Skyline crash @ Formula Drift Houston

[NM Drift Group]

Wanted to be sure the driver was OK and from what I here he was. This video was taken by pure happenstance.

Promo for seat belts and cages helping you walk away.

My guess is he locked the brakes over that bump and headed straight.


http://matrxgotme.net/wmv%20files/Dr...ne%20Crash.wmv

PLEASE NOTE: Not Mike Peters driving!

The driver of the Skyline when it crashed I am told was from Team Bubba Drift. He drove the El Camino the next day and was knocked out of the tandam run by the Supra. Great Event!!!

[FluffyBunnyFeet]

Wow, that was a hard hit, sure hope he is ok

[NM Drift Group]

I do know he gave a thumbs up to my other driver.
Still had the purchase sticker in the window or dealer sticker, don't knowwhich one.

[Mike Peters]

yeah he was fine, mentally beaten but he was fine a couple days later, it was our freind aaron's skyline (guy who won drift showoff in colorado) and he had had it for a while, that paper plate was just street legality stuff.

[Mike Peters]

that wasnt aaron driving though, that was derrick the OG el camino driver guy from last year.

[NM Drift Group]

i had many reserves bout posting it but i am glad he is OK Mike.

Did he tell you how it happened? Lock brakes?

[Mike Peters]

locked yo on the bump while going fast as hell on entry

[marshun]

holy crap that was hard.

[aaronlosey]

that was the first video i saw of the accident. the poor car is sitting in my garage while i contemplate what i'm going to make of it. can't figure out if i should try to fix the car, or drop it all into a 240. oh well.

[slideways2004]

Originally Posted by NM Drift Group

Wanted to be sure the driver was OK and from what I here he was. This video was taken by pure happenstance.

Promo for seat belts and cages helping you walk away.

My guess is he locked the brakes over that bump and headed straight.


http://matrxgotme.net/wmv%20files/Dr...ne%20Crash.wmv

hey what's up. i don't know if you remember me but i was hanging out with you guys before and after on friday

[NM Drift Group]

Originally Posted by slideways2004

hey what's up. i don't know if you remember me but i was hanging out with you guys before and after on friday

Yeah I remember you if you are the same guy I am thinkin of. What's up?
Hope you had good time hangin out, you were helpin a lot of people that weekend.

Let me guess you have a 240 with your life savings going into it ? Right.

[slideways2004]

not exactly my life-savings but close to it. (it's not much) yeah i like helping people b/c you never know when you need help and it's a great way to make friends and connections. the main guy i was helping was by himself. i think from north carolina. came with a huge trailer. he was driving the red mustang

[NM Drift Group]

I remember you and that was Doug you were helpin out. Good guy just like you.

Good luck to you in your 240 and pm me for a hat and shirt(when they come in)

Gary

[AndyFD]

And people always complain why FD has such strict safety rules. I'm glad that he was ok!

[NM Drift Group]

Originally Posted by AndyFD

And people always complain why FD has such strict safety rules. I'm glad that he was ok!

SCCA PRO RACING sanctioning has those requirements for accidents just like that.

Helps to follow that SCCA rule book when putting safety into the car.

I'd rather be heavier and safer than lighter and vulnerable.

Another point is you gotta be able to walk away from the car before competing because it definitely requires you to push it out there.
That bump he locked up on set my car down to the ground in full drift. I got back to Albuquerque with the test pipe on my exhaust hanging by a bolt.

[Mike Peters]

Originally Posted by venommaxr33

The driver of the Skyline when it crashed I am told was from Team Bubba Drift. He drove the El Camino the next day and was knocked out of the tandam run by the Supra. Great Event!!!

please make sure your info is correct before you post next time, all the info you needed to know to make this post correctly could have been easily found here

www.bubbadrift.com

im driving the el camino and have been all of 2005, derrick was driving the skyline b/c his new 240z didnt get finished in time for houston, however in 2004 he did drive the el camino, but now i am driving it,

not to be rude but ive never wrecked a car, and i fought my way into top 16 and i was just tryign to set the record straight, sorry if you find that offensive but im just trying to set the facts straight, as i dont want to have peopel thinking i wrecked the car as im driving the el camino now, and i just wnated to make sure my name and crap was clear of any confusion. again, not to be rude, just tryign to let everyone know that wasnt me, and who i am. derrick is still part of the bubba drift team so there is some confusion and a lot of people still dont know, but i made this post to try to 1) clear up confusion and 2) fix the misinformation.

[Tuner]

Originally Posted by Mike Peters

please make sure your info is correct before you post next time, all the info you needed to know to make this post correctly could have been easily found here

www.bubbadrift.com

im driving the el camino and have been all of 2005, derrick was driving the skyline b/c his new 240z didnt get finished in time for houston, however in 2004 he did drive the el camino, but now i am driving it,

not to be rude but ive never wrecked a car, and i fought my way into top 16 and i was just tryign to set the record straight, sorry if you find that offensive but im just trying to set the facts straight, as i dont want to have peopel thinking i wrecked the car as im driving the el camino now, and i just wnated to make sure my name and crap was clear of any confusion. again, not to be rude, just tryign to let everyone know that wasnt me, and who i am. derrick is still part of the bubba drift team so there is some confusion and a lot of people still dont know, but i made this post to try to 1) clear up confusion and 2) fix the misinformation.

Plus, after Atlanta, backup cars are no longer allowed.

[Ghost of Duluth]

Originally Posted by aaronlosey

that was the first video i saw of the accident. the poor car is sitting in my garage while i contemplate what i'm going to make of it. can't figure out if i should try to fix the car, or drop it all into a 240. oh well.

You can always give it to me.

Sorry to hear about that. Never fun. Least the driver was ok.

[NM Drift Group]

Originally Posted by Mike Peters

please make sure your info is correct before you post next time, all the info you needed to know to make this post correctly could have been easily found here

www.bubbadrift.com

im driving the el camino and have been all of 2005, derrick was driving the skyline b/c his new 240z didnt get finished in time for houston, however in 2004 he did drive the el camino, but now i am driving it,

not to be rude but ive never wrecked a car, and i fought my way into top 16 and i was just tryign to set the record straight, sorry if you find that offensive but im just trying to set the facts straight, as i dont want to have peopel thinking i wrecked the car as im driving the el camino now, and i just wnated to make sure my name and crap was clear of any confusion. again, not to be rude, just tryign to let everyone know that wasnt me, and who i am. derrick is still part of the bubba drift team so there is some confusion and a lot of people still dont know, but i made this post to try to 1) clear up confusion and 2) fix the misinformation.

Mike,

I editted the first post to inform everyone it was not you driving.


Sorry if I caused any confusion.

Gary

[Mike Peters]

nah the 1st post was fine, just a lot of people / media said derrick was driving 1st event, dont know theres a different driver, dont knwo whats goign on and i was just tryign to clear that up

[slideways2004]

Originally Posted by NM Drift Group

I remember you and that was Doug you were helpin out. Good guy just like you.

Good luck to you in your 240 and pm me for a hat and shirt(when they come in)

Gary

yeah, it was Doug Van Den Brink