A lucky escape for a good friend of mine (the navigator)

Uncle Arthur · Postby **Uncle Arthur** » Mon Jul 09, 2007 7:24 pm

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HBONt6XyqR4

Front page of the SunCoast Daily (Sunshine Coast Daily) has the article.....

Damn foolish spectators!!! :evil:

zoomzoom · Postby **zoomzoom** » Mon Jul 09, 2007 7:59 pm

What's that crash got to do with the spectators apart from the fact that they should not have been on the outside of the corner?

They were short on officials for the event, sadly work=money and comes before going to rallies for me at the moment.

zoomzoom · Postby **zoomzoom** » Mon Jul 09, 2007 8:03 pm

At least they were following the most important rule of rally spectating...find a large tree to hide behind.

Uncle Arthur · Postby **Uncle Arthur** » Mon Jul 09, 2007 10:16 pm

zoomzoom wrote:What's that crash got to do with the spectators apart from the fact that they should not have been on the outside of the corner?

They were short on officials for the event, sadly work=money and comes before going to rallies for me at the moment.

They actually made their way into an area which had previously been cleared of spectators.... and on the outside apex (silly spot to stand and apparently advised in all the pre-race literature that went out).....

imagine yourself being the navigator/driver in that car when it all got pear shaped, and rather than seeing somewhere to run out into you saw a mother and baby girl that you thought you were about to obliterate.

zoomzoom · Postby **zoomzoom** » Tue Jul 10, 2007 8:43 am

Very true, it is not going to give the sport a good wrap and all because of some idiots who couldn't follow instrucions to stand where they are told.

BiX · Postby **BiX** » Tue Jul 10, 2007 11:36 am

It was a pretty big shunt, and the crew did think they had hit a dog, but it seemed to have been missed (very lukcy) plus the spectators seems to be very very lucky. Maybe further instructions need to be sent out for residents. (there is stuff on the web, plus news papers adverts and I think mail box drops, not sure on the last bit) about where to stand etc.

but in the end the accident is not good for the future of the event..... Hope they can sort it all out...

Cal · Postby **Cal** » Tue Jul 10, 2007 1:27 pm

Link doesn't work for me. Which car is it?

Cal.

BiX · Postby **BiX** » Tue Jul 10, 2007 1:48 pm

http://www.thedaily.com.au/news/2007/ju ... ed-inches/ and follow the vid link...

Cal · Postby **Cal** » Tue Jul 10, 2007 1:59 pm

Ta, that looked like it was going to be way bigger than the damage would indicate.

Cal.

kitkat · Postby **kitkat** » Tue Jul 10, 2007 4:06 pm

Rally car just misses family

Should the title read:

Rally car just misses BRAIN DEAD family

:evil:

AJ · Postby AJ » Tue Jul 10, 2007 7:30 pm

zoomzoom wrote:Very true, it is not going to give the sport a good wrap and all because of some idiots who couldn't follow instrucions to stand where they are told.

it would also help the sport if the driver knew the limits of the car & himself as well.

zoomzoom · Postby **zoomzoom** » Tue Jul 10, 2007 8:11 pm

Very touchy subject there AJ, in this sort of sport there is a very very fine line being tread and if even a toe hair crosses this line it can end up alot worse then that accident. It is pretty much a given in this sport that things like that do happen, hence why spectators should not be in places such as that.

Fra66L · Postby **Fra66L** » Tue Jul 10, 2007 9:36 pm

Fair cop. The Driver was a rally novice (I was offered the Nav seat but declined as I thought a more experienced nav would be better to teach him the ropes). He was paired with what I know as an experienced nav. At Rally speeds, sometimes sh!t happens and an unexpected understeer is prolly the worst of those moments. Still trying to get the details myself but unlimately that's why you spectate on the inside of a corner (if you value your life and limbs). On that note, standing on the inside of a very mild bend on a crest on Saturday, saw a turbo porka and an old HDT commodore leaving terra firma. Both landed ok although I was expecting to see a porsche going engine first into the next LH bend..... He landed it..

bruce · Postby **bruce** » Wed Jul 11, 2007 3:25 pm

As they print on the back of the tickets, signs at tracks; \"Motorsport is dangerous\". This applies to spectators even at these open events. It is done so at your own risk, the general public need to appreciate this.