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« Reply #1 on: March 15, 2010, 07:36:44 pm » |
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Talk about the wheels coming off.......that's the picture!
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« Reply #3 on: March 15, 2010, 07:58:02 pm » |
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holy shit. what a wreck, Is he OK?
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« Reply #4 on: March 15, 2010, 08:09:19 pm » |
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Appears to be. He climbed out on his own and was taken to the hospital for observation. That link has a few more photos.
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« Reply #5 on: March 15, 2010, 08:33:08 pm » |
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03/15/10 Horrific Intersport crash at Sebring UPDATE Team manager Brian Alder reported late Monday that CT Scans of the head and neck were negative.
Reports from IMSA indicated that high winds, at times over 30mph, likely played a major factor in the incident. While Jon initially told medical workers that the rear wing collapsed, the wing remained intact even after the catastrophic accident. A punctured tire has also not been ruled out as the cause.
It’s uncertain if the car will be repaired for the race, or whether the team’s spare chassis, currently at its Dublin, Ohio shop, will be used. |
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« Reply #6 on: March 15, 2010, 08:55:18 pm » |
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Man that looks nasty...... Safety equipment RULES!
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311unity13B
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« Reply #7 on: March 15, 2010, 08:58:45 pm » |
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I wonder if they will have a car ready by race day. If the tub was damaged...who knows.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ezRiF-WKRwSebring laws 1.If you forget a raincoat it will rain,ALOT 2.If you forget a jacket,it will be cold,very cold! 3.If you forget sunscreen,it will be hot and sunny 4.If you forget beer,you are shit out of luck
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« Reply #8 on: March 15, 2010, 10:11:16 pm » |
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If you look closely at the pic, his right hand is pointed up at Turn 10, I believe he is requesting 1 beer, and possibly a diaper.  Good that he lived. Holy shit. |
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« Reply #9 on: March 15, 2010, 10:28:46 pm » |
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ezRiF-WKRwSebring laws 1.If you forget a raincoat it will rain,ALOT 2.If you forget a jacket,it will be cold,very cold! 3.If you forget sunscreen,it will be hot and sunny 4.If you forget beer,you are shit out of luck
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« Reply #10 on: March 15, 2010, 10:35:31 pm » |
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That was a nasty ride ... thank God for the safety built into the cars. Hope Jon's able to run the rest of the week and in The Race Saturday!
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« Reply #11 on: March 16, 2010, 12:01:33 am » |
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That happened way before Turn 10. The car came to rest next to the 200 foot cones.  Article says he was transported to Highlands Regional for observation. |
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« Reply #12 on: March 16, 2010, 06:35:12 am » |
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God Speed,.. will be a nice story if they can get another car back running by Saturday.
It said they had the fastest time of the day!!!
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« Reply #13 on: March 16, 2010, 07:07:36 am » |
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Jesus...the rear wing dosen't look in tact in that last pic...maybe it's still attached to the rear of the car down track. That's an unlikely spot for a car to snap loose, pretty straight corner with some serious downforce. That may have been a blow over.
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BillBones
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« Reply #14 on: March 16, 2010, 10:20:09 am » |
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Here's the latest as of this morning: http://www.americanlemans.com/index_news.php?n=14567UPDATE: JON FIELD RELEASED FROM SEBRING HOSPITAL
Lead Intersport driver in terrifying testing crash
Intersport Racing’s Jon Field was released from a Sebring, Fla., hospital Monday night, hours after a horrific crash during testing for this weekend’s opening round of the 2010 American Le Mans Series presented by Tequila Patrón.
Field, testing for the 58th Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring presented by Fresh from Florida, was taken to Highlands Regional Medical Center following an accident in which his AER-powered Lola B06/10 LMP1 race car got airborne and flipped several times between Turns 9 and 10 of the 3.7-mile, 17-turn Sebring International Raceway circuit.
The car eventually came to a stop upright on its wheels. After being taken to the track's medical center, he was transported to Highlands Regional for further observation.
Prior to the crash, the Intersport Lola-AER had posted the fastest time of the afternoon session. |
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