The Last Hoosier HundredPosted on September 12, 2019September 10, 2019byDave ZipfThen a dozen laps in, disaster struck Windom. As he came down the main straight (right in front of us actually), his right rear tire exploded like a balloon. The blown tire shot Windom into the outside wall. As his car dug into the dirt, it sent him into a barrel roll, tumbling down the straight. The flag men actually had to dive out of their tower to avoid the tumbling car. Miraculously, no other cars hit Windom as he rolled down the darkened dirt.I’m happy to report that Chris Windom walked away from his spectacular accident uninjured. The tire blew at around 140mph and in the dirt, that’s a worst case scenario. The entire car is a write-off, but fortunately Chris was OK. A 20 minute red flag ensued as the debris was cleaned up.With the mess cleared, the race resumed, the drivers being forced to put the danger out of their heads as they buckled down for another 90 miles of racing.The racing was great. The lead cars started to pull a bit of a gap, but the mid field battles were wildly entertaining. The track ended up being not quite two grooves wide, giving drivers a few options to find pace around each other.It was a bit tough following the full action. I wasn’t near the timing screen and there wasn’t much of a race report afterwards. Most of this is from memory!RelatedPrevious page 1 2 3 4 5 6 7Next pageRelated TopicsIndy 500MotorsportSilver CrownOval RacingDirt RacingUSACHoosier Hundred Previous Article Ducati 998ProjectsPowersportsProject Ducati 998 Superbike Part 3: Radiator, Fairings and Track PreparationPosted on September 11, 2019September 12, 2019byRob EvansView Post Next Article PorscheCayman (987)ProjectsProject Porsche 987.2 Cayman S: Making Awesome Brakes More Awesome with Stoptech!Posted on September 16, 2019byMike KojimaView Post Leave a Reply Cancel replyYour email address will not be published. Required fields are marked * Your Comment *Name *Email *Website Notify me of follow-up comments by email. Notify me of new posts by email. Δ
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