Anybody Here Had A Crash?

[Abo Bob]

In nearly 3 years of going to the track I've only come off twice. Both times just got lots of dust everywhere.

[Kaido_RR]

In nearly 3 years of going to the track I've only come off twice. Both times just got lots of dust everywhere.

ahah, i remember the 1st time they told us we could have our windows down @ the drift prac. i put mine down and went off and had awhole heap of sand fly in the window and hit me ahahah!

[Duncan]

Well I've had a mixed record. Every single race except 1 I have done I have had some panel damage, ranging from minor scrape to a full roll. The crash free race was my first one in the skyline.....and I went back to my old habits the next race.

Track days and supersprints on the other hand, I have never even come close to a crash, have come off a couple of times but never gone near a car or solid object.

Re insurance, shannons cover you while on the track if you are doing driver training....unless you are actually competing at an event the organisers should be willing to confirm it was driver training. I also have my race gtr insured through them on a limited klm policy (comprehensive) about 800 a year for agreed value $35k

insurance

[Roy]

I have been doing track days since 2000 in my R32. Though i havent done much the last 12 months. I have had a few offs, none really that scary.

I have had a fire which sucked, and was traced back to a perished hose near my dump pipe. And i had a small accident at Corporate Hill at Eastern Creek. Basically was getting far too wet with too much standing water and i had just recovered from a big, scary moment on turn 8...so backed off and was rolling towards turn 9 when the car aquaplaned off down into the tyres. Still drove the car for the next 8 months but the rear quarter damage prompted a full respray

I made the silliest mistake you can make on the track, and thats turning the brain off before you turn the car off Just because i backed off i stopped concentrating and failed to appreciate that i was still going pretty quick on worn semi slicks in the wet. Roy is latin for dick

Actually, I also kissed the tyres at Calder at a drift day...drift is silly. I didnt care at this stage as the car was going in for a full respray.

And it does seem that when the clocks are ticking the more experience guys push the hardest...and some are lucky, some, well when you fark with the bull, you sometimes get the horns

Oh, and here is the pic of the damage from the Eastern Creek accident...

You can see the front guard was replaced (silver R32 GTSt guard cost me $60) and the rear quarter needed to be repaired:(

[Snowman]

Hehe - they were both examples of precision driving Bris and you know it. Not a scratch on the car.

There was at least 5cm between me and the wall I reckon.

At least.

[fatz]

lol

never like the car anyway

http://www.clutchfcukers.com/Pictures/sr20...s/IMG_4575.html

bast part is some dude is selling it in the classifides for 30 k now with a twin td05 gtr motor in it

lol

gold

i got rid of it cuse the chassi was a LITTLE bent!!!

[phunky_monkey]

Was that you Fatz?? I was there that day... nasty man!

[Beer Baron]

lol, never liked the car eh? well i think your brother may have! lol it was a good effort though, and in reality we all know it's the best thing you can do for a poor silvia, put it out of it's misery...

jokes ppl.

[Roy]

Hehe - they were both examples of precision driving Bris and you know it. Not a scratch on the car.

Its not scratches that are a concern. Its the prospect of big friggin dents that scare me

[phunky_monkey]

Dents don't exist with my car... it's a scratch or a hole punched through fibreglass

[hrd-hr30]

In 6 or 7 years of SuperSpints and Hillclimbs I've had a few offs, but never any accidents.

Rallying on the other hand offers much greater scope to express your true crashing style...

http://members.westnet.com.au/debandtim/images/stanza2.jpg

on a 3rd gear RH corner - probably around 80kph actual road speed. 2004 QLD Rally Championship round. I just ran too wide on the exit of a nice smooth, open corner and went up the cutting on the outside - sideways, of course... and it came back down on the road upside down and sorta nose first. Not quite sure what happened at the top of the cutting to flip the car and throw us back towards the road...

