Another Norris Designs Evo wrecked !

[TaKeN]

Just been browsing the GTi-6 forum and found this..

So this is the second accident at Castle Combe ?

Not a nice day for Simon. It seemed the brakes failed completely and his only option was to put the car sideways and collide with the fellow racer. Second time in a few months I believe.

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Video is quite long though.. crash happens somewhere around the 10 minute mark although I enjoyed watching him Battle with the Red Evo for ages

Not the best way to stop a car with no brakes though as I'm sure most of you will decide, but at 110mph you don't have time to think !

 

[TaKeN]

From what I've read, it seems the cars brakes weren't the best early on, the red car has less horsies than Norris car but it kept outbraking him.. if he did know something wasn't quite right.. why didn't he quit the race

Mitsubishi Lancer Forum..

That forum is funny ! Anyone who says anything contreversial about Mr Norris gets a right telling orf

The cause of the crash was total brake failure on the approach to Tower, I applied the brakes three times but all that happened was the rears locked and unlocked scrubbing no speed. Becuase of this I turned the car in very very early (before the corner) to try and get the car sideways so I could scrub off some speed. It stopped an even more serious possible outcome......ie death for me!

Sadly this meant HEAVY contact with Gary (Orange car) and then the tyre wall. There was a full investigation today (after the event) and I have been praised by the clerk of the course for the way I dealt with a very nasty situation. The official cause was "mechanical failure".

Sadly this 800mile old Evo 9 RS is a total loss, needs a reshell in the minimum. I may just break the car and take some time out until the green car is fixed though. Kind of makes you realise how dangerous motorsport can be.

Cheers all

Si

p.s. The brakes had boiled fluid which had no previous signs until I applied them on the approach to this corner.

Thats Simon Norris himself.. when I managed to boil the brake fluid in my 205 ( Caliper was abit grotty and stuck on ) you knew about it gradually, you didn't just suddenly realise, it all seems abit fishy to me