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What track safety requirements? aside from wearing a helmet...
Posted by: TwentyValveB5 (312) on 2015-03-22 20:46:35 In Reply to: yipes! sorry about the car but amazing you're here posting a day later! posted by meem on 2015-03-22 18:43:19	Share \| Report

Not much different than the car would be on the street :)

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Got the brakes flushed in time for the track, which turned out to be rather unfortunate. - TwentyValveB5 2015-03-22 17:55:47 (1683 views)
- Motor Authority picked this story up yesterday - decanova 2015-04-03 14:14:21 (449 views)
- Sorry about the loss and happy to see you're ok! I rolled my first B5 and it was heartbreaking. - Bryans12v 2015-04-02 19:22:04 (394 views)
- Jesus, my worst nightmare, glad you are ok! - kraeburn 2015-03-27 09:08:28 (599 views)
  - Kyle these were my exact thoughts.. - Roswell 2015-03-30 11:17:57 (492 views)
  - Never. My Corvette is getting a cage, and maybe even the E36 if I keep it. - TwentyValveB5 2015-03-26 12:31:51 (429 views)
    - Same, my spec miata takes my track time and racing brings a 100% different addiction. - ScratchRob13 2015-03-31 13:46:47 (462 views)
      - Correct. I didn't bring a race car that weekend because it was just an HPDE :/   -  TwentyValveB5  2015-03-31 17:11:06 (421 views)
        
        Yup, I run a couple HPDE a year, mostly super early and late after racing. I usually run miata  -  ScratchRob13  2015-04-02 10:33:59 (382 views)
        
        to be fair, if you go off once, we (PCC-ACNA) don't get too up in arms...  -  jretal  2015-04-09 13:52:27 (412 views)
        
        Yeah, I certainly take a lot of liberties in the E28....  -  TwentyValveB5  2015-04-02 10:40:28 (424 views)
        
        The nice thing about the car you are rebuilding is it isn't a tq monster...  -  ScratchRob13  2015-04-02 11:34:17 (378 views)
        
        The only real twisty track we have around here is Streets of Willow.  -  TwentyValveB5  2015-04-02 13:13:28 (416 views)
        
        Yeah...  -  ScratchRob13  2015-04-02 14:23:46 (402 views)
    - Spec 46 had a pretty decent showing in the first Midatlantic NASA event - gibsonl 2015-03-29 00:16:37 (461 views)
      - Yeah, our SE46 build is on hold while we wait for - TwentyValveB5 2015-03-29 01:19:25 (490 views)
- Nice rotation but you need to work on sticking the landing, glad you're ok Tim - a4nik8er 2015-03-26 20:23:28 (435 views)
  - LOL. Thanks man. - TwentyValveB5 2015-03-26 23:46:31 (530 views)
- car is replaceable individuals are not... glad you are okay. - iconoclast 2015-03-26 11:33:17 (421 views)
- Going viral.... Jalopnik next? - Roger 2015-03-25 16:20:18 (611 views)
  - yep - meem 2015-03-27 19:10:21 (524 views)
    - 100k+ views already. - Roger 2015-03-30 05:42:34 (422 views)
- wow I'm glad you escaped major injury - illbill 2015-03-25 15:41:22 (503 views)
  - I did win an RS 4 (2-year lease) but this was a different one. - TwentyValveB5 2015-03-26 13:01:24 (404 views)
    - Gotcha. Sorry again man, horrible thing to happen. - illbill 2015-03-26 17:00:36 (428 views)
- holy sheeeet. That won't buff out. Glad you're OK. - S4gasm (LotR) 2012-05-13 12:30:27 (469 views)
- Wow. Glad you walked away. Sorry about the car. - andysprague 2015-03-24 22:49:57 (482 views)
- Sucks dude. My condolences. :( - TabulaRasa 2015-03-24 18:29:48 (497 views)
- Would likely have been a non-incident if it weren't for the sand dunes - autobahngti 2015-03-24 16:53:04 (509 views)
- All that matters is you walked away from this. Glad your ok - madgreek 2015-03-24 15:16:37 (456 views)
- You have track coverage or will standard insurance cover that? - SRT8Mike 2015-05-23 12:27:19 (470 views)
  - Standard insurance doesn't cover HDPEs - rs4max 2015-03-24 13:04:04 (492 views)
    - Not 100%, driver education... Not racing... But most companies have caught on... - ScratchRob13 2015-03-24 13:24:06 (483 views)
      - Most don't cover those either. - crew219 2015-03-24 13:41:00 (589 views)
        
        Like I said most have caught on. - ScratchRob13 2015-03-24 17:40:06 (482 views)
    - depends...LOL but I guess he didn't get track insurance... - badblueRS4 2016-02-03 21:28:47 (448 views)
      - Newp.   -  TwentyValveB5  2015-03-24 18:51:00 (484 views)
        
        wow, so total loss on your dime.. ouch! sorry man :(   -  spa  2015-03-25 12:07:01 (459 views)
        
        That's a hard pill to swallow. I'd be devastated. However, you're kind of Even Steven as you did  -  Bruised RS4  2015-03-25 14:45:13 (548 views)
        
        I'm hoping I can still get $10-12k out of the motor, trans, and interior.  -  TwentyValveB5  2015-03-26 13:04:31 (451 views)
- Did you have all the nanny's off? - Black01S4WI 2015-03-24 10:17:48 (462 views)
- Ouch, that is miserable. Glad to hear you're OK - AussieDan 2015-03-24 07:36:10 (450 views)
- thought my weekend ended poorly at the track... man o man glad you are ok. - Zmon 2015-03-24 04:10:11 (582 views)
  - Picked this one up a few weeks ago. - TwentyValveB5 2015-03-24 10:50:01 (502 views)
- Wow...you walked away...that's all that matters. Glad you're OK - kmurph 2015-03-23 22:43:49 (483 views)
- Glad that you were able to walk away with only minor injuries, so sorry to hear - rennsporTT 2015-03-23 20:50:18 (546 views)
- Glad you are okay. Wow - maxbhp 2015-03-23 17:36:09 (478 views)
- car did its safety job very well, glad you are ok - littleredwagen 2015-03-23 15:33:50 (476 views)
- Wow...very sorry, but very lucky you're OK. Count your blessings and enjoy life. - RS4Per 2015-03-23 15:17:58 (499 views)
- Thanks for sharing. It's the hardest thing to learn in those situations, but don't fight it - gibsonl 2015-03-23 13:07:49 (611 views)
  - I wish I had video of Turn 9 at Loudon... it takes balls to do what you just said... - ScratchRob13 2015-03-23 17:16:55 (567 views)
  - Not knowing what happened in this situation, the momentum could have brought the rear - rasTTa 2015-03-23 13:42:20 (651 views)
    - I'm referring to when he missed the apex and the car was understeerint left - gibsonl 2015-03-23 14:44:27 (558 views)
      - That's the thing, I didn't miss the apex much and I didn't feel I was going fast enough to go wide.  -  TwentyValveB5  2015-03-23 15:51:12 (643 views)
        
        I was always amazed at how different the race looked between being in the seat and  -  Joey@FK  2015-03-24 08:26:28 (536 views)
        
        One question...  -  ScratchRob13  2015-03-23 17:11:21 (587 views)
        
        I had Harry's Lap Timer running, but it only records completed laps :(  -  TwentyValveB5  2015-03-23 17:46:58 (531 views)
        
        The car in front is a great reference. He hits that cone (apex) perfectly. You were carrying much  -  gibsonl  2015-03-23 16:56:30 (636 views)
        
        No, it's not even the line I meant to take here. If you watch where I start in for T9  -  TwentyValveB5  2015-03-23 18:01:44 (598 views)
        
        Thank you for posting the video, and answering the comments. Takes a lot to put it out there.  -  studly  2015-03-25 13:00:01 (570 views)
    - That makes me feel better, because in my mind, I was pointed down the track and on - TwentyValveB5 2015-03-23 14:19:36 (632 views)
      - This happened to my buddy Bruce in his TT at Laguna in T4.........we were dicussing your vid - rasTTa 2015-03-23 14:32:30 (639 views)
  - Sounds like solid advice. Glad you are ok Tim. Hope Insurance got you covered. - Bruised RS4 2015-03-23 13:34:25 (517 views)
- Sorry to see this. Glad you are ok! Were you able to get track insurance? - badblueRS4 2015-03-23 13:01:27 (471 views)
- Wow, sorry to hear, but as others said, the most important thing is you're ok! - GoWide 2015-03-23 12:04:24 (527 views)
- So sorry to hear - rs4max 2015-03-23 11:36:01 (580 views)
- Wow! No harness, just standard belts? That's one you're not gonna forget. - SRT8Mike 2015-03-23 11:22:34 (516 views)
- Glad to hear you are okay. That's a unfortunate series of events to cause a rollover but - BenSTi 2015-03-23 02:37:20 (571 views)
- Wow, glad you're ok! - AchTTung-Vollgas 2015-03-22 23:53:24 (562 views)
- Glad you're ok Tim! - jstahmann 2015-03-22 22:49:05 (617 views)
  - Nope, not a single one. - TwentyValveB5 2015-03-23 10:10:38 (514 views)
- So sorry to see that. Good to hear you are ok. I had to stop watching after the first slow mo. - 2photors4 2015-03-22 22:33:10 (500 views)
- Ouch! Happy to see you're ok - nd2002 2015-03-22 20:04:56 (485 views)
- Glad you're OK - Reggie 2015-03-22 19:31:52 (583 views)
- yipes! sorry about the car but amazing you're here posting a day later! - meem 2015-03-22 18:43:19 (720 views)
  - What track safety requirements? aside from wearing a helmet... - TwentyValveB5 2015-03-22 20:46:35 (716 views)
    - Well the helmet for one, but also, there wasn't a wall there. ;) - GoWide 2015-03-23 18:36:05 (504 views)
      - There was also a huge sandy pit instead of paved, or at least groomed runoff area.  -  TwentyValveB5  2015-03-24 00:32:37 (539 views)
        
        True, true. Especially since there's nothing else there, a nice long runoff would make sense   -  GoWide  2015-03-24 12:00:58 (423 views)
        
        Yeah, that's one thing many people don't realize, myself included  -  BenSTi  2015-03-24 01:14:46 (559 views)
- Ugh. That sucks. Glad you are ok. I'm surprised they don't make some kind of run off there. The dip - schlepper 2015-05-19 15:55:34 (578 views)

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