Originally Posted by sceckert:
I have no axe to grind with Nic Faas. But this is two flips in three nights that were totally--TOTALLY--his fault. It doesn't make him a bad guy, a spoiled kid, a bad racer, a cheater or any other form of sub-species. Provided he learns from these incidents and uses a little more discipline in his racing efforts, turning dead sideways in front of Coons in turn three at Lawrenceburg and attempting a "never-ever-ever-had-a-chance"-lunge in turn one that launched Kaplan into the thin air will all be soon forgotten. I expect he'll get better. But taking the heat now is part of the process.
Oh, and the next time a driver gets out of a car after a flip like Kaplan's and Faas', and is obviously woozy/hurt/disoriented he needs to just get taken to a hospital for checkup. Whether he can correctly count all the fingers in front of him or not, we're getting closer and closer to a driver having a big wreck, showing possible concussive signs, getting the "All's Well"- and then slipping into unconsciousness forever. This is a better-safe-than-sorry scenario if I ever saw one.
I hope everyone is alright, as soon as possible. But throwing up blood is not to be taken lightly. Tests and rests are in order.
Two things that struck me after this incident..
#1 - The way the EMT's or track official were trying to get the drivers to sign the release forms. Ryan was literally 30 seconds removed from his car sitting on the track with his head between his knees with a guy asking him to sign the release, fortunately Josh Spencer who had gone through a similar ordeal basically ran over and told the guy to get away and let him collect himself.
#2 - Nick getting back in the car after the hit he took.
Tim