On Saturday, May 17, I totaled my car ('97) at Summit Point Shenandoah during an HPDE event with TrackDaze. I am truly sorry for taking one of these wonderful cars away from the world, particularly one with only 39k miles. This was the car that Prime found for me when it was abandoned on the side of 95 in Baltimore, which my mother had purchased new to replace her '95 and drove for 16 years. It has been a tough pill to swallow.
The lessons learned here could go on and on, but basically I allowed two wheels to leave the track surface on track out and the grass was wet from rains earlier in the week. The car nearly instantly started to spin and crossed over the track to hit the barrier on the opposite side, traveling sideways/backwards. The entire right rear of the car was destroyed and the impact twisted the frame. It also drove the half shaft into the transmission case, separated the transmission from the engine, and cracked the engine block. Both my passenger and I were entirely unharmed; this is obviously somewhat significant in light of the death at Summit Point last weekend (different track). The car was completely stock other than a harness bar and I was wearing a HANS device.
Fortunately Liberty Mutual has agreed to cover the loss, because the event was for driver eduction, not an event for the purpose of racing or preparing to race. In the future, I will absolutely have separate track insurance to simplify that process. It will be quite some time before I seriously track an NSX again too. I believe I am purchasing another NSX; I really enjoy the Prime community and the car, and know I would regret it to go in a different direction. As far as the track goes, I absolutely love the time I have spent there. My first experience was at NSXPO13, and I went to several more events this spring. This calamitous event was my fourth weekend and while my skills were improving, I obviously have a ways to go.
The wreck is on Copart. I decided not to buy it back because I don't have the time to strip the parts and with the big-ticket items (engine and transmission) gone, it was not worth it to me. I do have some more pictures/info if anyone is considering it.
-Jason
The lessons learned here could go on and on, but basically I allowed two wheels to leave the track surface on track out and the grass was wet from rains earlier in the week. The car nearly instantly started to spin and crossed over the track to hit the barrier on the opposite side, traveling sideways/backwards. The entire right rear of the car was destroyed and the impact twisted the frame. It also drove the half shaft into the transmission case, separated the transmission from the engine, and cracked the engine block. Both my passenger and I were entirely unharmed; this is obviously somewhat significant in light of the death at Summit Point last weekend (different track). The car was completely stock other than a harness bar and I was wearing a HANS device.
Fortunately Liberty Mutual has agreed to cover the loss, because the event was for driver eduction, not an event for the purpose of racing or preparing to race. In the future, I will absolutely have separate track insurance to simplify that process. It will be quite some time before I seriously track an NSX again too. I believe I am purchasing another NSX; I really enjoy the Prime community and the car, and know I would regret it to go in a different direction. As far as the track goes, I absolutely love the time I have spent there. My first experience was at NSXPO13, and I went to several more events this spring. This calamitous event was my fourth weekend and while my skills were improving, I obviously have a ways to go.
The wreck is on Copart. I decided not to buy it back because I don't have the time to strip the parts and with the big-ticket items (engine and transmission) gone, it was not worth it to me. I do have some more pictures/info if anyone is considering it.
-Jason
