Rare Occasion... Auto-x gone bad - Honda Prelude Forum

h22 bb6 · 04-25-2007, 01:16 AM

http://forums.vwvortex.com/zerothread?id=3197431&page=1

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Now for the bad part of the day. The finish section was a quick left into the finish cones. There was room at the time that you could really build up some speed while you ran the last 200 feet. In the first run group in the afternoon session, there was a B-E-A-utiful GT3 running. The forth run was just for fun as only the first 3 runs count toward your points. The guy let his friend drive the 4th run. The friend was driving a nice mid 90's Vette and was one of the fastest cars in the run group. So as he came through the finish cones, he went to grab the brakes but got the clutch instead and this is the aftermath....

Cliff Notes: 4th run of the day, non-timed, non-points. GT3 driver lets able can capable driver of Vette drive the GT3. Apparently confuses brake and clutch. Crashes car through end of course. Ruins approximately 4-6 parked cars in staging/setup area.

MtangKlr · 04-25-2007, 06:26 AM

Damn it man, I bet that guy feels aweful! I had someone back into the Lude the last time I was out he was only about 2ft away from the car and had maybe 2mph when he hit me with the Ball hitch of an S-10 on the front bumper, it left a 2" mark, he felt so bad he hoped out and gave me all the money in his wallet at the time, which was 189 dollars-not that I cared to much **** happens and the bumper was going to get replaced anyway in December, later that day I bumed into a wall at a gas station putting a few more scratches on the bumper. But nothing that bad.

PininFarina456 · 04-25-2007, 09:38 AM

Lesson learned: Don't let somebody who drives an auto drive my car. In most cases, don't let anyone drive it.

paulyg · 04-25-2007, 10:52 AM

Wow. This thing spread like wildfire on the internet. Heard about it on Monday. I hope it doesn't push our insurance sanctions up again.

mtbprelude · 04-25-2007, 11:24 AM

Ugghh as an SSS I wish this would just go away.

JustXtreme · 04-28-2007, 08:01 AM

Thats Great, Thats why i won't let anyone drive my car.