mav Posted June 15, 2014 Share Posted June 15, 2014 surprised its not made it here yethere. How on earth did they get through the tunnel, into the pit paddock, though to the pit lane and onto track without being challenged, or is this a spoof? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stationary M25 Traveller Posted June 15, 2014 Share Posted June 15, 2014 Hmmmmmm On a track day, anyone can drive through the tunnel and into the paddock. Amazed they were challenged on pit lane entry to the track ?? Edited by - SM25T on 15 Jun 2014 19:34:56 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myles Posted June 15, 2014 Share Posted June 15, 2014 I'm no expert, but are those Essix accents? If so, all bets are off... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mav Posted June 15, 2014 Author Share Posted June 15, 2014 seen posting from the guy who was safety car driver saying it happened and also a pic posted of the chav after the event Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 15, 2014 Share Posted June 15, 2014 Wouldn't surprise me if it was real. I was at a downhill skate event on a closed road, everyone's attention was looking UP the hill, when a car driven by an old biddie zoomed through the finish Line, up the hill. It happened because a shuttle bus driver didn't close a gate behind him after turning around, and that the old biddy ignored a slalom through hay bales, 3 road closed signs etc... As the finish line marshals were looking up the hill after the car whizzed by the race was red flagged, and the first marshal up the hill stepped out to stop the car to find a rather bewildered lady. It happens. I think it's called 'hiding in plain sight'. Sometimes events happen that shouldn't, it's a bit like a chum of mine who gate crashed a concert by picking up a ladder and boldly walking into the venue...it's the unusual masquerading as the mundane and totally ordinary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Ashby Posted June 15, 2014 Share Posted June 15, 2014 It's no spoof and the degree of selfish, brainless ignorance is utterly infuriating Edited by - Andrew Ashby on 15 Jun 2014 20:40:37 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opplock Posted June 15, 2014 Share Posted June 15, 2014 Sadly not a spoof. It happened on Saturday during the Funcup 4 hour race. I wasn't there but heard about it at this morning's marshals briefing. I heard suggestions that the morons responsible were associated with one of the teams competing in that race and a bet may have been involved. This will no doubt result in stricter controls over access to infield areas at circuits. Any competitor responsible for these morons should start looking for a new hobby. As for how it happened, there are a lot less marshals at club meetings and until now stingers have not been considered necessary in pit lanes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caterhamnut Posted June 15, 2014 Share Posted June 15, 2014 And I bet they just got a slapped wrist, and massive kudos with all their mates - he's famous! Imagine the potential for a tragedy if a race car at pace hit a road car full of teens....crazy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Ford Posted June 15, 2014 Share Posted June 15, 2014 Trouble is, it's hard to see what you could charge them with. Although aggravated trespass in the 1994 Public Order act seems like a possibility. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy Lowe Posted June 15, 2014 Share Posted June 15, 2014 Quoting Myles: I'm no expert, but are those Essix accents? If so, all bets are off... Why? Do you have a problem with people who live in Essex. (Oh, and I can spell) Guyh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opplock Posted June 15, 2014 Share Posted June 15, 2014 And I bet they just got a slapped wrist The MSA can only take action against licence holders. Any competitor deemed responsible for their behaviour will be dealt with in due course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_ASH Posted June 15, 2014 Share Posted June 15, 2014 I'd guess that a lot of questions will be asked as to how they got into the Paddock, up to, into, and through the tunnel, then into the pitlane and onto a track on a race day. The main thing is that no-one came to any harm, all things considered it could be a very cheap learning experience for the circuit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Z3MCJez Posted June 15, 2014 Share Posted June 15, 2014 You could do this at any club race, pretty much. The pits are "open" during a race as sometimes people have to use them. Short of a marshal throwing themselves in front of a car ... I suspect we'll now see significantly tighter controls on garages, but the reality is, if someone wants to get onto the circuit, they can do so. Jez Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_ASH Posted June 15, 2014 Share Posted June 15, 2014 Surely though at Brands you'd be challenged on approach to the tunnel and surely you should be challenged before entering the pitlane which is really part of the circuit. I do understand that their car didn't drive itself onto the circuit but there should be some form of restriction to stop this happening again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TobyCoulson Posted June 15, 2014 Share Posted June 15, 2014 Perhaps I've been watching too many American legal dramas but is there anything like reckless endangerment laws over here? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonathan Kay Posted June 15, 2014 Share Posted June 15, 2014 *arrowup*Scotland, yes. England and Wales, not explicitly. Jonathan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eagle Posted June 15, 2014 Share Posted June 15, 2014 As above, definitely real. A former colleague was in that race (his team mate was in the car at the time). Unbelievably dangerous for themselves and the guys racing. I hope there's a way to prosecute them (no idea what for) and take his licence too. Again, I've no idea if that's more idealistic > realistic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 15, 2014 Share Posted June 15, 2014 Waste of space chavs. Unfortunately these people are legally able to breed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zetec Posted June 15, 2014 Share Posted June 15, 2014 I'm sorry but shouldn't this be attempted manslaughter???? 😔 cos I'm very sorry- this IS what it is!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Z3MCJez Posted June 15, 2014 Share Posted June 15, 2014 Quoting The_ASH: Surely though at Brands you'd be challenged on approach to the tunnel and surely you should be challenged before entering the pitlane which is really part of the circuit. I do understand that their car didn't drive itself onto the circuit but there should be some form of restriction to stop this happening again. The tunnel leads to the inner paddock. On most race days that access is not manned. They then drove all the way along the garages and entered the pit lane through the scrutineering bay. Unsurprisingly this wasn't manned mid endurance race. Coming down the pit lane is where they should have been stopped, but there aren't many marshals in the pit lane. At circuit entrance they presumably just ignored the marshals that were on the end of the pit lane. At most circuits the end of pit lane marshals would be the only ones to get you. Not all. Pembrey has better restrictions as there are no garages. Jez Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Ford Posted June 15, 2014 Share Posted June 15, 2014 never understood that offence, though it certainly exists. But not a chance - you could never prove that they intended to try to kill someone (and I'm sure they didnt , regardless of how much danger they put themselves and others into.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_ASH Posted June 15, 2014 Share Posted June 15, 2014 As was said in the thread earlier there is perhaps more to this than meets the eye, watching the vid again you hear him say something about 'what I'm about to do for them' and then further up the inner paddock he says 'this is us' as if he either knows where he's going or has been told where to go. Videoing the whole thing might be their undoing certainly posting it on YouTube isn't the brightest thing to do. The whole thing isn't by accident at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Ford Posted June 16, 2014 Share Posted June 16, 2014 Anyone know how long it took race control to react, and what flags were displayed? If they'd put white flags out (assuming the marshals had them) the other drivers should have been able to react appropriately. Must have been quite a temptation to red flag it though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharlesElliott Posted June 16, 2014 Share Posted June 16, 2014 I believe that it was red flagged..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharlesElliott Posted June 16, 2014 Share Posted June 16, 2014 More footage (external) . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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