Spent the weekend taking video at the Cope-Myers Memorial hillclimb at Maryhill. Happened to be sitting in just the wrong (right?) place to catch a late braking lo-cost do some landscaping. I got a lot of video to edit but I at the request of the featured driver I cut together this little video for you to enjoy.
In reply to AClockworkGarage :
Ouch
You were there for that?
Initially I wondered why he didn't come off the brakes and attempt to turn but it's probably better to have gone straight off. The car at least stayed upright, regardless that's a tough way to end your day.
In reply to Vajingo :
yep, and I have videos to prove it. :)
I'm certainly no expert, but it looks like that could have ended at least a few different ways worse than it did.
Uff da. Not driving that back down the hill.
Hill climb is like stage rally. It's not if you might crash, it's when and how hard.
The first run of the first day ended like this in the first corner. Sadly the car didn't trip the starting lights so we were instructed to Red flag him and send him back down, when I heard that I shut the camera off...
The dude in red was the driver and was unhurt. He insisted on helping sweep the course clear, and returned for the second day of competition in a different car.
Do they not require fire suits for these events? Seems crazy to me.
man, that e46 is TOASTED. What the hell happened there?!
Glad to hear they're both okay though!
What we were able to piece together for the BMW was entry speed too high and too far to the outside. It looked like his pass front tire got into the loose stuff outside and began to slide, and he hit the brakes. The grip mis-match pitched the car sideways. He was completely sideways when he came into view. The car impacted the tree in the pass wheel area and lifted up into the air, rotating into the position in the photos. I have a video walkaround of the aftermath that I haven't uploaded yet and there is an in-car video that might get uploaded later if I can find it. Were there a passenger he would be in a world of hurt but the driver's side was in pretty good shape. the door still opened and closed.
As for safety gear it is dependent on class. but yeah, no fire suits for most. They only require full length all cotton clothing, helmet and neck brace. Many classes require a HANS (we run one) and it's looking like HANS will be required in almost all classes next year.
That's much better than how an off would turn out at the Virginia City Hill Climb, where the word "mortality" kept popping into my head during my runs.
Well you picked the tight place to sit. (vs 50ft. to the right)
Glad they are both okay. I suspect both will be VERY sore for a while once the adrenaline wears off.
I never built a roll bar or owned a roll bar equipped car. That seems like an unusual tow point for the Locost. Did they anchor to the hoop because the back of the car was buried?
OHSCrifle said:I never built a roll bar or owned a roll bar equipped car. That seems like an unusual tow point for the Locost. Did they anchor to the hoop because the back of the car was buried?
Pulling open cars by the roll bar is entirely normal for track towing, it's easily strong enough even with somewhat tweaked suspension like that.
And yeah, hill climbs live in a weird gray area as far as safety gear goes.
kb58 said:That's much better than how an off would turn out at the Virginia City Hill Climb, where the word "mortality" kept popping into my head during my runs.
I looked into doing the Virginia City Hill Climb, but the risk/reward equation was outside the acceptable range for me. I'll stick to the track, where the consequences of a mistake are less extreme. There's always the possibility of a big crash, but generally there's no trees or cliffs involved.
In reply to AClockworkGarage :
My first thought was, did he have a HANS?
If he didn't, he probably will in the future!
Where the heck did this thread come from?
Hans Devices were mandatory in almost every class at this event. The driver of this car was hearing a Hans at the time of the crash.
I'm not sure, but I believe in the years since this the Hans device or similar has been made mandatory for all classes.
In reply to AClockworkGarage :
It was hard to tell from the video.
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