I went to the Historics at Seca back in 2003, that year they had a Bugatti reunion. Well during some down laps Bugatti was able to do some promo laps for adveristment, maybe 10 laps or so. Mind you this was in a prototype as that car wasn't available then, I think there were two at the time in existence. I was sitting in the Media Room and he blows by the front stretch at maybe 120 -130 goes into the slight left hander before turn one and can only assume he was a bit over confident by going into the corner a little too hot and hits the breaks a little harder than necessary. I hear tires a-screaming. Those whom have drive rear engine cars, know they get tail happy a heck of alot quicker than front engine cars as the weight behind you pushes you instead of pulling you through the corner.... anyways, wooooof, the tail got out from under him and I swear he was within 12 inches of nailing the wall.Tadracket wrote:Somewhere there is an insurance agent sitting in the corner, crying.
That would have been one heck of a mess at that speed and during a promo run. I can't remember what the Speed Channel commentators said, but we all had a good laugh.
