Pics+Video From PUTNAM PARK

Boy is this lotus fun out on the track.

It was my first track day with the car, and OMG this thing comes alive on a track. It was truly what these puppies were built for.

I cant for next time.




Setting up camp^^No kevin because he couldnt save me a spot next to him. :nonod: This place was packed. So i found a lotus friend.




:blush2: ^^^ GT3 with carbon wing









Nopt sure if i like the cobra with a hardtop.:frown2:





Fokin sweet^ Cayenne turbo GTS


This Mini was one of the only cars in our group i felt was faster than me. I didnt get to talk to this guy so i didnt figure out exactly what he had done. But it is a JCW package with racing rubber(i believe). I saw a strut bar and harnesses. This guy was a good driver. I was unable to shake him for about 3/4 of a lap so i let him pass on the straight.





Little story that goes with these last 2 pics.
An Older AUDI hatchback in the race series went off track before turn 5. He went dead straight off the track instead of making the turn. No brakes no steering. They dont know know what happened. He drove straight into the woods car flipped, they had to get chain saws to drag the car out.
No word yet on the guys condition or if hes even alive. I know two things.
They covered the car before bringing it back to the paddock and immediately parking it in the garage. Which tells me Blood was a possibility.
The other thing is the air care stayed on the ground for about 20 minutes. Which makes me think they were in no hurry to get him to the hospital. Maybe he wasnt in very critical condition. Or maybe he had already passed....










Full race prepped Mustang GT, not sure about its modifications. But i ate this guy alive out on the track.











And the videos.
YouTube - Lotus Exige S @ Putnam
YouTube - Lotus Exige Passing 2 spec miatas @ Putnam
YouTube - Lotus Exige S @ putnam Park
YouTube - Lotus Exige S @ Putnam fly-by

listen to him casey
the REAL racetrack is an entirely different world nest to autox


not looking good for that guy
someone check the paper to see if it says anything about him

I got an update.

He's suffered a concusion and was unconsious after the accident. He has since woken up and has been walking around talking and joking.

So its looking good. Thank god.

good to hear he's ok and looks like you had a blast.

Gives me th creeps, I have been out there for the last 2 days on the track, and going back out today,,

Glad to know that the Audi Driver was OK. Bummer about his car, though.

When we were testing one of our Mustang race cars, one of our drivers put his left wheels into the grass going into the last turns and shot straight out into the woods. Grass was wet then. It wasn't too bad though. Full caged, reinforced chassis on the mustang meant the only things we had to do was replace the front bumper cover and dig out grass.

I wonder what went wrong for this guy?

if he didn't brake nor steer, probably a black out or something.

Im curious about that too. I havent seen the cause posted yet though.

or shit broke
it is a mustang after all

This guy was in an Audi. Our guy who launched the mustang was a few years ago.

The guy was out at Putnam yesterday. Does not remember the crash. He drove arround the track in a pickup trying to remeber what happened....
There are tracks off the track whee he went inot the woods. No skid marks..
Maybe he passed out???? glad he is OK though....scary pictures of the car..
The car was upside down and they had to cut his HANS device to get him out of the car..

I believe they also had to chainsaw some trees in order to get the car out.

could be he went right inot the woods...

I agree the top looks horrible on these, but that is my old man's car and the tech people made him run it since he only had a roll bar on the driver side.