[OT] Roll Over at MSR Houston... | FerrariChat

[OT] Roll Over at MSR Houston...

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  1. rob lay

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  2. Brian C. Stradale

    Brian C. Stradale F1 Rookie
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    I'd consider this "on topic"!

    I didn't quite understand what caused the flip... did a wheel catch on the curbing or did the curbing bounce one side up enough to start the roll?
     
  3. rob lay

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    Not sure exactly, I just saw car sliding in dirt, dust everywhere, and then a car pop up back end over front from the dust cloud. It was definitely from hitting the back of the curbing, but I don't know if it dug in or just launched the car in the air. 2 of 3 rollovers I've witnessed were from going off and hitting the back of curbing track. MSRH and all tracks need to have smooth transitions, but this is often overlooked and with water erosion hard to keep up.

    My advice for street cars running MSRH is to brake straight before turn in to 3. For race cars going for 100% and not minding risk of rubber side up then the fastest line is not lifting until straightening out for 4. I can post my RX8 videos later.
     
  4. WJHMH

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    Rob, did you put a video camera in the RX8 so we can get an idea of the course layout?
     
  5. rob lay

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    Yes, I have video from both the Saturday and Sunday race. It may take a few days to transfer though.
     
  6. rob lay

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    I just had to post this. Over on the SRX7 board we were giving each of the drivers funny quotes. Donato came up with a funny one for Lowell, who was the guy that rolled his car.

     

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