Scary moment in a Lola
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BJ ! - One hell of a lucky man. But does not look like he has a GT40 :laugh::laugh::laugh:
Here is the footage of the steering wheel coming loose, definitely a scary moment!
Brian Johnson Steering Wheel Fault: http://youtu.be/ApPBtcWTO9E
Brian Johnson Steering Wheel Fault: http://youtu.be/ApPBtcWTO9E
Terry Oxandale
Skinny Man
Just wasn't his time yet!
Of all the dumb things that can happen.....yikes. Looks like the wheel stayed on the shaft, perhaps the universal at the bottom end of the shaft came loose. Luckily he got it under control and stopped the car.
Brian's a hell of a guy - what a great ambassador of the sport. We need more guys like him out there.
Brian's a hell of a guy - what a great ambassador of the sport. We need more guys like him out there.
Jeff Young
GT40s Supporter
If that had happened five seconds sooner coming down the hill, he's head on into the turn 12 concrete barrier at about 100-110 mph. Wow.
I remember reading years ago about an Indy driver that this happened to.. As I recall, he came out of turn two and was going like the hammers of hell when for some reason he pulled back slightly of the steering wheel and the universal joint came off the splines on the steering rack. He (somehow) just pushed the wheel back forward, the splines engaged just in time for him to enter T3... He pitted immediately where they found the grub screw laying on the floor of the race car.
It wasn't his time either - but it was most certainly his day!!!
It wasn't his time either - but it was most certainly his day!!!