Edited October 27, 2006 by hrd-hr30

[Roy]

...when i service for a few rally guys, it scares me how mnay cars come back with punched out headlights, dented guards etc. Occassionally you get a car thats ended up the wrong side up...but its safe to say you dont expect near as much panel damage on the black stuff as you do the dirt

[MBS206]

I beleive someone here totalled a GTR not too long ago and was parting it out to try and get some money back.

Was a complete write off. Unable to be rebuilt at all...

[Al]

I only had one off in three track days, but that one off caused me to hit the wall . If you can't afford to be without the car for an extended period of time or can't afford to fix any potential repairs, then best keep it off the track.

Also note, tyres, brakes, suspension also gets pretty expensive to replace/repair, just from track wear and tear.

The accident had a expensive but good upside to it, it got me motivated to spend the $$$$'s and improve it

Damage

After Repair:

[Duncan]

This thread is giving a really bad impression.

I reckon 99/100 cars come back from a track day fine.

And I reckon the drivers of the other 1% would all admit they did something silly

[Al]

Track days are very risky, I agree with your 1% theory, but that equates to 2 cars for every 3 track days .

I too agree with the "silly" part too, as I have since learnt a very valuable lesson; EASE the power on, when coming out a corner But these lessons are only learnt through experience. Most are lucky and have no damage for their mistakes, but some will pay the full price. Just letting people know the risks involved and making them think wether they are financially secure. In my opinion if the car is under finance or loan, I would highly recommend not to track the car, as these people could not afford to write it off.

You only need to look at the professionals, to realise how risk this sport is.

If you can afford the maintenance and repair cost, I highly recommend taking the sport up. It is a HUGE rush and great fun when everything goes right

[hrd-hr30]

track days are only as dangerous as you make them. there's no sheepstations on the line - you don't have to push 10/10ths. most of the time, less experienced people are smoother and faster at 8 or 9/10ths anyway. But there is always a chance something will go wrong. Most tracks have plenty of run-off areas, and on corners where there isn't just be sensible and ease back a bit. If you drive within your limits you'll be fine 99.9% of the time.

At any rate, its alot safer than playing up on the roads!

[Roy]

And I reckon the drivers of the other 1% would all admit they did something silly

YEP...mine should never have happened

Sit back and think i would have done over 50 track events and now the Dutton Rally. Hell the only cone i hit at Dutton was in the silly SPC carpark where my car struggled with enough lock at 15km/h to park the thing in the garage..silly bloody event.

One of the MSCA days has a guy running that has a big sticker on the dash that reads 'Ensure brain stays connected to right foot" ... its 100% right

[NickR33]

Here you go - the kink at Sandown including RowdyR32

Also - you won't cause a crash to someone else at a sprint day. I've never seen it happen. People cause their own crashes.

I almost did this exact same thing on the weekend and thought for a moment damn, I am going to have to post in the crash thread!

I went wide at the sweeper just before the kink... out on the grass at about 160kmh was a new experience for me!... had too much speed as I entered the sweeper and knew if I tried to get hold my line the back would come round and I would end up like the 2 cars in that vid^^ .... yes more practice for me

only issue was my better half was being a flaggy at the kink and saw the whole thing... she doesn't trust me anymore when I tell her I am 'taking it easy' hahahaha

[BBGTR]

In Vic I could name....

Roy (R32 GTST)

Adzmax (R34 GTT)

Emre (R33 GTR)

RowdyR32 (R32 GTR)

RMPGTR (R33 GTR)

Scotsman (R3 GTR)

Black Viper (R33 GTST)

Al (R33 GTST)

clayoth (R34 GTR)

And they are just the skylines I can think of.

Others from here include

BBGTR (STI)

wokka wokka (WRX)

pomme joe (EVO VIII)

So it happens. I have video of Rowdy's off along with another WRX from that day

PS - if your on this list and want to be removed let me know.

Yes, it's amazing how digging a wheel into the sand at turn 1 at Sandown can flip a car over.

Still, if you can't can't afford to bin it, you can't afford to race it!!!

Regards

Andrew