@@TacticalKeyboardOperator if you reread my comment I wasn't talking about any roll cage 😂😂 I was talking about how he doesn't have a net and his arm through out the window because the wreck was so bad he passed out and went limp
Hi, no I don't race any more, not because of the crash but financial reasons. I was racing on a very tight budget and this crash wiped out my savings and a lot more, I was off work for 4 months unpaid. The crash was due to an unfortunate series of events and it's very rare for this to happen especially on the road. Hope you have fun with your roadster.
It wouldn't have done much good considering that the door catch failed. The MX5 doors are frameless too so there would be some issues installing one, unless you compromise your ability to quickly exit the car.
Nonesene! The net gets installed to the roll bar and top door bar (lower rollbar). There is no way that net is coming off. There is also a center net that goes between the roll bar/harness bar, and a spec 8 eye bolt that comes through the center of the dash. You see enough wrecks and you wont run without those
Sebmeister window nets would have done nothing.... in open wheel racing, we wear arm restraints to keep our arms from coming out of the car. those should be required in any car that has an open top or doors etc. I never drive a racecar without them and I've flipped over quite a few cars (open wheel)
@@jstewart627 No I don’t appear to have any side effects from the accident, everything repaired ok. I had dizzy spells for quite a while after, especially when I looked up, but they stopped after about 6 months.
+William Seroyer The hardtop wouldn't have helped. It's essentially made of plastic and would've disintegrated during the first roll. Watch some other crashes with the hardtop on, you'll see.
@@Edward135i Here's an idea: Mazda should just put a fucking roof on it already. I don't want a convertible. I have a motorcycle. My definition of a car includes a roof.
@keborylam The Safety Devices roll cage is higher so a hardtop cannot be fitted, it gives extra clearance above the drivers head so you can use the standard seat mountings, my helmet did not make contact with the roll cage and was not damaged. Unfortunately it's not until you have or see an accident like this that you do things to make it safer, arm restraints are compulsory for next season so it should protect drivers arms in the future especially when their unconscious.
Under Ma5da racing regulations the MX5 must remain standard, there are very few mods that you can do including GAZ coil over shocks, cylinder head skim and cold air inlet pipe. If you check out the ma5da racing website you will find more info.
glad to hear you're ok Mark! It takes balls to race cars at any level so fair play to you. I'll be supporting you when i see you on motors tv in the future!!
@xxnissansilviaxx - I was unconcious so could not control my arm and your right, if I could of kept my arm in the car it would not have been broken. Thanks
Mark good to know you are doing well that was one crazy accident man i think you flipped like 6 times and that arm out is what scared me the most. but its good to know you are doing well i hope you get back and continue racing
So does this series require arm restraints? In SCCA Pro Racing's MX-5 cup series window nets are required. alararacing.com/wp-content/gallery/racing-gallery-1/dsc_0134.jpg
Didn't he learn anything from Initial D? Only the AE86 Corolla can pull off the 'gutter-rub' technique. As was proven in stage 4, Miatas tend to roll attempting such maneuvers. Case in point..
Ouch. That was a bad one, I was wishing you could pull your arm in before it went under the roll cage but I suspect you were unconscious for a good few seconds before it finally came to rest. Glad you got out without too much damage, hope you never had to go through anything like that again.
I can't thank you enough for posting this video. I may not ever be able to unsee the flopping around, but I think you probably just added a few seconds to my lap times! LOL
Mark, I appreciate this video on youtube because it highlights and illustrates the need to take precautions in the little roadster. My wife was trivializing me to whether or not we need to spend the cash for a rollbar/cage.. after watching this, she too is amazed and glad you have made a full recovery and she's also wondering if I've ordered it yet..
No I am not racing anymore, I've hung my helmet up. A half roll cage is better than none, but I've seen lots of mx5 crashes and they very rarely roll over, I was just unlucky. Good luck with your autotesting.
The rule is to go where the spin starts as usually the spin away from there. But for those saying not to pass a spinning car, this is motor racing so of course you do. In your mind you are thinking "great, just gone up a place"
I hope you're still okay from this, but I can only question why you decided to try and overtake the red Miata while it was out of control? If anything, you should've gone on the outside. I could understand a desire to win, but still, wouldn't you value your life more than a win?
