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Topic: When will safety catch up with high speeds??? #2
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September 13, 2018 at
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Posted By: revjimk on September 12 2018 at 11:49:37 PM
Of course, but the idea is to minimize serious accidents... no more dead or paralyzed drivers
You don't want to go back to the "good ole days" of no seatbelts or rollcages do you? Its a miracle ANY of those guys survived
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The percentage of sprint car drivers who race and those who get injured is very low. No one wants to see anyone get hurt. But its part of it. I hate that part of the sport I love, but its part of it. Look at all the safety features in sprint cars now compared to 10 years ago. IMO sprint cars are as safe as they can be, and still look like sprint cars. Like I said its my opinion, I know alot will disagree with me. But if you dont think a track is safe, dont attend. When they 1. fix the problem then you can go back or 2. close down and then you can say you were right that track wasnt safe
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September 13, 2018 at
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Posted By: blazer00 on September 12 2018 at 10:12:53 AM
All I was alluding to was the barrier, not all the arresting gear, etc...... necessary to stop a jet. And the principle of catching the sprint car was all I was focusing on. Regardless, no thought or idea is bad when it comes to fence safety. It's hard telling what might trigger a light bulb in someone elses mind. Like they say.....Columbus took a chance 
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Without an arresting engine it amounts to a nylon fence that's hard for the fans to see through and it won't help to slow the car gradually. If it's stationary then it's not akin to shipboard arresting gear and would be the same as chain link. Trust me, I don't think that's an option for dirt racing.
Stan Meissner
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September 13, 2018 at
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Posted By: MandGRacing96 on September 13 2018 at 09:12:47 AM
The percentage of sprint car drivers who race and those who get injured is very low. No one wants to see anyone get hurt. But its part of it. I hate that part of the sport I love, but its part of it. Look at all the safety features in sprint cars now compared to 10 years ago. IMO sprint cars are as safe as they can be, and still look like sprint cars. Like I said its my opinion, I know alot will disagree with me. But if you dont think a track is safe, dont attend. When they 1. fix the problem then you can go back or 2. close down and then you can say you were right that track wasnt safe
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I lived a few blocks from the Minnesota State Fair from the mid 50's through the mid 60's. It would have been considered a safe track but one day they lost two drivers in the same crash back when it was still dirt. I can't recall if it was the IMCA or USAC dates but it was all over the front page of the paper the next day. Those were the cageless cars of that era and those kinds of situations were a common occurance.
I've seen a lot of Beaver Dam bashing since the accident. I have never been there but friends always told me it was a nice track. I think what people fail to realize is that this can happen at any track. Certainly fencing and walls, etc, need to be the best possible configuration possible but Beaver Dam was not considered a "dump" or unsafe facility by any means. I've seen Outlaw (and others sanctions footage) from places that that are nowhere near as nice.
Unfortunately there will be a next time whether that's 1 year or 10 and when it does happen it may not have anything to do with the fences or walls. Safety when you're dealing with these kinds of speeds and forces is litterally a moving target. Identify and fix one issue and another one will surface.
Stan Meissner
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