Start Line "incident" in West Australia round of V8 Super Car Championship

BGTV8 · 05-03-2011, 03:41 AM

Last Sunday's race start at Barbagallo Raceway was incident packed ....

75 litres of E85 fuel went up in smoke - thankfully, both drivers are OK. Minor burns to the hands of the driver of the car in front - received when he put his hands onto the metalwork of the car as he exited the vehicle, and the driver of the car that hit him (impact speed 143kph - peak decelration was 42G ofr around 5milliseconds) has bruised testicles (quoted as being the size of baseballs) from the 6-point harness. Neck injury avoided as these guys all use HANS devices ... and all wear triple layer suits, gloves, nomes socks and fireproofed boots, nomex balaclava's under the helmets and with an additional layer of nomex underwear as well.

Scary stuff.

YouTube - V8 Supercar Crash Perth Barbagallo Raceway

sig11 · 05-03-2011, 10:21 AM

Wow what a crazy wreck. I've never seen anything like that before.

m4a1mustang · 05-03-2011, 10:22 AM

Saw this over the weekend... pretty crazy! Fire is a racer's worst nightmare.

sig11 · 05-03-2011, 10:25 AM

I wish Speed (or someone) would show V8 Supercars sooner than 6-8 months after the checkers here in the US.

m4a1mustang · 05-03-2011, 10:26 AM

Usually you can pick up the live stream on Justin.tv.

spearfish25 · 05-03-2011, 09:34 PM

Incredible. This goes to show the importance of fire-proof racing suits, gloves, etc. I'm also a little disappointed in the rescue crew. Watch as the truck pulls up by the burning car, and the rescue worker on camera is walking with the extinguisher WHILE THE DRIVER IS STILL IN THE BURNING CAR! That guy needed more hustle.

Trips · 05-03-2011, 09:40 PM

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Originally Posted by BGTV8

Last Sunday's race start at Barbagallo Raceway was incident packed ....

75 litres of E85 fuel went up in smoke - thankfully, both drivers are OK. Minor burns to the hands of the driver of the car in front - received when he put his hands onto the metalwork of the car as he exited the vehicle, and the driver of the car that hit him (impact speed 143kph - peak decelration was 42G ofr around 5milliseconds) has bruised testicles (quoted as being the size of baseballs) from the 6-point harness. Neck injury avoided as these guys all use HANS devices ... and all wear triple layer suits, gloves, nomes socks and fireproofed boots, nomex balaclava's under the helmets and with an additional layer of nomex underwear as well.

Scary stuff.

fixed!

BGTV8 · 05-04-2011, 12:00 AM

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Originally Posted by spearfish25

Incredible. This goes to show the importance of fire-proof racing suits, gloves, etc. I'm also a little disappointed in the rescue crew. Watch as the truck pulls up by the burning car, and the rescue worker on camera is walking with the extinguisher WHILE THE DRIVER IS STILL IN THE BURNING CAR! That guy needed more hustle.

That mashall has been severely bollocked already !!!

05-03-2011, 03:41 AM	#1 (permalink)
BGTV8 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: 03350 Australia Posts: 1,503 Drives: 09 Nissan 370Z M6 Rep Power: 29907	Start Line "incident" in West Australia round of V8 Super Car Championship Last Sunday's race start at Barbagallo Raceway was incident packed .... 75 litres of E85 fuel went up in smoke - thankfully, both drivers are OK. Minor burns to the hands of the driver of the car in front - received when he put his hands onto the metalwork of the car as he exited the vehicle, and the driver of the car that hit him (impact speed 143kph - peak decelration was 42G ofr around 5milliseconds) has bruised testicles (quoted as being the size of baseballs) from the 6-point harness. Neck injury avoided as these guys all use HANS devices ... and all wear triple layer suits, gloves, nomes socks and fireproofed boots, nomex balaclava's under the helmets and with an additional layer of nomex underwear as well. Scary stuff. YouTube - V8 Supercar Crash Perth Barbagallo Raceway

05-03-2011, 10:22 AM	#3 (permalink)
m4a1mustang A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Northern VA Posts: 55,385 Drives: on two wheels Rep Power: 6962	Saw this over the weekend... pretty crazy! Fire is a racer's worst nightmare. __________________ - Steve Zs & Coffee - Saturdays at 10AM in Fairfax, VA and Columbia, MD (Click the banner!) LIKE us on Facebook!

05-03-2011, 10:26 AM	#5 (permalink)
m4a1mustang A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Northern VA Posts: 55,385 Drives: on two wheels Rep Power: 6962	Usually you can pick up the live stream on Justin.tv. __________________ - Steve Zs & Coffee - Saturdays at 10AM in Fairfax, VA and Columbia, MD (Click the banner!) LIKE us on Facebook!

05-03-2011, 09:34 PM	#6 (permalink)
spearfish25 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Naples, FL Posts: 4,117 Drives: to work Rep Power: 1856	Incredible. This goes to show the importance of fire-proof racing suits, gloves, etc. I'm also a little disappointed in the rescue crew. Watch as the truck pulls up by the burning car, and the rescue worker on camera is walking with the extinguisher WHILE THE DRIVER IS STILL IN THE BURNING CAR! That guy needed more hustle. __________________ 2013 Cadillac V-Wagon, RIP Z

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sig11 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Detroit Posts: 1,294 Drives: 09 370Z Red Sport-MT Rep Power: 17	Wow what a crazy wreck. I've never seen anything like that before.

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sig11 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Detroit Posts: 1,294 Drives: 09 370Z Red Sport-MT Rep Power: 17	I wish Speed (or someone) would show V8 Supercars sooner than 6-8 months after the checkers here in the US.