Trans Am tragedy(mosport) any fallout yet?

I'm just now watching the Trans Am Race from last week on tape. I only got a portion taped, I was hoping I missed the wreck that killed the driver Mike Gagliardo. But it just came up. first let me say I'm not one who usually comes in late and rips officials...but the S-L-O-W response time of both trackside marshalls and emergency crews was frightening. I know CART and other series have their own emergency crews, but what about Tran Am? The only positive I can see right now about that situation is that the race-coverage producers didn't show 100 different replays of the disaster. This could be because they are more limited with the # of camera's they bring compared to F1 or Nascar, but they truly showed restraint. I haven't seen any reports about the accident other than the first newsbreaks...Are the track and the Series in legal danger? Truly a sad event...my condolences to the family and friends of Mike Gagliardo. dh

Dave Henrie wrote:

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> > I'm just now watching the Trans Am Race from last week on tape. I only > got a portion taped, I was hoping I missed the wreck that killed the driver > Mike Gagliardo. But it just came up. > first let me say I'm not one who usually comes in late and rips > officials...but the S-L-O-W response time of both trackside marshalls and > emergency crews was frightening.

That's weird, internally all the marshalls are patting each other on the back for a job well done?! I wasn't able to see the situation from were i was, the outside of ten, but when the extraction crew and the two ambulances left they sure as shit left in a hurry. Then when i watched the race first thing i though was the turn 1 and 2 crews should have been waving yellow like mad because of the dust. Insiders note: there was like 2 or 3 novice marshalls at each turn, think that helped any. Oh well, death is all part of the game...

They left in a hurry, but from the tape, the leaders made one lap at full speed before taking the full course yellow, and then made another lap at caution speeds behind the pace car....Other than wave thier arms and join them in the help symbol, the marshalls did not approach either car until after the pack went by a 2nd time. As the cameras cut back to a pit lane shot, ONLY then, two laps after the accident, did the first ambulance roll by... Justin Bell started to comment on that, but then the "corporate racer" mode kicked in and he backed away slightly from his first comments. dave henrie "Shaun Robinson" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > Dave Henrie wrote: > > > > I'm just now watching the Trans Am Race from last week on tape. Ionly > > got a portion taped, I was hoping I missed the wreck that killed thedriver > > Mike Gagliardo. But it just came up. > > first let me say I'm not one who usually comes in late and rips > > officials...but the S-L-O-W response time of both trackside marshallsand

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> > emergency crews was frightening. > > > That's weird, internally all the marshalls are patting each other on the > back for a job well done?! I wasn't able to see the situation from were > i was, the outside of ten, but when the extraction crew and the two > ambulances left they sure as shit left in a hurry. Then when i watched > the race first thing i though was the turn 1 and 2 crews should have > been waving yellow like mad because of the dust. Insiders note: there > was like 2 or 3 novice marshalls at each turn, think that helped any. Oh > well, death is all part of the game...

goto here and see whats going on. You'll here the drivers side of things, the eye witnessess, the marshals,ect.. http://bbs.sccaproracing.com/cgi-bin/sccaproracingubb/forumdisplay.cgi?actio n=topics&forum=1.+Trans-Am+Series&number=1&DaysPrune=20&LastLogin= Unfortuately there was nothing that could of helped Gags survive and the Mosport safety team saved Gary Longo's life. "Dave Henrie" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:bRZP6.60263$[email hidden]... > They left in a hurry, but from the tape, the leaders made one lap atfull

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> speed before taking the full course yellow, and then made another lap at > caution speeds behind the pace car....Other than wave thier arms and join > them in the help symbol, the marshalls did not approach either car until > after the pack went by a 2nd time. As the cameras cut back to a pit lane > shot, ONLY then, two laps after the accident, did the first ambulance roll > by... > > Justin Bell started to comment on that, but then the "corporate racer" > mode kicked in and he backed away slightly from his first comments. > dave henrie > "Shaun Robinson" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:[email hidden]... > > Dave Henrie wrote: > > > > > > I'm just now watching the Trans Am Race from last week on tape. I > only > > > got a portion taped, I was hoping I missed the wreck that killed the > driver > > > Mike Gagliardo. But it just came up. > > > first let me say I'm not one who usually comes in late and rips > > > officials...but the S-L-O-W response time of both trackside marshalls > and > > > emergency crews was frightening. > > > > > > That's weird, internally all the marshalls are patting each other on the > > back for a job well done?! I wasn't able to see the situation from were > > i was, the outside of ten, but when the extraction crew and the two > > ambulances left they sure as shit left in a hurry. Then when i watched > > the race first thing i though was the turn 1 and 2 crews should have > > been waving yellow like mad because of the dust. Insiders note: there > > was like 2 or 3 novice marshalls at each turn, think that helped any. Oh > > well, death is all part of the game... > >

> I know CART and other series have their > own emergency crews, but what about Tran Am? Outside those 2 series (and maybe Nascar) most others (including F1) rely on volunteer emergency crews. And likely they won't be sitting in the emergency vehicle with the engine running ready to jump into action. Because of Mosport's layout there isn't as many location for emergency crews to get out onto the track as there would be at some CART style courses either. If the wreck happened in turn 1 the closest crew would likely be in the pitlane. > Are the track and the Series in legal danger? Canada doesn't have as many lawyers per captia that the USA has. I imagine all the drivers have to sign some sort of waver. > Truly a sad event...my condolences to the family and friends of Mike > Gagliardo. True, on the upside the other driver was upgraded over the weekend an will soon be transfered to a hospital in his home area.