Sounds like a wild night at Lorain County Speedway! Dave sent me this this morning:
"Hello, Well I raced last night at a very fast track, Lorain County. The car was loose in the 1st hot laps, then it rained for a hour. After the track was dried we went back out for another hot lap session. After putting a 1/2 turn in the right front to tighten it up, the was very good. Got 4th in the heat. Then in the main, on the first lap, a car spun and it was a mess. I stopped with the help of the rear bumper of another car; Then BAM!!!, a car goes flying over my right side. I saw the underside. The driver hit my tires and went for a ride. I was able to contine with a bent up ft bumper and right rear fender that now needs aalot of work. Check out the in car video of the car that hit me. I am the black car just infront on the camera.."
http://legend85.blogspot.com/The car flying through the air is our own Craig Schmidt ( legend85 ). Here is his account of things:
Crash Ends Our Night Early
What's worse than finishing dead last? Finishing dead last and not even completing the first lap. That's the way our Feature went Saturday night at Lorain County Speedway.
After finishing fifth in our heat with a much better handling car, we lined up in the 9th position for the Feature. Coming off turn 4 at the end of the first lap, a car spun at the front of the pack and set off a chain reaction that sent our car through the air after striking Dave Spotton's and Mike MacDonald's cars. The car sailed through the air and landed hard.
Check out the video for a in-car account of the first lap. The bright lights seen at one point are the track lights, so I did get some air in this crash. Even after carefully padding the inside of the car, I managed to find un-padded places to strike with my arm and ankle. I bet I'm going to be sore tomorrow.
I told you... Post your results, or I will! Good, Bad, or in this case... OUCH!!!... Ugly!
I hope you are doing alright Craig!
Steve