IndianaOpenWheel.com Sprint Car & Midget Racing Forum
Forgot Password?

Reply  Indiana Open Wheel > Indiana Open Wheel Forum > LPS Pictures 09-09-2011
Thread Tools
9/10/11, 2:23 PM   #11
Re: LPS Pictures 09-09-2011
agar
agar is offline
Senior Member

Race Count Last Year: 14
Join Date: Jul 2007
Posts: 5,181
 

Quote:
Originally Posted by outlaw13 View Post
awesome pics joe!
thanks
 
9/11/11, 5:12 PM   #12
Re: LPS Pictures 09-09-2011
Joe Whisler
Joe Whisler is offline
Member

Join Date: Feb 2008
Posts: 179
 

Quote:
Originally Posted by KRJoyce1 View Post
Interesting Shot of Mikes Flip. Pics like this can be a big help when it comes to driver safety and improvements that can be made.

Arm Restraints need to be low and TIGHT! Notice they have slipped up past his elbows (or of sewn in, maybe are too close to the elbows)on the impact and both hands are now outside the front / top of the cage. This just shows how much the body and belts can stretch in a hard impact. Keeping your shoulder belt mounting location as close to your shoulders, and not to far down the back of the seat is one way to help reduce the total amount stretch. For every inch of material, you have a percentage of stretch. The father the belts are away from beind your shoulders, the more stretch you have. Mikes are mounted close, and you can still notice the stretch he went through.

Glad to talk to Mike afterwards and see him come out of this with no injuries. He also had a big thank you for his Hans.

Great shots Joe.
Ken-

Take a closer look:

http://www.jbennettphotos.com/Motors..._M9DtxVL-X3-LB

http://www.jbennettphotos.com/Motors..._M9DtxVL-X3-LB

http://careyfoxphotos.smugmug.com/20...8_xppt3Vz-O-LB

http://careyfoxphotos.smugmug.com/20...0_gRQpwtM-O-LB

Glad he's alright.
 
9/11/11, 6:37 PM   #13
Re: LPS Pictures 09-09-2011
SHORTBUS
SHORTBUS is offline
Senior Member

Race Count This Year: 35
Race Count Last Year: 61
Join Date: Jul 2007
Posts: 1,560
 

one lucky guy right there --- glad he was ok ---
 
9/11/11, 7:12 PM   #14
Re: LPS Pictures 09-09-2011
KRJoyce1
KRJoyce1 is offline
Member

Join Date: Aug 2007
Posts: 182
 

Thanks for the up close shots, and again glad to see that Mike was able to walk away from this. Also glad he had a full containment seat and a Hans. After seeing these I would suggest the use of the full arm restraints and not the sewn in style. With the wrap style you can get them low and tighter on the arm to try and help prevent what we see here.
Thanks again,
 
Reply Indiana Open Wheel > Indiana Open Wheel Forum > LPS Pictures 09-09-2011


Thread Tools Search this Thread
Search this Thread:

Advanced Search



All times are GMT -4. The time now is 9:29 AM.


Make IndianaOpenWheel.com your homepage
Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.7
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.
© 2005-2024 IndianaOpenWheel.com
Mobile VersionLinks: Dave Merritt - Chris Pedersen - Carey Fox - Carey Akin - Joe Bennett - Brandon Murray - Dave Roach - John DaDalt - Racin; With D.O. - Jackslash Media