Eric 0 Report post Posted April 4, 2008 Michael McDowell had a HUGE crash in qualifying for the Samsung 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Texas Motor Speedway. Scared the s##t out of me. If you got to www.nascar.com and then click on McDowell takes a tumble under "Video Control Room," you can see the accident. Amazed he was okay. I agree, if you ever needed a reason for the COT, that sure as hell is a good one. Wow. If you pause the video at the right time, you can see he hit the wall at 186 mph. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Eric 0 Report post Posted April 4, 2008 YouTube Video Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
goferrarigo 0 Report post Posted April 5, 2008 Damn that was crazy... Speaks alot of the safety in Nascar... - Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pumpdoc 2 Report post Posted April 5, 2008 They are playing this every hour on ESPN, what a tumble. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yoda McFly 1 Report post Posted April 5, 2008 I'll just add that is says good things for SAFER and HANS, too ... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HandyNZL 1 Report post Posted April 5, 2008 I don't get this Car of Tomorrow malarky... if it was the car of tomorrow then it shouldn't crash in the first place as it would have sensors all over it, not need a driver, hover over the track, and follow a wire imbedded in the tarseal. It's a car of TODAY not tomorrow....silly yanks Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
B.P. 0 Report post Posted April 5, 2008 Still think RKs Canadian GP hit last year was bigger..............but still OUCH!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Eric 0 Report post Posted April 5, 2008 Still think RKs Canadian GP hit last year was bigger..............but still OUCH!!! Perhaps, though I have to say it'd take a hell of a lot to get a 3600 lb car to flip 10 times. An F1 car is 1200 lbs. But I don't understand any of the complex stuff, so I'm probably way off. Either way, that was pretty nasty. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rainmaster 7 Report post Posted April 5, 2008 Bloody hell! That really was a big one.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grabthaw the Hammerslayer 4 Report post Posted April 5, 2008 Bloody hell! That really was a big one.... Are you quoting from the NOTW video? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rainmaster 7 Report post Posted April 5, 2008 Are you quoting from the NOTW video? Brilliant!! ...just to be clear I'm not, I don't speak German, after all Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
c21 0 Report post Posted April 10, 2008 OOOOH! that was a bit of an off! But he shouldnt worry about the car, I'm sure it will buff out. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites