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2000Z-71
post Apr 23 2007, 08:34 PM
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This link was posted on our local SCCA forum. It looks like a really bad, really expensive day for quite a few people.

http://forums.vwvortex.com/zerothread?id=3197431&page=1

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ouch indeed.
what worries me is:
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he went to grab the brakes but got the clutch instead

Who will pay for the damages ?
I'm surprised they allowed 200 ft of fast running track before a left turn to the finish box w/ all the cars there... imho, that's a bad decision on the safety/course design crew.

glad no-one got seriously injured, though.
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2000Z-71   Bad Day in Portland   Apr 23 2007, 08:34 PM
rmackintosh   OUCH!!!!!!!!!...   Apr 23 2007, 09:07 PM
trackbird   Wow. Without being there, it's hard to say w...   Apr 23 2007, 10:03 PM
CMC #37   Agree with Kevin, glad no-one was hurt. Bad day i...   Apr 24 2007, 02:22 AM
Absolut Speed   No shortage of know-it-alls on that board. We...   Apr 24 2007, 05:25 PM
poSSum   Those pictures are painful to look at. I agree tha...   Apr 24 2007, 05:38 PM
Eugenio_SS   ouch indeed. what worries me is: QUOTE he went to ...   Apr 24 2007, 05:44 PM
CamaroFS34   QUOTE (Eugenio_SS @ Apr 24 2007, 01:44 PM...   Apr 24 2007, 08:16 PM
Eugenio_SS   QUOTE (CamaroFS34 @ Apr 24 2007, 04:16 PM...   Apr 25 2007, 03:17 AM
2000Z-71   Read down through about page 3 of the thread. It...   Apr 24 2007, 10:55 PM
CMC #37   QUOTE (2000Z-71 @ Apr 24 2007, 05:55...   Apr 25 2007, 12:08 AM
BigEnos   QUOTE (2000Z-71 @ Apr 24 2007, 04:55...   Apr 25 2007, 01:54 PM
slowTA   So how does everyone insure their autocrossers? I...   Apr 25 2007, 02:56 AM
Eugenio_SS   you can always claim you are a spectator and cars ...   Apr 25 2007, 03:14 AM
Eugenio_SS   but seriously... how can this happen ? QUOTE he we...   Apr 25 2007, 02:20 PM
trackbird   QUOTE (Eugenio_SS @ Apr 25 2007, 10:20 AM...   Apr 25 2007, 02:28 PM
Eugenio_SS   i thought about that for a second... but why would...   Apr 25 2007, 04:14 PM
trackbird   QUOTE (Eugenio_SS @ Apr 25 2007, 12:14 PM...   Apr 25 2007, 05:53 PM
patred   QUOTE (Eugenio_SS @ Apr 25 2007, 12:14 PM...   Apr 25 2007, 06:01 PM
Eugenio_SS   QUOTE (patred @ Apr 25 2007, 02:01 PM) QU...   Apr 25 2007, 06:44 PM
CMC #37   QUOTE (Eugenio_SS @ Apr 25 2007, 01:44 PM...   Apr 25 2007, 09:33 PM
Eugenio_SS   QUOTE (CMC #37 @ Apr 25 2007, 05:33 PM) M...   Apr 26 2007, 12:51 PM
CMC #37   QUOTE (Eugenio_SS @ Apr 26 2007, 07:51 AM...   Apr 26 2007, 03:34 PM
CMC #37   I learned how to left foot brake driving my auto 4...   Apr 25 2007, 06:16 PM

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