colin_koehler
Great SCOTT!
Exiting a car while inverted is a new experience for me and one I hope not to repeat.
I want to say THANK YOU to the workers, emergency crew, officials and family and friends. There was a gaggle of people who packed up my rig and trailer and even drove it back to its resting place. If there was anything at all from this that would bring a tear to my eye it would be the generosity and support of folks in Conference. I've received several emails and texts asking about my health and what they can do to get me back on track and the fact that they loaded the car and the trailer and drove it home for me is above and beyond.
Group 2 finished under caution and that was my fault and I'm sorry. I just got it wrong. I'm embarrassed by it because I'm better than that, at least I thought I was. We pay a lot of money for that 30 minutes of racing and I shortened that. It was the anxiousness that this caused to the ones close to me that really kept me awake at night and in all this, that's what I regret most.
Of all the corners at PR I thought would claim my car I never thought it would be T6. Usually when I know I've overcooked it I just commit to the grass, go straight and have no problem but this time the rear was in an oversteer moment I didn't think it was such that it would exceed the width of the track but it did, just the right rear and in an instant I knew the outcome would damage the roof of the car, among other things. The HANS helped with the initial impact but the 2nd impact was the big hit and it removed some of the air from my lungs. When I was out of the car I didn't feel right and I was trying to catch my breath so I laid down to make sure I wasn't actually hurt or exacerbate something that might be hurt. When I realized my body felt fine and I could breath OK I got up and gave a thumbs up to the T6 station. The medics checked me out there and I realized when I looked down my neck hurt quite a bit... That's what earned me a trip to Auburn Medical. As I was recalling the accident to Randy in the Ambulance I was sure that I had rolled multiple times and that the car fell from a "great height" onto the lid. Wrong on both. The one big hit made the other impacts seem, more impactful.
Thankfully the scans and Xrays didn't show any damage as a result of the accident and I'm here typing with a sore back and neck and a bruised ego. I consider myself fortunate.
To all those that helped and those that possess the ability to learn from other's mistakes... For your viewing pleasure:
"If you can read this, roll me over."
I want to say THANK YOU to the workers, emergency crew, officials and family and friends. There was a gaggle of people who packed up my rig and trailer and even drove it back to its resting place. If there was anything at all from this that would bring a tear to my eye it would be the generosity and support of folks in Conference. I've received several emails and texts asking about my health and what they can do to get me back on track and the fact that they loaded the car and the trailer and drove it home for me is above and beyond.
Group 2 finished under caution and that was my fault and I'm sorry. I just got it wrong. I'm embarrassed by it because I'm better than that, at least I thought I was. We pay a lot of money for that 30 minutes of racing and I shortened that. It was the anxiousness that this caused to the ones close to me that really kept me awake at night and in all this, that's what I regret most.
Of all the corners at PR I thought would claim my car I never thought it would be T6. Usually when I know I've overcooked it I just commit to the grass, go straight and have no problem but this time the rear was in an oversteer moment I didn't think it was such that it would exceed the width of the track but it did, just the right rear and in an instant I knew the outcome would damage the roof of the car, among other things. The HANS helped with the initial impact but the 2nd impact was the big hit and it removed some of the air from my lungs. When I was out of the car I didn't feel right and I was trying to catch my breath so I laid down to make sure I wasn't actually hurt or exacerbate something that might be hurt. When I realized my body felt fine and I could breath OK I got up and gave a thumbs up to the T6 station. The medics checked me out there and I realized when I looked down my neck hurt quite a bit... That's what earned me a trip to Auburn Medical. As I was recalling the accident to Randy in the Ambulance I was sure that I had rolled multiple times and that the car fell from a "great height" onto the lid. Wrong on both. The one big hit made the other impacts seem, more impactful.
Thankfully the scans and Xrays didn't show any damage as a result of the accident and I'm here typing with a sore back and neck and a bruised ego. I consider myself fortunate.
To all those that helped and those that possess the ability to learn from other's mistakes... For your viewing pleasure:
"If you can read this, roll me over."
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