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Posted: Tue Jul 03, 2007 10:22 pm
by icantdrift
in car vid of nick's crash

http://youtube.com/watch?v=9xpqgC-zbJk

Posted: Tue Jul 03, 2007 10:34 pm
by PmartyX
Frosty_SPL wrote: Maybe the hogans will bitch at nopi for the courses being so dangerous, maybe nopi will listen. :?

:roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll:

The courses are not dangerous

Posted: Tue Jul 03, 2007 11:47 pm
by Tracy
The judges design the courses and that would be Wes, Ernie and Jacob. The Mopar guy was going WAY too fast all day, IMO. It sucks that he crashed and my deepest sympathies go out to him..but you have to gauge the course and drive within the means of the course layout. Nick came in way too hot also. The courses are tight...no doubt about that. I personally would like to see them open up a little, but it is what it is right now. I feel if you don't feell safe then don't drive. It's really that simple.

Posted: Wed Jul 04, 2007 1:14 am
by The Yousef
i saw cook's wreck and it was horrible in person

Posted: Wed Jul 04, 2007 1:22 am
by CodyW
i'll agree that the last 2 tracks were just a bit narrow in my opinion. i think the fact that probably 8-10 cars hit/wrecked at the last 2 events says a little something too. all i want is for more STL style courses, that one was lots of fun, perfect for exiting tandem, and pretty safe.

Posted: Wed Jul 04, 2007 5:55 am
by andysapp
STL was SOO much fun! That track was killer.
:D

Posted: Wed Jul 04, 2007 10:21 am
by Midtenn
Tracy wrote:The Mopar guy was going WAY too fast all day, IMO.
Isn't speed part of the judging? Just throwing that out there.

Posted: Wed Jul 04, 2007 11:41 am
by Zenkis14
andysapp wrote:STL was SOO much fun! That track was killer.
:D
Im still so mad i wasnt able to drive on that course!!

Posted: Thu Jul 05, 2007 11:08 am
by kalifornia087
Midtenn wrote:
Tracy wrote:The Mopar guy was going WAY too fast all day, IMO.
Isn't speed part of the judging? Just throwing that out there.
Theres a big difference between a fast entry, and just going way too fast.

Posted: Thu Jul 05, 2007 11:14 am
by PmartyX
CodyW wrote:i'll agree that the last 2 tracks were just a bit narrow in my opinion. i think the fact that probably 8-10 cars hit/wrecked at the last 2 events says a little something too. all i want is for more STL style courses, that one was lots of fun, perfect for exiting tandem, and pretty safe.
Dude, Denver was WIIDDDDEEEE. People wrecked beacuse of driver error, not course design. LA was more of a commitment track, but still safe. Both courses you really had to mess up to end up in the wall.

Cody, DO NOT BE SCARED OF THE WALLS!!!!!!!! I've been watching you all season, you can do this stuff. You're scared, that's why you're not qualifying. What do I say every event? Look where you want to be, not what you might hit. I'm putting horse blinders on you for Pittsburgh ;)

Honestly, STL was too easy with a weak entry.

Posted: Thu Jul 05, 2007 11:17 am
by PmartyX
Midtenn wrote:
Tracy wrote:The Mopar guy was going WAY too fast all day, IMO.
Isn't speed part of the judging? Just throwing that out there.
Yes it is, but in the driver's meeting it was stated that the wall along the initiation was not judged. So you did not have to be right on it. Chris was initiating at the bottom of the hill all weekend. He just got too close that time.

This accident could have been way worse. If NOPI had used the cheesenut KRail like Miami, Chris would have ended up in the crowd.