RIP Dan Wheldon

scottIN · 11-02-2011, 01:19 PM

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Originally Posted by m4a1mustang

Yep, that was a wild wreck! There have been a number of impacts over the last 5-6 years or so in NASCAR that could have been fatal or resulted in serious injury had it not been for safety innovations.

The SAFER barriers are incredible. I've read that they can absorb anywhere from 30-50% of the impact vs. hitting the old bare concrete walls.

If you're interested in safety, there's a good book called 'Rapid Response' by Steve Olvey (former director of the CART safety team).

And the SAFER barrier is interesting. It was developed at IMS, and Tony George could have made a fortune by licensing it or selling the components. But, he paid for all of the development and testing and then let anyone who wanted to to copy and use it without any payment or royalties.

Methodical4u · 11-02-2011, 11:39 PM

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Originally Posted by scottIN

If you're interested in safety, there's a good book called 'Rapid Response' by Steve Olvey (former director of the CART safety team).

And the SAFER barrier is interesting. It was developed at IMS, and Tony George could have made a fortune by licensing it or selling the components. But, he paid for all of the development and testing and then let anyone who wanted to to copy and use it without any payment or royalties.

a lot to be said for that... even if the guy is rich already since a lot of the rich are the most greedy it seems.