whose Nova?

I found a crash video on youtube of a pro touring silver nova.
I would like to see more pics of the car for reference. does anyone know who he is?

Muscleride posted the video...


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FT7REHGvXyw

Been posted before (not too long ago, either).
I don't think anyhere here owns it (or at least, no one fessed up to it).

It doesn't look like he has much experience either with autocrossing, or driving a car with that much power (or both).

At first seems to be slowing down early and too much just before turns, being very heavy footed, and over-all just not very fluid with his manuevers in the first run(s).

Then he gets a little over-confident and is driving beyond his abilities. You can tell he's pushing the car a lot harder in the run he crashes in... It looks like he over-accelerates on the straight away just before crashing, then panics and locks it up skidding right into the wall.

Watching the video over and over it sounds like he grabs the next gear when he probably should've just let it ride at that point--instead of WOT again.

Just before the brakes lock up you hear him rev it up and drop a gear. He probably realized at that point he was going too fast, downshifted, then panic'd and locked it up...

I'm pretty sure he could've saved it if he would've got the rear end loose and swung it wide...he didn't hit the barrier going all that fast, but he had it locked up and couldn't turn.
Sometimes using the throttle is just a better option.

I just hope it was his car, and not daddies! :eek:

your right. he banged second gear half way in then realized he had too much going into that turn... o well

Been posted before (not too long ago, either).
I don't think anyhere here owns it (or at least, no one fessed up to it).

It doesn't look like he has much experience either with autocrossing, or driving a car with that much power (or both).

At first seems to be slowing down early and too much just before turns, being very heavy footed, and over-all just not very fluid with his manuevers in the first run(s).

Then he gets a little over-confident and is driving beyond his abilities. You can tell he's pushing the car a lot harder in the run he crashes in... It looks like he over-accelerates on the straight away just before crashing, then panics and locks it up skidding right into the wall.

Watching the video over and over it sounds like he grabs the next gear when he probably should've just let it ride at that point--instead of WOT again.

Just before the brakes lock up you hear him rev it up and drop a gear. He probably realized at that point he was going too fast, downshifted, then panic'd and locked it up...

I'm pretty sure he could've saved it if he would've got the rear end loose and swung it wide...he didn't hit the barrier going all that fast, but he had it locked up and couldn't turn.
Sometimes using the throttle is just a better option.

I just hope it was his car, and not daddies! :eek:

I'm not sure who it is, but the rims and color of the car looks familar..

Its a guy from over the pro-touring site....

i think ive scene that car in a phr article..has some dse stuff on it a 350 and a 5speed, to bad clean car

nice car and it dosnt look like he messed much up if he has insurance then its all good just say he hit a pole in the walmart parking lot:D

Real nice looking car. Sounded nice too.Good thing he it water!


Steve

HE works At DetroitSpeed he was fishing for parts a few months back. Sometimes you have to find your and your cars limit then tone it back. If you never find the edge your too slow.

your right. he banged second gear half way in then realized he had too much going into that turn... o well

He pulled third gear.....

I'm not sure who it is, but the rims and color of the car looks familar..

Yeah, I posted that vid last month. It caught my eye as it looked like my car. Different rims than mine, but looks similar to it.

Never thought about auto-X with my Nova. I just dust off my other toy (71 240z) when I feel like doing that :)