Subject: Re: post your crazy mind boggling videos here Thu Aug 13, 2009 3:28 am
I wasn't going for crazy or deadly, that happen on Monday. Racing became much safer now then it was a decade ago. Sence 2001 when the Head and Neck Restrain (HANS) devices became mandatory as a result of Dale Earnhardt Sir death in the Daytona 500 crash of that year. Sence then there hasn't been a death in the major Nascar series (Sprint, Nationwide, and Camping World) but 2 reported in the NASCAR Modified series (rarely broadcast) in 2004 and 2007, both in Thompson Intl Speedway. In the recent years Nascar step up safty in the Sprite Cup series with the Car of Tommorrow in 2007 when it was used part time in that year schedule and became the only car type used sence 2008. Same thing is the work for the Nationwide Series could be early as next year. Nascar is pretty safe compare to Indy and Formula One, as Nascar drivers is completey covered, Indy and Formula One and simulare Open wheel series has there head exposed. An insendent in F1 pratice in July where a part of another car flew up and hit driver Felipe Massa helmet while going around 120 mph and suffered major injures. But a lot of danger is on the pitcrew in any series, where at most they have protecting them is a helmet and fire retardent suit. As with the same race on Monday, a crewmember of the 6 team got ran overs when going after to change the right rear tire (video posted of the incident)
Subject: Re: post your crazy mind boggling videos here 
Tue Aug 11, 2009 9:03 am
