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See ESPN? If a crash happens during close racing on the final lap, that's what you do!

*Still Bitter*

I'd say he'll win the championship.

We havnt had a red flag restart in v8s for years and then get two in two days haha. The last was at pukekohe in 2004 i think because of the Baird Dumbrell crash?

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"Well we've got this ridiculous situation where we're all sitting by the start-finish line waiting for a winner to come past and we don't seem to be getting one!" James Hunt - Monaco 1982

06 at Pukekohe I think, when John Bowe smacked the armco at the end of the front straight. I'm surprised the course commentators a) didn't pick up on that and b) got the year wrong of the Baird Dumbrell wreck, that being 2005.

Anyways just got back after spending the weekend there, very enjoyable weekend. Davison's car's fucked; I saw it after the race as officials tried to put it on a tow truck, and the fuel cell was basically dragging on the ground; there's nothing left of the back of it. I'd be amazed if that car was in Sydney in two weeks, but they may not have a choice, depending on the status of their other wrecked cars (which is a lot). I may put some pics up later of what's left of the car in the marshalling area.

Last red flag was Pukekohe 2006 when Jon Bowe crashed at the end of the main straight
Couple of massive shunts this weekend, kudos to all car designers, track managers and saftey crews.

I cant remember John Bowes one but il defently take your word for it.

Just saw it on youtube, now i remember.

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"Well we've got this ridiculous situation where we're all sitting by the start-finish line waiting for a winner to come past and we don't seem to be getting one!" James Hunt - Monaco 1982

that was the crash that took out Scott Wensley (Photographer) with a fence paling to the leg IIRC

Which part of the track are you talking about?

Turn 1, or Turn 6 at Dandenong Road where the crashes were?

Here is what the pre-1984 Sandown looked like
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xOeZly8XHDM

And here is the September 1984-1988 version of the track (as mentioned earlier, it was redesigned to make it international length for the World Sportscar round there in 1984)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=om3xqKxVZVE

The current day Sandown is effectively a merging of both layouts. The part where the crashes were on the weekend is a fantastic piece of track though, and should never be altered.

Actually the caruso davison crash was similar to Seton and Percy off in about 90-91? Except only Percy crashed i think.

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"Well we've got this ridiculous situation where we're all sitting by the start-finish line waiting for a winner to come past and we don't seem to be getting one!" James Hunt - Monaco 1982

Yes, that was in 1992 at the second round of the ATCC. Tomas Mezera had replaced Win Percy at HRT that year, and as you say Mezera hit the wall, while Seton spun off to the inside of the circuit.

Thinking about it, it was probably lucky that only the tire from the wall got into the crowd in the end. Probably not the best way to word it, but I mean, Davison's car could've ended up over the fence (where more dangerous debris could have got into the crowd), in a huge fireball (cause there was fuel pissing out the back of it), or heaven forbid, both. Could've been very very ugly, especially if he got upside down.

Speaking of which, as I said earlier, I took photos of what was left of the back of the car, and I'm still amazed it didn't end up in a huge fireball, with the fuel cell pretty much on the ground.





Oh and someone got in the way of one of my photos. Normally I'd delete it, but because the person who was in the way was Davison's girlfriend Rhiana, I may as well share with all.

Instead of butchering the circuit, the smarter thing would be to slow the cars

Just make the wall further back, put a gravel trap there or make the spectator fence higher.

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"Well we've got this ridiculous situation where we're all sitting by the start-finish line waiting for a winner to come past and we don't seem to be getting one!" James Hunt - Monaco 1982

You can't really move the wall any further back, due to a public road running behind there.

Moves are already being talked about to slow the cars anyway, Neil Crompton mentioned it during Bathurst.

i hope your not referring to the qld raceway mini crash because

A) it was not 200m it was no more than about 80 meters from where he started rolling to where he stopped
B) it was the sang trap that actually made this crash worse by the car digging into the sand and kicking the car up
C) there is NO catch fencing at that turn, there is a sand trap, tyre wall and the spectator area starts behind a normal chain link fence

the car started rolling at the moment of impact in that incident ;-)

it doesnt matter anyway because comparing turn 6 at QR to Dandenong Rd at Sandown is like oranges and apples, a long slow (ish) turn vs fast sweeper

Are the best.

Mini Challenge has been dumped from next year. Maybe the crash into the crowd at Queensland and other serious accidents have been contributing factors, alongside the lack of entries.

You sure about that? From what I've read, he'll be racing in Sydney for HRT.

And I'm glad the Mini Challenge has got the arse. I can't remember one good race in the 3 year history of the category.

More aussie racing cars I say, things are a hoot.