Lucky escape, glad there was no damage and nobody was hurt.

Its great that you had the presence of mind in a nano second to hit the switch.....many may not have.

Great save.

I'm super anal on throttle linkage setup as I've seen a lot of similar things happen.

Good job !

I say a prayer every time i get in the drivers seat. That is why I believe i got "help" in this misshap. The reaction had to be almost instant to get it shut off. The car moved another 20+ feet after i hit the switch. I don't claim to be that good!

What was the name of the tech? So everyone can avoid this dunba--.


Joe

GLAD you are ok and there's value in sharing to remind us that these things happen...Now go put up some #'s!

Sean, I am going back over the car with a fine tooth comb, after finding a couple issues with front brakes. On top of that, the track I really want to test at is BIR, because of the very long shutdown. plus friday test and tune is eight hours. So another delay. July, third weekend.

Holy crap!
Glad you got it shut down.

Always point it out the driveway 😎🍀😆💩

I now have a full awareness of the dangers of testing off track. In the case of my misshap, had i not hit that switch EFFECTIVELY, the odds are i had a good chance of crashing into the garage, getting trapped, and die in the ensuing fire. Not something i want to experience. No more testing without jackstands is the new norm.
So I am ordering a morse cable to hook to my current electrical shut off . The cable will go to the shifter area, for instant access to shutting down the power. I had talked before about doing this, but this incident
pushes me into action.
I hope this incedent prompts others hear to realize that this poo can happen to them, and take appropriate action to protect themselves.

Yes, I seen people tear up cars and even get killed over the years doing that so if I do need to test my trans brake and 2 step the only place mine gets tested is at the track. I find a spot where the car is pointed away from everyone and everything, like into a field or something and then hit the button, go up against the chip and let off. Throttle controllers like you have are very tricky in that they let the throttle go to an idle, then come back up. You just have to remember to let off the throttle and not the t brake button. I have one on my car too.

Thank goodness you got it stopped.

It’s always on my mind, even moving the car from the trailer to the garage. Especially since I know who worked on it!