I am thankful they are ok.
I witnessed a Sol go off the road during one of our meets last year. It taught us, even though we have cars that handle wonderfully, they still obey the laws of physics.
I cannot remember my emotions ever going from total exhilaration and excitement to total fear and anguish in a spit second.
We were pushing our cars to the limit on a very twisty road when the lead car hit some lose dirt. I saw him slide into the soft shoulder and then try to correct his steering. All I saw after that was a cloud of dust. When the dust cleared, I could see two skid marks going off the road where there was a steep embankment. I was sick inside and scared to death to peak over the side. When I did, they where ok. Thank goodness for the quick thinking and driving abilities because instead of trying to turn and avoid going down the side of the hill, he straightened his tires and when with it. He plowed down 30 feet of hillside, through a barbed wire fence and came to rest in a field with a big red bull staring him down.
Now we try to remind people we are out for a fun drive, not qualifying for the pole position.
We had just finish doing parade laps on Laguna Seca Raceway, so you can understand the pent up energy.
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