Well, another race, another couple of crewmen struck on pit road.
It sure seems ludicrous. The pit road speed was enacted to keep those guys from getting hurt–which they did–and worse–before it was in place.
So now, do the pit road speed until the last second and lock up the brakes and hope you stop. Or power out of there, running over your guys or someone elses. Or clip a car, maybe he will run over them.
NO penalties. Lose a tire, have your driver leave with a jackbolt wrench, those are penalties.
You can never completely eliminate the danger of pit road, I am sure if nascar wants to make the races even more boring they could have the crew members not leave the wall until the car is parked in a pit stall or they just could just make mandatory pit stops every 35 to 50 laps. Either way I am sure they will find a way to make the races more of a snoozefest.
Is that the second time this year that keslowski has mowed down his pit crew?
I used to watch nascar and enjoy the races… now I just watch it for the wrecks.
Everyone was hand-wringing when they thought cute little Austin might have been injured.
And the attorneys for those in the stands are raising NASCAR’s awareness regarding catch fences and proximity to the racetrack.
Annnnd there are those (no offense, it is your prerogative) that don’t want to race at certain venues because there is a good chance of having to repair the car afterwards.
But the life and limb of those in the pits… “it’s just dangerous”, oh well.
Maybe Bobby D wasn’t so far off with his coliseum thing.
[QUOTE=OldSchool+;163582]Well, another race, another couple of crewmen struck on pit road.
It sure seems ludicrous. The pit road speed was enacted to keep those guys from getting hurt–which they did–and worse–before it was in place.
So now, do the pit road speed until the last second and lock up the brakes and hope you stop. Or power out of there, running over your guys or someone elses. Or clip a car, maybe he will run over them.
NO penalties. Lose a tire, have your driver leave with a jackbolt wrench, those are penalties.
Mow down/maim crewmen and no problem.[/QUOTE]
Accidents are part of racing as they are any sport. A bat boy just passed away getting hit by a players warmup swing. A man almost got eaten by a shark in a surfing competition.
But yet you argue about safety anytime something dangerous happens in a NASCAR race. That pit road and restrictor plate racing is too dangerous.
If it’s really that bothersome that you come here and cry safety anytime something minor happens in NASCAR then there are probably mellower sports with less danger for you to watch.
Didnt care too much about Austin Dillon personally - i felt like everything did its job and he walked away. Was more concerned about the fans in the stands. Same way i feel about the pit road stuff. You will not be able to eliminate the risk without screwing up the sport. They have done plenty - some of which has impacted the sport negatively (speed limit on pit road) but was a necessity - in my opinion. I feel like they have done enough with the cars/walls. It reminds me of what they are doing in college football with targeting calls that are unnecessary - if you take the risk out, it changes the game. Now they shouldn’t have “civilians” right up on pit wall like they were when mighty kasey struck out - but other than that - let em play. All is good.
OS, I do not wish anyone to get hurt on purpose at racetracks, but accidents happen, Nascar has become so boring to watch with all of the rules, the excitement is gone.
Keslowski ran over some crew guys, the guys with the dump cans spill a little fuel and there is a fire, accidents happen, look what happened with kahne, he was not even on pit road. When you have a 3000 lb car at 200 mph, there is not much that will stop it, and when it meets a 200 lb human well…
There is no need for more rules, it is simple to eliminate the accidents, stop racing. Remember you are still safer at the racetrack or strapped into a car, rather than driving on 1-4.
[QUOTE=exnyer;163645]OS, I do not wish anyone to get hurt on purpose at racetracks, but accidents happen, Nascar has become so boring to watch with all of the rules, the excitement is gone.
Keslowski ran over some crew guys, the guys with the dump cans spill a little fuel and there is a fire, accidents happen, look what happened with kahne, he was not even on pit road. When you have a 3000 lb car at 200 mph, there is not much that will stop it, and when it meets a 200 lb human well…
There is no need for more rules, it is simple to eliminate the accidents, stop racing. Remember you are still safer at the racetrack or strapped into a car, rather than driving on 1-4.[/QUOTE]
[QUOTE=OldSchool+;163677]Probably done beat this to death, um, pun probably intended.
Am clearly in the minority here at Diehl’s coliseum.
We will just wait until another injury occurs and I will break out the soapbox agin…[/QUOTE]
OS, I am not being disrespectful, I am just trying to state what else could be done? I appreciate your concern for safety at all tracks, but to fully eliminate the dangers of pit road they would have to stop all pit stops.
Now, let me bring something up, how concerned is nascar about pit road safety, I have seen absolutely nothing reported about the crew members or nascar’s official position on safety for them. So, in essence they are either (1) not concerned or (2) they know that there is very little they can do about it?
Why did nascar remove all of the pit road officials from there, was it to reduce manpower needed on race day or was it because they want to minimize the amount of employees due to safety concerns?
Don’t be like the government and try to protect everyone from everything…look at percentages…there are thousands of pit stops a year …3 or 4 “injuries” are less than a tenth of a percent…should we stop flying airplanes because one crashed???
It’s like the NFL lawsuit over concussions…oh, you mean I can get hurt playing football??? They know what they are doing when they sign up to do it…