PDA

View Full Version : Caterham race panic - One-handed driving in wet race

Molie
04-04-2011, 08:02 PM
:confused: :eek: :D


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k38LyqmUeM0
fhudsonjr
04-04-2011, 08:26 PM
He was very adept at putting his glove on and pass cars.
chris_venturini
04-04-2011, 08:34 PM
I know of *someone* that had a similar thing happen to them a long while back. During the warm-up lap that *person* noticed their HANS was disconnected. Maneuvering the race-car with their knee, avoiding the other tire-scrubbing cars, they quickly removed their gloves, snapped the tethers and managed to put their gloves back on just before the start of the race.

A good reminder to always double check your pre-race mental safety steps.
ker
04-04-2011, 08:43 PM
i've said "don't need no stink'n gloves now that the race is on" :D

helmet strap? a whole nother matter :eek:

arm restraint straps? easy peese ;)

harness straps? eh :cool:
95sprtcpedrvr
04-04-2011, 11:27 PM
Hmmmm, note to self. Keep a more stricter eye on car no. 41.
ker
04-04-2011, 11:46 PM
Hmmmm, note to self. Keep a more stricter eye on car no. 41.

only one of those apply to "41" :D
phil
04-05-2011, 06:42 AM
"...now where's that Jeff Beck CD i dropped?"
Robbie
04-05-2011, 10:22 AM
He doesn't look like he's driving flatout.
The Chazz
04-06-2011, 11:01 AM
He doesn't look like he's driving flatout.

Totally Agree.

Also, just drop the gloves and get at it. Why monkey with getting those on. And i seriously doubt a corner worker is looking to see if your hands are covered.
MHISSTC
04-06-2011, 10:21 PM
...i seriously doubt a corner worker is looking to see if your hands are covered.

Speaking from experience, if grid doesn't catch you and the corner workers don't notice, John will get you from the starter's stand.

;)
phil
04-07-2011, 06:20 AM
He doesn't look like he's driving flatout.
uh, it's raining...:)
The Chazz
04-09-2011, 11:47 AM
uh, it's raining...:)

Watch some old video of Ayrton Senna in the rain. :)
The Chazz
04-09-2011, 11:50 AM
Speaking from experience, if grid doesn't catch you and the corner workers don't notice, John will get you from the starter's stand.

;)

Honestly, even if you risked getting black flag, having someone out there fiddling with their gloves while hucking a 1800lb+ piece of killing machine would really irk me.

Your attention and safety is more important than Nomex gloves covering your mits, lets be honest.

Maybe he should have been black flagged from the beginning.....there is no excuse for not having your helmet cinched. If you have a brainfart that big before a race, makes me scared to be IN a race with that guy.
95sprtcpedrvr
04-10-2011, 03:20 PM
And i seriously doubt a corner worker is looking to see if your hands are covered.

I beg to differ, us corner workers have called in on racers not wearing their gloves and I seem to remember an incident involving a certain SPEC944 director. Hmmmm!?
The Chazz
04-13-2011, 01:35 PM
I beg to differ, us corner workers have called in on racers not wearing their gloves and I seem to remember an incident involving a certain SPEC944 director. Hmmmm!?

You're great corner workers then for sure, which is refreshing.

I have seen a Formula Vee in Canada at Mosport STUFF itself into the wall in Turn 2 (he was knocked unconciousness for 15 minutes).

The corner workers there barely got the yellow flags out. It was sad.