Serious Open Wheel (F1 / Indy) accidents over the years...., Very well done video....

[mccorry]

Warning... some of these are footage of fatal accidents as well.... be advised.

Overall, I thought it a very well done and respectful video with alot of good information in the comments....

 

Definately worth a watch, IMHO.

 

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The director and the posters are very respectful, as well.....

[meier motor sports]

repost i think

 

some very tragic clips!

[whobaru]

That really brightened my day!

 

the moral here is to understand the power we possess and respect it.

[robinlsb]

That really brightened my day!

 

the moral here is to understand the power we possess and respect it.

 

As a former Formula driver, the vid brought back a lot of bad memories. In the sixties and early seventies a lot of people got killed and terribly injured. Mark Donahue, who I raced with (well he was in a Camaro and I was in a NSU TTS() was a nice guy but Peter Revson was a real nice guy.

 

Racing a F car back then was definitely not for the faint of heart.

[whobaru]

It sure didn't look pretty.

[robinlsb]

It sure didn't look pretty.

 

 

Things have changed a lot. The pic I have provided is a pic of the frame of the first formula car I raced (part of some guys restoration pics of an antique race car:eek:).

 

Note the big tubes on the side, they are the gas tanks. The smaller ones are for hot water from the radiator which was just in front of your feet. The battery was located in front of your right foot.

 

Them tubes are mighty strong, I bent one with my left hip with the help of a fence. My hip lost thou!!!:lol:

[whobaru]

No wonder they were death traps

[robinlsb]

No wonder they were death traps

 

They weren't death traps, they were state of the art race cars!!!!! Nothing like driving a 150 mph death trap:lol::lol:

 

A 65 Mustang with a V8 was the real death trap:lol: Let alone a SS396.:lol:

[whobaru]

I'd love to try one of those.

[mccorry]

They weren't death traps, they were state of the art race cars!!!!! Nothing like driving a 150 mph death trap:lol::lol:

 

A 65 Mustang with a V8 was the real death trap:lol: Let alone a SS396.:lol:

 

Robin.... I'd love to know more about your racing history.

I dig the historical SCCA and Formula stuff.

[robinlsb]

Robin.... I'd love to know more about your racing history.

I dig the historical SCCA and Formula stuff.

 

Gee I don't know. I lost a LOT more races than I won. I had a lot of fun. SCCA is a bunch of pro's (back then) who will do anything to win. Dollars beats talent almost always. When I raced I either smiled or laughed, and almost never got really angry.

 

It was a ball and I still miss it.

 

I never made any money at it, but I did get people to pay for it (or at least help)

 

I have never even been to the drag races.

 

I still will get a little crazy sometimes and go through a corner at 9/10s ( the old days are gone) When I do that and if my SO is riding, she will get pissed and whack me. Even that pain cannot erase the shit eating grin on my face.:lol::lol:

[robinlsb]

I can also give you some great "funny" stories about race car drivers. All true!!!:lol:

[Aczwild]

Robin is the coolest, end of story

[whobaru]

Okay, noob question I guess...

 

9/10s?

[Aczwild]

Throttle

[whobaru]

9/10s of full throttle?

[erikvcl]

9/10s of full throttle?

 

I believe he means nine-tenths of the car's ability.

[whobaru]

ic. I have the same problem with my wife...worth it.

[mwiener2]

I believe he means nine-tenths of the car's ability.

 

 

 

yes, 9/10's (nine-tenths) means at the limit of the cars ability. A tiny bit more and you lose control crash burn and die in a fire.

[whobaru]

Crash and Burn!!

[whobaru]

I hate discovering when you've surpassed your 9/10

[mwiener2]

11/10 is flux capacitor territory

[whobaru]

Is there a walkthrough thread for that mod?

[KartRacerBoy]

Gee I don't know. I lost a LOT more races than I won. I had a lot of fun. SCCA is a bunch of pro's (back then) who will do anything to win. Dollars beats talent almost always. When I raced I either smiled or laughed, and almost never got really angry.

 

It was a ball and I still miss it.

 

I never made any money at it, but I did get people to pay for it (or at least help)

 

I have never even been to the drag races.

 

I still will get a little crazy sometimes and go through a corner at 9/10s ( the old days are gone) When I do that and if my SO is riding, she will get pissed and whack me. Even that pain cannot erase the shit eating grin on my face.:lol::lol:

 

 

Robin, have you ever seen the Goodwood Festival on Speed? Not the hillclimb but the vintage races at the old Goodwood circuit. Those crazy Brits race their vintage cars now like you raced them back in the day. Unlike the US Vintage racing, the cars in Britain can race as they were in their days (ie, without modern rollbars or harnesses). And those Brits drive them 10/10. Adrian Newey (F1 designer) destroyed his priceless GT40. If you really want crazy, watch the grand prix cars from the 1950s where the drivers have no harnesses or rollbars. A few years ago one flipped off the start and Autosport had a picture of the car 10-20 feet in the air and driver was out of the car and had even more altitude. He lived, fortunately.

[robinlsb]

Robin, have you ever seen the Goodwood Festival on Speed? Not the hillclimb but the vintage races at the old Goodwood circuit. Those crazy Brits race their vintage cars now like you raced them back in the day. Unlike the US Vintage racing, the cars in Britain can race as they were in their days (ie, without modern rollbars or harnesses). And those Brits drive them 10/10. Adrian Newey (F1 designer) destroyed his priceless GT40. If you really want crazy, watch the grand prix cars from the 1950s where the drivers have no harnesses or rollbars. A few years ago one flipped off the start and Autosport had a picture of the car 10-20 feet in the air and driver was out of the car and had even more altitude. He lived, fortunately.

 

Yes, I never miss it. It looks like so much fun. Speed Channel also has wheel to wheel vintage races, some of which are really exciting.