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I wonder what that side impact and the front end hit registered on a G-meter.
Thankfully, the padding inside the roll cage and the HANS device kept his head from snapping sideways. The human neck is not meant to bend so far to the side.
On that note, didn’t the padding inside the cage come about after Eric Medlen’s crash?
 
TSK said:
I wonder what that side impact and the front end hit registered on a G-meter.
Thankfully, the padding inside the roll cage and the HANS device kept his head from snapping sideways. The human neck is not meant to bend so far to the side.
On that note, didn’t the padding inside the cage come about after Eric Medlen’s crash?
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I believe you are correct on the padding. The next event after Eric's accident was an IHRA event in San Antonio. Several big show cars were there. I remember Cruz and some guy looking very closely at the roll cage in his car.
 
You would think that we would get better updates sooner, what with social media and all. I recall that there were no updates on Angie Smith last year for what seemed like days, and the longer it took, the more concerned I got. It sounds like Force is probably OK, everything considered. But sheesh, it's John Force, so how about keeping everyone informed?
 
J. S. said:
You would think that we would get better updates sooner, what with social media and all. I recall that there were no updates on Angie Smith last year for what seemed like days, and the longer it took, the more concerned I got. It sounds like Force is probably OK, everything considered. But sheesh, it's John Force, so how about keeping everyone informed?
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At some point, and not saying this is the case, but it kind of becomes like the NFL. Keep the competition wondering. That's why they have the blue tent on the side of the field; and policies on what they can, cant, and have to say about personnel injuries; and they have roster deadlines before competitions. Between Hipaa and a competitive advantage, I can see some reasons for privacy. Hell, I still don't know what's up with Hight or Salinas.
 
Randy said:
Praying for a complete recovery for John Force.

On a side note, imagine the look on the ER Doctor's face. "What the heck happened to this senior citizen?" "Oh, his car blew up, shredded the body, and he went into the wall around 300 miles per hour."
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I was thinking of something similar. When I've gone to the ER, they ask you to describe what happened and how you got injured. I was thinking of Force saying "well, I was driving my car at 300 mph, it blew up, and I hit a wall!" I didn't think about the fact it would be a 75 year old telling the doc about the crash.

I would imagine the NHRA already knows where they will fly injured drivers well before the event starts, so perhaps the hospital wasn't totally shocked by the accident, but they probably were by his age.
 
Click this link, forward to 2:00 and at 2:05, click Settings and slow the playback speed to 0.25. Watch closely, 2:09/2:10 and again at 4:00; this crash was one of the most violent involving a side impact I've ever seen and to me, explains why John is still hospitalized and there's been no further updates. They may not know because they're still evaluating what's going on inside John's head from an impact that was likely in excess of 50G. I believe the only reason he's alive is because of safety measures implemented by his own team after the death of John Medlen.

 
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twostep said:
Click this link, forward to 2:00 and at 2:05, click Settings and slow the playback speed to 0.25. Watch closely, 2:09/2.10; this crash was one of the most violent involving a side impact I've ever seen and to me, explains why John is still hospitalized and there's been no further updates. They may not know because they're still evaluating what's going on inside John's head from an impact that was likely in excess of 50G. I believe the only reason he's alive is because of safety measures implemented by his own team after the death of John Medlen.

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Sorry to correct Carl...Eric Medlin.
 
Obviously we are all praying for a full and quick recovery, but since people are mentioning possible temporary replacements I think Phil Burkhart and Jeff Arend would be great options
 
twostep said:
Click this link, forward to 2:00 and at 2:05, click Settings and slow the playback speed to 0.25. Watch closely, 2:09/2:10 and again at 4:00; this crash was one of the most violent involving a side impact I've ever seen and to me, explains why John is still hospitalized and there's been no further updates. They may not know because they're still evaluating what's going on inside John's head from an impact that was likely in excess of 50G. I believe the only reason he's alive is because of safety measures implemented by his own team after the death of John Medlen.

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They will check him out real good and the family will talk when they are ready. NHRA will not make any statement without JF OKay as far as injury.
 
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