[Fot] Lime Rock report

[Joe Alexander]

This happened at Greenwood in Iowa with a Jaguar 120. Fixed head coupe, but
driver died. This was in 1965. We couldn't believe it, even back then.

Joe Alexander
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> On Sep 2, 2014, at 7:06 PM, Todd Redmond <alfetta95 at optonline.net> wrote:
>
> "screwed to a plywood floor"
>
>
> Come on, isn't that supposed to be checked? B How did it pass tech?
>
>
>
>> On Tue, Sep 02, 2014 at 06:48 PM, John Hasty wrote:
>>
>> Report from Apex's tuner is that his lap belt was screwed to a plywood
>> floor &
>> of course let go
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>>> On Sep 2, 2014, at 5:13 PM, "SpiwakD at aol.com"  wrote:
>>>
>>> My wife was at the scene of the fatal accident at Lime Rock when  it
>>> happened. The driver had a too-low roll bar, lap belt only and no arm
>> restraints.
>>> Witnesses saw him whipping around inside of the car. During  five
>>> rolls his
>>> head was crushed on the pavement.
>>>
>>> VSCCA does not require roll bars and allows minimal safety equipment.
>>> The
>>> philosophy is that if drivers have all the latest safety gear, it
>>> will
>>> incline  them to drive too fast. VSCCA suggests driving at only
>>> "6/10th".
>> They
>>> have never  heard of the famous Red Mist that is familiar to the rest
>>> of us.
>>> The racing club  VRG formed when real racers in VSCCA got tired of
>>> driving
>>> with guys who  wanted to do parade laps.
>>>
>>> Many of the VSCCA cars are barely race cars and often create a real
>>> hazard
>>> due to slow driving and failing to give way to faster cars. That was
>>> the
>>> case in  my group in the Lime Rock races when two slow small sedans
>>> insisted
>>> on hitting  every apex when being lapped by cars traveling 30 mph
>>> faster.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I ran the weekend with my TR3 and finished third in a field of 36
>>> that
>>> included Aston, Ferrari 12 cyl. and 15 Alfas. During the first race
>>> my rear
>>> wheel cylinder seal went and I had no brakes at the end of the
>>> straight. The
>>> Alfa in front of me had very good brakes and I rear-ended him at over
>>> 100
>>> mph.  Since we were both moving, it was not serious, though I did
>>> make his
>> lap
>>> time a  bit faster. Amazingly, he kept going so I did also until half
>>> a lap
>>> later when  my temp gauge topped 250 and I quit. My whole nose, grill
>>> and
>>> radiator were  smashed and a fender buckled. I was wearing a Hans and
>>> never
>>> moved during the  crash. No bruises either. I had another radiator
>>> that I
>>> have been carrying for  20 years, so was able to finish the weekend.
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