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Big hit at the island??
No details but i understand one of the drivers was airlifted to Dandenong Hospital, fortunately not too serious.
The Tuelan Ferrari & the Lucas Lotus, neither qualified. |
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was not a good sight. Lucas was the one airlifted.
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not good news hopefully he is ok and his injuries arn't to serious.
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cars are a mess
The cars are not in great shape .... photos ??
Bowe & the Lambo are the class act. Interesting to see how Eric Bana goes in his Porsche in the 'other' Porsche series. |
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there are some photos in the GT thread.
wasn't aware one was transported to hospital. Peter said he was sore on another forum I'm sure peter will be on here to explain what happened in the accident. |
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Eric Bana has had an off - he is fine, not so the car !!
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can someone PM me the details of the driver Lucas, is he OK?
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Despite the weather which by PI standards wasn't that bad really it was a good day except for the V8 Touring Cars where Darren Formosa had to put his car back on the trailer for not having the correct brand of tyres. Formosa and team offered to run for no points but were threatened with a $5000 fine and a possible 3 month suspension of licence. All that was achieved is one less car in an already small field and some very ****ed off sponsors. Still we've got plenty of them, haven't we CAMS. Haven't we? |
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Mr Formosa's car is for sale isnt it Here? Are they stepping up or pulling out?
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Having the correct brand of tyres to run with is a pretty fundamental thing, wouldn't you think?
It's a bit like leaving your licence at home. |
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For starters if he went to Dandenong he's not that bad as The Alfred & Royal Melbourne are the two primary Trauma Hospitals in Melbourne for Helicopter transports. I've posted this before but for those unaware Phillip Island is just on 80km as the chopper flies from Melbourne but 130km by road. Phillip Island usually has one Ambulance covering the island not counting the two units at the track. If either track unit leaves the track racing must stop until it is replaced, if they use the Island Ambulance the Island is left uncovered for the general public. They then have to get another crew together on Overtime to cover while an ambulance transports by road and this can take up to or over 3 hours depending on if it's held up unloading at the hospital and the return trip in normal traffic. It's cheaper and easier to send a chopper over from Melbourne to get the patient to Hospital than to lose one of the units on the Island. So don't panic if you see a Helicopter arrive at PI it's usually not that bad, it's all economics. Also note that normal CAMS, AASA or MA insurance doesn't have enough cover for an Ambulance trip to Melbourne by road from PI let alone if you get flown out hence the importance of having your own Ambulance subscription / membership. |
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Good post PVDA its helpful to understand what arrangements are in place.
So do we have anyone who knows for certain how the drivers are?? Sounds like they are (relatively) ok but still a bit confused. That photo with JT's Ferrari airborne is pretty scary, is there a video of the incident? Just trying to work out exactly what happened. |
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Hi guys, just checking in to confirm everything is ok. I was released from hospital last night after being kept in for observation. No internal injuries. I have also spoken to John's wife this morning and I believe they are hoping he will be released today after an operation to insert a pin and plate in his broken leg.
Emergency services were great from both the crew at Phillip island to the trauma team at the Alfred. I did get myself out of the car and walked to the ambulance but they felt I needed x-rays and a cat scan to confirm no broken bones or damage to spleen or kidneys, hence the airlift as there are no facilities on the island. Can I give a big plug for the design of the lotus which absorbed the impact while keeping the driver's compartment intact and to the Hans device. The only part of my body that is not sore is my neck which is pretty remarkable. |
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Was there oil on the track causing the cars to spin off?? Pete, you were very lucky, such an unfortunate incident for both you and John. "Wrong place wrong time" in the extreme.
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Great news Peter... and good on you for posting that you are fine. I also heard from a friend of John's not long ago that he has been released from hospital this afternoon.
As per lowgto's question, do you know what the situation is with the car... is it repairable? or are you going to build something even lighter and with even more power hehe? |
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