Vintage auto racing crashes

[68RR]

Single loop low roll bar, No fuel cell, no fire retardant suit. Easy to see why they thought they had a better chance to survive a wreck by getting tossed out. You could always tell a early sprint/dirt car driver by his "Popeye"forearms.

Bill

[MattB]

In a convertible you're boned if it starts rolling, strapped in or not. I don't think there is an upside to either option.

There was a photo sequence on the HAMB about 5 years ago of a couple driving back from one of those rod runs or whatever. They got hit in their t-bucket with no seatbelts...the car rolled but they walked-away when they were thrown from the car. They were really singing the praises of having no seatbelts in the car after that. Not sure what my stance is, but it was a real-world incident that had me thinking!

[redrocket5.0]

3:06 holy shit was that guy lucky. As for the rest of it, those people were tough.

[4bangen]

I just went out to the shop and hugged my rollcage.

great video.

this!

[turbostang]

fuck ALL of that shit!

There's a lot of dead mofo's in those scenes.


FWIW, the dude in the fire might have made it out, looks like he might have jumped over the wall? (I'm sure he's still charred pretty good though)

[Grape]

it took awhile for things to get better, local boy doing it wrong....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QyU8jHmkXTE

[talisman]

There was a photo sequence on the HAMB about 5 years ago of a couple driving back from one of those rod runs or whatever. They got hit in their t-bucket with no seatbelts...the car rolled but they walked-away when they were thrown from the car. They were really singing the praises of having no seatbelts in the car after that. Not sure what my stance is, but it was a real-world incident that had me thinking!

I actually remember reading that! Car was completely wasted if I remember correctly.

[Whiteboy]

Balls of steel

[The Sarge]

wow....just wow. I couldn't imagine the injuries from those crashes

[Big Dad]

[Big Dad]

"John Surtees drives his F1 Lotus up University Avenue heading towards the raceway for the 1960 U.S. Grand Prix."