Ooops

[dodgyken]

I had a small technical problem with the Alpina.

Ooops (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hdK9unHqJyY)

Time to find an M3 donor car :twisted:

[clubsportmatt]

Whoa!!?! What was the technical problem?!?!?! Hope your ok??

[booforty]

Geez was that you?

[dodgyken]

That was my Dad and I. Rear trailing arm declared independence - and at the same time annexed part of the chassis. The results are pretty clear.

On the plus side, once the right donor car is found she will be up and running again - the damage is mainly superficial, thanks to an impressive performance by the rollcage

We escaped with no more than 2 days of having a slightly stiff neck - that was it.

[Black Sabbath]

:eek: :eek: Bloody hell Neil,glad you are both okay.Played that back several times just to watch the point where you hit the barrier :eek: .Proves the point about the rollcage though,its an important safety device and a testament to its strength that you both just got away with a stiff neck

[gie0320]

:eek: :eek: Glad you are both ok.

[Moe]

Glad your ok metal can be replaced

[SpeedTrap]

Whew Neil...I could see that it was quite a bang when you hit the armco - even lifted one side of the car up. Glad you and your dad are ok. Sorry to hear about the car. J

[huzi7]

:eek::eek::eek: Glad both of you are OK

[booforty]

Are you going to rebuild it Neil?

[MARTY]

Crikey, that was quite a shunt. Glad to hear you are both ok. Bet that roll cage feels like it was worth every penny now. Shame about the car but look forward to seeing the progress of the re-buid.

[jurka]

glad to know you ok Neil


when you back on a track? did you had any accidents before?

or is it your first big one?


you dont have a feeling that something might go wrong and therefore you wont go that fast anymore?

[Styler]

glad you are ok!

[BMW JAY84]

OUch thats a nasty off. Glad your both ok look forward to seeing the new improved one :)

[dodgyken]

I have nudged the tyres at 3mph before - but is it. There was no warning - just a big bang from the back - and then the rest is history.

The rebuild is being planned at the moment - just need the right donor car.

The cage is superb - Custom Cages - multipoint weld in - absolute incredible

[XKaLiBaR]

dam dude, that was so sudden. I bet you were thinking at the time 'what the fuck?!?!'....bang! it looked like you stepped on the grass a little. you were going a lot faster than anyone else lol :D
Glad your ok buddy, the new car will be better. do you have to pay for the damage to the rails?

[mysticm3]

omg at least you two are ok mate who filmed it anyway?

[styler2002i]

thats got 2 hurt... DAAAAMMMNNN...

[Gee]

Holy crap Neil. Glad you and your dad are ok!

[dodgyken]

In answer to the question who filmed it - the circuit. Because SPA is an F1 circuit it has full CCTV recorded race control - highly impressive room with about 40 42" LCD screens. They just copy and paste your movie onto a USB stick and give you the codec.

Thanks to all those who wanted to know if we were OK - we were both fine. A little shocked, but only slight stiff necks for 2 days. Not bad considering the impact - hitting the barrier at over 75mph.

[BigFas]

Missed this thread first time round! good to hear you and your dad are both fine, that's some impact!! get back in the saddle kid :)

[Silver]

Think I saw the car down at Bexley. Guy was using air pressure hose to get rid of the dirt didnt look too happy that he got cover in it.

[ShaanK]

bloody hell mate that is nasty looking. very glad your ok and with no injury!!!!! hope you get it sorted soon though and get back out there!

[Raj]

Damn Neil. Glad you are both OK. Thank god for roll cages...:cool:

[alexsh1]

Good to know you are alright!
How badly the car was damaged?

[dodgyken]

Good to know you are alright!
How badly the car was damaged?

I tried T-cut - but I think it needs the full clay bar and valet to buff the damage out :cool: :cool:

Seriously - it is about £2000 for the chassis and body repairs + donor car.

Reasonably cheap for what needs doing. Bexleys are helping out immensely