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26 Jul 2004, 00:32 (Ref:1047197)
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Huge rollover in Aussie Racers
Any word on Travis Edwards??
He had a huge rollover in the kink leading to Penrite yesterday in the VIP Aussie Racer. Not sure how many times it rolled but must have been 6-7. The front right wheel almost landed in my beer! Travis got out of the remains of the car OK then slumped to the ground probably in shock. He was taken away in an ambo but no mention was made of his condition. Hope you're OK Travis. That was a BIG one... |
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26 Jul 2004, 00:34 (Ref:1047199)
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That was a big crash that is for sure.I am sure that we wouldn't have been talking abot Cam and Rick had that wheel hit someone................ food for thought.
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26 Jul 2004, 00:40 (Ref:1047205)
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I didnt see anything on it , but sounds very nasty indeed , I hope Travis is ok.
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In Loving memory of Peter Brock I hate it when im driving in a straight line & Seb Vettel runs into me GO THE MIGHTY HAWKS !!!!
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26 Jul 2004, 00:49 (Ref:1047209)
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did you see it on the TV news?
apparently it was shown on all 3 channels last night, did anybody see it? I believe Travis is fine. I saw his father after the last race so the family was still at the track. How tough are those cars!!!
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26 Jul 2004, 01:03 (Ref:1047214)
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They said 8 times on the TV, looked like a big higfh speed NASCAR wreck just in a lot smaller car
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Succes is a result of judgment,that is inturn a result of experience that has come from instances of bad judgment. "Montoya made some last minute changes to his suspension but it seemed to effect it's handling"-Classic
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26 Jul 2004, 01:05 (Ref:1047216)
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Yeah I counted 8 rolls as well. It was huge crash hope he is ok.
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26 Jul 2004, 01:09 (Ref:1047219)
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I saw the accident on Sports Tonight & it was quite a scary accident, it would've been one hell of a ride.
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26 Jul 2004, 02:50 (Ref:1047263)
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Just a comment - why aren't wheel tethers being introduced into all classes of motorsport?
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26 Jul 2004, 03:12 (Ref:1047269)
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Did anyone see what caused it ? Was he pushed or was it self inflicted ? There seems to bee too many cars in the fields, sure they're small but while it may be ok to have 3 abreast through a corner, you often get 4 or 5 having a go, there seems to be an increase in the carnage in these races and the accidents are getting more serious.
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26 Jul 2004, 05:21 (Ref:1047307)
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he hit annother car (or that car hit him, i couldnt tell) then he rolled once slowish, then caught the grass and rolled annother 8 times (well i counted 9 rolls).
it will be on trackside next sunday at 2pm. on sky news they showed an angle from someone in the crowd that videos taped it and it looked worse from the amateur camera view. |
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26 Jul 2004, 06:44 (Ref:1047341)
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Hi guys, thanks for all of your concern. I am ok, albeit very stiff and sore. I was looked after extremely well by the medical team at the track then transferred to Wangaratta Base for x-rays and observation, everything showed up ok and I've just been to my doctor up here on the Gold Coast and have received the all clear.
The car from what I've been told (I haven't seen it yet) is not too badly damaged, despite the cosmetics and extremities. The front end copped most of the brunt which should fairly easily fixed. The car is on it's way back home as we speak and will have to be stripped upon arival, then sent back down to the Aussie Racing Cars workshop in Sydney for the repair. Provided everything is as it seems, we hope to have it back in a couple of weeks, followed by some long hours putting everything back in, and we'll be on our way to Oran Park. It's all a bit disheartening really for the team since it's only been about 3 or 4 months since I rolled at ECR. We'd done brilliantly to recover to 2nd in the championship following that, but now this is really going to hurt us. Lets hope this is the last of it. I'm just very thankful the cars are built as well as they are, if they weren't I'm sure I wouldn't have been able to walk away from either of the rollovers. The well wishes have been flooding in so thank you all, the support being shown makes the recovery process so much easier. cheers Trav |
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26 Jul 2004, 06:49 (Ref:1047343)
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Glad to hear you're all OK, from what I saw, you had a pretty rough weekend, hopefully the frame will show up straight.
