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May 05, 2012 at
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Driver over the fence in 3/4 at Knoxville, Announcer said he cleared the chain link fence outside of the track! Holy Smokes.. Driver okay thankfully
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May 06, 2012 at
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May 06, 2012 at
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not sure it everybody noticed but since he pitted next to us, a 2x4 was jammed into the cockpit next to the driver, jammed so hard into the chassis, they couldn't get it out!!!
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May 06, 2012 at
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The announcers said he cleared the chain link fence on the fly also. Quite a flight.
My wife told me if I went to one more Sprint Car race
she would leave me.................I'm sure gonna miss
that ol' gal.
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May 06, 2012 at
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Doesn't look like he cleared it to me. He went through it, but he didn't clear it.
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May 06, 2012 at
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Looks like he cleared the track fence and got into the billboards outside the fence.
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May 06, 2012 at
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Any video of this by chance? That had to be an unbelievable sight. That pic doesn't do the hight and distance justice, if you've never been there to see how high and far that car had to fly...incredible! Just glad he was ok.
The first time my dad and I went to K-ville, I think it was '92, Jimmy Evans cleared the turn 4 wall with the Motter 71m. When it happened, no one could believe what they just saw!
"They'll learn."
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May 06, 2012 at
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Posted By: TommyTipover on May 06 2012 at 06:43:09 AM
Doesn't look like he cleared it to me. He went through it, but he didn't clear it.
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Look again so you know what your looking at. Cleared the track wall took out the billboards. Picture is very clear. Thank the good Lord there wasn't a death involved.
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May 06, 2012 at
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Who was the driver and car number??
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May 06, 2012 at
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The driver is Austin Johnson (Marty's son) in his dads #81. One hell of a ride. He is a great young man!
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May 06, 2012 at
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seems to me the track needs to take in to consideration the area beyond the fence , as you can clearly see metal fence posts & chain link. perhaps a secondary 'catch fence' of some type is needed? something that will keep the car from ending up in that pit area, & also not impale a tightly secured driver in a cockpit.
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May 06, 2012 at
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Posted By: larryitis on May 06 2012 at 11:35:44 AM
seems to me the track needs to take in to consideration the area beyond the fence , as you can clearly see metal fence posts & chain link. perhaps a secondary 'catch fence' of some type is needed? something that will keep the car from ending up in that pit area, & also not impale a tightly secured driver in a cockpit.
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You must work for an insurance company?
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May 06, 2012 at
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holy moly! i was there when andy hillenburgs wing went over the fence. WOW! thank goodness hes ok.
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May 06, 2012 at
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Posted By: Desflur on May 06 2012 at 10:54:13 AM
Look again so you know what your looking at. Cleared the track wall took out the billboards. Picture is very clear. Thank the good Lord there wasn't a death involved.
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Through the bill boards and Cleared the chain link at the lower left of the picture. What I didn't mention was the Rescue Team Member that jumped over the wall like his pants were on fire to get to the aid of the driver.
As usual excellent rosponse from Knoxvilles Safety Crew
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May 06, 2012 at
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Posted By: 72fan on May 06 2012 at 11:51:46 AM
You must work for an insurance company?
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No, actually, I have something called precognition.
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May 06, 2012 at
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lucky it wasn't nationals time
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May 06, 2012 at
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Knoxvilles catch fence / containment is leaps & bounds aver most tracks in the Country.
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May 06, 2012 at
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Knoxville's fence is good but it has some weak points. There are a couple places where steel I-beams could potentially shear a cage. The beams are on the outside of the fence but if a car hit the fence in the cage-first, it could get ugly. A solution to the steel I-beam problem found at many tracks is to use a round steel post. You don't lose any strength with a round post but you do reduce the chance of a cage being sliced open. There is also a very real danger that the chain link fence outside the turns could impale a driver.
I don't work for an insurance company, I just look at things a bit differently than most folks. I want this sport to be as safe as possible. That starts with safe track design and quality safety crews.
Ben T
"If you're gonna run the bottom, you might as well get
a real job."
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May 06, 2012 at
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even the dirt is dangerous just ask McCarl
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May 06, 2012 at
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Announcers struggled with the people who've gone out. As we, my friends and I who've been attending for many years, remember the ones to clear the high fence as; Mark Towes (spelling?); Jerry Richert Jr; Jimmy Evans; and the most recent, until Saturday night, was Aussie Brad Foster in my 00. In that case a J&J took out the Maxim sign.  = Johnson took out two signs, Evans would have destroyed the big video screen, if it had been there at the time. Before those four Minnesotans and one Aussie, and before my time, someone went throught the roof of the sheds that sat where the back straight grandstands are, Jay Opperman (not Jan, Jay) went over the lower back straight fence and died. Someone like Bob Trostle could tell you better about all of those incidents. I had a wheel break and it hit a truck on highway 14, Don Droud was high enough to clear turn 2, but stayed in, Stevie Walsh was that high in both the 360 and 410 Nationals in Bob Trostle's 20. Then there's the front end assembly that cleared the turn one fence and landed on a car next to Dingus. Amen to the comment about the safety crew "monkey". I watched him clear the fence when Brad went out - I don't think all the cars had stopped rolling yet. Amazing, dedicated bunch that drug my sorry butt out of several wadded up race cars.
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