Be careful out there guys. This is the guy driving the Caterham on the Maurice Reeves vid at Brands Accident happened this week at Spa,broken ribs but no major injuries apparently. http://www.jackals-forge.com/lotus/movies/Spa2005_crash.wmv This type of thing always concerns me at the 'ring, stranded car in middle of track over blind crest.. eeek!
Nasty, but that could have been so much worse, when i saw him climbing out I was waiting on him being catapulted across the track. Alan
Thats really nasty, I think they both got off pretty lightly. GVK, is there any more info about the crash on his site? Sean
huge hit into the wall by the prelude, guy in caterham was lucky (or unlucky to have hit the coolant in first place...but sh*t happens)
Feck! - footage from the Prelude http://www.bookatrack.com/-PFexboyracer285824164?exboyracer& 2858&24164&video/mpeg
I cant get that link to work at the moment? just plays the text for a second then stops. edit: file size = 30.5kbs? Edited by: fthaimike
Same way as the 2nd one crashed oil/coolant on track? Vid might've been taken down now? Edited by: GVK
Basically, Caterham crests rise over Eau Rouge, loses it on oil/coolant, spanks the left hand barrier, bounces across the track, while he's trying to get out, Honda crests rise, crashes the same way as the Caterham did and hits the Caterham. [:^(]
Vid seems to work again. Edit: Just watched it, very VERY relieved to see that the Caterham chappie doesn't get mullered like I thought. Edit 2: Never been on a track day, so please forgive me if I sound thick. I saw some sort of fluid on the track right from the get go, and it sounds like the Westy driver flooring it just as he gets to the wet stuff. Why? Also (fair enough the chap's probably bloody well shook up): I'd be getting out of the car bloody carefully yet quickly. Seems like he's taking all the time in the world Again forgive me, no dissrespect to the guys involved as I might have it so very horribly wrong. Just asking the more seasoned amongst you. Edited by: madmonkey
I have driven a couple of laps around Spa, when you crest that rise, from the drivers seat, you can only see the sky If the sun was in his eyes, he may not have seen coolant on the track, the camera is on the roll cage so it gives a different field of vision. Ideally marshals should have had the debris flag out warning of a spillage too. I suppose he should have waited in the car until help was on hand from the marshals,but when you're sitting there knowing someone could pile into you, would do you do?
