| Date/Time: | 2007-08-14 21:41:00 |
| Title: | The Kink, Part II and III |
| Blogger: | Chris McMurry |
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The last time I wrote in the blog was a year ago, after an off at Road America's infamous and high speed kink. Well, it's a year later, another Road America event completed, and I may have an unmatched claim to fame. Three offs in the kink ... with no injuries ... and no scratches on any of the cars. I must be blessed. This year a small bolt broke just as I turned in and that sent me sailing. I think it was a 360 plus a 180. Then on the last lap of the race, I dropped the left side tires in the recent rained on grass. Wash, rinse, repeat. Other than all of this being a total miracle, the oddest thing happened on the third spin. I was flying at 150 mph backwards, and watching the rearview mirrors to see where I was going. I'm not kidding. The brakes were in full lock up. And I was steering to keep the car away from the wall. As insane as it sounds, it was almost as if, after two prior experiences, on the third one I had learned how to drive a prototype backwards down the back straight. Now, I don't recommend trying any of this, but if you're interested I'm now probably one of the more capable and competent at driving these wildly complex prototypes backwards at high speed. Hope I don't have to put the skill to use again, although if I do, I'm feeling pretty confident about the result! |
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