Absolutely wild man...amazing how much of a rag doll we become in that kind of situation.... unconscious or not. Watching that car come down on your arm right at the roll bar pivot point.... made me cringe. Glad it was just your arm though! If it's what you enjoy though.... Keep racing! Do what you love. I hope next time the guy in front of you learns how to drive.
Fuck dude that was crazy! scared the crap out of me i saw the broken arm before looking at the comments lol so glad you are ok! I just got rid of my miata to get another s13 but im pretty sure if i saw this i would have not been doing anymore touge runs without a roll cage haha. With the g forces in that car im glad only your arm broke (no to sound like an ass but you know what i mean) Hope you have not lost faith in driving!
Oh my god, that's not the first time I see an MX5 flip that badly in video... That scares the hell out of me, as I tend to take it they're pretty safe cars to drive!
Hi, The roll cage was manufactured by Safety Devices and was designed especially for racing. It has diagonal cross bars and door bars so it is impractical for a road car as you have to cut away the inside of the door and remove the glass. For racing and track day use it's a must.
We have been obliged to use arm restraints since we started the series and advised it there a few times. Unfortunately as often measurements are taken when damage has been done. Hope you be ok soon!
wow!!! that was a crazy one in a million chance of that outcome. they need to shave that apex curb down a little and no more forcing a pass there buddy. good luck mate
He was out , concussion rendered him unconscious looked like the roll cage rolled on his arm and he wasn’t moving once the car stopped. Those nets across the shoulders to keep the arms in look like a great thing after seeing this video.
@keborylam the hardtop does nothing in a rollover. Have you ever seen a miata's hardtop. And a lightweight one at that? They peel off like tissue paper in rollovers. They are good for aerodynamics and add some rigidity, but they do absolutly nothing for a roll over.
This is absolutely...wow...I am so glad you're okay, Mark. Holy crap, feel bad for the loss of the car but in hindsight it must be one hell of a story to live to tell :) How come it was video'd btw? How fast were you going when you crashed?..140km/h?
i was really surprised to see a mx5 roll that hard! they are like go-karts, such a low center of gravity. This is the first time i have ever seen one roll...
wait...that's you?? You lived? You looked dead after the crash. Did you completely black out? What caused that? Head hit the roll bar? Hit something else? Or did the fear make you faint?
@zed180 I'm not sure about your roll cage requirements but in the US we race specmiatas with the hardtop and a roll cage. I had to lower my seat but it beats having my arms flainiling every which way as your video shows. You were lucky not to lose your arm. At least use arm restrains.
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Only a broken arm from that insane crash?! You should send Christmas cards to whoever welded your roll cage for the rest of your life. Hahah!
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Pretty tacticool roll cage... UhuhhuHU
Only reason he broke his arm was cause he passed out from the crash and his car rolled over on it
@@jimmy5860jim ye think all the roll cage did was prevent him departing from the mazda
@@TacticalKeyboardOperator if you reread my comment I wasn't talking about any roll cage 😂😂 I was talking about how he doesn't have a net and his arm through out the window because the wreck was so bad he passed out and went limp
Hi, no I don't race any more, not because of the crash but financial reasons. I was racing on a very tight budget and this crash wiped out my savings and a lot more, I was off work for 4 months unpaid. The crash was due to an unfortunate series of events and it's very rare for this to happen especially on the road. Hope you have fun with your roadster.
Are you still done racing? Hope you came back
Ever consider getting back into it? I know it's been 7 years but still, NB Miatas are cheap and Snetterton is sitll there
series of events being sending down the inside of someone about to have their own crash ! - tough beans mate - hope you're well
thats a shame. do you still not race?
time to set up go fund me and get back on after 8 years xD
And that kids is why you need window nets
It wouldn't have done much good considering that the door catch failed. The MX5 doors are frameless too so there would be some issues installing one, unless you compromise your ability to quickly exit the car.
Nonesene!
The net gets installed to the roll bar and top door bar (lower rollbar).
There is no way that net is coming off.
There is also a center net that goes between the roll bar/harness bar, and a spec 8 eye bolt that comes through the center of the dash.
You see enough wrecks and you wont run without those
Didn't know that, thanks. I always assumed the nets are just in the window opening.
