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[Zauskycop]

Well, this happened last week at Blackhawk Farms, but I just didn't have the urge to edit it and post it until today.  I posted the exit for maybe other racers to learn, and discuss.   Brief story, newish racer to the track decided that an inside line into a tight chicane would work if he had two tires on the grass.   I'm fine...bruised (maybe fractured) tailbone...not bad at all really.

 

Car is a 91 and would cost 4, maybe 5k to get back to where it was, or I could part it out for 5k pretty easily.   Makes that decision easy.   I was going to build a 99 this winter anyway, but not the way I wanted it to go....

 

Onto version 2.0...

 

[Todd Tagget]

Well that sucks,, good luck with the 99

[38bfast]

Justin Hille just went through the same thing. He is now in a 99 as well.

[JRHille]

sorry to see... Good luck with the 99

[Michael Colangelo]

That sucks. How'd you break your tailbone? Which seat were you using?

Good to hear that you're mostly unscathed and good luck with the next car!

[Bench Racer]

Sorry that happened Tracy.

[Jim Drago]

Well, this happened last week at Blackhawk Farms, but I just didn't have the urge to edit it and post it until today.  I posted the exit for maybe other racers to learn, and discuss.   Brief story, newish racer to the track decided that an inside line into a tight chicane would work if he had two tires on the grass.   I'm fine...bruised (maybe fractured) tailbone...not bad at all really.
 
Car is a 91 and would cost 4, maybe 5k to get back to where it was, or I could part it out for 5k pretty easily.   Makes that decision easy.   I was going to build a 99 this winter anyway, but not the way I wanted it to go....
 
Onto version 2.0...

First glad you weren't hurt. It is very hard to tell the car flipped in the video( at least it is for me) I didn't think it flipped until I saw you exiting.

When you reached in at the end to pull out your radio harness it was symbolic of you pulling the plug on the car Sorry I have had to do this twice. Once my fault, once someone elses. It always sucks and both times I was questioning my sanity and was all of this worth the expense. My advice, get moving on it. I dread spending the money, but once it is gone, i rarely think about it

[Zauskycop]

Thanks everyone...  I THINK I bruised/broke my tailbone when (my best guess) I moved forward in a belts after the first hit, and when the car bucked up to flip, it probably smacked me i the rear?   Can't really tell much....   I used  a Pro2000 seat, but (soon to be reviewed) I run no padding in the bottom...I like sitting low.

[Qik Nip]

That really sucks. Been there, done that when an overly exuberant ITA driver killed my 91 in 2009 at Mid Ohio. Saw an appropriate bumper srticker last week that read:

"Watch out for the idiot behind me". I'm plannning to add it to the rear bumper of #60.

Rick