MikeMolloy Posted July 24, 2013 Share Posted July 24, 2013 Question that has been bothering me: Consider that you drive to an event. What happens if you then have an unfortunate shunt that renders the car immobile? (I guess with Se7en events there is likely to be a good Samaritan with a trailer who could help out, but assuming this isn't the case...) Do the organisers just drag the wreckage to the entrance and dump it at the road side? I know my RAC cover does not provide for any vehicle recovery following an accident. Anybody thought out a viable contingency plan? Edited by - fred gassit on 24 Jul 2013 09:43:45 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Durrant Posted July 24, 2013 Share Posted July 24, 2013 The club carry some spares and there are plenty of competitors with sufficient expertise to assist with repairs. However, if the car is damaged and cannot be repaired in the paddock then we will do our best to find a way of getting you home. I can only recall this happening once in the past 7 years when the car was trailered due to a mechanical fault and the competitor was loaned another competitors 7 to drive home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OliW Posted July 24, 2013 Share Posted July 24, 2013 As Mark says, most people would be quite willing to help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeMolloy Posted July 24, 2013 Author Share Posted July 24, 2013 How about if it isn't a club event, and you are there on your own? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon.Rogers1 Posted July 24, 2013 Share Posted July 24, 2013 Your supposition is correct but in reality I would expect that given the close community of the Sprint and Hillclimb world a call would go out in the paddock and someone would help out from another club. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaterBram Posted July 24, 2013 Share Posted July 24, 2013 I know that I've a standing agreement with a few competing friends who live in my region and drive that if worst comes to the worst there's goes on my trailer and i'd trust them with mine. from past experience it's mainly mechanical issues which let you down, normally ones which would have been evident at the side of the road when doing some serious blatting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Englishmaninwales Posted July 24, 2013 Share Posted July 24, 2013 Quoting Fred Gassit: Question that has been bothering me: Do the organisers just drag the wreckage to the entrance and dump it at the road side? No. My shunt at Anglesey took me off to hospital. Other competitors arranged getting the car onto the trailer (not easy on 3 wheels 😶🌫️). The organisers could not have been more helpful in securing 7, trailer and tow car in a locked pit garage overnight. They then arranged access for me to the circuit the following day to collect. In the situation of not having a trailer, as Mark says, people will pull out the stops to get you home Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjmmarsh Posted July 24, 2013 Share Posted July 24, 2013 AA will recover from the paddock at a circuit. Just don't describe it as a road traffic accident as they will direct you to call your insurer instead. Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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