Went to the track today....car fans beware

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Posted: 10/7/2012 5:40:28 PM EDT

So I went to the track today for a racing event and rolled up on this....first off I won't lie, I cried a little and second if I was this kid I would suck start a 12g as he's out a few hundred k... Worse part is it still had the dealer sticker

gonna have to say a driver mod is needed!

Posted: 10/7/2012 5:42:07 PM EDT

[#1]

My dream car.

Posted: 10/7/2012 5:42:25 PM EDT

[#2]

wow

Posted: 10/7/2012 5:43:01 PM EDT

[#3]

Fontana?

Posted: 10/7/2012 5:43:03 PM EDT

[#4]

If you have the money to buy one then the money to repair shouldn't be an issue

Posted: 10/7/2012 5:43:09 PM EDT

[#5]

Ouch.

That is not going to buff out.

Posted: 10/7/2012 5:43:45 PM EDT

[#6]

Quoted:
Fontana?

Yup

Posted: 10/7/2012 5:44:20 PM EDT

[#7]

Lil bondo, some duraglas, a 120V MIG welder and some aluminum epoxy and it'll be good as new.

Posted: 10/7/2012 5:44:28 PM EDT

[#8]

2 of 4 Z06s left on flatbeds one day when I was there. One broke in the lane next to me. He still beat me to the finish though, I was hoping I could catch him and tell everyone I beat a Z06 :D

Posted: 10/7/2012 5:44:29 PM EDT

[#9]

Quoted:
If you have the money to buy one then the money to repair shouldn't be an issue

Yeah that's totaled

Posted: 10/7/2012 5:44:35 PM EDT

[#10]

Well, this side is not so baaaaaOHMYGOD.

Posted: 10/7/2012 5:44:58 PM EDT

[#11]

That thing is fucking done.

Posted: 10/7/2012 5:46:14 PM EDT

[#12]

So how did the driver manage that?

Posted: 10/7/2012 5:46:18 PM EDT

[#13]

Quoted:
2 of 4 Z06s left on flatbeds one day when I was there. One broke in the lane next to me. He still beat me to the finish though, I was hoping I could catch him and tell everyone I beat a Z06 :D

Funny, saw a bright red Z06 flat bedded off the track, it was nice to see the new Chevy pistons

Posted: 10/7/2012 5:46:19 PM EDT

[#14]

Well on the bright side, the rest of them are worth a little more now.
And now some used parts are available for the next bonehead that wrecks one.

Posted: 10/7/2012 5:46:57 PM EDT

[#15]

Oh damn that so sucks.

Posted: 10/7/2012 5:47:15 PM EDT

[#16]

Wow, that hurts. It can be fixed though, gonna cost some serious change.

Posted: 10/7/2012 5:47:36 PM EDT

[#17]

Are walls covered under if you ain't rubbin you ain't racing?

Posted: 10/7/2012 5:48:37 PM EDT

[#18]

Quoted:
So how did the driver manage that?

Nudge nudge... Drivers Asian

Apparently he was trying to pass on a straight and lost the back end. Moved the double thick K rail about 3 feet

Posted: 10/7/2012 5:50:16 PM EDT

[#19]

IS THAT THE NEW FUCKING MCLAREN MP4-12C?????!?!??!?!?!?!?!!

Posted: 10/7/2012 5:51:11 PM EDT

[#20]

Oh damn.

Ins co cover track use? I recently found one to cover my ducati on the track, I've crashed a few times and paying out of pocket sucks the anus!

Posted: 10/7/2012 5:51:20 PM EDT

[#21]

Holy Shit what the hell did he hit a fucking bridge pylon? Dayum I'd cry too

Posted: 10/7/2012 5:51:25 PM EDT

[#22]

Quoted:
IS WAS THAT THE NEW FUCKING MCLAREN MP4-12C?????!?!??!?!?!?!?!!

FIFY.

Posted: 10/7/2012 5:52:00 PM EDT

[#23]

Quoted:

Quoted:
So how did the driver manage that?

