After reading a large portion of the 324 page report (57MB PDF Download), I
don't see where Nascar did anything wrong. They requested that all others
check their safety equipment...including the safety harness (seat belts).
On the HANS device, maybe it would've helped...maybe not. From the data in the
report, that was one hell of an impact. Personally, they should all be wearing
it...but that's just me.
- Bernd
> NASCAR released their report on Dale Earnhardt's fatal crash yesterday
> and "disgust" doesn't begin to express how I fell about it. Any other
> race sanctioning body like CART, IRL or even the secretive FIA when
> faced with a fatal crash during a race, especially if it involved a
> major star, would be falling all over themselves to come up with new
> rules, regulations and mandates to try to prevent another such
> occurrence and to put some meaning to the tragedy. What we got from
> NASCAR was a six month million dollar finger pointing, cover-your-ass
> cop-out that put the blame everywhere but with NASCAR. They must be
> paying close attention to the Ford/Firestone soap opera. The closest
> they came to making any changes was a lukewarm suggestion that drivers
> wear the HANS device (which most drivers are already doing anyway).
> Apparently, all NASCAR sees in the death of Earnhardt as well as Adam
> Petty and Kenny Irwin is the possibility of some bad press and their
> main concern is to prevent that. I'll still watch NASCAR racing
> because I like the racing and the people involved, but for NASCAR
> management I have nothing but contempt.
>
> 97 V6 Auto
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