Jeff's T2 Z car at Mid-O

[BrickMuffin]

:(

[rowham1]

I just cannot believe that they would allow such a steep slope off a corner like that after such a long straight? who the hell designs these tracks?? no wonder it came off so badly, if there was a clean flat area there would have been no chance for the front corner to drop suddenly and grab that way!

[MoeJae86]

@rowham1 Yah that does look rather steep, wow.

[BYCURE213]

i just read his story...may i say he is a good writer, he depicted every detail and i literally saw this while i read, well glad he walked out with only a bump on his head hope he get out there again

[Sanctuaryz]

going for a real late apex huh? hehe Fail

[jdmpower86]

FAIL!

[rocketpunch12210]

Glad the driver is ok. Did he ever pinpointed what caused the brake failure?

[38bfast]

Bad front wheel bearing caused a faulty reading by the ABS computer.

[fostytou]

Glad you are OK! The needed a blimp to catch you :D.

[Kukudrifter]

Would have been nice if they left the full video up. Anyone have the uncut version?

[gdewberry]

you should see the pictures...its was very gruesome looking

[driftomania]

If he didnt turn in, the accident would have been far less dramatic. Because he turned in, the car started rolling, and if he went straight into the tire wall, it may have hurt a bit more, but he would have had a greater chance for surviving it.

Great news that he walked away, the accident looked horrific.

[Brooney1]

bigger bumb greater chance to get injured...

[rkj4107]

I hate to say it but this accident probably could have been prevented. There had to have been some telltale sign that should have shown up in one of the inspections. Brakes don't just fail out of nowhere. (wet spot on a line/ caliper, bubble on a line etc, even old fluid...)

Glad he's ok though.

[38bfast]

Brakes with ABS can fail without warning. All it takes is a dirty signal from the wheel sensor. Yes this car had ABS. As well a master cylinder could go bad as well with no evidence. A wheel bearing can take a crap and cause a brake failure. In Racing failures can happen without warning.

rkj4107 maybe there are some things you don't know all about.

[ARMTH3HOMELESS]

I was thinking the exact same thing man... my dad races in SCCA as well and showed me this shocking crash. I'm glad that your okay!

[balang47]

Couldnt belive he went through the tire barrier and the big fences and then another fence into the spectator area..

[Zryuken]

Looks like he hit the brakes too late, but that could be because they were not working, evidence being the wobble before the screech.

[fuhkinay]

That's it? No video after it flipped? Glad he's OK, but the vid is disappointing.

[jonnyboywirral]

Brake failure or too hard and too late?

[d0glesby]

Brake failure.

[casanovalegend]

Looks like the front brakes did not engage.

[PatSoCal]

WOW! Glad to know all was well in the end... 'cept for the car of course. Going for a ride through China Beach is never a good day.

[HonadZ]

Brake failure during high speeds is just about my worst fear.

[HighEndRacing]

that made my head hurt just thinking about it.

[dstl4]

It turns off just when it's about to get good!!!

[SSCcivic]

Or bad depending on how you want to look at it.

[crizomatic]

I have a feeling the camera shuts off after that. He did 9 flips.

[nezj89]

cool camera.

[38bfast]

The Recorder was pitched from the car.

[snnacho]

wow, that's ridiculous! too bad the video ends at the "oh shit!" moment. Would be crazy to see the whole thing from the 1st person.

[Kicker774]

Saw the tail end of this working corner 9.

Incredibly glad to hear Jeff survived literally unscathed.

[38bfast]

Yes it was a brake failure. Jeff was ok only a small bump on his fore head. He got out of the car on his own and walked to the ambulance.

[rhenriksen]

Brake failure?

[ke0ki2k]

I saw the aftermath of this one.....he flipped at least 10-12 times, flipped completely over the safety fence and almost over the secondary fence. very scary accident, driver made it out okay though I believe?

[fairlane682DKY]

He walked to the ambulance under his own power.

[gbugg]

Saw the pictures... As a driver, I always get a sick feeling when I see that. As a corner worker, it makes me think hard about being prepared. Reports are the driver is ok. Glad to hear it.