[TPR] Oh! that hurts.

[Asa Jay Laughton]

On 5/28/2011 6:33 PM, michael at michaelshortt.com wrote:
>
> glad that you and the car faired  so well.  sounds like min damage 
> that could have been much worse.
>
> can we surmise the cause?
>
Yes, it was a loose nut between the steering wheel and the seat.
>
> you drove in nose first, was that by choice?
>
No, however if I had been thinking faster, maybe 10 times faster, I 
could have cranked the front to the opposite lock and perhaps swung the 
ass end enough to stay on the track.
>
> understeer or "push" involved?
>
probably some trailing throttle oversteer, brought the ass end around on 
me and I couldn't correct myself back into line.
>
> did your brakes do all that they could?
>
Funny I can't even remember using the brakes until I knew I was going 
off the track.
>
> sand on the track?
>
Nope.
>
> cold tires?
>
Most definately.
>
>   wrong pressures?
>
No
>
> what size sway bars front and rear?
>
Front = stock (3/4" I think)
Rear = 7/8"
>
> ride height front and rear?
>
That's anybody's guess with my wacked shocks.
>
> have you done your corner weights ( with the car wet and your weight 
> in the drivers seat?
>
Nope
>
> what ties at what if any tread depth?
>
Toyo Proxes R888, one season already on them, I'm between a 1/16" and 
1/8" from the wear bars.
>
> every boo-boo is an opportunity to learn, some lessons ( like broken 
> rockers sometimes) just cost more than others.
>
This one had to do with getting excited early in the morning on a cold 
track.  I was -not- the first to spin on the track today.  They were 
even warning all the drivers to take the first run slow.  I thought I 
was until I got to that one cone.
>
> I was reading about Senna again today, gone too soon, killed by 
> suspension parts directly, but all caused by a broken steering 
> column.  Every little part counts, they're all ultimately connected to 
> each other.
>

Now you lost me.
Asa Jay
>
> Michael Shortt
>
> On May 28, 2011 8:48 PM, "Asa Jay Laughton" <asajay at asajay.com 
> <mailto:asajay at asajay.com>> wrote:
> > Autocross today at Spokane County Raceway, not the usual course at Deer
> > Park airport. They've just finished re-routing the road course and our
> > local autocross club managed to get a big chunk of it today for us to
> > try out our driver skills. This makes for a faster course as all the
> > autocross elements are laid out in-line with the road coarse.
> >
> > This can also be deceptive, challenging and dangerous if you're not
> > paying attention. Such unlucky fortune found it my way today.
> >
> > First run of the day, cold track, cold tires. Didn't take it easy
> > enough. Ran OFF track and nosed my Pantera into a ditch when I failed
> > to negotiate a slalom. The previously dented front valance now is
> > dented severely to include new creases. Well, I -was- going to replace
> > that anyway. And as further luck would have it, as I inspected and
> > hammered it out just a tad, I found where that funny warm coolant odor
> > was coming from. <sigh> Looks like the Fluidyne radiator is weeping
> > just a tad on the drivers side from some tube (I haven't found exactly
> > where yet). Not enough to leave drops on the garage floor yet, but
> > we'll need to get that fixed.
> >
> > Second and third runs went much better and by the end of the day we 
> were
> > spanking the course pretty darn hard.
> >
> > Sooo....
> >
> > - Glad I've not started a restoration project yet
> > - She's still pulling hard and driving fine (though the driver needs a
> > bit more experience)
> > - Having fun despite the tiny setbacks.
> >
> > :)
> > Asa Jay
> >
> > --
> > Asa Jay Laughton, MSgt, USAFR, Retired
> > & Shelley Marie
> > Spokane, WA
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