DUN24
Skeptical of the Spectacle
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Worried for Memo apparently they had to cut him out of the car.
No info at all on conditions sounds bad.
Judging by the looks of the 99, I dunno man...
Worried for Memo apparently they had to cut him out of the car.
No info at all on conditions sounds bad.
That ****pit is gone. His feet might have been okay, but the dash and steering wheel have to be pushed back. They may have had to cut the dash out around him....have a feeling that car will be going to somebody's R&D center for analysis, especially the seat belts. It won't be going back to stalling's shop, it's freakishly small, not even room for the 18 wheeler. I don't know if they even have more than 1 spare chassis.Almost an hour and still absolutely zero news on the drivers' condition..
The picture i'm looking at, the lower structure is still there. But the windshield is pushed back about 6-12 inches. and it folded the roof and blew the doors out.I'm very concerned about his lower body. The whole front clip is gone. Anytime the ****pit is compromised like that it's an ugly sight.
..Not to mention the sudden stop.
Almost an hour and still absolutely zero news on the drivers' condition..
That always concerns me, the family deserves the information first.
Yeah I rewatched it quite a few times. Half the car got pushed back.
I believe under the hood it's all cooling and ductwork, may be wrong on that but atleast there isn't anything real hard being pushed back.. either way.... Horrible impact.
correct. But that's also the bad part. Since there is no substantial anything up there, there is no structure, either. Just the minimum required to hold the suspension and radiator while having as little substance/as little weight as possible. Since there's no structure, the first real impact/crumple zone is the "firewall" which for these cars is really the end of the footbox and dashboard.
They should, but that would be stupid pricey. What they need to do is do what the open wheel cars do. Have huge impact attenuator blocks in front of the footwell. prototypes could easily add them under the nose. The material is similar to what is in the door of NASCAR bodies now. A very dense, fairly stiff block of foam that will slowly compress and act as a crumple zone when no proper crumple zone exists.Judging by the aftermath they should really return to good ole tube chassis'.
YESThey should, but that would be stupid pricey. What they need to do is do what the open wheel cars do. Have huge impact attenuator blocks in front of the footwell. prototypes could easily add them under the nose. The material is similar to what is in the door of NASCAR bodies now. A very dense, fairly stiff block of foam that will slowly compress and act as a crumple zone when no proper crumple zone exists.
Just read that Marshall Pruett talked to Bob Stallings who said that Memo Gidley was conscious when he was loaded in the ambulance.
Kannan is pushing, hope he doesn't screw up, Larson is on that team.
I'm shocked the media's shown restraint in reporting on Memo Gidley's condition. It's sad that this has to be a pleasant surprise.
1.5 hours to brake change or thereabouts?All three DP's are within feet of each other. Max is catching Fitti.
oh gawd. That should make an interesting as hell last 4 hours.they are not changing brakes this year. new carbon brakes.