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I think that's the real outrageous thing. The excuse given was that the track is too small to allow tunnel access for the transports. Me answer; park them in the parking lot outside the circuit then, you numpty. Having that brake in the wall right at the exit of the corner is just stupid.
with loads of chicanes installed, using that logic, lets put chicanes on the ovals
They could refuse a circuit licence, but there are limits on how much it would affect NASCAR. A recent FIA licence issue caused Donington to nearly lose a BTCC round.
SAFER barriers are good at slowing impacts, they should be required at all ovals of all lengths worldwide ... if a circuit can't afford them, just shut down. They won't work all the time, though.
They can't stop racing at Donington. They can not give a licence for it to run FIA sanctioned events be that MSA etc... but they can't stop racing at any circuit.
I can build a circuit tomorrow, get the adequate insurance, and tell the FIA to F8CK OFF.
All i know they COULD do is threaten to take away FIA licences from competitors who choose to race on my circuit. They tried to do this to Luizzi and Speed when they entered an American kart race!
Link for that? Sounds about right >.>
Bring back the 60s, drivers driving what they want, when they want. (Can-Am, case in point)
Although, with your track/Donington example, what's stopping you holding unlicensed racing on a track, or forming your own governing body?
@Duke: That'd put many smaller ovals (e.g. dirt ones) out of business and narrow down the talent pool for our friends across the Pond.
Bring back the 60s, drivers driving what they want, when they want. (Can-Am, case in point)
Although, with your track/Donington example, what's stopping you holding unlicensed racing on a track, or forming your own governing body?
@Duke: That'd put many smaller ovals (e.g. dirt ones) out of business and narrow down the talent pool for our friends across the Pond.
As someone pointed out, yes it was a Brazilian driver Rafael Sperafico that tragically died in Interlagos:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F22ZuPzogxU
After going out of the track on the last turn, he hit the wall and was launched back spinning at the track, thats when Renato Russo's car hit him at about 200km/h at the driver's side.
That is the strongest crash ever in that category...
What i see when i watch both videos (Carlos Pardo and Rafael Sperafico) is that both cars disintegrate almost the same way.
PS: Rafael Sperafico died instantly, while i belive Carlos Pardo died minutes after.
And about the FIA, i know that they can't ban the circuits, but they can NOT allow the circuit to host a specific racing category. Every year (or every 6 months i think) they send engineers to the tracks to check for security and other things, after the review, they will determine if the track is able to host any kind of race. (correct me if im wrong)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F22ZuPzogxU
After going out of the track on the last turn, he hit the wall and was launched back spinning at the track, thats when Renato Russo's car hit him at about 200km/h at the driver's side.
That is the strongest crash ever in that category...
What i see when i watch both videos (Carlos Pardo and Rafael Sperafico) is that both cars disintegrate almost the same way.
PS: Rafael Sperafico died instantly, while i belive Carlos Pardo died minutes after.
And about the FIA, i know that they can't ban the circuits, but they can NOT allow the circuit to host a specific racing category. Every year (or every 6 months i think) they send engineers to the tracks to check for security and other things, after the review, they will determine if the track is able to host any kind of race. (correct me if im wrong)
The FIA will assign a grade (in the form of preset levels, like a grade 1 can hold F1 races, Grade 2 circuits anything up to GP2, etc) as I understand it.
*I'm assuming that you have made a true statement here*
The chemical that is most typically used is Halon. The way it works is by displacing oxygen. Fire won't burn without oxygen. Unfortunately, humans have trouble breathing without the stuff, too. There are other issues with its use, but the downsides are outweighed by it's fire suppressing ability. I installed a Halon system in my track car a year or so ago. Thank GOD, I never had to use it. It's effective, and has no clean up after use (it's a gas, unlike foam based products that are corrosive to metals).
Okey... well I think, that the one who placed that berrier shoud get beaten up... seriously, if I viewed the video right, that was one of the moveable barriers, wich seperates the oval from the road course. I think, it would have been more like a accident on dover's backstreach when the wall wasn't angled. The general problem of Puebla's oval is the fact, that it has got very long straights and tight turns... Additionally because of this WTCC roadcourse, they don't have the room to place the walls safer... maybe Tilke should put some effort into this, then it would be safer 
though much more boring...
Anyways... Rest in peace...
though much more boring...Anyways... Rest in peace...
Does the FIA even have any jurisdiction over NASCAR Mexico?
not at all. the OP assumes that the FIA control the world, they dont.
not the world, but motorsport
which is completely false.
NASCAR is sanctioned by you know what? NASCAR itself.
NASCAR mexico is a joint-venture between NASCAR and OCESA, also sanctioned by NASCAR.
NASCAR mexico is a joint-venture between NASCAR and OCESA, also sanctioned by NASCAR.
I didn't know, one can't know everything...duh
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I watched it and it looks like a deliberate wreck, you can see the blue car is turning right to hit the winning car, after the winning car spins you see the blue car dart to the right of the track. Sick, hope he can live with what he did.
Still isn't his fault for the drivers death, this sort of action happens alot in NASCAR racing, that and the surface was soo bumpy the car could of just hit him after losing a bit of control over a bump.
Track organisers hold 100% of the blame.
No, I disagree, It looks like it's a strange way the car hit the wall, anything else would of bounced back into the racetrack rather than split in two.
Here is a better video IMO, it actually shows the other drivers' reactions: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ANQpPslrsQ8
It didn't bounce back because Pardo's car was almost parallel when he hit that wall. Plus it looks like that wall was almost perpendicular to the track which is never good to see especially on an oval.
I blame the wall, I have no idea why that wall was there like that
It didn't bounce back because Pardo's car was almost parallel when he hit that wall. Plus it looks like that wall was almost perpendicular to the track which is never good to see especially on an oval.
I blame the wall, I have no idea why that wall was there like that
His brother saw the accident, he was his teammate...
Ah I didn't know who that was so I refrained from identifying him. Ty for that clarification
The one of large hair, that walks into a big truck
FIA should close Mexican Race Tracks
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