Friend's off at Pikes Peak yesterday

[suckerdin]

problem with america, famous for being a fuck up. I didn't see Rhys Millen on CNN, you know, the guy that actually won the event...

qft.

[ceyko]

That was intense, about pissed myself watching it.

[momo]

problem with america, famous for being a fuck up. I didn't see Rhys Millen on CNN, you know, the guy that actually won the event...

i completely agree.

[momo]

[CJ]

Doesn't look like he overheated the tires or hit oil, he was too wide in the turn and understeered.

[Mach1]

Doesn't look like he overheated the tires or hit oil, he was too wide in the turn and understeered.

yeah, looks like he underestimated the decreasing radius

[Grape]

had his right foot resting on the throttle into a corner...........ran out of talent.

[momo]

bingo. way too fast for that corner.

some have speculated he and/or the nav got that corner mixed up.

[CJ]

I just don't understand how you build a car and spend tens of thousands of dollars on it, and then don't even know the course you're driving it on with your life in your hands?

[Mach1]

some have speculated he and/or the nav got that corner mixed up.

Sounds plausible to me considering how hot he came into that corner.

[Slowhand]

I just don't understand how you build a car and spend tens of thousands of dollars on it, and then don't even know the course you're driving it on with your life in your hands?

Practice times were severely cut down this year, apparently. Tons more entrants, sponsoring org didn't purchase any more time for practice, and so everyone got less practice. As per an entrant, at least.

[momo]

I just don't understand how you build a car and spend tens of thousands of dollars on it, and then don't even know the course you're driving it on with your life in your hands?

the number one complaint on PP's facebook page immediately following the race from the other drivers was the lack of seat time in practice.

you really cant really know the course beyond the seat time you are given. when the course is 12 miles, 156 turns, this is your first year out with limited seat time, and oh yea, a mistake = doom... F that.

[goofygrin]

Yup, too hot, decreasing radius turn in a car that's notorious for understeer. Very lucky to have walked away from it.

Most everyone got two test runs. They only got one on this section due to a mechanical. Not to say that another test run would have helped them. IMNSHO this is a known "oh shit" corner with multiple offs so it should have been pretty big in their notes as to "slow the F down".

Did you guys see that idgit on the outside of the turn just hanging out? Death wish.

[CJ]

the number one complaint on PP's facebook page immediately following the race from the other drivers was the lack of seat time in practice.

you really cant really know the course beyond the seat time you are given. when the course is 12 miles, 156 turns, this is your first year out with limited seat time, and oh yea, a mistake = doom... F that.

I know the course is extremely intricate and long, but that's why you have a navigator, it is his responsibility to call out turns, correct?

[Mach1]

the number one complaint on PP's facebook page immediately following the race from the other drivers was the lack of seat time in practice.

you really cant really know the course beyond the seat time you are given. when the course is 12 miles, 156 turns, this is your first year out with limited seat time, and oh yea, a mistake = doom... F that.

Wow, didn't know that! That sucks for someone wanting to be competitive, can't really push it at all with that little seat time, well unless you want to crash