[thstone]

First, I am fine.

This happened in Race #1 Sat afternoon at the Porsche Owners Club (POC) races at Laguna Seca. I am pretty sore this morning, especially in the shoulders and chest, but nothing that a couple Advil can't cure.

The car was pretty banged up. Broken right axle, broken sway bar drop link, broken toe link, bent wheel, heavy body damage, front bumper damaged, headlight smashed, the engine runs but has a really bad sound, etc.

Here is what happened:
As copper colored #911 Spec Boxster goes to the inside to make the pass at Turn 11, the red #707 puts his right side wheels in the dirt. I am following the #911 on the inside, but as the #707 tries to pull the car back onto the track, it hooks, and makes a hard left turn right into me!

The hit lifts up the right rear of my car and then spins me into the inside wall.

As you can hear, I was pretty upset. I apologize for the language, my emotions where pretty high at that moment.

The engine started up but it doesn't sound very good today. In the video, you can hear the broken axle grinding when I try to drive it. No bueno. They put it onto a flat-bed tow truck to get it off the track.

I am hugely disappointed in the #707. And yes, everyone makes mistakes, but the organizers mentioned in the drivers meeting several times that if you put two wheels into the dirt, DO NOT try and bring it back onto the track or it will hook and you'll go straight to the inside.

The driver of the #707 was issued a penalty (a 13/13 in the racing world).

I have to say HUGE THANKS to Vali Motorsports for the at-track repair. They replaced the key broken parts and had the car running again in about 3 hrs last night and I was able to get it home this morning.

Watch in full-screen HD with sound.