Sunday 14th April 2002

Saleen Sidelined

Ian McKellar unexpectedly sails off track

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[martvr]

What took you so long Dave, I've been home at least 5 minutes . Do we deserve such rapid service?

[PetrolTed]

From www.thomaserdos.com

quote:
Just two laps later, as McKellar was closing in on the Storm once again, everything went wrong for the tall man. “I was coming up through McLeans and, as I went to turn in, I felt a bit of oversteer. I was getting prepared for the exit, and to line up for the next right-hander, but when I pushed by foot onto the throttle nothing happened!” The car was sent flying off across the grass, where it spun wildly before coming to rest in the gravel. “I freewheeled at 130 miles an hour backwards over the grass!” exclaimed McKellar. Try as he might, the Ford engine would not restart. Even the marshals attempted to help by offering the car a push-start down the hill, but no joy. "I could hear it over the radio,” said Rocket, the car’s Number One. “The starter motor was whining over, but there was just no spark."