Regarding people standing too close to the fence, this scares me as well. I was at Jacksonville the night a car went thru the fence and hit people; I really don't want to ever see that again. I also saw Kent Schmidt flip and tear down a section of fence at Granite City. Yet folks still will stand right by that fence each week.
Just re watched the race on Jackslash (Love That Site) and Yeehawwwww what a race that was!!!!!!!!! Got a little over 3 hours of sleep last night so i could go see it and man was it worth it!!!!! No offense but i didn't go to see Tony Stewart or Kenny Wallace ... didn't go for the mods.... and I would have been happy to pay 50 bucks just to see Jones Stanbrough Ballou Gardner Windom and Fitz in that A main slide job fest!!!!!!!!!! Loved it !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Originally Posted by Al Pierce:
It is not my intent to start WWIII over this issue Ron, but I'm sure you realize there is a huge difference between a track where you can stand in the middle of the infield and throw a rock up against any wall (if you have a good arm) and a big half mile like THAT. At TSS you can directly access the track anywhere from the infield. Not so at THAT. The sheer size of the track and it's configuration add other logistical problems. I know you're proud of your hometown track and you should be, but it is not the "gold standard" for everything in racing. One would assume the capable THAT promotors/operators will have an after action review of last night's event to see what went well and what went not so well. Like you, I hope to see improvements in the safety operation. I don't believe relying on yelling and pointing from the spectators is the answer. Oh, and I also thought it was a pretty good show despite the low sprint car count and the effect the hot weather had on the track surface.
Al,
I totally agree, however, the accident I mentioned was near the ambulance and the crew seemed to not be cognizant of what appeared to be a fairly serious situation. When I stated that TSS was the "gold standard", I was referring to the fact that vehicles are immediately in motion towards any ontrack situation. I don't know what system is used to notify the ambulance crews, but apparently that was the problem at THAT.
Ron,
I think that we are used to seeing the ambulances go to the scene of any accident when the red flag flies, as was the case last night i think. Me and my buddys stared at each other in amazement that the ambulance crew did not move and seemed like they were waiting for a golf cart to get to what seemed like a pretty substantial wall hit. Still do not understand why ambulances are not stationed on each side of that big old track. Maybe those ambulances are just transport modes only, not for trauma care, I do not know.
There are alot of good safety crews out there. THAT, TSS are good, but Lawrenceburg has a really good Team. Its Great to have all of them. As a driver it is comforting to know capable people are there for you, and in most cases for free. Thank You All.
