Oswego wreck last Sat., a tribute to safety

jdadalt · 6/11/08, 9:28 PM

Although this is not Indiana related, I think many of you will be interested in this.
Joey Payne walked away from a nasty wreck in a supermodified at Oswego Saturday. A tribute to the advances in safety equipment.
There is a photo gallery of the wreck along with some words from Joey on Oswego's sitehttp://www.oswegospeedway.com

Flatrightrear · 6/11/08, 11:26 PM

Good for Joey "Caveman" Payne that he survived the wreck. With his apparent disdain for safety devices-- even after he was almost killed in a midget-- leads me to vote for him as the "Village Idiot" of the year. I'm glad he finally succumbed to good reason and not injuries and decided to protect himself. Tom

IndyBound · 6/11/08, 11:40 PM

I am currently in Oswego, the first thing that was pointed out to me Saturday night when I arrived at the track were the black skid marks going into the first turn. The trottle stuck on the Strong Supermodified sending Joey into the first turn foam blocks. The best words I heard in those next few seconds were that Joey was all right.

Although I did not see the accident, I got a birds eye view of the what was left of the car. The frame is bent at the roll cage, the last report I heard the car is pretty much a write off.

The addition of foam blocks in the turns at Oswego years ago has saved many a racer serious injury. Joey taking things a step further an finally wearing a head and neck device probably saved his life Saturday night. He has his brother Johhny to thank for insisting that he wear a device, giving him one to wear and Saturday night being the first time he wore it.

Patti

6/11/08, 9:28 PM	#1 Oswego wreck last Sat., a tribute to safety
jdadalt Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 48	Although this is not Indiana related, I think many of you will be interested in this. Joey Payne walked away from a nasty wreck in a supermodified at Oswego Saturday. A tribute to the advances in safety equipment. There is a photo gallery of the wreck along with some words from Joey on Oswego's sitehttp://www.oswegospeedway.com

6/11/08, 11:26 PM	#2 Re: Oswego wreck last Sat., a tribute to safety
Flatrightrear Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 1,385	Good for Joey "Caveman" Payne that he survived the wreck. With his apparent disdain for safety devices-- even after he was almost killed in a midget-- leads me to vote for him as the "Village Idiot" of the year. I'm glad he finally succumbed to good reason and not injuries and decided to protect himself. Tom

6/11/08, 11:40 PM	#3 Re: Oswego wreck last Sat., a tribute to safety
IndyBound Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 2,626	I am currently in Oswego, the first thing that was pointed out to me Saturday night when I arrived at the track were the black skid marks going into the first turn. The trottle stuck on the Strong Supermodified sending Joey into the first turn foam blocks. The best words I heard in those next few seconds were that Joey was all right. Although I did not see the accident, I got a birds eye view of the what was left of the car. The frame is bent at the roll cage, the last report I heard the car is pretty much a write off. The addition of foam blocks in the turns at Oswego years ago has saved many a racer serious injury. Joey taking things a step further an finally wearing a head and neck device probably saved his life Saturday night. He has his brother Johhny to thank for insisting that he wear a device, giving him one to wear and Saturday night being the first time he wore it. Patti