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What a crash!!!if your not watching car spins 180 so its facing the wrong way down the straight then it looks like air pressure flips it upside down skids across the track,hits the outside wall then back across the track onto the grass where it catches and barrel rolls befor landing back on its roof!!!
They have just rolled the car back over onto its wheels and cut the roof off so the driver(Ryan Newman)can get out who is ok.
They have just rolled the car back over onto its wheels and cut the roof off so the driver(Ryan Newman)can get out who is ok.
green flag and another huge crash cars everywhere!!!!
heres a link to the first one http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kIs2UPR1xPA
heres a link to the first one http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kIs2UPR1xPA
Edited by fred flange on Sunday 1st November 21:52
Edited by fred flange on Sunday 1st November 22:12
a wild finish to an other wise uninteresting race. Cannot understand why it took so long for them to get Newman out of his car. Seeem to remember around 5 years ago they fitted the (then of course the car of 'yesterday') with a openning roof hatch used to get the driver out or for him to climb out of in the event of a severely damaged roof blocking the window exits. I even recall Michael Waltrip winning a Dega race at the time and after his celebratery dohnuts etc, opened the hatch and popped his head out to wave to the crowd. Cannot believe this hatch was not carried forward to the car of 'today'.
See Johnsons luck was with him once again......pretty much taken all the excitment out of the chase.
See Johnsons luck was with him once again......pretty much taken all the excitment out of the chase.
Was at the track watching it all unfold!
The final crash happened just past our stand (Allison), but the $600pn RV owners got a stunning view of a car coming towards them upside down on turn 3 though.
They took a good few minutes to cut the guy out of the car, where most of field parked up in front of our stand, which was nice. After about 10 minutes, engines restarted and we were on for 2-3 laps behind the safety car.
That was when various cars started running out of fuel, and the safety car stayed out longer, which led to a few more (Montoya for instance) also running out of fuel, so it was a real catch 22. They eventually did two laps at speed, where a few more cars ran out of fuel, safety car out again and the final positions were under that in the end. Or something like that.
Fun race, and the single file racing wasn't so bad as you could almost see the drivers trying to figure out what to do next - the answer being that someone at the back would break free into 'downstairs' followed by 2 others and create their own lane. As they picked up position that the 'downstairs' afforded, other cars in front would move down and join them (from the front) and that would create this moving spear of lower cars. More cars would join, until the guy in 6th position, would come down, shove himself front of the 'downstairs' queue, which would then power past the 'upstairs' guys.
I think that's how it worked.
The final crash happened just past our stand (Allison), but the $600pn RV owners got a stunning view of a car coming towards them upside down on turn 3 though.
They took a good few minutes to cut the guy out of the car, where most of field parked up in front of our stand, which was nice. After about 10 minutes, engines restarted and we were on for 2-3 laps behind the safety car.
That was when various cars started running out of fuel, and the safety car stayed out longer, which led to a few more (Montoya for instance) also running out of fuel, so it was a real catch 22. They eventually did two laps at speed, where a few more cars ran out of fuel, safety car out again and the final positions were under that in the end. Or something like that.
Fun race, and the single file racing wasn't so bad as you could almost see the drivers trying to figure out what to do next - the answer being that someone at the back would break free into 'downstairs' followed by 2 others and create their own lane. As they picked up position that the 'downstairs' afforded, other cars in front would move down and join them (from the front) and that would create this moving spear of lower cars. More cars would join, until the guy in 6th position, would come down, shove himself front of the 'downstairs' queue, which would then power past the 'upstairs' guys.
I think that's how it worked.
Stayed up late last night to watch it on ESPN - heck of a race and an interesting oval.. very tactical driving needed to get the bset finish.
I was amazed how quickly drivers could go from the front to the back (and vice versa) just by forming a chain of cars and working together.
It's a shame the race ended the way it did, I think if the last few laps had been run under normal conditions the result would have been very different.
Of course, pleased to hear that the most serious accident was walked away from.
I was amazed how quickly drivers could go from the front to the back (and vice versa) just by forming a chain of cars and working together.
It's a shame the race ended the way it did, I think if the last few laps had been run under normal conditions the result would have been very different.
Of course, pleased to hear that the most serious accident was walked away from.
NASCAR need to rescind the "no bumping in the corners" rule before Daytona. Just because Carl Edwards doesn't know how to do it properly (see last year's autumn race where he wrecked half the field including most of his team mates) doesn't mean everyone else should be prevented.
Other thing is, how do the 48 team do it? How do they end up finishing 6th when they should have finished about 25th?
Other thing is, how do the 48 team do it? How do they end up finishing 6th when they should have finished about 25th?
johnaachen said:
Yeah must be REALLY difficult to have to concentrate on steering when you have all those braking, gear changes and left/right turns to deal with! :-)
to true, as Franchitti, Villenueve, etc have found out.Best not to comment on something you obviously know nothing about.
FourWheelDrift said:
johnaachen said:
Why do the drivers sit so close to the steering wheel in NASCAR and why are the steering wheels the size of small planets?!
It's easier to make small steering adjustments.eastlmark said:
johnaachen said:
Yeah must be REALLY difficult to have to concentrate on steering when you have all those braking, gear changes and left/right turns to deal with! :-)
to true, as Franchitti, Villenueve, etc have found out.Best not to comment on something you obviously know nothing about.
johnaachen said:
eastlmark said:
johnaachen said:
Yeah must be REALLY difficult to have to concentrate on steering when you have all those braking, gear changes and left/right turns to deal with! :-)
to true, as Franchitti, Villenueve, etc have found out.Best not to comment on something you obviously know nothing about.
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