NHMS RAL Sunday red flag
Posted: Tue Aug 13, 2019 9:36 pm
Sunday Aug 4, at the NHMS RAL regional, Jon Emms and I were involved in a serious wreck that brought out a red flag. Thankfully, while we both sustained concussions, bumps and bruises, (Jon also cracked a rib) we are in pretty good shape considering the hit we took.
Both cars had Butler seats with the halo system and I think this helped to minimize our injuries. I would strongly encourage those of us that don’t have them consider getting one. (Much better than hitting roll bar padding!)
My wheel detached from the car and ended up way down track… Not sure if it flew or rolled, but this is immaterial. The potential for collateral damage to another competitor/corner worker/spectator is too great to ignore. I called Mike Davies with a recommendation that we mandate wheel tethers for us and all open wheel cars. I hope that this discussion expands within the SRF community and action is taken.
Finally – Thanks to the safety crew and medical staff at NHMS for the great care; Thanks to the SRF community for the care and support... Much appreciated!
Both cars had Butler seats with the halo system and I think this helped to minimize our injuries. I would strongly encourage those of us that don’t have them consider getting one. (Much better than hitting roll bar padding!)
My wheel detached from the car and ended up way down track… Not sure if it flew or rolled, but this is immaterial. The potential for collateral damage to another competitor/corner worker/spectator is too great to ignore. I called Mike Davies with a recommendation that we mandate wheel tethers for us and all open wheel cars. I hope that this discussion expands within the SRF community and action is taken.
Finally – Thanks to the safety crew and medical staff at NHMS for the great care; Thanks to the SRF community for the care and support... Much appreciated!