Sebmeister window nets would have done nothing.... in open wheel racing, we wear arm restraints to keep our arms from coming out of the car. those should be required in any car that has an open top or doors etc. I never drive a racecar without them and I've flipped over quite a few cars (open wheel)
All I could think about watching this crash was his arm. Hope he made a full recovery.
At the next race meeting most cars had either arm restraints or nets fitted and it will be mandatory to have arm restraints fitted for next season.
No, my arm was broken when it got trapped in the door as the car rolled over (11s and 44s) everything ok now thanks
Glad all ok buddy looked bad
Still live? Hope you are well
Did you get knocked out causing your arm to be crushed? A bit curious.
@@jstewart627 No I don’t appear to have any side effects from the accident, everything repaired ok. I had dizzy spells for quite a while after, especially when I looked up, but they stopped after about 6 months.
@@zed180 glad to hear
this is really one of the scariest crashes i've seen on youtube....
That guys arm got so fucked up.
William Seroyer Thats racing convertibles for you....
mattymaxx this is why you have to have a hard top for spec Miata racing in SCCA.
+William Seroyer The hardtop wouldn't have helped. It's essentially made of plastic and would've disintegrated during the first roll. Watch some other crashes with the hardtop on, you'll see.
@@Edward135i Here's an idea: Mazda should just put a fucking roof on it already. I don't want a convertible. I have a motorcycle. My definition of a car includes a roof.
I cringed...that arm
He broke it!
Looks like he's riding that car like a cowboy.
Yeah it looks like he died... Or he’s unconscious hopefully the last one
I laughed way too hard
@@cryptedcore1745 He uploaded this video
@keborylam
The Safety Devices roll cage is higher so a hardtop cannot be fitted, it gives extra clearance above the drivers head so you can use the standard seat mountings, my helmet did not make contact with the roll cage and was not damaged. Unfortunately it's not until you have or see an accident like this that you do things to make it safer, arm restraints are compulsory for next season so it should protect drivers arms in the future especially when their unconscious.
Yes, right forearm broken when it was trapped in the door as it rolled over. Everything fine now.
Ain't life grand? Too many people arent living life because they are too busy avoiding danger. Risk em if ya got em
Under Ma5da racing regulations the MX5 must remain standard, there are very few mods that you can do including GAZ coil over shocks, cylinder head skim and cold air inlet pipe. If you check out the ma5da racing website you will find more info.
Sorry for you lost bro. Happy you're ok tho!! Hope everything goes well u can can continue eventually (if you want to) cheers
BROKEN ARM?!?! I'm surprised it didn't fall off. that was a hard hit.
probably a crushed arm requiring amputation..
Video description says he only broke it.
You can thank the wetness of Britain for that. The soft grass/mud from constant rains allowed the arm to so into the mud
The algorithm is on fire today
I know right
I'm so glad you came out of this alive! I'm very sorry to hear that it effected your life in many other ways though, hope things are better now!
Just saw this video, I know this was many years ago but I'm very glad you were ok, this is terrifying to watch.
Holy cow!!! This guy is waving to the crowd while flying through the air. You, sir, are my hero.
Holy crap! Looked like Taladega. I was worried about that arm and VERY glad to know you're otherwise alright. Wow, that was scary. Thanks for sharing.
glad to hear you're ok Mark! It takes balls to race cars at any level so fair play to you. I'll be supporting you when i see you on motors tv in the future!!
@xxnissansilviaxx - I was unconcious so could not control my arm and your right, if I could of kept my arm in the car it would not have been broken. Thanks
Did the roll cage land on your hand at the end there?
Dan Cuthbertson No, not on mine. Everyone else is being rude and ignoring your question, aren't they?
@@igiveuponhumanity9238 genius ! 👌
Mark good to know you are doing well that was one crazy accident man i think you flipped like 6 times and that arm out is what scared me the most. but its good to know you are doing well i hope you get back and continue racing
6.5 times, if you look closely. :)
Sorry to hear that. Hope things are better for you currently. Best of luck to you.
a good reason to have netting on the top and sides of a cage in a soft top car.
I can't believe window nets are not required in this racing organization!!! Wow!
So does this series require arm restraints? In SCCA Pro Racing's MX-5 cup series window nets are required. alararacing.com/wp-content/gallery/racing-gallery-1/dsc_0134.jpg
Holy shit, that was intense and hope your arm has fully recovered.
