Re: OT - Useless 2007 USAC Sprint Flip Stats
 

Originally Posted by mac miller:
A much more sobering side to this statistic is how many of the current slicing, chopping, slide job specialists would have, even, survived a season back in the "before cage" days when success was achieved by skill and precision driving rather than by how brave you are and how much money daddy has to fix the car, and success meant getting a chance in the INDY 500. I can assure you that the "skills" used by many of the current drivers would have gotten them a punch in the face, or worse, from one the veteran INDY 500 drivers who regularly ran sprint cars "back in the day"
How many times you can flip a car without getting hurt is not really a statistic to gloat about...........

I totally agree with Mac. Unfortunately, we must live in the present, not the past.
Oh, how I wish I could somehow magically put A. J. or Jack in their prime up against the likes of KS, etc. Some kids would be quickly learning "some manners".:icon_smile_blackeye

Re: OT - Useless 2007 USAC Sprint Flip Stats
 

Originally Posted by Seadog:
Does anybody have injury statistics for the '07 year? Just by my recollection, it seemed like one of the safest in recent memory.:thumb::thumb::thumb::applaud:

I think it must have been. I can remember at least two serious neck injuries in '06 without really trying. Pace and Clauson. But, I can't remember one in '07.

Re: OT - Useless 2007 USAC Sprint Flip Stats
 

Originally Posted by Honest-Sam:
I think it must have been. I can remember at least two serious neck injuries in '06 without really trying. Pace and Clauson. But, I can't remember one in '07.

Could that be because of the HANS device?

Re: OT - Useless 2007 USAC Sprint Flip Stats
 

Originally Posted by Seadog:
Could that be because of the HANS device?

Pace and Clauson both had 'em.

Re: OT - Useless 2007 USAC Sprint Flip Stats
 

Seems like broken collar bones went up this year...

Re: OT - Useless 2007 USAC Sprint Flip Stats
 

Hines, Boespflug Was Tracy's in 07? Chads wasn't in USAC

Chuck

Re: OT - Useless 2007 USAC Sprint Flip Stats
 

Hines? That was a loosing battle with a fence post...

Re: OT - Useless 2007 USAC Sprint Flip Stats
 

Originally Posted by LocalYokel:
Hines? That was a loosing battle with a fence post...

Sorry, wasn't thinkin. Motorcycle right?

Chuck

Re: OT - Useless 2007 USAC Sprint Flip Stats
 

Originally Posted by Pat O'Connor Fan:
I totally agree with Mac. Unfortunately, we must live in the present, not the past.
Oh, how I wish I could somehow magically put A. J. or Jack in their prime up against the likes of KS, etc. Some kids would be quickly learning "some manners".:icon_smile_blackeye

I think there are couple who would handle things like that today but they know usac or the local promoter will come down on them and cost them points or a shot to win the next few weeks at there track or event because they have been suspended. So I would say don't blame the drivers blame the way society is today with everybody over reacting to not a whole lot.

Re: OT - Useless 2007 USAC Sprint Flip Stats
 

If the sanctioning body would give the fines and suspensions that they should maybe this problem wouldn`t be getting worse every year. How many remember Brian Tyler`s 10,000.00 fine from USAC for punching Butler at Eldora ? Tyler just walked away from USAC for awhile and then they reduced the fine to 2500.00 ? If memory serves me right that is what he ended up paying. Spridge made a good point about the broken collarbones. I have heard several people say that is inherent with the use of a HANS device.