Re: the guy living minutes… He was more than likely alread gone. I know a EMT who said when you see a person died later at the hospital, they were more than likely dead on the scene. He said they typically want a Dr. to call it, they aslo don’t like to pronounce on the scene unless the have to from an emotional standpoint for all involved.
[QUOTE=thelew1014;414313]Do not blame the track. The fault lies not on track design, but on NASCAR.
Tracks outside of the US are designed to be run counter clockwise… you turn right.
NASCAR Mexico ignores this and runs the opposite direction that the track is designed to be run.
This is NASCAR’s fault, not the track, not the driver, solely NASCAR.[/QUOTE]
[QUOTE=Niner National;414316]If what Lew says is true, then it is 100% the fault of Nascar.[/QUOTE]
It’s both of their faults. You NEVER, EVER leave the blunt end of barrier wall exposed like that at the end of a straightaway. No matter what protection (in this case, water barrels) is placed to guard the blunt end, it will not suffice for end-of-straightaway speeds. The barrier rail should have been extended to the other end of the straightaway so that if it was impacted it would have been at a much lower speed, coming out of a turn instead of at the end of the straightaway. The track probably set this configuration up, but somebody from the track or NASCAR should have seen that it was an obvious safety risk. Looking at it, I don’t even think it meets the offset standard for 55 mph. I’m guessing he was approaching 150 mph when he impacted it.
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