on monday 11th I went to an open pit lane track day. my father in law was in his 4x4 sapphire cosworth, me, a mate and wifes younger brother shared a XR4x4 turbo technics.
all went well up to dinner time had an absolute blast on track and was doing really well. 1st out after dinner was my wifes brother, like me first time on track. I went in with him and just kept telling him where he should be and I was look out for cars overtaking, pointing to him to indicate and let faster stuff past as he done well for about 3 laps.
on one lap down the straight round paddock hill bend started the drop down the hill, he got a wrong gear panicked and got all out of shape!! fish tale about 3 or 4 times then all of a suddern we were off across the gravel and flying towards the tyres...
last thing I shouted was "oh shit" pushed against the car bulkhead with my feet and bang, straight into front passenger corner.
those tyre walls are harder than they look on TV LOL.























result.. end of track my session, in hospital miles away from home till 8pm. ME- broken nose cuts on my forhead from the crash helmet hitting screen and roof. sore ancles from floor lifting and hitting knees in to dash (see crack) bad ribs back and neck and swollen elbow form hitting the hand brake
Brother in law cut his thumb haha

apart from that what a bloody good day. definately want to do another

 

Ouch!

 

 

ouch i done that in my fiesta but only ended up doing a 360 spin scared me tho

 

more bruises out today and where the boulster of the bucket seat hit my right side it feels like iv had sledge hammer to the ribs.

 

Brian

 

Not good. Glad your relativly okey. Looks bad

 

there on about doing another in a couple of months.. engine out and see if it will live haha

 

That corner is quite a tricky one. Let off and it'll bite you.

Hope you get better sooner than later.

 

Real shame, glad you were both ok.

I was there in the black XR4x4

Rob

 

OMG!!! so glad you are ok, and sorry about the car!!

bloody hell, thats what put me right off taking my pride and joy round a track!

 

lorraine I know what you mean about taking a pride and joy car. dont really think about the worst happening. there was our spill, one rolled on same corner and an elise stoved the pit straight wall..
Rob Hello mate I came down and had a look at the cars in your garage. well impressed. take it you had a good one.

the engine will most likely be going into a black one next if all goes well.

Got the bug bad now and might sell the ST24 for a track car lol

 

At least your ok and in high spirit... Gutting about the car though.

 

Glad to read and see your ok albeit a little cut and bruised.

Looks like it was a hard bang

Did you have a full face or open face lid ?

 

As i always say when this happens, LIFE is the key issue and you're here thankfully, cars can be replaced....

 

full face helmet, the front of it was a mess after. Im not sure if the seat belt tensioned till late as the belt mark is at the top of my arm/shoulder not over collor bone where I thought it would be??

 

Glad you're both ok, car looks bad!

 

Trist, I had never been to brands before but really enjoyed the day. I struggled with my brakes in the morning and started to get alot of fade, so switched to a new grade of pad over lunch I hadn't tried before and the braking was far more confident and I was staying out longer before pitting. We stayed until we were kicked out for the evening session. Thoroughly enjoyable day, would go back to brands again.

Rob

 

Sierras are tougher than people think...as you've proved

 

Whoops

 

Hello mate, I was there with Rob and the other two sierras, gutted about your car, we were commenting on how nice it looked, but best thing is you are both relativly ok

 

ouch,nasty.but couldve been alot worse.good to see you got out fairly ok and it hasnt put you off.

 

not good...

 

hope you ok mate

 

ooh looks bad but as said cars can be replaced !! bet that went with a bang shell took a battering tho folded up quite bad but not bad for a car of that age!!!!
get well soon mate

 

MASHED! You must of hit that tyre wall quite hard! Looked like quite a clean shell too!

Never mind mate, chalk it down to experience, glad your both ok and and raring to go again, the right attitude IMO!

 

That's nasty That has made a real mess of that, it just folded. How fast do you reckon the impact was?

 

not to sure on impact speed but he was excelerating down the hill when it went out of shape. mid way through 4th then straight off. gravel didnt really seem to slow us down as we sort of skimmed over the top of it.
was a hard impact. really took the wind out of us both. as soon as we got out the car we just sat on the tyre wall groaning trying to get a breath lol
funny thinking about it now. both just perched on the wall looking at the car like a couple of wheazing old smokers.

 

ooooh thats nasty that pal. must of bin givin it some stick?

 

was going well before hand

 

Does look a clean shell beforehand.

 

was not to bad mate. it did have a bit of rust on the sills which was cut right out and completely welded solid which did not bend at all. I think that saved my legs TBH