I do remember a serious injury at SC. There was a guy from Grand Junction (?) who hit the concrete wall up in the boot. If I remember right, he had very serous internal injuries that almost got him. Does anyone know how that all turned out?
I do remember that 80 junior wreck. It was after the checker. Greg and Adrian came over the line first. The second group that was a few seconds behind them forgot the race was over after the line and someone ran over the top of another and all hell broke lose. No one was hurt but it sure scared the crap out of us parents.
Sandia is another place that is a bit dangerious. It is the only place that we had an ambulance ride. However, that time it wan’t the fault of the track or the drivers, that was just a racing accident. That goofy chicane on the front straight sure took its toll on front stub axles.
Second Creek had a long history here in Colorado. I remember going there 20 years ago to watch SCCA national events. But I also remember going to CDR in Castle Rock for SCCA events too so I guess that shows my age! I even remember going to Pueblo to watch SCCA events and seeing a guy in a 914-6 just smoke the field, not knowing at the time it was our own Grady Clay behind the wheel. I went to an event at the old Stapleton track where a friend took his shifter and they allowed him to race. They put him out with serveral Porsches and after he pounded them in the dirt, they told him not to come back!
But like all most all race tracks, it seems their time just runs out. I hope we do get another long track that is smooth enough for karts to run on. We raced at another Alan Wilson designed track, Gingerman in Michigan and it is a great track. Very smooth, wide open, fast yet technical. If you were unfortunate to go off there, all that happened was that you had to spend time cleaning the kart.