(o) Spec Miata crash at Mid-Ohio SCCA Club Races from 2 angles, including in-car

ShortysTRM · 10-14-2005, 06:03 PM

Exactly as the title says. His name is Joe Huston and he's a member of our local SCCA region. He drives the Yellow/Purple 944 in the videos I posted before, and you can see his son driving this same Miata in one of the recent vids. He's fine now, he just got some stitches in his elbow, a sprained neck muscle, and some other bumps and bruises. This just goes to show you how effective safety equipment can be when used correctly, and just how dangerous it is to take a street car to a road course without said equipment. He said that he had his harnesses very tight, but he'll never go back out again without a HANS system installed.

http://atabo.com/SpecMiataCrash.wmv

AndrewSS · 10-14-2005, 06:45 PM

ugh... that really sucks

atleast he is ok

MadMan77 · 10-14-2005, 07:11 PM

Man that sucks. If Mark Lee in the red Miata wouldn't have been all over the road then that might not have happened. It looks like Lee was taking a bad line almost every time he went through a corner. Oh well, it is a good thing that Hutson walked away from this.

ShortysTRM · 10-15-2005, 11:25 AM

I think Mark was getting a little loose, but as was brought up on NASIOC, these cars are all built with the same parts and to a certain specification, so they push the cars harder than most classes would because of the class being so competitive.

***Datadatum*** · 10-16-2005, 09:16 AM

Ouch.

GotSTI? · 10-16-2005, 06:16 PM

Ouch! Glad he is ok. AWD commercial

WE_R_ND · 10-16-2005, 06:26 PM

Nice find. Doesn't look like he was the first. Plenty of scid marks there.

STidriver12 · 10-16-2005, 09:21 PM

wow that suck but yea important he is okay. i never like those car Miata, it small and look unsafe on crash thing

10-14-2005, 06:03 PM	#1
ShortysTRM Amateur STI Driver Car: 02 Legacy 2.5 GT, 93 Pontiac Grand Am GT Fav Mod: Seat time... Location: Teays Valley, WV Posts: 43 IWSTI Addict since: Sep 2005 Trader Rating: (0)	(o) Spec Miata crash at Mid-Ohio SCCA Club Races from 2 angles, including in-car Exactly as the title says. His name is Joe Huston and he's a member of our local SCCA region. He drives the Yellow/Purple 944 in the videos I posted before, and you can see his son driving this same Miata in one of the recent vids. He's fine now, he just got some stitches in his elbow, a sprained neck muscle, and some other bumps and bruises. This just goes to show you how effective safety equipment can be when used correctly, and just how dangerous it is to take a street car to a road course without said equipment. He said that he had his harnesses very tight, but he'll never go back out again without a HANS system installed. http://atabo.com/SpecMiataCrash.wmv This ad is not endorsed by this member. Please register or login to hide this ad. Last edited by ShortysTRM; 10-22-2005 at 01:35 PM.

10-16-2005, 09:21 PM	#8
STidriver12 The Next Petter Solberg Car: 07 Subaru Impreza 2. Fav Mod: Lights!(headlight, gauge, etc) Location: IL Posts: 901 IWSTI Addict since: Aug 2005 Trader Rating: (0)	wow that suck but yea important he is okay. i never like those car Miata, it small and look unsafe on crash thing This ad is not endorsed by this member. Please register or login to hide this ad.

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10-14-2005, 06:45 PM	#2
AndrewSS S204 Racer Car: 05 Subaru WRX STi Fav Mod: RCE T2 Coilovers Location: Columbus, OH Posts: 4,643 IWSTI Addict since: Jun 2005 Trader Rating: (21)	ugh... that really sucks atleast he is ok

10-14-2005, 07:11 PM	#3
MadMan77 Spec C Club Car: '08 BMW 135i Location: Centerville, Georgia Posts: 1,666 IWSTI Addict since: May 2005 Trader Rating: (13)	Man that sucks. If Mark Lee in the red Miata wouldn't have been all over the road then that might not have happened. It looks like Lee was taking a bad line almost every time he went through a corner. Oh well, it is a good thing that Hutson walked away from this.

10-15-2005, 11:25 AM	#4
ShortysTRM Amateur STI Driver Car: 02 Legacy 2.5 GT, 93 Pontiac Grand Am GT Fav Mod: Seat time... Location: Teays Valley, WV Posts: 43 IWSTI Addict since: Sep 2005 Trader Rating: (0)	I think Mark was getting a little loose, but as was brought up on NASIOC, these cars are all built with the same parts and to a certain specification, so they push the cars harder than most classes would because of the class being so competitive.

10-16-2005, 09:16 AM	#5
*Datadatum* 100% More Wingless Car: 05 STi + 08 OBXT Fav Mod: baby seats Location: Jacksonville, FL Posts: 5,914 IWSTI Addict since: May 2004 Trader Rating: (0)	Ouch.

10-16-2005, 06:16 PM	#6
GotSTI? Silver Member Car: 08 White STI Location: Massachusetts Posts: 1,601 IWSTI Addict since: Jan 2004 Trader Rating: (0)	Ouch! Glad he is ok. AWD commercial

10-16-2005, 06:26 PM	#7
WE_R_ND Spec C Club Fav Mod: Track Time Location: Des Moines, IA Posts: 2,267 IWSTI Addict since: Jan 2004 Trader Rating: (0)	Nice find. Doesn't look like he was the first. Plenty of scid marks there.