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20-09-2009, 07:41 PM
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Had a beaut day out at Lakeside today. We got to go out on the parade laps at lunchtime in my mate's XR8 until a guy in a BF Cobra R Spec who obviously thought it was another race on the schedule put his $80K limited edition ride into the armco
  Note the damage to the armco barrier on the left.   more pics from the day here |
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20-09-2009, 07:44 PM
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How.... WHY....?????
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335 S/C GT: The new KING of Australian made performance cars.. 
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20-09-2009, 07:51 PM
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That looks liek a significant effort for a parade lap - fill us in on what happened??
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20-09-2009, 07:53 PM
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Giddy up.
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I bet the driver of that Cobra GT wishes he had of stayed at home today, oh well. we live and learn, hopefully.
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20-09-2009, 07:57 PM
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20-09-2009, 08:02 PM
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Unfortunately I missed going, I had a work kaboom to sort out.
Lakeside is a very technical track and it is very easy to come to grief if you do not know it and/or have a lapse of concentration. Going splat on a parade lap, while being a crowd pleaser, is a sure wat not to get a second invite. |
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20-09-2009, 08:12 PM
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poor guy hope its insured and it would be good if it was repairable......
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20-09-2009, 08:24 PM
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20-09-2009, 08:28 PM
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 : i missed that. The guy driving that was fair hooting round the track though as were a couple of others too. Obviously ran out of skill, that car WAS very nice though
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20-09-2009, 08:29 PM
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Pooor bugga,it looks like the cobra bit him on the a_ _.Luv the Xe its the tuffest looking race car ever made.
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20-09-2009, 08:32 PM
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did someone get the build number of the cobra,,that is 1 cobra i wouldnt want to buy,,imagine if thats the way it got treated on a parade lap how its been treated else where and now to top it off all the damage that will never be repaired as good as new,,,beware future buyers of cobras
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20-09-2009, 08:34 PM
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1964 Thunderbird
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All we saw as we came over the rise was a massive dust cloud and there was the GT backed into the fence. We couldn't believe it! The talk afterwards was he was going nuts out there and had been complaining the day before that he couldn't get over 160kays down the front stretch. All I can say is thankfully he didn't take anyone else out with him. I believe he will have no insurance under the circumstances.
I've done these parade laps quite a few times in my Tbird at these events and there is usually always someone who goes to far. |
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20-09-2009, 08:36 PM
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20-09-2009, 08:41 PM
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why are these events always on weekends when i have to work
 : looks like it would have been a great day out......except for the cobra guy :eclipsee_  : 
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20-09-2009, 10:29 PM
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i was on the track afew cars back and after was talking with the person who he was trying to pass on the inside and he said that it started to get a 4wheel drift up beside him as he was going by and instead of backing off a little he panicked and hit the brakes which then put him straight off right in front of him,the person in the other car (an old ap6 valiant with drum brakes) was very happy it didn't spit back out in front of him as he knew the old drum brakes weren't going to stop him in time. The track officials wanted a very slow first lap to let everybody out then have little bit of reasonable fun down the straight but be respectful all else and not pass unless let through or very safe to do so
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