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12/9/16 12:21 PM USAC TRACSAFE INITIATIVE AIMED AT QUICKER SAFETY RESPONSE

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USAC TRACSAFE INITIATIVE AIMED AT QUICKER SAFETY RESPONSE

A USAC initiative aimed at driver safety was introduced during the Performance Racing Industry Trade Show at the Indiana Convention Center Thursday.

The TraceSAFE system will launch in early 2017 and will be implemented in the three USAC National Championship Series: Silver Crown, AMSOIL National Sprint Cars and National Midgets.

USAC will supply the TracSAFE equipment to teams at each of the series’ national events throughout the 2017 season.* USAC has led the development of this innovative new safety feature with support from Toyota Racing Development.

A light system on the dash and the back of the roll cage of each racecar will serve multiple functions.* The innovative feature incudes an indicator on the dashboard that will light up yellow when the track goes under a yellow or red flag situation.* The system is connected to USAC’s timing and scoring, which will allow for an instantaneous response from race control to the competitors on the track to alert each driver in the event of an on-track incident.

Furthermore, a series of three lights will be located on the back of the roll cage.* During green flag periods, the lights will serve as “leader lights” to indicate to fans the running order position of the car on the track.* If a driver is leading, one green light will be illuminated, two green lights for the second-place running car and three green lights for the third-place car.

As soon as timing and scoring goes under a yellow or red flag condition, the three lights on the back of the cage of all cars will immediately flash rapidly to alert drivers of a full-course yellow flag condition.

Additionally, scan code stickers will be placed on the back of each driver’s helmet to allow medical personnel quick and easy access to the driver’s detailed medical history.

With an objective of safety and decreasing the response time for communication from race control to the drivers, TracSAFE won overwhelming approval from attendees visiting the USAC display.

"TracSAFE is a first for grassroots motorsports as USAC continues to be a leader in sprint and midget racing nationally,” USAC president Kevin Miller said. *“We look forward to the full rollout in 2017 and sharing the technology with tracks and series throughout the country with our universal goal of increased safety for our competitors."

[sp6967]

if usac really cared about safety they would put some kind of device on the cars so the wheels of opposing cars could not make contact with each other. anything else is just smoke and mirrors.

[captrat]

Still trolling? Eh!

[on_the_edge]

Originally Posted by sp6967 if usac really cared about safety they would put some kind of device on the cars so the wheels of opposing cars could not make contact with each other. anything else is just smoke and mirrors.

Would be hard to call it open wheel racing then wouldn't it?

[cleatziff]

Originally Posted by sp6967 if usac really cared about safety they would put some kind of device on the cars so the wheels of opposing cars could not make contact with each other. anything else is just smoke and mirrors.

Do you mean like fenders?

[TKRacing]

Scott your posts always make me laugh but I guess some people on here just don't know how to take you.

Todd

[sp6967]

there no longer open cockpit, why not put wheel protectors on them? if you are going to add tail lights might as well add wheel protectors, plus they would truly be safer. everyone knows that wheel protectors would definitely be a sure why of cutting down on accidents. I did not say fenders.

[sprntr]

Will the Medical Information feature be Driver optional?

[Charles Nungester]

They did that once, It was called Gold Crown. Little hint, They still crashed.

[Game Time]

any attempt at safety improvements is a good thing IMHO.. something like this just might have saved BC