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07-16-2007, 07:45 AM
Aaron, DAys of Thunder is hollywood at its best. The idea to of heading towards the spinning car only has merit on a banked high speed course. Cars locked up tend to spin down, but if they exceeded grip, they first head for the upper wall hard.
I think Chris handled the incident pretty well. A car should never go off between T8-T9 unless: Mechanical failure; Slippery substance on the track. Rule number one in the carousel: " Do not try and turn the car if the wheel (balance) does not feel neutral." Take a late apex or just slow down. If driven correctly you will balance the car from turn to turn and carry much more speed. BTW 2 wheels off in T9 is a bad idea. Yes, you can continue going straight slowing the car, but the terrain is rough and the wall is very close. You also have cars coming out of there better than 100mph so coming on the track can be tricky. I have been passenger in a car doing this and it ain't funnnn.
hock:
I think Chris handled the incident pretty well. A car should never go off between T8-T9 unless: Mechanical failure; Slippery substance on the track. Rule number one in the carousel: " Do not try and turn the car if the wheel (balance) does not feel neutral." Take a late apex or just slow down. If driven correctly you will balance the car from turn to turn and carry much more speed. BTW 2 wheels off in T9 is a bad idea. Yes, you can continue going straight slowing the car, but the terrain is rough and the wall is very close. You also have cars coming out of there better than 100mph so coming on the track can be tricky. I have been passenger in a car doing this and it ain't funnnn.
hock: