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Please take what I'm about to write with a pinch of salt and not a personal attack. I'll freely admit (and I've put it on YouTube) that I've made mistakes and will continue to, like my spin down Paddock Hill bend at Brands where I overcorrected twice and spun. I was lucky to keep it out of the barriers.
It it seems to me that crash was of your own making, you had negotiated the hardest part of SB SS which in my opinion is the small bump/jump which makes the car go light. The video seems to show that you run over the kerb whilst having neutral throttle ish. There wasn't any weight on the rear when you should of been flat and that would of kept the the weight transfer to the rear. With that much lateral load and an inside wheel on a kerb it is going to cause problems. When the slide initiated no doubt you countered but you can hear the revs drop so you didn't plant your foot and drive through the slide which would of saved you with your LSD with that much momentum.
Once the car hit the rumble strips on the left with that angle you had no chance.
What I am saying is that imo you should fix her and get back on the horse. I've followed your thread and you made a gleaming car and it would be a waste to give in now.
You made a mistake (and I promise I'm not trying to be a dick about it) learn and get that sub 8.
It will happen to me. I always think before I go to the 'ring about a quote Mark Webber said once after a crash- 'You race cars mate, you'll crash cars'. That may be paraphrased but you get the point without trying to sound patronising about it.
It it seems to me that crash was of your own making, you had negotiated the hardest part of SB SS which in my opinion is the small bump/jump which makes the car go light. The video seems to show that you run over the kerb whilst having neutral throttle ish. There wasn't any weight on the rear when you should of been flat and that would of kept the the weight transfer to the rear. With that much lateral load and an inside wheel on a kerb it is going to cause problems. When the slide initiated no doubt you countered but you can hear the revs drop so you didn't plant your foot and drive through the slide which would of saved you with your LSD with that much momentum.
Once the car hit the rumble strips on the left with that angle you had no chance.
What I am saying is that imo you should fix her and get back on the horse. I've followed your thread and you made a gleaming car and it would be a waste to give in now.
You made a mistake (and I promise I'm not trying to be a dick about it) learn and get that sub 8.
It will happen to me. I always think before I go to the 'ring about a quote Mark Webber said once after a crash- 'You race cars mate, you'll crash cars'. That may be paraphrased but you get the point without trying to sound patronising about it.
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