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Originally Posted by mac miller
It was also stated that he had practiced getting out of this thing quickly, but I'll bet he hasn't practiced in "real world" conditions such as a flaming engine eruption or with the car laying on its side with his "birdcage" collapsed down around his head after a couple of barrel roll flips. It is not only necessary for the driver to be able to get himself out of the car but, sometimes, it is necessary for the safety crew to get him out, which is the reason for the, USAC required, large opening through the top of the cage.
Sometimes it is important for the race promotors to have a competent tech inspector to reject this type of stuff, If the promotors don't do it, the insurance companies will.
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Okay, this reminded me.... There was a rumor running rampant at the CB the KO was going to show up for the 25th anniversary with a cageless "throw back" car......and race!
He was told. "Not no, but hell no!"
Also, not to drift off topic, but since I mentioned KO, I must ask... was I the only one who saw him throw the "rubber arm" out on the track in turns 3 & 4 right after being pushed off? It was freaking hilarious, when they were lining up, you could see that someone saw something on the track, the radioed the corner worker to go get is and he lost it when he got about 5 feet away and realized what it was...