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02-08-2013, 09:00 AM | #6 |
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02-08-2013, 09:15 AM | #7 |
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I think that car is for sale on ebay
http://item.mobileweb.ebay.com/viewitem?itemId=140913539792
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02-08-2013, 09:30 AM | #9 |
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yeah lucky he's okay.
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02-08-2013, 09:43 AM | #10 |
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Good luck trying to prove that the tire shredded due to a manufacturing defect. I think once you are on track, all bets are off - if you are going to push a car like that, you'd better expect equipment failures, and be willing to live with the consequences.
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02-08-2013, 09:57 AM | #11 | |
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He seems like he was happy to just walk away with minor injuries. Car is repairable but he is going to just sell it |
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02-08-2013, 09:59 AM | #12 |
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Well, those tires are for track use only, so I would not buy something manufactured and advertised for track use with expectation that I am playing russian roulette. Still, may be difficult to get anything out of them - probably no way to prove it was not debris damage or overheating
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02-08-2013, 10:06 AM | #13 |
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Alright, what's with all these GT3 crash videos lately!?
Hoosiers come with huge disclaimers, so a lawsuit probably would get thrown out in no time. Plus, for all we know, the tires could have been 6 years old - not like we haven't seen that happen before. |
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Either way, its a scary event. Its actually something that crosses my mind at the Glen sometimes.
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02-08-2013, 10:25 AM | #15 |
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This is one of the reasons I am thinking of just doing a track car with all the safety equipment. As you can see, this was out of his control, other than maybe the tires weren't good to begin with, but I will give him the benefit of the doubt on that one.
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02-08-2013, 10:34 AM | #16 |
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02-08-2013, 10:46 AM | #17 |
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damn that sucks. lets pray it doesnt happen to one of us.
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02-08-2013, 11:15 PM | #21 |
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sweet you got to drive that. not the best camera angle. only can see 10 feet in front of the car.
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Let's not rely on prayer*. Inspect your equipment before running at speed. If a piece of equipment is questionable, replace it.
Tires and sushi: if it looks bad, don't cross your fingers and hope for the best! *(Prayer: that's a whole other conversation)
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