April 28th - 240 in a Tree

The incident of the Blue 240 in a tree.

Ok, I'm sure most of you are wanting to know by now, "Whats with that 240 in the tree".

I can be corrected but from the stories put together here is a brief idea of what went down.

There were a couple of 240sx's messing around, first a Red S14 went 'stupid' and drifted around a public street corner in front of the meet location. As some people were going to confront him about doing that, a blue S14, 240sx came around the corner too fast, trying to show off by taking a corner faster than it should have been. He states he was trying to take the corner in 2nd gear. At the speed he was going along with a tires not setup for this type of cornering, he understeered and lost control heading straight for the side of the road.

Meanwhile there were about 7 people sitting and chilling on the lawn near the street. As the car, out of control , jumped the curb and headed straight for the group of bystanders. 6 of the 7 was able to get of the path of the car. However one wasn't quick enough as he was scooped onto the hood of the car. Then the car slammed into a tree, flinging the young guy into the tree hitting head and then falling to the ground.

He was suffering from a concussion and probably some shock. He was conscience when leaving, but barely.

Last report is that he has been release from the hospital but still under observation due to having 4 fractures to the head. He's doing better but still in some pain.

Jason is known to the forum world as "trigger94587". If you are someone of faith that prays, please pray for Jason that he make a complete recovery. Thanks so much.

Quote from trigger94587(aka Jason):

"wut sup guys thanks for ya'll support i really appreciate it...

Im not blaming anyone for the accident.. accident is always a accident.. and i hope it will be a lesson for all of us.. It was a great event and i hope to see u guys again next year! "

As for the driver, he was arrested for reckless driving and since been released pending a court date.

I received a message from him personally apologizing for ruining the day. While I was talking to him on the lawn, he said "I just wanted to come and hang and relax, but I went and did something stupid, really stupid."

Poor judgment, poor setup, poor driving equals stupid situation.

All of which was preventable by not trying to show off period.

I will make one thing clear, Team Driven does not tolerate any of this kind of behavior.

The driver of the blue 240sx was not a Member of Team Driven. There has been speculation that he was a member, those are all false. He was just another registered attendee just like "trigger"/ Jason.

There is a reason why we say DON'T BE STUPID at all our meets.

Drifting and racing are made for the Track and not the street.

Keep it on the track.

People get hurt and cars get jacked up.

The Visual Story

The car before: