"NoahthePorscheGuy" (porsche)
01/25/2014 at 17:11 • Filed to: Rolex 24
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"NoahthePorscheGuy" (porsche)
01/25/2014 at 17:11 • Filed to: Rolex 24 | 4
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Update: Both Drivers Have Now Been Removed From the Cars
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The Transporter
> NoahthePorscheGuy
01/25/2014 at 17:12 |
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That crash was insanely violent. I'm really worried about this.
71MGBGT Likes Subarus of Unusual Colors
> NoahthePorscheGuy
01/25/2014 at 17:14 |
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Thank's for posting this, but I'm not going to recommend it.
Battery Tender Unnecessary
> NoahthePorscheGuy
01/25/2014 at 17:16 |
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Matteo Malucelli in the Ferrari was reported concious and alert. They're cutting Memo Gidley out of the prototype.
Anima
> NoahthePorscheGuy
01/25/2014 at 17:17 |
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Edit: Holding off until more news.
ttyymmnn
> NoahthePorscheGuy
01/25/2014 at 17:18 |
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Oh my gosh indeed. Any news? I'm not watching at the moment.
Harrison Voorhees
> NoahthePorscheGuy
01/25/2014 at 17:22 |
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Darren Law (Memo's teammate) just said they're skipping the infield care facility and taking him straight to the hospital.
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Harrison Voorhees
> ttyymmnn
01/25/2014 at 17:24 |
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Darren Law (Memo's teammate) just said they're skipping the infield care facility and taking him straight to the hospital.
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The Transporter
> ttyymmnn
01/25/2014 at 17:24 |
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I just saw them wheel Memo Gidley on a stretcher into the ambulance.
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ttyymmnn
> Harrison Voorhees
01/25/2014 at 17:27 |
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That can't be good.
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Anima
> Battery Tender Unnecessary
01/25/2014 at 17:29 |
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Please keep updating.. I have no way of keeping upt to date besides Oppo here in the EU. That looked BAD! Hope everybody comes out with no lasting damages.. Since no serious injuries looks to be very unlikely.. Shocked and flabbergasted are the only words to describe this..
benn454
> NoahthePorscheGuy
01/25/2014 at 17:32 |
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I really hope he pulls a McNish and turns out to be ok.
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Battery Tender Unnecessary
> Anima
01/25/2014 at 17:39 |
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Last I heard Matteo was taken to the infield facility and was under observation but apparently ok for the moment. He had the benefit of the energy dissipation from the rear engine in the Ferrari. No word on Memo's condition but he was taken directly to the hospital.
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Harrison Voorhees
> benn454
01/25/2014 at 17:42 |
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McNish got out under his own power. Unfortunately Memo did not, but keep sending positive wuju his way!
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benn454
> Harrison Voorhees
01/25/2014 at 17:44 |
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That is true. I'm just saying that his crash looked just as horrific as this one.
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Anima
> Battery Tender Unnecessary
01/25/2014 at 17:44 |
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Thank you! This is one of those "it couldn't have gone any worse crashes.." Damn.
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Battery Tender Unnecessary
> Anima
01/25/2014 at 18:07 |
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Risi's twitter said both drivers are now at the hospital and that Memo was concious. Matteo might have a back injury. Hoping for the best.
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Harrison Voorhees
> benn454
01/25/2014 at 18:19 |
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yup I agree completely. My heart sunk immediately.
themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles
> NoahthePorscheGuy
01/25/2014 at 18:44 |
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At the very least, the ferrari was moving forwards already so when the prototype struck it, the forces the drivers went through were bad, but most likely not enough to cause fatal injuries. It looks like the cars took the brunt of it and the safety systems did their jobs.
Hate to be excessively grim so I won't post the clips and pictures but the crashes that took out drivers like Earnhardt or Simonsen were not that dramatic. They were bad angles and freak incidents that rendered some of the safety gear ineffective. A weird rule of thumb I've come to notice (for modern cars) is the more bodywork and bits of debris flying off and twisted and mangled the frame is, the better - it's force that the car absorbed and dissipated on something that isn't a human.
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Harrison Voorhees
> themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles
01/25/2014 at 18:48 |
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Good points, but that was still a holy shit scary moment for me. The lack of info that we can get on the drivers' conditions just makes it even more suspenseful.
mr2gud2u
> NoahthePorscheGuy
01/25/2014 at 21:52 |
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Wow!! That was shocking. I hope everyone is ok.