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26 Jul 2004, 06:59 (Ref:1047347)
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Glad to see your ok hope you get out there at Oran Park and get a good result.
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26 Jul 2004, 07:13 (Ref:1047356)
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We did have a rough weekend, which saw us start 2 races from the back of the grid. Sunday was looking so promising. The car was absolutely brilliant prior to the incident, but now it's back the the drawing board. Budget will be the big question now. And on top of it, I'm going to have to fund a new helmet also. A $1000 helmet down the drain after that roll, the good news is that it did it's job. The whole weekend has not been an easy pill to swallow.
We definately plan to make it to Oran park some way or another. I'm even more determined now than I was before, I have a feeling a VIP 1-2 won't be far away. Last edited by EMR39; 26 Jul 2004 at 07:14. |
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26 Jul 2004, 07:48 (Ref:1047385)
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Good on Ya Trav , glad your ok and i hope you can make it Oran Park.
Now you just curl up in your basket and get some rest and eat plenty of VIP and things will work out just fine , theres a good boy 
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26 Jul 2004, 07:59 (Ref:1047391)
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How keen are these guys???????
Sunday afternoon they're pulling somersaults in a car in Victoria. Monday afternoon they're checking out the forums from Queensland... Glad you're OK Travis. I've finally seen the crash that tops Mezera's at Bathurst in '97. |
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26 Jul 2004, 09:34 (Ref:1047482)
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I have to say that you were lucky and unlucky that the grass was wet and soft, lucky, because it absorbed and softened the impacts , and unlucky, because I do not think that you would have rolled as much if it was harder and you had not dug in.
But it is good to hear that you are all OK. |
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26 Jul 2004, 23:35 (Ref:1048330)
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Thankfully the ground was soft to absorb the impact better. I'm told the car surprisingly came out of it with not much more than superficial damage. Just hoping we can get it back on track for Oran Park, so I don't lose any further championship points.
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1 Aug 2004, 05:42 (Ref:1053063)
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amazing.
i just saw the crash for the first time on trackside , and boy Trav you sure took a hard like there , glad you are ok though and hope you can repair the car for Oran Park. One thing they mentioned during the telecast was that Aussie racers dont run windscreen wipers. why is this ? and is there any plans for them to be fitted in the future ? I would certainly think its a major safety claim that the drivers could put to Phil Ward and the organizers thats for sure. |
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In Loving memory of Peter Brock I hate it when im driving in a straight line & Seb Vettel runs into me GO THE MIGHTY HAWKS !!!!
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1 Aug 2004, 09:39 (Ref:1053150)
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Go the RainX!
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1 Aug 2004, 09:41 (Ref:1053153)
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it certainly made my day more exciting, he was heading staright towards, and we were contemplating places to hide.
But everything stopped well before the fence, but wheels tend to bounce, so thats what i wa nervous off |
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1 Aug 2004, 11:56 (Ref:1053241)
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Must have been almost sitting right beside you!
I did keep a lookout for the DJR jacket and beanie but didn't see one. Come to think of it, I don't reckon I've seen one anywhere since about 1994......... 
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1 Aug 2004, 23:11 (Ref:1053607)
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most of us run products similar to Rain-X on our windscreens. This generally does the job. The real problem we have is fogging up of the windscreens, particularly in weather as cold as Winton. We're working on ways to alleviate that at the moment. The car's being repaired at the moment, and should be ready for us to pick it up on Friday. Bring it back home, bolt all the bits back on and head Down to Oran Park. Fingers crossed, we'll have enough time.
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4 Aug 2004, 10:08 (Ref:1055949)
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There is a series of 4 pics of the crash from a head on angle by Peter Weaver in todays issue of Motorsport News.
Mind you Peter was in his usual spot at turn 1 at Sandown on the weekend and he showed me the full collection of about 20 pictures. |
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5 Aug 2004, 12:42 (Ref:1057005)
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was I smiling for the camera?
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