They were three wide..the guy in the middle did not see Krosnoff, pulled
down onto him..wheels touched, other side touchewd the wall, and he took
off like a plane..sailed head long into catch fence, I think killing him
instantly....Pretty bad wreck, and I have not watched to many indy Car
races since then...
Oh..is it just me..or is IRL race dangerous to the head??
Damn..what...ten..15 head injuries..hmmmmmm
Justin
Hideki Uematsu
It was a tree. I have it on tape. This is also a reason that they laid a
memorial at that tree. They'll probably talk about it at the race this
weekend.
On Tue, 15 Jul 1997 18:57:44 -0400, TrenT Castanavaras
>How many people have died driver a car WITH fenders in recent years...as
>opposed to those without?
-snip-
I think Schumacher and a few others talked about this in F1 last year,
but the feeling was that at the speeds the cars go, the bars couldn't be
strong enough for protecting anything more than a very light tap (which
probably wouldn't launch a car anyway.
Mark 'Damon' Gill "Only rock can save us now!"
http://gillcomp.demon.co.uk/damon.htm O==-O\
> >> did Krosnoff die at the no. 8 corner?
> >The accident happened at the approach to turn three, just at the
> >underpass.
> >> how did his car get off the ground?
> >His wheels touched Stefan Johannsen's, sending him into an airborn
> spin
> >just before heavy braking would have been applied. The***pit
> >***ly struck one of the concrete underpass supports during the
> spin.
> Are you sure it was an underpass support? My memory tells me it was a
> concrete or steel light pole. Not that it makes much difference,
> whatever it was should not have been outside the catch fence.
> Race safe all,
> Roy A. Beck
Dan Arnold
> >This is a classic example of why i turn to NASCAR... I certain;y
> don't
> >wish to make light of the subject...the deaths were terrible and
> >unnecessary...it is so sad the way the racing community has lost such
> >great drivers in recent years....all in the name of speed. NASCAR
> racers
> >may not reach teh dizzying speeds of F1 or Indy cars all the
> time....but
> >put two Cup cars in that scenario..and all that happens is a small
> wreck
> >and a few bumps and bruises....
Racing is not always safe, drivers know that, but it's a craving for
speed and competition, our ***. If ya can't take the danger, dont
race.
Dan Arnold
#13 ISTRS
: did Krosnoff die at the no. 8 corner?
: how did his car get off the ground?
: Does anybody else here question the saftey of turn 8 at toronto? way to
: tight, with hairpin trun going in at 175+ with short braking zone (due
: to high downforce setting). Whats more, you can't see what is going on
: untill the last minute because trun 7 is high speed and blocks the view
: of 8.
: That corner needs a serious design overhall IMO. I don't want to see a
: second death this year
That tradegy had nothing to do with the design of the track. As a matter of
fact the design of the track saved the large number of spectators who were
in the area, from flying debris. The truth is the accident happened because
a lot of cars were battling for a limited space; Jeff, was unfortunately
squeezed out, and on these street courses there is nowhere for the cars
to go.
--
Dennis
Yes, I'm not a regular Indy viewer but this one I did see. The first I saw
was a few cars rolling to a halt and the rear of a car lying on the tarmac.
Then I saw a moncoque and went :"Oh my God...."
The replay was really horrendous.
The crashes of Roland Ratzenberger and Ayrton Senna also are etched into my
mind for eternity.
But as to what can be done about cars getting airborne in Indy and F-1, the
fender options MIGHT look good, but this could also lead to many a blown
tyre. Especially at the start, as someone bumping into another could force
the fender onto the wheel, and the ffender would then carve away on the
trye, leading to a blowout later on.
"Fellas, stoke me a clipper,
I'll be back for Christmas."
"It's sharper than a page of Oscar Wilde whitticisms rolled into a
point,
sprinkled with lemon juice and stuck into someone's eye."
Ace Rimmer, Red Dwarf VII
Herbert Ackermans.
