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just to show that i dont care anymore here is a photo of a banana
And here's the same banana a few days later following an horrific incident at Brands Hatch
just to show that i dont care anymore here is a photo of a banana
Our car was fine - scuff on the tyre but thats it. Other car is probably a write-off
Will grab a still tomorrow, but meanwhile here is the footage from my onboard camera system installed on our car
http://www.vimeo.com/2044404
The exciting bit happens towards the very end, so wait until its downloaded and then watch from about 14m onwards. Our car OK, but it shows the dangers of open wheel racing. Our car was chasing 2nd position overall, came across two backmarkers. One runs wide, the other dives to the right to take advantage without realising there is a car already there. Tristan sees him and keeps right as much as possible, but a bump spits him back onto the circuit. Tyres touch and its a red flag...
If it was saloons it would be a trip to the paddock for some T-Cut and buff out the damage.
A Montego dumped oil during the prevous race which explains the cement dust down. Marshals applied it pretty liberally though!
Was that on the Sunday??
Yeah it was, in the first Derek Bell Trophy race. Given the age of the car (built in 1972 IIRC), I genuinely thought he was dead. Big accident isn't it?
For me it has to be this sequence of 19 shots from the 2005 British Superbike Championship at Knockhill.
Lee Longden was highsided from his bike during the Supersport 600 race at the Real Radio Hairpin. The two following riders Lee Dickinson (47) and James Storrar (54) had nowhere to go and couldn't avoid hitting the stricken rider.
Miraculously, Lee suffered only bruising and was back on his bike racing soon afterwards.
Click HERE to view the full sequence (image is 1.2Mb in size)
Grab the T-cut
One of a sequence from last rounds of BTCC at Brands Hatch , John George's Honda Integra involved in a spectacular crash, luckily he escaped with "Heavy Bruising "
http://i267.photobucket.com/albums/ii298/cmwynne/1D2N6212.jpg[/IMG]
I remember watching that on the TV, couldnt believe how hard he hit that tyre wall. All from a simple clip to his rear quarter aswell. Very well caught.