this truck wreck at daytona really shows how safe these trucks are the driver was OK
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v ... S_u9k&feature=related

oh and heres the big one in case you wanted to see it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D520IQH5Gdc

Hahaha, only reason we watch American racing - The crashes

Quote from S14 DRIFT :

Hahaha, only reason we watch American racing - The crashes

Hey, that's not right, there's some good...well, it's close...kinda...fast...rubbing and all that...tactics...oh, alright, we watch it for the crashes!

Quote from Timdpr :

Hey, that's not right, there's some good...well, it's close...kinda...fast...rubbing and all that...tactics...oh, alright, we watch it for the crashes!

yea lol

Quote from S14 DRIFT :

Hahaha, only reason we watch American racing - The crashes

Speak for yourself......









It's one of the reasons.

why did the throttle jam wide open? surely that isnt particularly 'safe'?

well the engine is in the front and it got a pretty big whack. NASCAR and Craftsman Truck Series is great, cant wait for the 500 tomorrow

..stay away from ovals.

Quote from DeKo :

why did the throttle jam wide open? surely that isnt particularly 'safe'?

Of course it isn't safe, but things happen sometimes. They're still using a throttle cable, so if the car gets damaged in just the right way, a piece of metal can push on the cable and open the throttle. It's rare, but it can happen. Hell, it can happen with a fly-by-wire system like they use in F1. Nico Rosberg had his throttle stick open at Monaco of all places, and he had to nose it into the tire wall at Antony Noghès.

Has nothing on this....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PrfpWhLOTfY

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Has nothing on this....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PrfpWhLOTfY

I read about that in autosport a few months ago, and immediately went on youtube and watched it...now that shows the safety of NASCAR!

Quote from SidiousX :

Has nothing on this....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PrfpWhLOTfY

Now that's quite a bad wreck.

Ricky Carmichael racing NASCAR trucks!?

Yeah he does. That was a random question.

Quote from SidiousX :

Yeah he does. That was a random question.

He was mentioned in the video. Hardly off topic is it?

Quote from BlueFlame :

Ricky Carmichael racing NASCAR trucks!?

I was chocked by that too.

Quote from BlueFlame :

He was mentioned in the video. Hardly off topic is it?

Ah, sry didn't hear it.

Quote from SidiousX :

Has nothing on this....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PrfpWhLOTfY

Before I even clicked that link I knew what crash it would be. Best part is his interview afterwards:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ktw7fGhmU9M

"What was it like inside the car while this was going on?"
"Well I was just mad you know..."

Haha, still laugh every time I listen to that.

Quote from BlueFlame :

Ricky Carmichael racing NASCAR trucks!?

He's been interested in NASCAR for quite some time now...old news really

Well, I don't watch NASCAR. If I watch it, I just watch it for the wrecks.

Quote from S14 DRIFT :

Now that's quite a bad wreck.

Which is of course topped by changing the design of the car in such a way that you don't need to exit through the window, but can quite simply step out of your seat, onto the concrete.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mEv6bxTwNmA

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Which is of course topped by changing the design of the car in such a way that you don't need to exit through the window, but can quite simply step out of your seat, onto the concrete.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mEv6bxTwNmA

Actually, that's more of a 'Feature' found at Bristol. The track just likes to make the driver's job easier. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vG5j7nsTxJ0

I feel let down after watching the video in the OP, i followed the link thinking i'd be watching a big crash (The big one), and wasted 5 minutes watching some cars bump into eachother and slide along the track

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I feel let down after watching the video in the OP, i followed the link thinking i'd be watching a big crash (The big one), and wasted 5 minutes watching some cars bump into eachother and slide along the track

which link?

There is already a similar thread to this. Could a mod please merge with this thread?

http://www.lfsforum.net/showthread.php?t=53693