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

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Not just that but it looked like he was pushing down on his helmet with
his hand.


> I was surprised to see that the course worker removed his helmet. If he
> was going anything more than 60mph, the first thing they should have done
> was put on a c-collar.
>
> John
>
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> On Jan 21, 2012, at 10:04 AM, Tom Borcich <tborcich at msn.com> wrote:
>
>>
>> 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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