That was hard to watch. Pretty obvious you weren't conscious when the cage trapped your arm. I'm very happy you're still with us.
Shit dude I was wondering if the guy survived then I read the description. Beyond glad to hear it wasn't fatal my man for real
No, the car was written off, every panel was damaged, broken suspension and front of engine hit the ground and snapped the front off both camshafts.
Jesus that was a rough ride. Glad you're ok.
Didn't he learn anything from Initial D? Only the AE86 Corolla can pull off the 'gutter-rub' technique. As was proven in stage 4, Miatas tend to roll attempting such maneuvers. Case in point..
No. It only rolled because it was sliding sideways when the wheels hit an obstruction. Any car would have rolled under those conditions.
@keborylam
The factory hard top will not fit over the full roll cage and so cannot be used.
Wow. That's absolutely incredible. Not many people can talk about an experience like that.
Your first race ?!?!?!? I'm glad you're fine now. All the best, brother.
im so glad your ok dude!
Fucking hell. That was intense. Glad he made it out with „just“ a broken arm.
That was gnarly man. Glad you're alright.
Ouch. That was a bad one, I was wishing you could pull your arm in before it went under the roll cage but I suspect you were unconscious for a good few seconds before it finally came to rest. Glad you got out without too much damage, hope you never had to go through anything like that again.
I can't thank you enough for posting this video. I may not ever be able to unsee the flopping around, but I think you probably just added a few seconds to my lap times! LOL
Glad you're ok mate. That's a proper stack that one.
Bing bongggg "Please keep all arms and limbs inside the vehicle for the duration of this ride" Glad you're okay, that was pretty violent.
Man, glad you are OK. (with just a broken arm).
Mark, I appreciate this video on youtube because it highlights and illustrates the need to take precautions in the little roadster. My wife was trivializing me to whether or not we need to spend the cash for a rollbar/cage.. after watching this, she too is amazed and glad you have made a full recovery and she's also wondering if I've ordered it yet..
So glad to see you only had a busted arm. That looked horrific. Something to show the grandchildren I suppose!
Luck was in the car with you on that one , gals to see you are ok and the cage really did it's job
Holy crap . That was hard core .
When you crash , you crash good .
Glad your injuries were minimal .
When I saw that arm, it terrified me. Lucky you didn't lose that arm of yours!
Get well soon, man. Gnarly crash! Glad your arm was only broken and not worse.
Incredible, I'm happy if you are ok, because the crash was scary.
Damn that was a violent crash. Its good to hear that your ok
Wow!! The toe loop followed by the salchow flip lutz and to finish with an axel 10/10. 👏🏼 👏🏼 👏🏼
Good God. Glad you're ok man!
thats badass man. sorry about the ride, glad youre ok.
Roll cage doing its job. Glad you didn't get any major injuries. :)
Yes, I cannot remember anything after the car hit the grass
Remember watching it on the TV. Glad you got away relatively safely though fella!
UA-cam has just decided to show me this one. Hope you made a full recovery both from the crash and financially.
Also just showed me it too! Scary stuff. Insane that he walked away with just a broken arm!
No I am not racing anymore, I've hung my helmet up. A half roll cage is better than none, but I've seen lots of mx5 crashes and they very rarely roll over, I was just unlucky.
Good luck with your autotesting.
I'm so happy that you are doing well !
A round of applause for that roll cage!
Glad you were OK, Mark.
Looked like that knocked you out, bro! 😧Huge respect, hopefully you're doing good 💙
Holy crap.. I got goosebumbs watching the car rock back and forth on your right arm :(
jesus that was violent. Happy all was ok in the end
That was a crazy crash. Glad your alright and was only a broken arm and some scratchs i am sure.
So glad you are okay (reletively speaking). Horrible crash. Thank goodness for roll cages!!
One, Thank god you are ok. That's every racers worst nightmare. Two, arm restraints. Hope you have a speedy recovery and make it back to the track.
Hey Mark I'm glad you are ok. That was a hard crash! :-o
With that many spin cycles you should be sponsored by Hotpoint! Relieved you're ok.
And that's why you don't pass a person who is spining out...
Hindsight is 20/20 here.
@//Project Grassroots hahahaha XD
The rule is to go where the spin starts as usually the spin away from there.
