I was reading on his web site that he removed the std tank and instead
fitted a fabricaterd fuell cell in the front of the car...
-----Original Message-----
From: Paul W. J. Stanley [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Wednesday, 28 February 2001 10:25:am
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: The Judge "RIP"
I wonder what caused the fire after the crash. When he crashed it looked
like fuel went up everywhere in a huge ball of spray. Would that be simply
from huge amounts of fuel pressure in the lines needed to run the thing? And
yeah I think that's tragic that there was no marshals around, and no one to
put the fire out. I've raced in small autocross tracks and there were
marshalls there...you can still roll it at 50k/h. I wouldnt think any v8
would stop in that amount of space at high speed? I've seen v8s in a 1/8
mile "go to whoa" lock up for half of the track.
----- Original Message -----
From: David Costello <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, February 27, 2001 10:27 PM
Subject: Re: The Judge "RIP"
> actually the media's story isn't false about them pulling himself out
alive
> cause I heard long before the media covered any story, I heard about the
> whole thing from Dominic Rigoli, who was down the front in the thick of
the
> action, about 2 minutes after it had happened. I have also spoken to Pony
> (Todd's Girlfriend) since the accident and got the story from her. He was
> infact pulled from the wreck alive and kept alive artificially and went
into
> cardiac arrest in the ambulance.
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Davidson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Tuesday, February 27, 2001 7:20 PM
> Subject: Re: The Judge "RIP"
>
>
> > A tragedy indeed. I was actually on my way to Eastern Creek at the time
> of
> > the crash. My sister however was allready there and saw the whole
thing!
> > From what she has told me, the medias story is a little different.
> >
> > There was NO paramedics on site, which for starters i think should be
> > compulsory in any sort of racing. There were NO fire marshalls and the
> fire
> > trucks were right up the other end of the pits! When the fire started
> about
> > 20 sec's after he hit, it took approx 5 mins before a fire truck
arrived.
> > Had a fire marshall been on site, Todd could have been pulled from the
> > wreckage. Paramedics took approx 7-10 mins to arrive and alltho the
media
> > reported that he had in fact survived the crash and had a heart attack
on
> > the way is false. The paramedics were in no rush to get Todd out after
> the
> > fire was put out and even when they did get him into the Ambo there was
no
> > lights or sirens when they left. This would indicate that Todd was
> allready
> > dead by the time the fire was put out.
> >
> > Now i have looked at the TV footage closely and i have come up with a
> simply
> > theory as to why he crashed. Everyone knows they were racing backwards
> and
> > everyone knows it was a top speed event. Now, when u look closey at the
> > footage u can see a white post just before he locks them up. This post
is
> > 100 metres past the point at where they record your speed. Todd brakes
> > about 120-130 metres past that point. Not far at 250kmh and not long at
> > 250kph. I think Todd has simply misread where his top speed was being
> > recorded and kept in flat right up to the white post. Its then he
relized
> > he came too far and jumped on the brakes. However, Todd shouldnt have
> > misread it because the drivers breifing should have made it 100% clear
as
> to
> > were the top speed was being recoreded. This is only a theory that
brewed
> > up in my head and could be completely wrong, but we will never know for
> sure
> > what Todd was thinking.
> >
> > Accidents like this are avoidable if safety is number 1 priority. It
just
> > doesnt seem right that someone let crazy drivers on the track clock
there
> > top speed while theres a solid concrete wall at the other end. What
would
> > happen if i was in a bog stock daihatsu charade and the brakes failed?
> > Theres no run off area, no sand pit and no tyres in front of a solid
> > concrete wall. As somebody had allready said, if they actually opened
up
> > the track as a run off area as a safety precaution, this accident may
have
> > not been fatal as there is tonnes of sand and tyres if u lose it around
> the
> > corner. But for some reason they left the most obvious spot for an
> accident
> > bare concrete!
> >
> > I know this is a long e-mail but i thought i had better share my views
on
> > this disaster. My condolences and best wishes to Wilke's family, i hope
> this
> > sort of accident never happens again.
> >
> > Scott
> > Davo
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Date: Monday, 26 February, 2001 8:47
> > Subject: The Judge "RIP"
> >
> >
> > >Guys,
> > > I've been reading the posts in the guestbook on
twinturbov8.com
> > >and there are a few posts blaming the organisers for running the track
> > >backwards.
> > >Now I wasn't there on the day and I know the drag strip goes the other
> way
> > >but when the track is normally used that is the direction the traffic
> goes.
> > >I can't quite remember and maybe someone can jog my memory, but what
did
> > >they do when the touring cars ran down the straight. Did they have a
tyre
> > >wall set up across the start area of the strip?
> > >Also how much runoff is there at the end of the dragstrip?I have never
> been
> > >down that end.
> > >
> > >What I have just said does not excuse poor organisation and the obvious
> > lack
> > >of foresight into the event. Also no amount of whinging and whineing
will
> > >bring Todd back. All we can do is make sure it doesn't happen again.
> > >
> > >Once again Rest in Peace Todd and condolences and best wishes to his
> family
> > >and his friends. May others have the guts and initiative to build what
he
> > >built.
> > >
> > >Iggy Sandejas
> > >Sydney NSW
> > >Datsun 1600 FJ20t
> > >
> >
> >
>
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