What happened to Cleland?
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We all saw him go off on Friday afternoon, looking at the replays on the screens it looked like the front wheels just didn't turn in for the first left hander (Molecomb?). He'd run fine in the morning I believe, and he's hardly a numpty driver so I suspect it must have been something seriously wrong with the car like a steering rack failure if that's possible. Good to see the hay bales doing their job, sad to see an original car getting wrecked, I'm guessing it'll need re-shelling.
I think he just overcooked it - looked like he braked a lot later than other cars in that session and just ran out of road.
The owner had only bought it a couple of months back at the Stoneleigh show - paid about £11k IIRC which was a bit of a bargain.
Hope it won't need too much work.
The owner had only bought it a couple of months back at the Stoneleigh show - paid about £11k IIRC which was a bit of a bargain.
Hope it won't need too much work.
will_ said:
I think he just overcooked it - looked like he braked a lot later than other cars in that session and just ran out of road.
The owner had only bought it a couple of months back at the Stoneleigh show - paid about £11k IIRC which was a bit of a bargain.
Hope it won't need too much work.
Fair enough, but if anyone knew how to drive that car it would be John. £11k certainly was a bargain, wonder how things work now - would the owner have like track insurance or is it just one of those things?The owner had only bought it a couple of months back at the Stoneleigh show - paid about £11k IIRC which was a bit of a bargain.
Hope it won't need too much work.
Molecomb's a tricky corner, John wasn't the only person to go off there. A marshal told me (confirmed when I walked past it on Sunday morning) that if you go wide there's a strip of mud that will catch you out.
Waiting before the start whilst they were clearing the track was Steve Soper in Andy Priaulx's WTCC BMW. I bet he was having a chuckle about the whole thing
Waiting before the start whilst they were clearing the track was Steve Soper in Andy Priaulx's WTCC BMW. I bet he was having a chuckle about the whole thing
Edited by kevin ritson on Monday 14th July 17:45
For those that missed it, it's on YouTube. Cleland's crash is about 3mins 45secs in.
shoestring7 said:
rosscoe said:
many a car has been caught out on that corner over the years
Last year some poor bloke in a XKR binned it at the first attempt on Friday. I think it must get either very dusty or moss build up in the 'off-season'.SS7
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