Nudge nudge... Drivers Asian

Apparently he was trying to pass on a straight and lost the back end. Moved the double thick K rail about 3 feet

But was his turn signal on?

Posted: 10/7/2012 5:52:17 PM EDT

[#24]

Quoted:
IS THAT THE NEW FUCKING MCLAREN MP4-12C?????!?!??!?!?!?!?!!

Named after a fax machine.

Posted: 10/7/2012 5:52:33 PM EDT

[#25]

Quoted:
Oh damn.

Ins co cover track use? I recently found one to cover my ducati on the track, I've crashed a few times and paying out of pocket sucks the anus!

Insurance companies almost never cover track use.

Posted: 10/7/2012 5:52:36 PM EDT

[#26]

oh well. if you cant afford to wreck it dont race it. This is why racing isnt a poor mans sport.

Posted: 10/7/2012 5:53:25 PM EDT

[#27]

Allstate vanishing deductible?

Posted: 10/7/2012 5:53:28 PM EDT

[#28]

Quoted:
Oh damn.

Ins co cover track use? I recently found one to cover my ducati on the track, I've crashed a few times and paying out of pocket sucks the anus!

Pretty sure 99% of them don't, I have read that just asking USAA has gotten people cancelled. Pretty sure he's fooked

Posted: 10/7/2012 5:55:37 PM EDT

[#29]

Quoted:

Quoted:
Oh damn.

Ins co cover track use? I recently found one to cover my ducati on the track, I've crashed a few times and paying out of pocket sucks the anus!

Pretty sure 99% of them don't, I have read that just asking USAA has gotten people cancelled. Pretty sure he's fooked

This is why Onstar sucks...

Posted: 10/7/2012 5:55:38 PM EDT

[#30]

Quoted:
Allstate vanishing deductible?

I think he may have to report that to carfax....

Posted: 10/7/2012 5:56:49 PM EDT

[#31]

Moar pics and story here

http://jalopnik.com/5949688/concrete-wall-1-mclaren-0-after-crash-at-californias-auto-club-speedway

Posted: 10/7/2012 5:58:09 PM EDT

[#32]

Quoted:

Quoted:
Oh damn.

Ins co cover track use? I recently found one to cover my ducati on the track, I've crashed a few times and paying out of pocket sucks the anus!

Insurance companies almost never cover track use.

Foremost insurance covers bikes on the track, I switched to them this year.

Not sure if they will cover cars.

Posted: 10/7/2012 6:01:20 PM EDT

[#33]

Sucks to be him just for the crash.. but the dude was probably having a blast up to that point. He took the car to the track.. what it was meant for!! And if he can afford that car he will be ok.

Posted: 10/7/2012 6:03:15 PM EDT

[#34]

Quoted:
Well, this side is not so baaaaaOHMYGOD.

Posted: 10/7/2012 6:04:09 PM EDT

[#35]

That shit will buff out.

Posted: 10/7/2012 6:07:55 PM EDT

[#36]

Quoted:

Quoted:

Oh damn.

Ins co cover track use? I recently found one to cover my ducati on the track, I've crashed a few times and paying out of pocket sucks the anus!

Insurance companies almost never cover track use.

Spending 12-14 weekends each year on the track myself - I can assure you that specialized track policies for non-timed events do exist.

Posted: 10/7/2012 6:09:03 PM EDT

[#37]

Quoted:

Quoted:
Oh damn.

Ins co cover track use? I recently found one to cover my ducati on the track, I've crashed a few times and paying out of pocket sucks the anus!

Insurance companies almost never cover track use.

Spending 12-14 weekends each year on the track myself - I can assure you that specialized track policies for non-timed events do exist.

Absolutely. But I meant that most of your day-to-day driver policies specifically exclude track coverage.

