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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."

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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.

Still trolling? Eh!

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

Do you mean like fenders?

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

Todd

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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.

Will the Medical Information feature be Driver optional?

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

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

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Will the Medical Information feature be Driver optional?

Good idea is to have medical info for every one on your team quickly available to medical personnel, clergies can be put right on the helmet. :6: What bothers me at track is removing the helmet, if drivers breathing ok leave it on;). If drivers going to hospital the Drs will probably wanna see it anyways:). If helmet took a shot it may look ok but the protective foam under may be crushed & no good anymore:17: Be safe gang, somebody wants you at home Merry CHRISTmas :D

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Didn't WOO start using the helmet barcode stickers this past season? I'm not sure what people are getting worked up about, what, invasion of privacy? Doesn't it make sense to have your medical information readily available in case you get hurt?
I was at the short track safety seminar at PRI yesterday and heard some good, thoughtful discourse from a few guys most of us know and respect; Brian Gerster, Kevin Swindell, Tony Stewart and Davey Hamilton as well as Dr's Terry Trammel and Steve Olvey; the topics of this thread and many other subjects were covered and it was fascinating to hear 4 elite open-wheel racers, all who have been seriously hurt in racing accidents, speak openly and frankly about the things that can be done to make our sport safer. It gave me a whole new level of respect for these guys.
At the end of the seminar, Stand 21 demonstrated a new headsock with an integral device that allows a helmet to be lifted off the driver's head with little impact to the cervical spine; it's not a perfect answer but it is proof that there are people out there who are constantly striving to improve all of our chances of surviving (or even avoiding) a catastrophic accident.

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Curb finders?

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Any kind of safety enhancement is plus no matter what it is. There's only one way to make racing 100 percent safe and that's not to race at all! None of us want that! If your not trying to make racing safer for all involved from the fan's to the track to race officials to the pits to crews to the drivers then your just not being realistic. I applaud anyone trying to make improvements. :):6::8:

And they Failed

I think Indy car and AMA pro motocross were using something like a small airbag or balloon on the top of your head inside the helmet. Then a airline was ran to the outside of the helmet were a safety worker could connect it with air and the helmet would push off instead of being pulled off.