So... who's had an "off" ?

[exboxster]

I struck me that in the 5 track days I've done I've seen a couple of people going home with a different shaped car than the one they arrived in. Given the number of laps that 5 full days implies I don't think that's too bad
So, beyond the usual cone-scattering out braking scenarios, has anyone had an off that they'll admit to ?

[little RZD]

Yep...although the track looked like this
went a bit wide through druids and then on to the grass and across the track into a tyre wall

Not best day of my life

[jaker]

I was talking to a bloke with a heavily stickered up impreza.

'Why the stickers?' I ask...

'cos I've rolled it so many times'

Edited by jaker on Monday 5th February 17:13

[VTECMatt]

Been off a few times, I have done well over 50+ trackdays now in the last 7 years all very little damage (Scuffed the sills and wheels in the gravel). The worst was my 10th Trackday at Donnington came off down Craner Curves at 100+ so so lucky not to hit the wall. Gave me the shake up I needed although I still havent done Craner flat since

[Dico]

Vid of my mates 1st trackday at Oulton, we came off at Druids scattering gravel everywhere!
The actual 'off' is ar around 8 mins if I remember correctly.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2sAQqMR9_i4

[gridgway]

only 1...span in my Caterham into Quarry under braking - had a puncture. Ouch, ouch, ouch, ouch (3 for me and one for the wallet).
GRaham

[iguana]

Grass not gravel

[Hobzy]

http://bookatrack.com/-PFhobzy2911244

Minor moment on r888s at Goodwood - should have come in a lap earlier before it really heaved it down but the old red mist was up no damage done apart from pride, wallet (had to buy the marshals lunch for digging me out) and 2.5 hours getting the gravel out of the engine bay from them dragging me out backwards...

A real "Bu**er, no its alright I've caught it, s**t no I haven't, crunch - damn" moment.

Moral - never trust a racing driver when he tells you it wont rain so put the r888s on.

Edited to be more factually correct on the tyre description front for Fergus

Edited by hobzy on Tuesday 6th February 11:14

[fergus]

Hobzy said:

Moral - never trust a racing driver when he tells you it wont rain so put the cuts on.

er, R888s aren't cut slicks, nowhere close.

[BadgerBenji]

Span on exit of craner curves on a drying track, but Donnington is just so greasy with any amount of moisture on the track. No damage didnt even clip the grass

[JimboCTR]

I can vouch for the fact that the Nurburgrings armcos are in fact gold plated!

Not my proudest moment.

Jim

Edited by JimboCTR on Tuesday 6th February 11:02

[hobzy]

fergus said:

Hobzy said:

Moral - never trust a racing driver when he tells you it wont rain so put the cuts on.

er, R888s aren't cut slicks, nowhere close.

Jesus, sorry, I'll write a long winded description of the tyre next time ffs. Not everyone would know what they are so i was tring to say that they werent slicks or standard road tyres...

Edited by hobzy on Tuesday 6th February 11:23

[fergus]

hobzy said:

fergus said:

Hobzy said:

Moral - never trust a racing driver when he tells you it wont rain so put the cuts on.

er, R888s aren't cut slicks, nowhere close.

Jesus, sorry, I'll write a long winded description of the tyre next time ffs. Not everyone would know what they are so i was tring to say that they werent slicks or standard road tyres...

that's the spirit! I think most people on this forum know their R888s from their A048, etc, mate!!

[hobzy]

Fergus, not everyone on here has 1000s of posts and to be fair it was a bit late and i couldnt be arsed.

I would have been more interested in a comment on my shit driving :lol:

[JonRB]

Back in 1997 I spun off Castle Combe into the infield near Hammerdown in torrential rain at around 80mph in the Corrado. Very lucky I didn't connect with the infield tyre barrier and suffered no damage.

Knocked my confidence somewhat and my lap times were significantly worse after that.

Edit: My mate was back at the pitwall with a crafty stopwatch (tut tut) and when I came in he said "you spun, didn't you?" I asked how he knew and he said "you were doing 1:30's lap after lap and then put in a 2min lap".

Edited by JonRB on Tuesday 6th February 13:13

[John Laverick]

VTECMatt said:

Been off a few times, I have done well over 50+ trackdays now in the last 7 years all very little damage (Scuffed the sills and wheels in the gravel). The worst was my 10th Trackday at Donnington came off down Craner Curves at 100+ so so lucky not to hit the wall. Gave me the shake up I needed although I still havent done Craner flat since

I did Donington for the first time last Sunday...I had a 'moment' on the 2nd lap of my 3rd session [cold tyres] through Craner at about 90-95mph...not a big slide but a significantly sideways...enough to slow me down again!

I heard a few people talkig about go flat through Craner!! I was quite content with a lift just before the crest!

[wildcards]

First track day in my new 205 at Cadwell last saturday. Feeling a little confident by the afternoon and decided to see what happend if I didn't let off through Barn, very nearly spun it, but somehow the car got grip after being fully sideways and I recovered to the right hand side at a decreased pace letting a few people past while I gathered myself.

That said, a few people spun into the tire wall between The Mountain and Hall Bends, no significant injuries thankfully.

[BadgerBenji]

wildcards said:

That said, a few people spun into the tire wall between The Mountain and Hall Bends, no significant injuries thankfully.

Thats always a favourite, and the best bit is you can watch them bin it whilst stood at the club house.

[hobzy]

Yep - my first trackday was at at cadwell and many a rest session was spent watching people nearly lose it after the mountain, very entertaining A big wake-up call for many...

[DocJock]

Total brake failure at Redgate (braided line popped), gravel trap frozen....



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