Posted: 10/7/2012 6:13:41 PM EDT

[#38]

Quoted:

Quoted:

2 of 4 Z06s left on flatbeds one day when I was there. One broke in the lane next to me. He still beat me to the finish though, I was hoping I could catch him and tell everyone I beat a Z06 :D

Funny, saw a bright red Z06 flat bedded off the track, it was nice to see the new Chevy pistons

A guy driving a Z06 crashed behind me last week in a very serious incident. Hit the wall probably doing ~115-120 in a glancing impact as I was braking for a 180 degree turn into a banked carousel. Took every molecule of driving skill I had to get out of his way before he slid through the carousel, ski-ramped it, slid to a stop and caught fire.

The car was completely destroyed.

I was instructing yesterday and a guy in a fast new Mustang spun out braking at the end of the long straight and hit the wall. Flatbed time for his car.

Posted: 10/7/2012 6:19:07 PM EDT

[#39]

Quoted:

Quoted:

Oh damn.
Ins co cover track use? I recently found one to cover my ducati on the track, I've crashed a few times and paying out of pocket sucks the anus!

Insurance companies almost never cover track use.

Spending 12-14 weekends each year on the track myself - I can assure you that specialized track policies for non-timed events do exist.

Absolutely. But I meant that most of your day-to-day driver policies specifically exclude track coverage.

Not necessarily. Almost all street policies exclude coverage for "timed events" - which is why timing devices are almost universally prohibited and checked for at all HPDE events. In those cases - you are probably covered... and most HPDE events include certified instructors and classroom instruction (at least the good ones do).
More restrictive street policies will exclude "events on surfaces otherwise used for racing". You have no coverage with those.

Posted: 10/7/2012 6:21:55 PM EDT

[#40]

Quoted:
Moar pics and story here

http://jalopnik.com/5949688/concrete-wall-1-mclaren-0-after-crash-at-californias-auto-club-speedway

Ha, they're blaming it on a Subaru BRZ that clipped his rear end...not good for hachi-roku :)

Posted: 10/7/2012 6:27:47 PM EDT

[#41]

Quoted:

Quoted:
If you have the money to buy one then the money to repair shouldn't be an issue

Yeah that's totaled

Total? I see an engine for the awesomest rat rod ever! There's a good powerplant for a belly tank hot rod right there.

Posted: 10/7/2012 6:34:02 PM EDT

[#42]

Quoted:

Quoted:
Oh damn.

Ins co cover track use? I recently found one to cover my ducati on the track, I've crashed a few times and paying out of pocket sucks the anus!

Pretty sure 99% of them don't, I have read that just asking USAA has gotten people cancelled. Pretty sure he's fooked

Track day insurance. Or HPDE under some normal policies.

Posted: 10/7/2012 6:35:17 PM EDT

[#43]

Somebody dun ran outta talent.

Ouch

Posted: 10/7/2012 6:38:33 PM EDT

[#44]

Quoted:
Well, this side is not so baaaaaOHMYGOD.

Lol isn't that line from a movie? Feels like I heard that before.

Posted: 10/7/2012 6:49:59 PM EDT

[#45]

Quoted:
Lil bondo, some duraglas, a 120V MIG welder and some aluminum epoxy and it'll be good as new.

LOL I hope you're not serious.

Bondo. Duraglas. On a McLaren

Posted: 10/7/2012 6:51:50 PM EDT

[#46]

Doesn't haggarty cover track use?

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Posted: 10/7/2012 6:55:22 PM EDT

[#47]

With all the 400+hp cars out there now, I wonder how many people buy a <200hp car to learn with anymore (or if the McLaren was that guy's first track car). I've been out of the loop with autox/HPDE for about 6 years now (hoping to get back on the track next year if the stars align), but when I started autocrossing and doing track days in my stock class Dodge Neon, I was amazed at how many beginners I saw in cars that were way more than their abilities could handle.

I'll never forget the NSX at Summit Point that could only catch me on the main straight (and still couldn't get close enough to pass). Seeing a car like that getting smaller in your rear view mirror is a nice ego boost when you're 19