[Shotimes] RE: TCCA event review by Dyno Don

[Dave Kegel]

Forgot one thing...

There are a few pictures of the carnage at http://kurtmetros.com/kegel/

Dave

-----Original Message-----
From: Dave Kegel [mailto:d.kegel@comcast.net] 
Sent: Friday, June 24, 2005 1:43 PM
To: 'TechSHO@topica.com'; 'SHOtimes'
Subject: RE: TCCA event review by Dyno Don


Thanks for the concern Don.  I made it home in (relatively) good shape.  I
think the four wheel braking system is highly overrated.  Three seems to
work just fine  :)

Now I have to try and piece it back together for Indy.

Dave

PS  Don forgot to mention the one rather cool part of my brake explosion...
A couple of the pieces of rotor found themselves off the track and into the
(very dry) infield, which promptly caught on fire.  The very laid back, half
asleep, Gingerman corner workers had to actually jump in their vehicles and
extinguish two fires!

-----Original Message-----
From: Donald Mallinson [mailto:dmall@mwonline.net] 
Sent: Friday, June 24, 2005 9:00 AM
To: 'v8sho'; SHOtimes; SHO Tech; Ken Mallinson
Subject: TCCA event review by Dyno Don



Dave Kegal had a nice expensive race brake rotor come apart, leaving big 
chunks all over the track, but luckily a chunk stuck in the caliper 
keeping the piston in, allowing him to still have brake line pressure 
and get stopped.  I am concerned that he got home safe with brakes on 
only three wheels (only one in front) As he just removed the offending 
disk, secured the chunk of rotor in the caliper and was bummed because 
that ended his day.