What did you do to your Supra today?

[Vegas17]

Ha ha. Yes. We are the medical crew for the Miami GP race for formula 1 since it’s 1st season 4 years ago and I’m also the medical driver for the Ferrari Challenge (starting this year in couple of weeks). I was also medical for the 12 hours of Sebring in 2020
It’s what actually brought me into motors sports, needing a car to learn high performance driving and eventually, buying a Supra to take to the track.
This year I was at turn 1, but also have been riding the FIA medical car (that one comes with a professional driver) and at the medical center caring for the drivers if needed.
The job is to drive to the active scene, eval and treat driver and transport to medical center for care or evac.
We are expected to return for 2026!

Sorry i know this is what did yo do thread but i'm curious? Do you roll up behind Ian Roberts or FIA guys of just first to scene when needed?

 

[Gabe]

Sorry i know this is what did yo do thread but i'm curious? Do you roll up behind Ian Roberts or FIA guys of just first to scene when needed?

Ian does Not drive anymore. He’s now the big Chief Medical Officer. Great guy. This year Karl Reindler was the driver for the FIA medical car - awesome dude. Post really funny stuff on IG.

But yeah. We dispatch at the order of race control. Sometimes ahead or behind the FIA medical car, depending on location of incident and the overall situation. most times, on our own when there are minor events and the FIA medical stays behind.

This year we also covered the F1 academy and the Porsche Cup - which is fun, because that’s like a bar brawl. ????. On both events the FIA medical car is parked and all the action is ours.

(3 medical intervention vehicles at turns 1/11/17)

 

[licklobster]

Ran my first 9 second pass, and then ran another one immediately after

Great times for a terrible 60. That will be in the bottom 9s when you cut a 1.3. 144 is moving

 

[Vertex]

Only if they get injured. Luckily they didn’t need him…


How the hell did they miniaturize your car (and with you in it ?)???

You haven't seen Ant-Man? Pym tech baby!

 

[FLtrackdays]

Ha ha. Yes. We are the medical crew for the Miami GP race for formula 1 since it’s 1st season 4 years ago and I’m also the medical driver for the Ferrari Challenge (starting this year in couple of weeks). I was also medical for the 12 hours of Sebring in 2020
It’s what actually brought me into motors sports, needing a car to learn high performance driving and eventually, buying a Supra to take to the track.
This year I was at turn 1, but also have been riding the FIA medical car (that one comes with a professional driver) and at the medical center caring for the drivers if needed.
The job is to drive to the active scene, eval and treat driver and transport to medical center for care or evac.
We are expected to return for 2026!

Just you and the chick are the only ones trusted with a radio? Cool you get to call the shots, who gets to go help Max vs Toto Wolf choking on a sandwich. Hopefully you only had do trackside duty and not have to repair the drunks who fall off balconies. You’d think they’d just put y’all in the ambulances ? if needed. This looks much cooler though, gotta admit. Do you get to carry any good drugs & AED supplies in that mobile or have to wait for the ambulance to arrive anyway? Sorry all the medical questions. I’m used to having our hospital goodies in a cart and/or within walking distance.

And… did you see anyone from Toyota there for Haas? Or get to go around between sessions checking out the manufactures or team garages? I‘d be all over the place looking for anyone injured, walking through their tents. I can pretend to be injured if you need a human prop. Ideas for next year ?

Regardless, great experience brotha! Now that you’re driving on track in your Supra you can really appreciate it, I bet. Even if not at those airplane speeds, there’s nothing like doing it yourself. It’s so much different than a SIM. And kudos to keeping those F1 kids (except Alonso who’s closer to your age, lol) safe!! We all want to see our drivers make it outta there alive and well. Glad y’all are there!

 

[Gabe]

Just you and the chick are the only ones trusted with a radio? Cool you get to call the shots, who gets to go help Max vs Toto Wolf choking on a sandwich. Hopefully you only had do trackside duty and not have to repair the drunks who fall off balconies. You’d think they’d just put y’all in the ambulances ? if needed. This looks much cooler though, gotta admit. Do you get to carry any good drugs & AED supplies in that mobile or have to wait for the ambulance to arrive anyway? Sorry all the medical questions. I’m used to having our hospital goodies in a cart and/or within walking distance.

And… did you see anyone from Toyota there for Haas? Or get to go around between sessions checking out the manufactures or team garages? I‘d be all over the place looking for anyone injured, walking through their tents. I can pretend to be injured if you need a human prop. Ideas for next year ?

