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sc lm race fan
August 25, 2015 at 01:24:20 PM
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Race Drivers are taking a beating this Month.


17 year old Josh Jackson in Arizona. Had a car spin in front of him causing him to roll and get hit the head upside down breaking his skull and he may loose an eye. Was in a coma for week and a half. Running a Non-wing Car
Two weeks late we lost Jim Campbell jr. Running a Wing Car.
Then Keven Swindell had his crash. Running a Wing Car.
Then it was Patrick Stasa. Running a Non-wing Car.
Now we lost Justin Wilson. Running an Indy Car.

Will it stop please.




sc lm race fan
August 25, 2015 at 01:38:21 PM
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Josh Jackson was in New Mexico when the crash happend.



cubicdollars
August 25, 2015 at 05:17:59 PM
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This message was edited on August 25, 2015 at 06:41:21 PM by cubicdollars

 

Lots of Sadness. It will pass but it's like we are back in the cageless days. In Justin Wilson's case he was cageless... God Speed.

Frank Sinatra and Elvis Presley - "My Way"


 

 

 

They don't even know how to spell sprint car much less chromoly...http://www.ycmco.com



ThrowbackRacingTeam
August 25, 2015 at 05:35:29 PM
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A simple halo bar above the driver's head would greatly improve the safety of non-wing cars. 

This has been a horrible 2 week stretch. The worst I can remember. 



jdfast
August 25, 2015 at 05:40:24 PM
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Posted By: ThrowbackRacingTeam on August 25 2015 at 05:35:29 PM

A simple halo bar above the driver's head would greatly improve the safety of non-wing cars. 

This has been a horrible 2 week stretch. The worst I can remember. 



+1000 I only see a few guys running this (the Vanderweers on the west coast) and they win their fair share of races.

 

I know the argument, its harder for the driver to get of a car on fire, but I see way more head injuries than fires, I guess you pick your poison.  No matter what they do, sprint car drivers will continue to get hurt and killed, but safer cars (especially non wing) would be a good thing IMHO



MIDDLEFINGER
August 25, 2015 at 07:55:02 PM
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read today justin wilsons organs were donated to 6 different people




chilly
August 26, 2015 at 09:07:10 AM
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Posted By: ThrowbackRacingTeam on August 25 2015 at 05:35:29 PM

A simple halo bar above the driver's head would greatly improve the safety of non-wing cars. 

This has been a horrible 2 week stretch. The worst I can remember. 



Not sure if anybody looked closely at Aaron Reutzel's Roth Motorsports car at the Nationals, but the KPC he was driving had extra bars above the driver's head... very similar to the KPC that Meyers drove for CH Motorsports a year ago.  They weren't small bars either... looked a lot safer, IMO.  



Desflur
August 26, 2015 at 10:37:19 AM
Joined: 10/09/2010
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Posted By: sc lm race fan on August 25 2015 at 01:24:20 PM

Race Drivers are taking a beating this Month.


17 year old Josh Jackson in Arizona. Had a car spin in front of him causing him to roll and get hit the head upside down breaking his skull and he may loose an eye. Was in a coma for week and a half. Running a Non-wing Car
Two weeks late we lost Jim Campbell jr. Running a Wing Car.
Then Keven Swindell had his crash. Running a Wing Car.
Then it was Patrick Stasa. Running a Non-wing Car.
Now we lost Justin Wilson. Running an Indy Car.

Will it stop please.



What happened to Stasa? 



bentrod
August 26, 2015 at 04:25:30 PM
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This message was edited on August 26, 2015 at 04:27:18 PM by bentrod

Stasa bicylced the car on a heavy track going into 1 and the car went into a high speed cartwheel. It got quite a bit of air and hit the catch fence at a high rate of speed up high. It appeared that the back side/top of the cage took a direct hit on the steel fencing posts. It wan an extremely violent impact. 

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10205980286844698&set=a.1103358262604.2017185.1186140093&type=1&theater

 





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