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Re: NASCAR (dale earnhardt)
I saw that doctor say that too...but I remain *very*
skeptical of that comment. It wont take a lot of
convincing for a NASCAR rules change now. Too little,
too late.
Ron
--- Joe Doty <rocco2nr@hotmail.com> wrote:
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<P>Dale was not using HANS or a full-face
helmet. The doctor that examined him
determined that neither HANS or a full-face helmet
would have helped him at all.</P>
<P> </P>
<P>Joe</P>
<P>>It's call HANS...for Head And Neck Support? F1
and </P>
<DIV></DIV>>CART require it...NASCAR doesn't. It's
a restraint
<DIV></DIV>>worn around the neck that connects the
helmet
<DIV></DIV>>restricting head motion vs. body
motion. As it was,
<DIV></DIV>>and crude as it sounds, Dale's head
kept traveling
<DIV></DIV>>when his body didn't, effectively
pulling his head
<DIV></DIV>>nearly off, and tearing apart some
vitals at the base
<DIV></DIV>>of his brain (so I understand). Same
with Adam Petty.
<DIV></DIV>>
<DIV></DIV>>
<DIV></DIV>>Dale showed how good he and Jr. were at
the 24hrs of
<DIV></DIV>>Daytona, and his death is a loss for
all race fans.
<DIV></DIV>>NASCAR will be the worse without
him...he keyed it's
<DIV></DIV>>entry into the *real* big time.
<DIV></DIV>>
<DIV></DIV>>Ron
<DIV></DIV>>
<DIV></DIV>>
<DIV></DIV>>--- Shawn C Meze
<SKEROCDRIVER@JUNO.COM>wrote:
<DIV></DIV>> >
<DIV></DIV>> > On Sun, 18 Feb 2001 19:36:26
-0500 "RoccoPhil"
<DIV></DIV>> > <ROCCOPHIL@MINDSPRING.COM>
<DIV></DIV>> > writes:
<DIV></DIV>> > >Brutal. And yet it won't
change the way they do
<DIV></DIV>> > things. NASCAR is
<DIV></DIV>> > >simply
<DIV></DIV>> > >monkey racing. Geared to
please the collision-happy
<DIV></DIV>> > maggots who get
<DIV></DIV>> > >off on accidents. They suck.
Period. I don't budge
<DIV></DIV>> > from that position.
<DIV></DIV>> > >NASCAR *could* be quality if
they really wanted to
<DIV></DIV>> > be.
<DIV></DIV>> >
<DIV></DIV>> >
<DIV></DIV>> > Interesting point of view. I
naturally completely
<DIV></DIV>> > dissagree with your
<DIV></DIV>> > safety comments. These cars today
are much safer
<DIV></DIV>> > than they have ever been
<DIV></DIV>> > in the past. Yesterdays accident
was one of those
<DIV></DIV>> > freak of natures. I
<DIV></DIV>> > dont care what your driving, if
you have a 45+G
<DIV></DIV>> > sudden stop,
<DIV></DIV>> > unfortunately someone will die.
(Indycars have been
<DIV></DIV>> > measured at over
<DIV></DIV>> > 200G's BTW.)
<DIV></DIV>> >
<DIV></DIV>> > Something that I find interesting
is there was so
<DIV></DIV>> > much talk of a new
<DIV></DIV>> > device at the 24 hour's of
daytona event. .... I
<DIV></DIV>> > forget the name. It
<DIV></DIV>> > basically cradles the head in a
collison which I
<DIV></DIV>> > thought DE was using.
<DIV></DIV>> > Seemes that he actually wasnt.
Sad.
<DIV></DIV>> >
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