Doug in the woods
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Why the larger roll cages if Medlin never hit the roll cage sides or the steering wheel as stated in the press conference.
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am sure there is a reason but ???
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am sure there is a reason but ???
I'm with you... RESTRICTOR PLATES MANDATORY ON ALL 1/2, 3/4 and 1 MILE TRACKS!!!!Restrictor Plates should do it.......................................![]()
Why not a snug fitting roll cage or padding to "lock" the drivers head into position and avoid any side to side motion?
Dr. John Melvin, who holds a PHD in Biomechanical Engineering, and is a former consultant to NASCAR and is now affiliated with Wayne State University in Michigan, stated that preliminary examination of all the data available, plus a thorough examination of Eric Medlen’s race car chassis, indicates he died as a result of severe side-to-side head motion. It could be said that his injuries were similar to those seen in Shaken Baby Syndrome, but this was far more violent. Medlen’s head did not strike any portion of the roll cage area behind his head, nor did his helmet strike anything forward, such as the steering wheel.
From what i understand, his head hit the padding on the sides of the cage hard enough to basically turn his brain to mush. That padding is almost like concrete when you hit it that hard. I'm guessing if there was no padding on the cage it probably would have majorly cracked, possibly even shattered
I really hope that everyone reads the transcript before yanking plug wires, mags, pumps, etc. etc. etc. I was lucky enough to listen to the teleconference today and go back and read the transcript as well... Here is one sentence from it... JOHN FORCE: This car hit the wall at about 120 miles an hour at such an angle that it just brushed the wall and went right down the wall. The problem wasn't there, trust me. It happened way before that.
How slow do you want these cars to go??
SPEED was not an issue in THIS case... PERIOD...
I understand in the future is what you must be thinking...
But not in this case whatsoever...
I really hope that everyone reads the transcript before yanking plug wires, mags, pumps, etc. etc. etc. I was lucky enough to listen to the teleconference today and go back and read the transcript as well... Here is one sentence from it... JOHN FORCE: This car hit the wall at about 120 miles an hour at such an angle that it just brushed the wall and went right down the wall. The problem wasn't there, trust me. It happened way before that.
How slow do you want these cars to go??
SPEED was not an issue in THIS case... PERIOD...
I understand in the future is what you must be thinking...
But not in this case whatsoever...
No problem with getting you on the call...And as for muting, well....it would have been kind of difficult for me to say, " Excuse me...Uh, John Force....can you please stop talking for a second so that I can let my buddy, who by the way, is NOT a member of the media or sports marketing world, but is on the teleconference ANYWAY, to MUTE HIS FU%&#NG PHONE!!!!......Ok John..you may continue..."
Don't sweat it Bro...LMFAO
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You guys wanna lube me with 30wt atleast here...
You know the three of us can delete these posts, and nobody ELSE needs to know...
You guys wanna lube me with 30wt atleast here...
You know the three of us can delete these posts, and nobody ELSE needs to know...
And . . . all of this endless speculation about slowing the cars down has NOTHING to do with this! - Jim
I don't know if a full HANS device would have helped in this situation, but I was told by a person very involved in the development of restraints that a device that was not rigid and not secured by belts offered virtually no lateral protection. A larger roll cage and more padding will not help if the driver's head is being shaken laterally in relation to his spinal column.