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tharriso

Original Poster:

108 posts

126 months

soad

32,903 posts

177 months

Tuesday 25th August 2015
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laugh

lewisco

380 posts

120 months

Tuesday 25th August 2015
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Oh dear. I feel sorry for that Lotus though.

Wh00sher

1,590 posts

219 months

Tuesday 25th August 2015
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I was talking to his mate, who was on the phone to the driver whilst waiting to be recovered. Zero remorse, apparently it`s "just one of those things.." rolleyes

Really feel for the Lotus driver. Wrong place, wrong time. Doing nothing wrong.

lel

395 posts

124 months

Tuesday 25th August 2015
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doesn't take half a brain cell to realise that was never going to work out

Frimley111R

15,676 posts

235 months

Tuesday 25th August 2015
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I'd laugh if it wasn't for the Lotus driver getting caught up in it. Hard to believe people hold the steering wheel so badly.

andyiley

9,234 posts

153 months

Tuesday 25th August 2015
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TBH, it wasn't his grasp of the steering wheel that was the issue (you regularly see worse on the tube that is you) it was his grasp (or lack of) of the dynamics of his car in accelerating into the tightest corner on the track!!!!

tharriso

Original Poster:

108 posts

126 months

Tuesday 25th August 2015
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If you look at the windscreen you will see three javelin stickers, meaning this is at least his third track day!

wellground

450 posts

185 months

Tuesday 25th August 2015
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So he has had three days practice to drive that badly. Wow!!!

drewklonky

41 posts

131 months

Tuesday 25th August 2015
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Maldonado ?

soad

32,903 posts

177 months

Tuesday 25th August 2015
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drewklonky said:
Maldonado ?
hehe

JQ

5,748 posts

180 months

Tuesday 25th August 2015
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Does anyone know how much damage was caused to the other car?

CaptainNotSlow

504 posts

158 months

Tuesday 25th August 2015
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A comment on the video says it was a mechanical failure, wonder if there is any truth to that.

I wonder when this happened and what the damage was to the Lotus.

I'm aware of two incidents in recent months with car to car contact on trackdays that were caused by out of control race cars. In one of these incidents the driver that caused the contact was back out on track when they should've had their wristband removed. Not sure what happened to the at-fault driver after the other incident.
I wonder if the ATDO/TDOs keep any records of statistics of car to car contact on trackdays? These people should be banned from trackdays if they are negligent and it results in a collision with someone else. One day the consequences might be more serious.

clarki

1,313 posts

220 months

Tuesday 25th August 2015
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That's not good.

I think mr MG thought he was in a race, not at a track day.

Roverload

850 posts

137 months

Tuesday 25th August 2015
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Had to be a ZS driver. I've always said that the worst part of owning a modern MG is the fellow owners...

Confirmed.

ginettajoe

2,106 posts

219 months

Tuesday 25th August 2015
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Roverload said:
Had to be a ZS driver. I've always said that the worst part of owning a modern MG is the fellow owners...

Confirmed.
Er!! I own four, one race car, two track cars, and one spare!! Where does that leave me???


soad

32,903 posts

177 months

Tuesday 25th August 2015
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clarki said:
That's not good.

I think mr MG thought he was in a race, not at a track day.
Chavvy behaviour. Proper fkstick!

MG CHRIS

9,084 posts

168 months

Tuesday 25th August 2015
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That has to be some of the worst hand positioning ive seen no concept of track lines, just a shame this tt hit another car on track.

cwin

953 posts

220 months

Tuesday 25th August 2015
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ginettajoe said:
Er!! I own four, one race car, two track cars, and one spare!! Where does that leave me???
Thought I recognised those hands, you never told me you were going to Cadwell getmecoat

Has he had some Instruction from Dim?


Edited by cwin on Tuesday 25th August 21:11

keep it lit

3,388 posts

168 months

Tuesday 25th August 2015
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cwin said:
ginettajoe said:
Er!! I own four, one race car, two track cars, and one spare!! Where does that leave me???
Thought I recognised those hands, you never told me you were going to Cadwell getmecoat

Has he had some Instruction from Dim?


Edited by cwin on Tuesday 25th August 21:11
smile