Thunderhill Report - March 8 and 9

#1

Hope you guys had fun at T-hill. Anyone care to write what happened?

Igor

#2

I’m working on a report for Saturday’s race. I should have it posted by mid-day tomorrow.

#3

A quick report, "Tons of fun, and there were 9 cars in the race on Sunday. :stuck_out_tongue: ". Its time for you to come out…

#4

Video Scott N. posted was great, but are there any write-ups ? :slight_smile: What happened with ‘the crash’?

#5

Igor wrote:

Igor and all,
The crash was witnessed by my wife and children from the tower viewing room just as I was four wheels off in turn 1 near brenden. My wife said he went head over and landed on his roof and then flipped back on his wheels. She said his roof was 10 feet off the race track.
Well she isn’t coming to the track anymore. It realy shook up my daughter and wife to the point that they didn’t want to talk about it that night. I guess it finally sank in that this is for real. Donny told me last night that all the safety gear worked flawlessly from the belts to the cage. We all wish Branden a fast recovery.

#6

Can I have who was driving the cars each day for the following teams.

Team Valley Motorwerks
Team Brimstone Dynasty

Thanks

#7

Elephant4 wrote:

Team Valley Motorwerks
Sat: Kevin Borchers
Sun: Carl Chiu

Team Brimstone Dynasty
Sat: Elliott Taylor
Sun: Donny Edwards

#8

Thanks :slight_smile:

#9

motormuncher wrote:

[quote]Igor wrote:

Igor and all,
The crash was witnessed by my wife and children from the tower viewing room just as I was four wheels off in turn 1 near brenden. My wife said he went head over and landed on his roof and then flipped back on his wheels. She said his roof was 10 feet off the race track.
Well she isn’t coming to the track anymore. It realy shook up my daughter and wife to the point that they didn’t want to talk about it that night. I guess it finally sank in that this is for real. Donny told me last night that all the safety gear worked flawlessly from the belts to the cage. We all wish Branden a fast recovery.[/quote]

Wow ! Hope Brandon gets well soon. What initiated the accident (want to learn so that I don’t do it)? Although T1 is after straight, it’s not terribly dificult; if you over-cook it there is planty of grass/dirt on the inside and outside of turn. I am wondering why he went head over (hit the hole in dirt, or…)?
I heard a story of a guy (well, ‘he’ was telling it) going off in T1 due to late braking, going up the hill and around corner worker’s station :slight_smile:

Igor

P.S. why were you four off (avoiding B.?)

#10

Igor, The accident happened on downhill side of the T5 bypass. I talked to Dave Wright and Mike Lock (Mike was immediately behind Brandon). There was slower traffic over the bypass and Brandon maybe didn’t see the car until it was too late. They may have come together very briefly, or he made an adjustment on the downhill side and lost it. Car gets pretty light there so probably doesn’t take much to get it out of shape.

When are you coming out and driving? Maybe get your car together and come HPDE while you finish it - the group is growing rapidly this year.

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#11

I was watching the race with Dave and Dori Lang and also Brandon’s dad Roger when I saw the incident. Brandon definitely saw the other car. He and Mike were battling hard for the lead over the top of five. Brandon was passing her(the other honda challenge car)on the outside of 5 and the cars did make contact. His right rear wheel hit her front left and he immediately went flying into the air. I was pretty shaken up at the time but I’m pretty sure it wasn’t end over end. He rolled sideways twice and luckily landed right side up. It looked just like an open wheel or go-kart wheel to wheel hit with the same result that you usually see when those cars make wheel to wheel contact. It was really nobody’s fault, just a terrible and unfortunate racing incident.