Regardless, great experience brotha! Now that you’re driving on track in your Supra you can really appreciate it, I bet. Even if not at those airplane speeds, there’s nothing like doing it yourself. It’s so much different than a SIM. And kudos to keeping those F1 kids (except Alonso who’s closer to your age, lol) safe!! We all want to see our drivers make it outta there alive and well. Glad y’all are there!

Haha. ?

yes. We are track only team. Outside of the track there is a non Surgical team that takes care of crews and - of course - the army of VIPs that orbit those events.

we carry everything on the cars, even surgical trays. Oxygen gen, AEDs, Ketamine fentanyl, local anesthetic, chest tubes etc. i could do a tracheostomy on the track if need be, but I hope I will NEVER have to use that stuff.

On the downtime we get to walk on paddock and spy on teams and see the cars. And yes. I’m happy to report that HAAS has Toyota logos all over their garage now.

the F1 cars are exceptionally fast and extremely safe. The safety features are so advanced, that’s why they survive these crashes that would instantly kill someone at a third of theirs speed. When we get dispatched we go on a window under - at a minimum- a yellow flag. Even then, I have to travel max 1/2 the track at my max speed and still, sometimes looks like is very close to get lapped by these guys, which is a No no that has to be avoided.

this weekend Turn 11 car was on turn 14 and the F1 cars were already in turn 10 by the time he exited the track. You can almost see them. Scary.

but was an overall an uneventful weekend, even with the Porsche GT cup, they do slam into each others with the cars and track limits are suggestion for them. From what I have learned, harassing each others with the car high beams, brake checking, bumping each other and side drafting is par for the course and totally accepted when you drive on that series.

the highlight of the weekend for me was to pick up a driver that crashed and take him from Medical check to his home garage. Although I did not say anything, he was visibly frustrated. ?

Tracking my car helps. I have learned quite a bit of useful things. Like knowing the race line: to stay out of it on the dry but use it if it’s raining, overall etiquette of entry and exiting pit lane, ask more from the car that I’m driving etc. So much so that we are requiring the docs driving to take HPDE classes.

 

[Evolution]

Somewhat of a busy night prepping for Laguna seca next weekend. Got the pads swapped, brake fluid bled and a fresh oil change. Next up (not today) is a bath and bedding in the pads. Also took a stool sample.

 

[Funkjaw]

Somewhat of a busy night prepping for Laguna seca next weekend. Got the pads swapped, brake fluid bled and a fresh oil change. Next up (not today) is a bath and bedding in the pads. Also took a stool sample.

Pads are looking a little tired there for sure.

What did you swap em with?

 

[FLtrackdays]

Somewhat of a busy night prepping for Laguna seca next weekend. Got the pads swapped, brake fluid bled and a fresh oil change. Next up (not today) is a bath and bedding in the pads. Also took a stool sample.

Are those P mu 999s ?? Those rotors look like they are lipped ?. You gonna change em? And good luck with the sample. Hopefully it’s C. Diff negative ?

 

[Andrew4Supra]

Those rotors look like they are lipped ? You gonna change em?

~ those rotors make me nervous.

 

[FLtrackdays]

~ those rotors make me nervous.

Yeah that lip ? could be over exaggerated like most of my post. But still…. They are so cheap now, I just replace the damn things. But to each his own.

 

[Evolution]

~ those rotors make me nervous.

They are just micro cracks. Nothing to worry about. Happens to all rotor when you track the car.

Pads are looking a little tired there for sure.

What did you swap em with?

PMU 999. The Hawks lasted only 4 events.

Are those P mu 999s ?? Those rotors look like they are lipped ?. You gonna change em? And good luck with the sample. Hopefully it’s C. Diff negative ?

The lip is minimal. These rotors should out live the pads. I have another set of rotors but its not time yet.

 

[razorlab]

~ those rotors make me nervous.

My rotors look like that after the first track day on them. Normal.

Cracks that are deep or that go to the edge are the ones you need to worry about.

 

[Gabe]

Somewhat of a busy night prepping for Laguna seca next weekend. Got the pads swapped, brake fluid bled and a fresh oil change. Next up (not today) is a bath and bedding in the pads. Also took a stool sample.

what tool do you use to bleed brake fluid?

(I can change rotors and pads but never tried bleeding brake fluid)
I kind of want to do it after 4 track weekends.

 

[Evolution]

what tool do you use to bleed brake fluid?

(I can change rotors and pads but never tried bleeding brake fluid)
I kind of want to do it after 4 track weekends.

I do it the old school way. One person pumping the pedal, one person at the caliper. If you want it to be a one person job, the Motive Power Bleeder is your best option. Both ways are super easy. I bleed after every event just to be safe.