oh the irony UPDATED

"IDROVEAPICKUPTRUCK" (idroveapickuptruck)
11/13/2014 at 20:36 • Filed to: None

Guess I'm not going to Lemons this weekend. More details to come later

I was doing final prep before driving to Houston. I had just swapped the brakes and tires. I went on track and bedded in the brakes. After a few laps of that I decided to do a couple hot laps. The new tires felt fantastic, way better than the old ones. I came into a heavy braking zone and my front left brake locked immediately. This spun me and a hit the grass backwards and sideways. My wheels dug in and flipped me twice. When I stopped I undid my harness right away and hit the kill switch. I'm glad I was wearing my Helmet and HANS device. The car still sits as it is in the photo, we didn't have the people to flip it back over and it was getting dark. It looks like part of the cage and the roof collapsed, I'll know more tomorrow when we flip it back over.

As for me I'm totally fine, I think I'll have a few bruises tomorrow but all the safety gear worked as advertised.

Oh yeah, and I totally jinxed myself by spray painting Orlove'd on the car.

DISCUSSION (25)

4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30 > IDROVEAPICKUPTRUCK
11/13/2014 at 19:17

Don't just leave us hanging. Is it broked?

Chris Clarke > IDROVEAPICKUPTRUCK
11/13/2014 at 19:19

Kinja'd!!!

#orloved defined

f86sabre > IDROVEAPICKUPTRUCK
11/13/2014 at 19:20

did you bend the cage? If not the roll that hoopty back over and get to the track.

Arben72 > IDROVEAPICKUPTRUCK
11/13/2014 at 19:23

Someone fp this, the irony is too great.

jkm7680 > IDROVEAPICKUPTRUCK
11/13/2014 at 19:23

Wat happennnnn? Pls tell.

D > IDROVEAPICKUPTRUCK
11/13/2014 at 19:31

Roll cages rock.

carcrasher88 > IDROVEAPICKUPTRUCK
11/13/2014 at 19:43

Kinja'd!!!

Dang, Hall of Fame Racing firesuit? Man, that's old.

Mr. Ontop, No Strokes, No Smokes...Goes Fast. > IDROVEAPICKUPTRUCK
11/13/2014 at 19:49

Kinja'd!!!

I can't tell, does that say "Orloved?"

Big Bubba Ray > IDROVEAPICKUPTRUCK
11/13/2014 at 19:50

Orlove is going to be thrilled that somebody else has rolled their car.

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > Mr. Ontop, No Strokes, No Smokes...Goes Fast.
11/13/2014 at 19:58

Yes.

ly2v8-Brian > IDROVEAPICKUPTRUCK
11/13/2014 at 19:59

Kinja'd!!!

G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 > ly2v8-Brian
11/13/2014 at 20:02

IDROVEAPICKUPTRUCK > f86sabre
11/13/2014 at 20:41

Cage is bent, I'll know more tomorrow when I flip it back over.

f86sabre > IDROVEAPICKUPTRUCK
11/13/2014 at 20:44

that's a rough one. Perhaps you can do a quick, but good, repair to the cage. Good luck.

IDROVEAPICKUPTRUCK > f86sabre
11/13/2014 at 20:52

I'm not planning on attempting it, right now I'm just drinking beer.

IDROVEAPICKUPTRUCK > carcrasher88
11/13/2014 at 20:58

That's my roommate, his brother in law works for a Nationwide team so he sent my roommate his old suit.

IDROVEAPICKUPTRUCK > D
11/13/2014 at 20:58

I'm not seriously questioning if I want to go back on track in my miata with just a rollbar

roflcopter > IDROVEAPICKUPTRUCK
11/13/2014 at 21:00

That's awesome. As the owner of an Lemons car I fully endorse ridiculous shenanigans and laughable failures. Don't get me wrong, I'm glad you're alright, but in a properly built car a rollover rarely results in anything more than some knocks and bruises. I love having a car that I wouldn't be too terribly torn up about doing something like that to, I'm sure you feel the same. I know it sucks to not be able to make a race but at least now you can say you've rolled a racecar.