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Old October 25th, 2009, 11:22 AM   #8
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Yes, unfortunately that did happen to me. First time I've ever cracked up any of my cars and I was very disheartened, but I wasn't hurt. Not even sore the next morning so all the safety equipment served their purposes.

It wasn't too bad and I saw it coming so I had the wheel turned and was on the brakes which kept me from going into the wall more directly. I was more pissed off than scared because I should've known better, but I was trying to get a decent data log and the track just wasn't there to try that.

The right front wheel took the blunt of the hit. Basically it messed up the front bumper cover, front right wheel, front right headlight, the front right corner of the hood near the headlight and brushed the rear quarter panel. I put the car on a frame machine and it was checked with laser measurements and everything is still straight, so the damage was cosmetic. I'm taking this oppurtunity to repaint the whole car using a high end painter because I can't handle mismatched panels.

I guess it was bound to happen some day considering the number of runs I put on the car and the power level. I will say this new setup is pretty wicked. Chalking it up as another learning experience. I should be back at the track in the next 2 weeks.
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