Yes and no. I had a very real sense of speed but still had enough time to think about getting my arms at 9 and 3 on the wheel, thumbs out of the way (not hooked around the wheel), feet back away from the pedals, correct position in the seat etc and tried to relax (rather than bracing) prior to impact. I managed all of that and was about 1 car length from impact so I just closed my eyes and waited for the bang.
I open my eyes and tried to focus, there was no fire, I could see, my arms and legs moved as did my head, no back pain, I could feel my nose hurt and blood was pissing out of my helmet from my nose but nothing else hurt, so I took off my helmet, removed my belt and opened the door (took a good shove as the wing was bent back over it, but it moved more than enough to get out with some weight behind it) and was out and standing on the kitty litter as the marshall got there.
I then got took to the medical centre to get a quick checkover and then I went back into the paddock to get a drink to get rid of the taste of blood and give my face and hands a wash (quite bloodied by that point....as was my white shirt)
All was not lost though, at least my Ray Ban's survived in the door pocket so at least I could make a broken nose look fashionable.
you could of come off worse out of a 90mph crash though!
