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According to Mauka Matukaitis, such an incident occurs when pilots begin to search the limits of their capabilities. Naturally, each athlete strives to run at top speed, but when crossing the line, they sometimes expect sad consequences.
However, the incident on the Mantas Matukaitis Bikernieki track ended happily. Although the car crashed into protective tires at almost 130 km / h. Speed, Matukaitis Blankets paid off with beatings. According to the athlete, this is a great example of the importance of the entire set of mandatory safety equipment in motor sports.
VIDEO: Matukaitis Blanket Accident on the Bikernieki Track
“In that turn, the speed is about 140-150 km / h. We extracted information from the computer data and saw that the impact on the wall itself was 126 km / h. Speed. I assumed it would slow down a bit. And it all happened more or less due to my own braking error. Since I was braking with my left foot, my right foot was not completely off the gas.
We have such a support made so that the foot does not come out of the gas. It could be that the foot just touched that bracket and squeezed the gas. It happened that I tried to brake so that 25 percent of the accelerator was depressed. So, it started to move forward, then the brake was instinctively applied, a wheel locked, and the car was already skidding out of control, I became a passenger.
Team photo / time of competition
Only maybe the tires that were stacked on that concrete wall saved me. I was still trying to drive, I didn’t take my hands off the wheel, it seems something is wrong with a finger. Nothing more serious.
We buy all new security equipment. We tighten our belts ourselves, the mechanics are still tightening, checking. We view this responsibly and make no commitments.
The place where the legs, the pedals, everything is pushed hard. The bow is even tilted. The blow was strong. Our computer also shows G charges, so I got 1.8 G during impact. Of course, the body and metal warped and absorbed some impact force. I feel good, a little pain in the back, muscles. He doesn’t seem to be exercising for half a year and feels pain the next morning. I feel the same. No one broke, no one stretched, “said Mantas Matukaitis.
Mantas Matukaitis says it no longer makes sense to repair a BMW. According to the Dynami: t Energy Racing driver, the car will be dismantled and it will be seen which parts can still be restored and used for oneself or transferred to other athletes.
However, the team does not hang its nose. While BMW is wrapping up its motorsport career, there are a few more sports cars in the team’s shop. It is true that the mechanics will also have a job with them.
Team photo / time of competition
“We have been thinking about selling this BMW in the future because it is squeezing in the garage. We want to focus on less, but faster, better cars. We will stick with Porsche, which is waiting for a complete “rebuild” of the engine. A new engine for our Corvette currently comes from the United States. Let’s try to prepare it. I would like to go to Parnu. If we don’t, we may have to rent something. I am still in some of those reflections.
Incidentally, the Americans launched a very good engine program at General Motors. They make the same LS7 engines for pure racing. The forged intestines, lighter, more horsepower and the prices of those engines are relatively ridiculous, so we order as soon as we find out.
And BMW’s fate is now so clear. His racing career is over for him. Although the blow was strong, the end was a success. Many expensive parts seemed to stay healthy. It is a matter of motor because it is supported on all sides, but perhaps it is healthy. We will see if something is damaged or not.
If we do not open said motor, we will not sell it, we will see what its state is. The pieces to be sold will be inspected and, if necessary, restored. So the good parts may appear on the market soon. We are already receiving inquiries about what we will do next with that BMW, which is already interested in nodes.
The sequential box will likely travel to the Corvette with a few minor tweaks. All you have to do is take the Martynas Samson team to take her to make other transfers to a different engine. So, we’ll sell some of that to BMW, use something, so maybe we can reduce that loss a bit.
Definitely a shame for that BMW because that car grew with me and I grew with it. The latest results from the Nemunas and Bikernieki ring were gratifying. The same results were obtained as for fast drivers who drive with TCR. There were no more horses there: 380 wheeled horses. Like a machine made in local garages, it was really fast. She is very sorry.
And it’s a shame that my wife planned to drive this car in the Lithuanian championship. It is the greatest pain now for her that there is no one to walk with. But until the end of August, there is still time to think of something so we can both drive, ”said Mantas Matukaitis.
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