Lost another one at Road America
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Yes. The owner is a member of the NSX Club of America but AFAIK is not a member of NSXprime.gobble said:
I heard it happened in the rain.
Whose event was this?
This was going down the hill, before turn 8? That's an odd place to hit. It's far more common exiting 8...
This was at corner 7 on the inside where the wall says kohler.com. I didn't see it happen but saw the car sitting there on the tv in the press center. My guess is that he slid in 7, went wide and overcorrected into the inside wall.
I found that this corner was one of the slickest ones in the rain. Many of the corners had new asphalt which had a lot of grip. Turn 7 had a patch of old asphalt in the middle at the apex which was very slick. I got a little sideways myself on the second lap. I can see where someone would get overconfident on the new pavement and mess up on the old.
PCA-Milwaukee ran the event. Only three run groups again and they were not that full due to the rain.
I found that this corner was one of the slickest ones in the rain. Many of the corners had new asphalt which had a lot of grip. Turn 7 had a patch of old asphalt in the middle at the apex which was very slick. I got a little sideways myself on the second lap. I can see where someone would get overconfident on the new pavement and mess up on the old.
PCA-Milwaukee ran the event. Only three run groups again and they were not that full due to the rain.
Fortunately, no one was hurt.matteni said:
I have seen many P-cars hit there, because it is slightly off camber, and the experienced drivers are hauling through there. The P-cars swing a lot of weight around behind the axle and it is easy to get a tank-slapper, especially in the wet. The DIFFERENCE is just like turn 8 and 13, the really advanced drivers can easily control this, by banging the curbs late. If an early apex happens with a tank slapper with a rookie driver (add rain) and disaster!
I was planning on being there to check out the GT-3 times, but bailed because of the rain.
I am glad once again that our sport is very safe to the drivers at great events. It is sad to lose another NSX though. RA is averaging about 1 a year! Ken I know of a red NSX owner from Wausau, that I ran with a few weeks back. I hope it wasn't him.
I was planning on being there to check out the GT-3 times, but bailed because of the rain.
I am glad once again that our sport is very safe to the drivers at great events. It is sad to lose another NSX though. RA is averaging about 1 a year! Ken I know of a red NSX owner from Wausau, that I ran with a few weeks back. I hope it wasn't him.
It describes the pendulum motion of the back of your car fish-tailing left/right/left/right. It's caused by oversteer and repeated over-corrections. The term comes from motorcycle racing, it describes how the rider can repeatedly turn his handlebars lock-to-lock in an attempt to avoid a spin, and the handlebars "slap" the gas tank.
No, this owner is from Kenosha.RP-Motorsports said:
No, and I didn't ask. (He was looking for body shop recommendations, which I provided.)gobble said:
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