Simon Norris Evo 6 crash, f***about!

[Remedi]

At Castlecombe yesterday


Before...

After...

s**t!

Check the in car video!

right click and save!


When i went to the JapFest show in may that fence wasn't there...those marshalls/spectators would have been dead without them reckon!

 

[racingred27]

holy smoke, thats one serious smash, car stood up well considering

 

[JR]

I think the blokes a prat, feel sorry for chrissy lewis though, the driver of the 106

 

[Ian_182]

What a total f**k up.Bit like the reyland one

 

[John185k]

he gave no room for the driver of the 106 to continue, just got carried away regardless

 

[Ian_182]

""are you ok driver"" fpmsl

 

[Jay_clio]

damm downloaded but cant watch, Silly Video card to slow any1 uplode it on photobucket ?

 

[Graham Gooch]

Just confirms what I saw in an Audi Quattro Track day video where he was driving very very aggressively.

Now I know the guys a tit.

 

[mikey_172]

on a racing forum the 106 driver and norris both posted on there ill find the link

 

[Ross M]

what a prat !!

totally at fault. feel sorry for the 106 driver.

 

[mikey_172]

http://www.racecar.net/castlecombefo...79&whichpage=2

the girl driving the 106 posted and norris

 

[Gareth]

i think its a case of him getting carried away wanting to stay with the other Evos. Prat.

 

[Ross M]

page cannot be loaded

 

[.GAZ.]

evo driver is a total knob

 

[Jamie]

That impact picture above is excellent.

 

[Greeny.]

What a s**t driver tbh.

Feel for that 106 driver, hope they sort something out to fix the 106 up. Im sure the evo driver can afford it.

 

[Josh220]

http://www.racecar.net/castlecombefo...79&whichpage=2

the girl driving the 106 posted and norris

link isn't working for me mate

 

[Dean 1.4]

idiot

 

[Greeny.]

Didnt notice that last pic somehow when i first looked at this thread, thats one amazing pic!

 

[rctempire]

Link works for me, just open with Media Player (File, Open URL) then try that.

 

[cat171]

http://www.racecar.net/castlecombefo...79&whichpage=2

the girl driving the 106 posted and norris

link isn't working for me mate

Me neither.

 

[Josh220]

Link works for me, just open with Media Player (File, Open URL) then try that.

think everyone is on about the link to the forum with norris and the 106 driver posting on. I am anyway lol

 

[Fletcher]

Link works fine for me too. What a shitter for the 106 driver.

 

[cat171]

Exactly there they are just minding their own business when he comes along chasing the two other evo's & f*cks it up !!

 

[MaLicE]

overtaking in the corner... all his fault lol...

 

[StevieGreenstuff]

Don't let Darren S see

 

[Rich]

The 106 owner is a good friend on mine, was helping Chrissy out yesterday changing wheels etc. Some pics before and after.

Some pics of the day, that I have quickly looked at not sorted the rest yet:

Chrissy in Quali.

Jeeves in the race.

The accident These are cropped from the background of pictures of cars passing me, I did not actually notice them through the lens at the time.

Daz to the rescue - top bloke

I posted my thoughts earlier about it here http://www.cliosport.net/forum/showthread.php?t=267751&page=2

 

[Dan 172]

I heard about this from a mate this morning, it looks bad.

He's lucky as that fence wasn't there last year.

I don't think he could handle the other Evo's getting away from him.

 

[ukaskew]

We've had a long discussion about this in Spotted (so understandable that it was missed!)

http://www.cliosport.net/forum/showthread.php?t=267751


Also, some discussion on the CC forum including thoughts of a few drivers...

http://www.racecar.net/castlecombeforum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=2179


and the Lancer Register including comments from Simon himself (page 4 or 5 iirc)...

http://www.lancerregister.com/showthread.php?threadid=172595&perpage=15&pagenumber=1


Vid of why Norris was ahead of Prebble leading into the incident...

http://s15.photobucket.com/albums/a394/MartinMees/?action=view&current=Mov00235-1.flv


In-car vid from Simons car...

http://www.bhpcars.co.uk/mlr/Combe-crash.wmv

 

[Rich]

I heard about this from a mate this morning, it looks bad.

He's lucky as that fence wasn't there last year.

I don't think he could handle the other Evo's getting away from him.

