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Ooops... caught a tire. I guess there's something to be said for tough rear axle set up since I presume that swing-axles can make things worse. Wow, what a ride.
 
MichiganTed said:
Nice roll cage - saved his back side!
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and his front side and particularly his top side!
 
The only "good" crash is when you get up and walk away.

Holy cow, an undergarment change was definitely required . . . :lol:
 
A good friend of mine was lucky enough to walk away from a Spitfire roll over on the street sans roll bar. One reason I never wanted a Spitfire. The early swing axles were killer's though the later ones were better and I believe the GT6 had full independant. Least I knew a fellow with a Spitfire GT6 hybrid with a TR6 engine that was undefeated in local autocross.

Kurt.
 
Looks too sudden for driver error, I vote for mechanical malfunction. Bob
 
Did anyone read the description just below the vid?

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:]<span style="font-weight: bold">This is Mark with Zapata in second place of the last race at Roebling Road. Listen close and you can hear his rear axle snap. At that point he can't do anything but hold on. Mark is fine. This is a good reason to over build safety into any racecar.</span>[/QUOTE]
 
That's scary.
 
DWeeB said:
That's scary.
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Really brings it home, huh?

So what happens when a Spitfire breaks an axle?
Are they all swing-arms?
So I assume that when the axle snapped when he was turning the wheel/tire tucked under and the wheel dug in and levered the car on over?
 
From a friend: Spitfires ā€“ particularly the early ones which had a very simple swing-axle independent rear suspension like a VW Beetle ā€“ had a nasty habit of ā€œjacking themselves upā€ on the outside rear wheel. If the axle subsequently broke, nasty things follow. This is VERY unusual however ā€“ and probably due to long term racing stresses.
 
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