[F500] bhf

[herbn44 at mchsi.com]

Stop going there?  That's just crazy talk.
I was using the friday test day to straighten out a couple of problems with the car. A series of adjustments had finally woken the car up. The first lap of the mid afternoon session was faster than the car had gone all day. The car finally had grip and the power to use it. Second lap was looking even better.

Right up until it got to 3A and the braking point. Fronts locked up, car barely slowed down. Turned the wheels, released the brakes, somehow got it around the right hand portion, but it came out of the corner stuck on full throttle, and way too fast for the left. Not much runoff space on the exit. Hit the tire wall and ended up upside down just inches off the track. 

Kinda scary hanging upside down listening to cars going by at full speed. Session did not continue after clean up. 

With alittle help I was able to stitch the car back together and run the rest of the weekend without missing any sessions on saturday.

My thanks to Steve and Darrel and everyone who came by to offer help, parts and encouragement. Or just to make sure I was still alive. 

Herb



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From: "Phil Green" <pwgreen at centurytel.net>
> OUCH!  Herbie better stop going there!  Had a little stint there last
> year....  Herb, you around on the list?  What happened?????
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> -----Original Message-----
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> Brenkus
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> Yes there was. A gentleman named Herb in a 2000 KBS. Throttle stuck wide
> open....  He was ok, car had mostly body damage, and was able to get in the
> race come Sunday. 
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> was there a F500 flip at blackhawk farms on the 21st?
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