Hello forum,

Don't what to say but I had an unfortunate day at the track today..there was some fluid on the track that was not cleaned off the racing line and I got on it and slid into the barrier backwards as i tried to save the car and my car is pretty much done for the season.

The rear quarter panel is done, both b-pillars are crumpled and my trunk floor is bent. Good news is that everything on the car is salvageable minus the rear bumper, rear lights, one sideskirt and obviously the shell. Im glad i had the roll bar in the car as it probably saved us from the full brunt of the impact. Walked away with a sore neck, bruised shoulder and clavicle. Glad we had our helmets on

I dont usually vent, but this sucks, I feel like **** and depressed and I just want someone to wake me up...

Thanks to Rich and Dave for the help with getting the car ready for the flat bed...and to the CDN forum, please let me know if you have an FD shell or know where I can get one....LHD or RHD (preferrably).

Thanks again.
Ken

 

sorry bout your loss, ill buy ya a 6 pack if it helps with the waking you up

 

Awe damn, where was it? Sorry to hear about the accident.

thewird

 

Terrible news, so sorry man

 

That sucks Ken. Good luck finding a new shell. Hopefully you get one quickly.

 

That's horrible. That has to be my biggest fear, taking the car to the track and not being able to take it home. Sorry to hear, hope you feel better! I'll donate some beer as well.
My first FD only lasted 3 weeks, the only cure is to get yourself another one....

 

Sorry to hear the news. I suppose this was mosport big track as most tracks don't have a wall to hit unless your going towards a long straight.

 

thanks for the support guys. No Ian this was TMP, and it wasnt coming out of the right hander before the straight, not the wall. It was just the one single barrier that i guess people stand behind when marshalling. Couple of cars spun out of the same place I did but I got the worst of it.

 

very sorry to hear about the accident. if you want a good roller and don't mind going to the states, there are a lot of clean oness in the F/S section of rx7 club for very reasonable prices.

good luck!

 

Oh man, sorry to hear that...... good luck finding a shell... and also, WAKE UP too~~~~

 

Man thats a shame and on a pretty slow corner as well, but **** happens.

I am glad that nobody was injured and thats why I kinda get freaked out when I read about guys pulling low 1:30's out of their street cars at Mosport with little to no safety equipment. It just takes a bit of something on the track and ziiinnnggg off you go into the wall. If it can happen to Senna, it could happen to anybody.

Hopefully your loss will make others look at their safety stuff and upgrade to at least a Defnder or Hans device. I would like to see cages and 5 point harnesses (LOL) but you have to be realistic. You can replace a shell, but you can't replace you.

If I can help out in any way, let me know.

Eric

 

Sorry, I should have added this. Have you looked at having the shell pulled out straight? What you describe is a pure racing accident and many guys have their car repaired and have a new rear quarter put on. Wayne Hosacki at Birchmount collision and the guys at 4Way in Brampton have a lot of experience doing this. I don't know if Joe has a chassis plate out at his place, but it is possible and cost effective. My Cougar backed into the Turn 3 wall at Mosport and it was pulled out and other than a few minor floor pan wrinkles, its as good as new.

Granted your beautiful car won't be a virgin anymore, but it will work as good as new and it should be a on cheaper to repair it this way as well.

Eric

 

Sorry to hear this. Best of luck getting back on track.
PK

 

**** ken...sorry to hear this about your car. glad your ok. give me a shout, we'll talk over a beer.

 

We talked about this last night...however you brought up another point. Possibly sell the chassis as is to someone looking to build a race car. I would when I win my max millions!

Just hang in there Ken.

 

ARGH! Sorry to hear, man. That's no fun at all. I fear taking pretty things to the track.

 

Hey Eric, I agree wit you regarding safety equpiment, I actually just installed the kirk racing 4 pt. roll bar and that did help us and always a helmet. Im having a hell of a time finding a shell tho....it seems that I have to buy another rhd rx7.......then part it out once i swap everything over to recoup my losses....I dont even want to look in the garage at all..

 

I didnt think of pulling the car straight again..but i guess ill resort to this if I do not find a shell...or just part out and get out of the game completely

 

Hey Rich, If I find a shell you wanna help me paint it? you did a swell job on your mx6 dood. Thanks again for the support

 

Yeah shawn it sucks, I never worried about crashing when I went to the track, i always worried about the motor going first..she went out on her prime too..still pulling strong and I just had the suspension dialed in..

 

Yeah I know, but Im not the one to just sit there and look at the car, I bought it to enjoy it safely...well as safe as possible anyways.

 

no problem.....i msg fritz here on the forum. Sounds like he would have a few shells available in a couple of weeks. But it is lhd.

in all honesty....the rhd drive for sale in TO should be part of your consideration and factor in what parts you could sell separately to help recoup some of the cost. Go and try using your jokoy charm......ahaha

 

Sorry to hear about the car Ken. When I saw it at the autocross it was looking fantastic. However, the build is one of the best parts of the process right. You will be up and running again soon with an even better car if not the same one. And don't get out of the game. You are one of the ones that convinced me to stay in it. I think we all think about getting out of RX7s or cars altogether sometimes. However, truth be told... it is in our blood. The next shell will be even better.

Keep your head up.

 

thanks again for the ongoing support pare. I sent you a txt. yeah im going to be putting up a list sometime next week once i start taking parts out

 

Glad I got you to stay in the game..its kinda tough right now but you are correct sir, ill be back

Ps. Turn #12 at TMP is now officially "Ken's corner"

and a picture that I have been staring at to remind me and you guys what she looked like...just did the conversion 2 wks ago...



ill keep updating the thread. thanks for the ongoing support