On Terry Haddocks first round loss I noticed that his chutes didn't automatically deploy, but the body burst panel was dislodged.
From what I recall, the new safety device deploys the chutes when the intake manifold burst panel ruptures.
I wonder why his didn't?
On Terry Haddocks first round loss I noticed that his chutes didn't automatically deploy, but the body burst panel was dislodged.
From what I recall, the new safety device deploys the chutes when the intake manifold burst panel ruptures.
I wonder why his didn't?
I noticed that too, and wondered why no chute deployment. Glad I wan't the only one that noticed this. They should bring that up in the telecast next week and maybe explain what happened.
That's what I saw also ... they showed a few replays from a few angles. I never saw any type of flash that you would typically see during a backfire. Looks like maybe a hatch malfunction if anything ... or maybe just something really wierd that the new device cannot detect (yet). This is how technology evolves, right?I dont think the blower backfired, I think he had some engine failure and it quit on him. But if you look on the slow mo replay that mike dunn showed the burst panel on haddocks car was rattling loose on the launch so im thinking it came undone when he went into tire shake. Could be wrong though.
I believe I noticed something dangling from the chute area..might have just been a malfunction. Glad he wasn't at full speed when it happened.