driver OK report

[Andys dad]

I am multi-tasking and likely missed the most important announcement - is the driver OK.

I know who it was but Alan was just about to take over when it happened and nothing that counts has been said since.

There will be a delay.


Come one man


Ron

[Frank B.]

I saw a report was taken to hospital for evaluation

[Nick Heath]

From DRC:

https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCS...UMMIT#indextop

[Nmbr1GMfan]

https://www.facebook.com/chuckholien...6158552665912/

[mouthbreather]

Hell of a hit. What do you guys think about the barriers moving like that? It probably took a bunch of energy out of the impact sort of like a safer barrier, but what if the car was moving a bit faster and plowed straight through?

[Mike Fuller]

It was not such a bad thing that they did move. If they did not move the car and driver have suffered more damage.

[FireSale]

There's a shot of the launch over in my photo thread. Roger came down hard from a pretty strong wheel stand and probably snapped something in the front end. He seemed to be kicking up brake dust when he veered right into the right lane barrier. They are not tied down and do move when banged by a 3000 pound stock bodied car. This wasn't a glancing blow, he hit it at a pretty good angle. I think I saw the car bounce before rolling across the lanes to hit the other lane wall. Speed was cut way down but the blocks of concrete moved about the same on both sides. He hit right between them on both sides. Roger didn't do the "Superman" thing and jump from the car. A driver involved in an on track accident is supposed to stay strapped in until medical people attend to him/her. The only exception is fire.


I will stop by the pits this morning and check on Roger's health.


Edit: I have talked to Cobra Jet drivers before and they say they can't see a thing down track from these high wheelies.

[james schaechter]

Maybe just me, but both of the recent Supercars crashes seemed to be more about getting out of the groove with a small tire car that has extreme hp. I would guess they get ugly fast and maybe no one could save it once they let them go that far out under power. With the number of these types of cars increasing and getting pushed pretty hard, it isn’t surprising to see this happen from time to time. It sucks to see anyone crash. I know I have crashed up a car pretty good before and I don’t recommend it to anyone. Glad no one was hurt or they Didn’t crash into anyone else either.

[MR DERBY CITY]

With these two recent crashes and a near miss at the Joliet points meet it has really turned my attention towards safety. I know that the 9 inch supercars have the latest and greatest safety items BUT do you ??....You dime rocket guys in stock might want to revisit the roll bar rule !! ......Not so sure I would stage against a supercar in eliminations with JUST a lap belt....155 mph vs.80 mph could get real ugly in a hurry if these crashes continue......

[FireSale]

I agree with the above comment. Didn't an out of control CJ come uncomfortably close to taking out a low hp stocker in time trials at Indy last year? I bracket raced against Larry McClanahan's CJ at the Lucas Oil Seattle race last year. I was not very comfortable being passed in the lights 155 to 116. And I have a cage.