rec.autos.simulators

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> Morgan Vincent Wooten

> http://www.racesimcentral.net/~morganv/
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> > ?sterreichring, Friday 11th. February.

> > During practise for the major event this coming weekend, Lorenzo
Bandini's
> > 312 Ferrari lost a front wheel and left the track at the Rindt Kurve,
> > passing through the rusty Armco guard-railing like a hot knife through
> > butter. The surprised driver continued in his efforts to gain some
control
> > over the wayward vehicle when suddenly the Ferrari came into contact
with
> > The Edge of the World, with spectacular results.

> > Residents in the surrounding countryside up to 5 kilometres away, not to
> > mention everybody at the track, heard the dual explosions as Bandini and
his
> > car left the ground and soared skywards, somersaulting in an arc back
> > towards the circuit.  In an amazing display of pyrotechnics, and in
complete
> > disregard for the Laws of Natural Physics, the combination was
surrounded by
> > a cloud of debris and car-body parts  as it travelled trough the
northern
> > heavens before coming to rest somewhere out of sight behind a billboard
> > hoarding. Driver Scott Stoddart, racing this year with the Jordan BRM
team,
> > was so startled by the event that he lost control of his sleek racing
> > machine and crashed into a flag marshall, fortunately without serious
injury
> > to either party.

> > Jack Brabham commented wryly that he hadn't seen or heard anything like
what
> > he had just witnessed for well over a 14 months, when it was not
uncommon to
> > see cars zooming from the tarck and either returning to earth ablaze or
> > sitting in a geosynchronous orbit spinning on their axes. Said Jack
"Makes
> > you wonder if about the ***y safety of this flamin' track, eh?"

> > Clerk of the Course Helmet Bogle brought Practice to a halt whilst
search
> > parties were sent into the woods to retrieve the remains of both Bandini
and
> > his Ferrari.  However, after a fruitless two-hour search, during which
one
> > of the volunteers was gored by a wild boar, the authorities declared
Bandini
> > and Ferrari "missing, feared deleted" and the session continued.
> > ________________________________________________
> > --
> > Regards,
> > Bruce Kennewell,
> > Canberra, Australia.
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