CART video of Patrick Carpentier (Player's Racing) loosing it and going over
the wall @ Laguna Seca in California (the track that F1 "should have" used
instead of Indy).
Can't believe he walked away laughing...
http://www.cart.com/R16/features/20000908_carpentier_off/20000908_carpentier
_off.html
Actually just saw an interview with Patrick (holding a bag of ice on his
head), he said he landed fully on his head but he's OK.
Scary to see he just missed catching the top of the fencing with his helmet.
:0
Absolutely incredible he wasn't hurt. Didn't they make a lot of
changes to Laguna Seca to improve safety after last year?
A couple of other points. Again we see the ineffectiveness of gravel
traps when these cars (CART as well as F1) become airborne. Also, the
tires didn't seem to be secured to anything, which caused them to rear
up and flip Patrick. Of course, the alternative to the tires would
have cost Patrick his life, so...
On Sat, 09 Sep 2000 07:49:27 GMT, "Bubba1010" <[email hidden]>
wrote:
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>CART video of Patrick Carpentier (Player's Racing) loosing it and going over >the wall @ Laguna Seca in California (the track that F1 "should have" used >instead of Indy). >Can't believe he walked away laughing... > >http://www.cart.com/R16/features/20000908_carpentier_off/20000908_carpentier >_off.html > >Actually just saw an interview with Patrick (holding a bag of ice on his >head), he said he landed fully on his head but he's OK. >Scary to see he just missed catching the top of the fencing with his helmet. >:0 > >the same type of incident at the same track got a driver killed last year.
(at the corkscrew)
Bubba1010 <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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> CART video of Patrick Carpentier (Player's Racing) loosing it and goingover
> the wall @ Laguna Seca in California (the track that F1 "should have" used
> instead of Indy).
> Can't believe he walked away laughing...
>
>http://www.cart.com/R16/features/20000908_carpentier_off/20000908_carpentier
> _off.html
>
> Actually just saw an interview with Patrick (holding a bag of ice on his
> head), he said he landed fully on his head but he's OK.
> Scary to see he just missed catching the top of the fencing with hishelmet.
> :0
>
>
>
