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

John Maffeo johnmaffeo1 at yahoo.com
Sat Jan 21 15:14:00 EST 2012


I didn't catch that the first time, good eyes! Probably had to do that in order to create some slack to release the latch. After the c-collar was put on he should have been removed from the car, put on a backboard, and transported to the hospital for x-rays.

John

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On Jan 21, 2012, at 12:03 PM, gow2 at rc-tech.net wrote:

> 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
>> 
>> Sent from my iPhone
>> 
>> 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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