2011 Mitty Challenge @ Road Atlanta: How not to take turn 12
A huge THANK YOU to the Road America Safety Crew and medical team who were instantly on the scene. It could have been much worse, so it's good to know these guys are there.
HSR Mitty Road Atlanta 2012 Edward Sevadjian Feature GP 5 Duntov Motor Company 69 Corvette
This is the start of the Group 5 feature race during the Mitty at Road Atlanta. The back straight was crisscrossed with oil and speedy dry as a result a stock car blowing up in the heat previous to our race. The car is a 69 Corvette with a 427, stock brakes, suspension and steering. It was driven by Edward Sevadjian and prepared by Duntov Motor Company
Sherman tank engine first start
First start of the Continental R975-C4 after rebuild. This engine is going soon into the Sherman M4A1 76mm HVSS completely rebuild.
Premier démarrage du moteur Continental R 975-C4 après remise en état qui serra bientôt replacé dans le Sherman M4A1 76mm HVSS
Horrible Crashes: Racecars Splitting in Half (Stock-Car, Touringcar and Truck Edition)
*One fatal crash included, accident behind the scene* (First clip)
Note: I forgot to use Mike Harmons crash at Bristol in 2002.
A compilation featuring some of the most violent crashes of all time: Metalcrunching accidents that caused race cars to split in half.
All of the drivers in this video survived their accidents.
Clips in order of their appearance:
Joe Frasson, NASCAR @ Daytona 1979 (Qualifier)
Injuries: None
Note: Don Williams died after 10 years in coma when his car hit the wall nearly head on at full speed, but that was not covered by the TV cameras.
Michael Waltrip, NASCAR @ Bristol 1990
Injuries: None
Jeremy Dale (Blue car) and Fabrizio Barbazza (Yellow car that split in half), IMSA @ Road Atlanta 1995
Injuries: Both of the drivers suffered injuries that would proof to be career-ending.
Jack Bland, Late Models @ Hagerstown Speedway 1996
Injuries: Broken leg
Steve Grissom, NASCAR @ Atlanta 1997
Injuries: Broken ankle
Geoff Bodine, NASCAR Truck Series @ Daytona 2000
Injuries: He broke his right wrist, right cheekbone, a vertebra in his back, his right ankle, and also suffered a concussion. Nine fans were also injured in the accident.
Bruno Junqueira and Diumar Bueno (Who's truck split in half), Formula Truck @ Sao Paulo 2010
Injuries: None
Giorgio Bartocci, Trofeo Lamborghini @ Brno 2010
Injuries: Broken ribs, a broken leg and second-degree burns over 40% of his body
Note: This crash was a total disaster for the firefighters on the track.
Giorgio was trapped inside his burning Lamborghini for almost a minute before one of his crew members who did not wear a fireproof suit and got his face burned could pull him out.
Giorgio is still recovering from his injuries.
Road Atlanta NASA 3 13 2011 CRASH
Thunder Roadster No. 26 Spins in front of Porsche 944 No. 19, causing a crash and retiring both cars, Minw with bosy damage and a broken radiator.
The Mitty 2012 Triumph Feature Race_0001.wmv
Terrific turnout at the 2012 Mitty where Triumph was the featured marque. It was such a treat to see nothing but British cars on the track, this should be a regular feature at vintage races. All we need is enough participation at every event to guarantee a separate class... small bore racers, bring your cars out to play 'cause we love seeing them run!
Sorry for the poor video quality, just grabbed the footage without a tripod on a P&S camera.
VIPER IDIOT AT ROAD ATLANTA - 12/03/06
Check out this footage taken from one of our Porsche group on Road Atlanta this past weekend. More details can be found here:
http://www.carolinaspeedzone.com/road_atlanta_dec2006/viper_idiot.html
Onboard at HSR Mitty 2012
This is qualifying from run group 2 at the 2012 HSR Mitty historic races, presented by Classic Motorsports magazine. Track was a bit foggy and my camera lens was a bit oily.
Onboard a 1956 Lotus Eleven as it attempts to work through traffic at Road Atlanta. The object is to get one good lap time for qualifying which is very difficult with 50+ cars on track and a substantial speed disparity between cars. Make sure you see all the way to the end!
Cars seen in video:
Elva, Lotus, Corvair, MG, Jaguar, Ginetta, Porsche, Austin Healey, Triumph. Mini
Data by Traqmate, Video by GoPro HERO2
Mitty 2011 "Vintage Racing Today" movie promo piece
We are making a movie called VINTAGE RACING TODAY. It is about the people that do this wonderful hobby. This is a promo piece for that movie, and the great Vintage Racing event called the Mitty. It was a great weekend. You need to go next year.
2012 Sebring 12 Hour - SVRA Sprint Race
SVRA Vintage Sprint Race on Friday March 16... it was great to be part of the Sebring 12 Hour 60th Anniversary celebration. Made a lousy start but still had a fun race compared to Thursday's enduro. Caught up to everyone soon enough, and might have even gotten by the 240Z and 911 if not for an Alfa in the wrong place at the wrong time. Just one more lap!
Starting to really appreciate the grip of old-school Goodyear bias-plys.
