was surprisingly in great shape, only a little worse for the wear. He was lucky it went into the grass and not into the windshield of another car.
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