thrss1 Posted April 4, 2008 Report Share Posted April 4, 2008 im sold. holy crap what a hit. i counted 8-9 rolls. he walked away and waived to the crowd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gundogC3 Posted April 4, 2008 Report Share Posted April 4, 2008 That'll leave a mark!!!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMRacer89 Posted April 4, 2008 Report Share Posted April 4, 2008 That's by far the worst wreck I've ever seen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeilTPS Posted April 4, 2008 Report Share Posted April 4, 2008 That hit and flip(s) by the #00 was much worse than when #3 had a less fierce crash at Daytona which killed Dale Earnhardt Sr. The COT and Safer Barrier wall passed the crash test today. Neil Upchurch Race & Administrative Director Texas Pro Sedans Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShortTrackFan Posted April 4, 2008 Report Share Posted April 4, 2008 Lots of things come to mind -Thank God is the first, the safer barrier, HANS, the seat, NASCAR, the guys in the shop. I looked up and saw the 26 on the track after a 3 minute clean up for what appeared to be a whole lot of oil on the track and thought "no way that track is clean". Five- six years ago that impact would have resulted in a fatality Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SASPEEDRACER24 Posted April 5, 2008 Report Share Posted April 5, 2008 If you havn't seen the video here is a link to a story with Speed's coverage...Big Crash for the #00 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
REBELRACER Posted April 5, 2008 Report Share Posted April 5, 2008 wow that is a scary looking crash. i bet more people, especially drivers, will get on board with liking this new car after seeing that. man that was a wicked wreck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SASPEEDRACER24 Posted April 5, 2008 Report Share Posted April 5, 2008 I have seen some of the older crashes (alot on youtube) and this has to be one of the hardest wickedest wrecks in quite some time... Certainly the hardest the COT has ever taken... Wonder how many G's that wreck is going to register... Definately a harder wreck that Jeff's at Pocono... Also wonder though how much worse it might have been if the Safer Barrier wasnt there... Just mark that one down in the 'And he walked away' folder... It looks eerily like the ride Ernie Irvin took awhile back or Rusty Wallaces for that matter... Marc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
txtom Posted April 5, 2008 Report Share Posted April 5, 2008 I'd be interested in hearing from the driver on that one. If you look at the video just about the time he makes the transition from straight to the turn, you can see some smoke off the right side of the car. It is not track dust smoke, it is slightly blue, like an engine or tire. I'd like to know if he lost a right rear, or sucked a valve on throttle off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
REBELRACER Posted April 5, 2008 Report Share Posted April 5, 2008 some pretty wicked pics in the slide show further down the page. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SASPEEDRACER24 Posted April 5, 2008 Report Share Posted April 5, 2008 On an interview on ESPN they quoted him saying the front tire locked up... Also he had reported to his crew the car was real tight just before entering 1... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Posted April 5, 2008 Report Share Posted April 5, 2008 I'd be interested in hearing from the driver on that one. If you look at the video just about the time he makes the transition from straight to the turn, you can see some smoke off the right side of the car. It is not track dust smoke, it is slightly blue, like an engine or tire. I'd like to know if he lost a right rear, or sucked a valve on throttle off. It was the new powder they use...he was the 3rd car to go out after David Gilliland dumped a bunch of fluid on the track in that area. Mcmurray was the 1st and there was a bunch of dust out the back of his car. Bowyer looked like he went under it, and the #00 missed it on his 1st lap. You could see a little dust not sure though that was the problem, but it looked like they could have blown it off better...in his tv interview I don't think he knew what happened. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tqj3 Posted April 5, 2008 Report Share Posted April 5, 2008 Looks like just as he goes into the turn, a long time before the car goes out of control, the nose twitches big time. It's very quick, then seems to be under control, then just heads for the wall. Looks like something broke or a tire let go, but the crash looks weird. Don't think I've ever seen one do what that one did before it hit the wall... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jracer98 Posted April 5, 2008 Report Share Posted April 5, 2008 I thought that the COT looked a little goofy when I first saw it but, somehow, it looks a whole lot better now... Jay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gundogC3 Posted April 5, 2008 Report Share Posted April 5, 2008 They said the greenhouse was not moved at all. Amazing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Truck99 Posted April 5, 2008 Report Share Posted April 5, 2008 I'm still sore this morning just from watching that crash. I can't imagine how the driver feels! LOL I've seen street cars totally disfigured from 50mph crashes along with severely injured or killed occupants. Those really put the 00 crash into perspective. It's simply amazing what NASCAR and the teams have done with the modern cars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HiTech Posted April 5, 2008 Report Share Posted April 5, 2008 not many drivers can wreck a million dallor car like that and walk away ..boy had no time to say this is going to hurt .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KISS_Racing Posted April 5, 2008 Report Share Posted April 5, 2008 I wonder how the brake setup was on that car? Also dont forget the seat technology the teams use these days. The seat Pancho has in the classified's section is a prime example. It is a seat from Randy La Joie. Butler makes one that looks like a capsule, head, shoulder, arm and leg restraints are a must... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mona Posted April 6, 2008 Report Share Posted April 6, 2008 That crash was wicked, but some of the ones from the past seem bad also. I found this on utube. I hope it works. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QHsFFreMM80 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazyhorse Posted April 6, 2008 Report Share Posted April 6, 2008 I wonder how the brake setup was on that car? what? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoosierDaddy Posted April 6, 2008 Report Share Posted April 6, 2008 I had just turned on qualifying a few minutes before it happened and that was by far the worst wreck I have ever seen live. Couldn't believe he was out of the car on his own power with 10 seconds of the car coming to a stop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KISS_Racing Posted April 6, 2008 Report Share Posted April 6, 2008 sp, I'll have to find the article. it said that many teams shave the pads down just a few thousandths to get them further off the rotors. It said they do it on all four corners, but mainly on the back. Many guys have said that it's hairy because if they need the brakes, they have to pump them. When i read the article it sounded hookie, but after thinking about how teams strive for every 1/100 of a second it didnt seem so far fetched. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
txtom Posted April 6, 2008 Report Share Posted April 6, 2008 sp, I'll have to find the article. it said that many teams shave the pads down just a few thousandths to get them further off the rotors. It said they do it on all four corners, but mainly on the back. Many guys have said that it's hairy because if they need the brakes, they have to pump them. When i read the article it sounded hookie, but after thinking about how teams strive for every 1/100 of a second it didnt seem so far fetched. Mainly a Talladega and Daytona trick, Don't know where else they do it. They also compress the pucks to get the pads away from the rotor, then wire the pads back so they don't vibrate back to the rotors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazyhorse Posted April 6, 2008 Report Share Posted April 6, 2008 like tom said that is mainly at 2 mile tracks before qualifying. this guy was a balls to the wall rookie that was running on an oil slicked/ kitty liter covered track. drivers before him and after the blown engine were complaining about the track. but kinda like his lapped a$^ blocking techniques on burton last week i guess he had to learn the hard way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawn Posted April 7, 2008 Report Share Posted April 7, 2008 I was there guys in it was even worse in person. I will post my pics soon of what the car looked like after. It was INSANE!!!!! The ENTIRE pit area went running down towards turn one when it happened, drivers, crew and all. No one thought Michael would get out and walk away. There was a hush over TMS until he got out. It BROKE the steal in the walls. Also, it was the FIRST time the COT has been on its roof. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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