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by **SkylineObsession** » Mon Mar 28, 2011 7:26 pm

http://www.drivesouth.co.nz/news/latest ... urning-car

http://www.stuff.co.nz/timaru-herald/sp ... or-Raceway

Pics from ODT.

Sorry if this is a repost. Was anyone there who witnessed it/took photos? I wanted to go to this race too.

by **YeMs** » Mon Mar 28, 2011 7:53 pm

SH!T!! thats intense! the dude must have been knocked out, didnt look like he was movin alot.

by **Mad Murphy** » Mon Mar 28, 2011 8:06 pm

Wow, this car lives just down the road from my place. See it quite often. Looks like a pretty big crash!

by **KinLoud** » Mon Mar 28, 2011 8:20 pm

I'm guessing it will be one of the Toyota Levins converted to rwd with 2jzgte engine.
Pretty sure Matt Dunn and family built them.

Reminds me why I always use all my safety gear! Even on trackdays!

Ken

by **Mr Revhead** » Mon Mar 28, 2011 8:21 pm

Yeah thats the ex Dunn car...

That is a naaasty crash, quite a fast part of the track there.....

by **Mr Ree** » Mon Mar 28, 2011 8:29 pm

I caught a flash of this on the news tonight but didnt hear the story.

Does anyone know what happened? Looks like the rear got pretty badly crushed and the tank ruptured.

Is the driver relatively unharmed?

by **fangsport** » Mon Mar 28, 2011 8:49 pm

holy crap. a lot worse when you see the photos.
wasn't there, but looking at the angle of Matt's car (and the marks on the Subby) there must have been contact just before first photo.
notorious piece of the track for carnage, have photos of the late Ashley Stitchbury's Tranzam looking rather similar (albiet without the flames) from coming unstuck at the same point.

wish you a speedy recovery, Matt. you don't look too lifelike in the photos.

by **JustinSpiderholden** » Mon Mar 28, 2011 9:00 pm

Geeze thats a messy crash, so thats is the end of both RWD AE101s

Bloody Subaru Drivers

by **Truenotch** » Mon Mar 28, 2011 9:06 pm

Wow, that's the worst crash I've seen in NZ for quite a long time... Hope the driver was OK - it doesn't sound or look good though.

It's a shame to see such an awesome car destroyed too.

by **matt dunn** » Mon Mar 28, 2011 9:12 pm

JustinSpiderholden wrote:, so thats is the end of both RWD AE101s

No the other one is still racing.

by **VR-4Squid** » Tue Mar 29, 2011 12:17 am

Mr Ree wrote:I caught a flash of this on the news tonight but didnt hear the story.

Does anyone know what happened? Looks like the rear got pretty badly crushed and the tank ruptured.

Is the driver relatively unharmed?

On TV3 news they said he'd issued a statement from hospital saying he's "as ugly as ever" so it would seem so.

Pretty horrific accident though.

by **Mr Ree** » Tue Mar 29, 2011 10:54 am

Glad to hear he is alive and kicking

One thing that I just noticed is if you look closely in the first pic in this thread, you can see the RHS rear wheel of the Subaru is off the ground.

He must have been braking f'n hard to do that.

by **1I1** » Tue Mar 29, 2011 11:25 am

Looks like it's mid accident perhaps?

by **Adamal** » Tue Mar 29, 2011 11:26 am

Mr Ree wrote:One thing that I just noticed is if you look closely in the first pic in this thread, you can see the RHS rear wheel of the Subaru is off the ground.

He must have been braking f'n hard to do that.

Yea, I noticed that too, and he's also on a really bizzare line....

by **Girvs** » Tue Mar 29, 2011 11:26 am

Wow and the car was listed on TM that morning too.
http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Motor ... 367001.htm

Glad he's alive. Thats one hell of a crash.

by **Mr Revhead** » Tue Mar 29, 2011 11:27 am

Pure speculation, but possibly the Subaru was going wide to allow the Levin through and contact was made.
But that's a wild pointless guess really.

by **Adamal** » Tue Mar 29, 2011 11:29 am

I'd say the back slid out, which could be why the inside rear wheel has lifted off the ground. Might have got a tap from the Levin when he started turning in?

by **Mr Revhead** » Tue Mar 29, 2011 11:34 am

It's not really a corner, more of a kink, not a braking point. A lift on some cars foot flat on others (Matt has an interesting story to tell about trying to take it foot flat with no wing

)

Maybe someone who was there can fill nit he gaps, can't tell stuff all from those pics.

by **fangsport** » Tue Mar 29, 2011 12:11 pm

Mr Revhead wrote:Pure speculation, but possibly the Subaru was going wide to allow the Levin through and contact was made.
But that's a wild pointless guess really.

probably not a bad one, considering the last race for most classes is usually a reverse grid handicap start

by **matt dunn** » Tue Mar 29, 2011 1:35 pm

Adamal wrote:I'd say the back slid out, which could be why the inside rear wheel has lifted off the ground. Might have got a tap from the Levin when he started turning in?

That is mid crash the first picturein the original post.

Below the drivers door of the Subaru you can see the mark where the rear wheel of the Levin was when they hit.

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