[Don Eckel 111]

Yes, Dave pretty much has it right. I made the run, had the chute out, pretty much uneventful. I saw the turnoff worker (who apparently is veteran help according to G Light.) with the bright green gloves in the middle of the track giving me the signal to turn off. As I made the swing, the last thing I heard was someone yell "SLOW DOWN!" A split second later I was center punched right at the footbox into the sand trap by Saye who had lost his brakes. I questioned myself afterward if I had seen the right signal, but others in the area confirmed I saw him correctly. I spoke to the worker later in the day, and his comments to me pretty much confirmed that he had an idea that Saye was in trouble, so I have no idea why I was waved in. I am OK other than a few bruises where I hit the bars with my legs, hip, knees, and ankle. Thankfully , Kurt put me in a well built car and the hit wasn't 3 feet further back. The chassis and body are pretty much junk. I will say this though, I will NEVER make that mistake again of trusting the turnout people to do the right thing when the other car is out of my line of sight. There will some people doing alot of pushing.