[DeTomaso] On-board video of Cobra crash at 130mph

[gow2 at rc-tech.net]

He was lucky in the manner that the car hit the earth. Had it pancaked
upside down hard at one point the outcome likely would have been different
I believe. I think lucky to be alive is damn appropriate.

Did they say what cased it? Looked like he was in a straight away. Blown
tire?

It comes to mind racing in the early 1900's in huge machines with no roll
bars or seat belts. Survival was getting away form the car in a roll over.


http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-UNDeMw077_0/TWciz8bZbVI/AAAAAAAAAo0/JBIaNrroC5c/s1600/MN+State+fair+1908.jpg

http://cache.gawkerassets.com/assets/images/12/2011/08/us_gp_1914_crash.jpg

http://webzoom.freewebs.com/looking-for-mabel/CARS/auto%20wreck%20Lozier.jpg




>
> Many interesting points about safety equipped cars (roll bar, harness,
> etc). Whats amazing it the amount
> of energy (as Boyd mentioned) that is generated/dissipated when a car is
> rolling or flipping. A friend of
> mine use to race sprint cars (note "use to"). Full cage, harness, etc., he
> got tangle up in an accident
> on one of the faster sprint tracks and flipped four or five times end over
> end at over 150mph.
> Even with all the safety equipment his body absorbed so much energy during
> the
> flips and landings (landings=sudden stops which puts tremendous strain on
> the body), he broke his
> hand and wrist (don't recall if he had arm straps) and collapsed a lung
> and burst the internals of one
> of his eyes, all from the pressure generated from the five point harness
> during the flips.
>
> Unfortunately, the body is not as strong as the safety equipment in some
> instances. In the Cobra video
> the drivers body was thrown around like rag doll...he's a very lucky guy
> if he walked away
> with little or no injuries. Recall Dale Earnhardt's accident...I would
> have never thought that accident
> would have been fatal...it just didn't look that violent.
> Tom
>
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