Funny story in the SoPac news

[Dave Riddle <dave@microworks.net>]

In the Cal Club portion of the SoPac news is a funny story about an 
incident in the S2 race back in February at Willow Springs.

"...Actually, the whole race was pretty clean and drama free, with the 
exception of John Page's Swift driving straight off at turn 4 in the 
opening laps. He went off so fast and so straight that his car was up on 
top of a hill alongside the fence where many competetors never even noticed 
it.  It was safely out of harm's way so it had no effect on the race (other 
than for Page).  In fact, it as in such an unusual spot that the tow 
workers could't figure out how to get it down and it was left there for the 
next race too!"

Here is the "transcription" of the radio call on this as reported in the paper

CORNER: "Car 7 off turn 4...drivers left"

CONTROL: "Is tow needed"

CORNER: "No he's clear"

CONTROL: ...silence (as there is no NORMAL clear/safe spot there) "The car 
is safe?"

CORNER: "The car is in the parking lot"

CONTROL: ...longer silence... (note here that the car must leave the 
track... cross desert... climb a 5 - 6 FOOT dirt and rock berm... and go 
through the track boundary fence to reach the parking area!) "Where?"

CORNER: "The parking area"

CONTROL" ...silence... "Does he have 4-wheel drive!?"

The story included a picture of the car stuck dead in the middle of the 
fence!  Left side in the parking lot and right side on the edge of the hill 
slopping down to the track.