But for those saying not to pass a spinning car, this is motor racing so of course you do. In your mind you are thinking "great, just gone up a place"
If you freeze the video at 1:01
It appears he is sitting quite a bit higher than the other drivers.
Tall guy?
Oh, horrific. Glad you’re ok 👌🏻
Rule # 1 of rolling a car is to not wave at the crowd when it starts. You could hurt your arm. And your ego, if nobody waves back.
Lol
you got me actively screaming TUCK THE ARM IN TUCK THE ARM IN OH FUCK
I hope you're still okay from this, but I can only question why you decided to try and overtake the red Miata while it was out of control? If anything, you should've gone on the outside. I could understand a desire to win, but still, wouldn't you value your life more than a win?
Absolutely wild man...amazing how much of a rag doll we become in that kind of situation.... unconscious or not. Watching that car come down on your arm right at the roll bar pivot point.... made me cringe. Glad it was just your arm though! If it's what you enjoy though.... Keep racing! Do what you love. I hope next time the guy in front of you learns how to drive.
Fuck dude that was crazy! scared the crap out of me i saw the broken arm before looking at the comments lol so glad you are ok! I just got rid of my miata to get another s13 but im pretty sure if i saw this i would have not been doing anymore touge runs without a roll cage haha. With the g forces in that car im glad only your arm broke (no to sound like an ass but you know what i mean) Hope you have not lost faith in driving!
this reminds me of a video done in the middle east and his car flips and his arm is out of the window , next thing u know his arm is in the road
It's very famous! It appears in so many comments sections of UA-cam Snet videos and numerous commentators have mentioned it too. :)
0:43 the weight of the car smashed the door closed on his arm
glad you are okay man!
Oh my god, that's not the first time I see an MX5 flip that badly in video... That scares the hell out of me, as I tend to take it they're pretty safe cars to drive!
Hi, The roll cage was manufactured by Safety Devices and was designed especially for racing. It has diagonal cross bars and door bars so it is impractical for a road car as you have to cut away the inside of the door and remove the glass. For racing and track day use it's a must.
That is scary.... Glad the driver recovered from it.
glad your ok, insane crash!
Guy in the red car: we do a little trolling
Guy in blue car: *leaves orbit*
Wish you a speedy recovery
We have been obliged to use arm restraints since we started the series and advised it there a few times. Unfortunately as often measurements are taken when damage has been done. Hope you be ok soon!
Glad you're ok. Thanks for posting. Buying a roof net now.
i cant tell if you were knocked out or passed out from shear g forces
BigNasty Yes, it could have been either I reckon. So violent.
This is a perfect training video for "ARM RESTRAINT" use...and tight belts...and the advantages of being short...
wow!!! that was a crazy one in a million chance of that outcome. they need to shave that apex curb down a little and no more forcing a pass there buddy. good luck mate
that roll cage saved his ass thank god ur alive big mx5 fan
jeees fella glad ya got out alive bud
He was out , concussion rendered him unconscious looked like the roll cage rolled on his arm and he wasn’t moving once the car stopped. Those nets across the shoulders to keep the arms in look like a great thing after seeing this video.
@keborylam the hardtop does nothing in a rollover. Have you ever seen a miata's hardtop. And a lightweight one at that? They peel off like tissue paper in rollovers. They are good for aerodynamics and add some rigidity, but they do absolutly nothing for a roll over.
This is absolutely...wow...I am so glad you're okay, Mark. Holy crap, feel bad for the loss of the car but in hindsight it must be one hell of a story to live to tell :) How come it was video'd btw? How fast were you going when you crashed?..140km/h?
i was really surprised to see a mx5 roll that hard! they are like go-karts, such a low center of gravity. This is the first time i have ever seen one roll...
wait...that's you??
You lived?
You looked dead after the crash. Did you completely black out?
What caused that? Head hit the roll bar? Hit something else? Or did the fear make you faint?
At a guess, the kind of G force experienced in a roll like that would be enough to make you black out.
when i saw the arm hanging out as he rolled onto the roof i was like "cmon bring that arm in".
@zed180 I'm not sure about your roll cage requirements but in the US we race specmiatas with the hardtop and a roll cage. I had to lower my seat but it beats having my arms flainiling every which way as your video shows. You were lucky not to lose your arm. At least use arm restrains.
Bless you Mark ! Hope you still a Miata Fan