<p>glad that you and the car faired so well. sounds like min damage that could have been much worse.</p>
<p>can we surmise the cause?</p>
<p>you drove in nose first, was that by choice?</p>
<p>understeer or "push" involved?</p>
<p>did your brakes do all that they could?</p>
<p>sand on the track?</p>
<p>cold tires? wrong pressures?</p>
<p>what size sway bars front and rear?</p>
<p>ride height front and rear?</p>
<p>have you done your corner weights ( with the car wet and your weight in the drivers seat?</p>
<p>what ties at what if any tread depth?</p>
<p>every boo-boo is an opportunity to learn, some lessons ( like broken rockers sometimes) just cost more than others.</p>
<p>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.</p>
<p>Michael Shortt<br>
</p>
<div class="gmail_quote">On May 28, 2011 8:48 PM, "Asa Jay Laughton" <<a href="mailto:asajay@asajay.com">asajay@asajay.com</a>> wrote:<br type="attribution">> Autocross today at Spokane County Raceway, not the usual course at Deer <br>
> Park airport. They've just finished re-routing the road course and our <br>> local autocross club managed to get a big chunk of it today for us to <br>> try out our driver skills. This makes for a faster course as all the <br>
> autocross elements are laid out in-line with the road coarse.<br>> <br>> This can also be deceptive, challenging and dangerous if you're not <br>> paying attention. Such unlucky fortune found it my way today.<br>
> <br>> First run of the day, cold track, cold tires. Didn't take it easy <br>> enough. Ran OFF track and nosed my Pantera into a ditch when I failed <br>> to negotiate a slalom. The previously dented front valance now is <br>
> dented severely to include new creases. Well, I -was- going to replace <br>> that anyway. And as further luck would have it, as I inspected and <br>> hammered it out just a tad, I found where that funny warm coolant odor <br>
> was coming from. <sigh> Looks like the Fluidyne radiator is weeping <br>> just a tad on the drivers side from some tube (I haven't found exactly <br>> where yet). Not enough to leave drops on the garage floor yet, but <br>
> we'll need to get that fixed.<br>> <br>> Second and third runs went much better and by the end of the day we were <br>> spanking the course pretty darn hard.<br>> <br>> Sooo....<br>> <br>> - Glad I've not started a restoration project yet<br>
> - She's still pulling hard and driving fine (though the driver needs a <br>> bit more experience)<br>> - Having fun despite the tiny setbacks.<br>> <br>> :)<br>> Asa Jay<br>> <br>> -- <br>> Asa Jay Laughton, MSgt, USAFR, Retired<br>
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