Chrud Posted April 4, 2008 Report Share Posted April 4, 2008 That is probably the worst wreck I've ever seen. And to think, he'll be back in the car tomorrow. And to think MLB pitchers miss games because of blisters. He is lucky to be alive! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XlGlLDaT9l0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Posted April 5, 2008 Report Share Posted April 5, 2008 Yeah...thats incredible.......Just think if the safety features they have in todays cars were in the cars 10 years ago......We might still have Dale Earnhardt Sr and Adam Petty competing. Props to NASCAR for requiring a vehicle safe enough to walk away from that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BowJoe Posted April 5, 2008 Report Share Posted April 5, 2008 I'm just in shock. I can't believe a wreck like that. How in the world did he survive? I don't give NASCAR credit for the safety because that's what should have been around all along. They could have had safer cars 2 decades ago if they had really wanted to. They used concrete barriers and high strung fences for the protection of the fans only and not for the protection of the drivers until the death of Sr. This video only demonstrates how they should have been all along. It's funny how that as soon as Sr. was killed, they immediately had a solution. Safer barriers may have saved his life along with the HANS device. Would have been nice to have him around now. I think Jr. would have a few more wins and maybe a championship too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IowaDeerHunter Posted April 5, 2008 Report Share Posted April 5, 2008 Wow, abslutely unreal. That is the hardest hit and worst rolling I have seen in a while. Scott Riggs and a bad roll like that at 'Dega a few years ago, but not that hard hit into the wall. Man that guy is lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VermontHunter Posted April 5, 2008 Report Share Posted April 5, 2008 I can't belive after that car stopped tumbling,, he got out and all he had was a slight limp .. :eek: I'm sure glad it wasn't alot worse .. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tominator Posted April 5, 2008 Report Share Posted April 5, 2008 Unbelievable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WHISKEYSWAMP Posted April 5, 2008 Report Share Posted April 5, 2008 ouch that had to hurt! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texastrophies Posted April 5, 2008 Report Share Posted April 5, 2008 Ouch. I am suprised he wasn't to dizzy to walk. I counted either 8 or 9 rolls after tapping the wall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craig mack Posted April 5, 2008 Report Share Posted April 5, 2008 WOW!!! That was bad. He is lucky to be alive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NS whitetail Posted April 5, 2008 Report Share Posted April 5, 2008 :eek: that was some kind of wreck :eek: hard to believe that anyone can walk away from something like that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdvantageTimberLou Posted April 5, 2008 Report Share Posted April 5, 2008 Just a testament to how strong and safe they build these cars. 180 MPH into a wall and gets out of the car on his own power!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randyman Posted April 5, 2008 Report Share Posted April 5, 2008 A bad wreck to be sure, but it doesn't top Michael Waltrip's wreck at Bristol from about 1990. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Turtle Posted April 5, 2008 Report Share Posted April 5, 2008 I'm just in shock. I can't believe a wreck like that. How in the world did he survive? I don't give NASCAR credit for the safety because that's what should have been around all along. They could have had safer cars 2 decades ago if they had really wanted to. They used concrete barriers and high strung fences for the protection of the fans only and not for the protection of the drivers until the death of Sr. This video only demonstrates how they should have been all along. It's funny how that as soon as Sr. was killed, they immediately had a solution. Safer barriers may have saved his life along with the HANS device. Would have been nice to have him around now. I think Jr. would have a few more wins and maybe a championship too. Some good points but if I remember correctly Dale Sr. was the biggest opponent of the hans device. He never even wanted to go to full helmet caused it restricted his vision. If the cars had been this way all along it never would of been Stock Car Racing which is what NASCAR started out being, that's what it was built on. Formula 1 type cars have been safer for years but for NASCAR to get totally away from any resemblance of Stock Cars which is why people were fans was not easily done. Perhaps in his death as in life Dale Sr. contributed more to NASCAR than anyone else ever has. Maybe it was the his loss that that led to the fans acceptance that yes things finally have to change. Even with all this you still have some that balked at new car. Blame NASCAR all you want but in reality all they were doing was sticking to the one thing that set them apart from the other types of racing. Safer Barrier, never heard of it before Dale Sr.'s death, they say necessity the mother of invention. We've got to see the need for something before we consider pursuit of it, that's not just NASCAR that's human nature. Might would of lost a lot fewer soldiers in Vietnam if they had body armor of todays soldiers. Ok I said my 2 pennies now to your comments I applaud you for the way you feel about it. It shows that you care. Perhaps if more people were like you maybe we would be quicker to react and not have to suffer as much loss. We are slow and reluctant to change ,always have been. If it ain't broke don't fix it, Kudos to those that can realize it's broke before everyone else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bowtech_archer07 Posted April 7, 2008 Report Share Posted April 7, 2008 Some good points but if I remember correctly Dale Sr. was the biggest opponent of the hans device. He never even wanted to go to full helmet caused it restricted his vision. If the cars had been this way all along it never would of been Stock Car Racing which is what NASCAR started out being, that's what it was built on. Formula 1 type cars have been safer for years but for NASCAR to get totally away from any resemblance of Stock Cars which is why people were fans was not easily done. Perhaps in his death as in life Dale Sr. contributed more to NASCAR than anyone else ever has. Maybe it was the his loss that that led to the fans acceptance that yes things finally have to change. Even with all this you still have some that balked at new car. Blame NASCAR all you want but in reality all they were doing was sticking to the one thing that set them apart from the other types of racing. Safer Barrier, never heard of it before Dale Sr.'s death, they say necessity the mother of invention. We've got to see the need for something before we consider pursuit of it, that's not just NASCAR that's human nature. Might would of lost a lot fewer soldiers in Vietnam if they had body armor of todays soldiers. Ok I said my 2 pennies now to your comments I applaud you for the way you feel about it. It shows that you care. Perhaps if more people were like you maybe we would be quicker to react and not have to suffer as much loss. We are slow and reluctant to change ,always have been. If it ain't broke don't fix it, Kudos to those that can realize it's broke before everyone else. Sr. wasn't opposed to the Hans device, I don't think.. I believe he just didn't want to wear one.. he didn't care what other people did. That was a terrible wreck and it was good to see him walk away from that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Turtle Posted April 7, 2008 Report Share Posted April 7, 2008 You're right I should of said he was against the mandatory requirement of the HANS device which occurred after his passing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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