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Author Topic: Katherine Legge Is One Lucky Lady, British Champ Car driver walks away from 180  (Read 14529 times)
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« on: September 27, 2006, 02:22:19 am »

Katherine can count her self lucky after this ! Shocked Glad to see that she still had a sense of humour though after the crash. Smiley

http://www.teamjuicyracing.com/vids/legge.wmv

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« Reply #1 on: September 27, 2006, 02:32:55 am »

I was there, though I didn't see the wreck.  When they loaded the remains of the car on the transporter, there was almost nothing left of it.  The tub was by far the largest piece.

That is the absolute worst spot of any track on the schedule that this could have  happened and she's a very lucky lady things didn't end worse.  If she'd made it to the other side of that fence, she may not have landed yet.  That's the reason there's no runoff there.

Her composure afterwards was incredible for someone of her age and experience.  What a gal.

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« Reply #2 on: September 27, 2006, 03:45:43 am »

Agreed, that was a mo-fo of a shunt Shocked. Looked like a superspeedway shunt with the engine being torn off, etc.
I think that was about the same place Keke Rosberg landed a Lola Can-Am car about ten feet up in a tree, years ago.  I seem to remember Greg Moore having a big off there as well.
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« Reply #3 on: September 27, 2006, 05:43:02 am »

I agree with you Chop - What an awesome interview after that!  Just made me a member of her fan club just for how she handled herself.
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« Reply #4 on: September 27, 2006, 08:45:47 am »

Saw brief clip on of this on Eurosport but without the interview, very lucky to dodge all the flying debris.
Some great quotes
"The thing that scared me most was the car catching Fire, I thought on my god, then when the engine went away I thought thats a good thing"
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"I dont think there going to fix the car, are they?"
Great girl.
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« Reply #5 on: September 27, 2006, 10:31:24 am »

Good example of the usefulness of 'chicken wire' me thinks.
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« Reply #6 on: September 27, 2006, 10:41:08 am »

Quote of the year.   "It was a bit scary"

What a girl Kiss Kiss
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« Reply #7 on: September 27, 2006, 03:44:25 pm »


"I dont think there going to fix the car, are they?"


-bit of superglue, odd roll of duct tape = sorted!
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« Reply #8 on: September 27, 2006, 05:33:22 pm »


"I dont think there going to fix the car, are they?"


-bit of superglue, odd roll of duct tape = sorted!

Dont forget the WD40 and hammer!
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« Reply #9 on: September 27, 2006, 07:43:59 pm »

Well, as long as we're [sort of] talking about the Champ Car race at Road America, here's our completed project from the weekend.

And yes, Piglet - we used mastic.  Grin

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« Reply #10 on: September 27, 2006, 08:08:25 pm »

What a star... reminds me of when I... but no that is another story... Grin

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« Reply #11 on: September 27, 2006, 08:16:39 pm »

Now that is one hell of a "minor scratch"! Shocked
She is indeed one lucky lady angel
And as they say the sun shines on a dogs a$$ sometimes Wink Wink Wink
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« Reply #12 on: September 28, 2006, 12:54:05 am »

Well, as long as we're [sort of] talking about the Champ Car race at Road America, here's our completed project from the weekend.

And yes, Piglet - we used mastic.  Grin


Good effort son ! Keep up the good work !
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« Reply #13 on: September 28, 2006, 09:12:31 am »

Well, as long as we're [sort of] talking about the Champ Car race at Road America, here's our completed project from the weekend.

And yes, Piglet - we used mastic.  Grin



Chop I don't know how you have the nerve to say that - do you have no pride  Grin
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« Reply #14 on: September 28, 2006, 09:14:52 am »

As a side comment I think it was Katherine who flipped her F3 car at Rockingham the last year that F3 went there using the chicane (which tended to launch them if they got it wrong) - so poss 2002 or 3?   

She flipped the car end over end and it came down on it's gearbox.  She hadn't been in a car that long IIRC and was pretty cool about that - it looked scary as f**k from the pictures  Shocked
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