[DeTomaso] Sad day in Holland...:<(

[michael@michaelshortt.com]

Truly a sad event that could have been prevented, it's complacency that's
usually at fault,
We all go to races all of the time and take it for granted that everybody
walks away from spectacular wrecks.
Being the first guy on the scene is an experience you'll never forget.

No guessing what went wrong, too early for that or placing blame on anybody
or any part of the car.

I've said on here more than once that anybody can buy a few parts and make
any car go fast
( watch the Ricers with their chips and exhaust systems ).
What separates a fast car from a prepared car is the whole package being
prepared to compliment and
support the rest of the car's capabilities.
For those working on your cars now, brakes, suspension, belts are all way
more important than boosting the stock
330 hp higher. Do those things first and then worry about more power.
Watch a well driven Porsche 914 at an autocross, not a lot of power and
usually one of the fastest times.

Yes, Mike, the walls are there to protect people on the other side of them,
after watching a few mini coopers
and fiats do their best, it probably looked safe, but it wasn't any safer
with those cars than it was with the Pantera.

Fate's fickle finger finds us, no matter...truly a sad day for all
concerned.

Complacency Kills.

I know that when we were in Asheville, I scheduled a time for safety checks
and while I checked my car,
and others checked theirs ( I assume ) I was remiss in not insisting that we
spend 30 min. checking each others cars.

I never want to feel what the organizer of this event feels right now.

Michael Shortt




On Tue, Jun 28, 2011 at 1:26 PM, <MikeLDrew at aol.com> wrote:

> All,
>
> I got this from Simon Vels in Amsterdam:
>
> ====
>
>
> Now I don’t know the owner/driver of the car ,I think he’s sitting on the
> last photo on the side
> On another movie somebody ells step out the right side of the car
>  The lady who’s died  was an important lady from the historic car scene in
> Holland ,she stand near the finish.
> It was an go and stop run ,go by the start and stop at the finish, and then
> make a little talk whit the organization about the car that’s the reason
> they are standing on the road
> The car was going fast and by the stop at the finish blocked the brake’s
> (no ABS) and go in a slip true the safety reels and people
> The people who are wounded and died standing on the road
> I feel terrible also
> Simon
>
> ====
>
> And here's the most dramatic photo of all--taken at the instant of the
> accident:
>
> http://www.destentor.nl/multimedia/dynamic/02031/ongelukdev_2031816q.jpg
>
> Clearly he just lost it under braking and the car snapped to the right,
> plowing right into the people who were standing on the WRONG side of the
> barrier designed to protect them from just this sort of incident. :<(
>
> Mike
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