This is how he passed Prebble in the orange Evo before he took out Chrissy

At the end of the day though it comes to down to driving ability...look at how Mr Norris gained his track position...

http://s15.photobucket.com/albums/a394/MartinMees/?action=view&current=Mov00235-1.flv

It was his second ever race iirc, driving a 500bhp Evo in one of the most competitive single-circuit series in the country, he's had numerous incidents at Combe before and not even in race situations.

 

[rusty82]

When i went to the JapFest show in may that fence wasn't there...those marshalls/spectators would have been dead without them reckon!

fence has been in since january/february of this year chap.

 

[Ross M]

[FONT=verdana, arial, helvetica]Thanks for all the kind comments from everyone, feeling Ok if a little sore today!

Everyone has their own opinions on a situation based on experience and vision of the incident, whether it be from inside the car or on video afterwards.

Some facts for you though;

1) I think the accident was my fault, but at the time could not be avoided.

2) The first thing I did was ask the other girl how she was, apologised and shook her hand in the medics room.

3) I was not driving beyond my talent or ability. This was a bad racing incident for which I feel responsible.

4) Gary stopped me from overtaking him at the Esses one lap earlier when we touched side by side, I had the inside line and he had to take the grass. At this time I had gained a position by
virtue of me being in front into the corner on the inside. On the following lap I tried to out brake him on the outside instead and locked up meant me having to take to the grass. I ended up in front and did not know that I should yield this gained place, I held my hand up to appologise but did not know what was the correct etiquette. I have spoken with Gary about this and appologised.

5) I already stated to one of Chirssy's friends that if Castle Combe declare the accident my fault I would pay her £1000 towards her repair bill.

6) Something needs to be done about the differing speeds in this championship, no one has more of a right to be in it than another but the speed differential is dangerous.

Finally I will be back with another car next year and intend to silence all the people who say I can't drive and do my talking on the race track.

Cheers all and sorry to Chrissy!

Simon

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good to see he admits its his fault

 

[daddycool]

just read the lancer register thread. interesting. this sounds fast (from Simon Norris' sig)

30 To 130Mph: 5.06 Secs
0-60Mph: 2.4 Seconds
0-100Mph: 4.3 Seconds
0-150Mph: 8.0 Seconds

 

[ukaskew]

just read the lancer register thread. interesting. this sounds fast (from Simon Norris' sig)

30 To 130Mph: 5.06 Secs
0-60Mph: 2.4 Seconds
0-100Mph: 4.3 Seconds
0-150Mph: 8.0 Seconds

That's his Time Attack/Ten of the Best car...

This is his Castle Combe Saloon Car (500bhp ish)...

 

[Bluebeard]

ok. I've spent the last 30 minutes reading through all the forums etc and imo, Norris is completely at fault. He was clearly driving beyond his ability-just look at how he gains places by completely cutting out the esses!

My neighbour also races a peugeot in this class and confirms that the only reason norris is that far ahead in the first place is down to the fact he builds incredibly fast cars, it is not based on talent.

Word of advice sir, maybe you should stick to building engines rather than causing mayhem on the circuit.

 

[McBunny]

tbh the 106 shouldnt be on the same track as things like that

 

[Phoenix]

norris is a good driver though from what i remember....he's got enough money to pay for the 106 replacements and his car...just a shame all that work went to waist....and its good no one was seriously hurt

 

[Rich]

tbh the 106 shouldnt be on the same track as things like that

Think you need to read up on the Castle Combe Saloon series and what else is in it tbh, if anything lose the 4 Evos and let the other 30 odd cars in the championship get on with.

 

[ukaskew]

tbh the 106 shouldnt be on the same track as things like that

Other way round really, the Class A (4WD, although just all Evos now) is a new addition to the series due to Keith Murray building an insanely fast Audi about 2 years ago. The series has always been about well prepared hot hatches (205s, Minis, Ibizas, MG ZRs etc), the Class A cars would be better suited to the Class C & D race for the Special GTs...but then potentially they are going to be too slow, particuarly in corners as they really are not quick once it gets a bit twisty.

It's worth pointing out that Tony Hutchings won the overall Championship again this season, his car...a 1.8 MG ZR. If you want to win over the course of a season you don't run a super-fast Class A car.

Be interesting to see what happens, this isn't the first major incident involving Class A (2 Evos wiped each other out at 150mph in the second biggest crash of the season earlier this year).

 

[Rich]

Entry list for a previous round for McBunny

http://www.castlecombecircuit.co.uk/ttableentry150907.pdf

See page 4.