Fatal Nascar crash in Mexico

[stabiz]

I know its easy to point out stuff after something happens, but wtf where the track designers thinking here? RIP, mr Pardo.

PS: Likely disturbing to watch.

[AVGWarhawk]

Well, he got tagged in the left rear quarter panel that caused the spin and the concrete wall was not placed very well at all. In fact the placement sucked. If I were the driver that tagged him I would not be feeling to good about myself.

It looks as if he hit the water barrier, which is what it is designed for. Its certainly a tragedy and I cannot understand what the voice-over is saying, but from the tarp used to place him in the helicopter, for better or worse he died on impact.

[AVGWarhawk]

Originally Posted by CastleBravo

It looks as if he hit the water barrier, which is what it is designed for. Its certainly a tragedy and I cannot understand what the voice-over is saying, but from the tarp used to place him in the helicopter, for better or worse he died on impact.

Water barrier+180 mph= useless. Dead on impact, certaily. There was less then a milli-second of impact absorption by the water barrier. He took the full brunt of it.

[SteamWake]

Isnt this a 'modern' track?

There was a quote after daytona "Were going to race like this untill someone dies" sadly prophetic.

After watching the video I can see the problem. Dead end walls on tracksides is a bad bad idea. It should be at least angled.

[Rockin Robbins]

That was a forseeable, preventable accident. NASCAR should never have sanctioned an event on that track.

[SteamWake]

Originally Posted by Rockin Robbins

That was a forseeable, preventable accident. NASCAR should never have sanctioned an event on that track.

What I dont get is this was a new track I thought. At least only a few years old.

No one during the time of design, construction, testing pointed out "Hey that wall sticking out there aint that kind of dangerous?"


Mui Pelegroso

[Platapus]

the edge of the wall acted like a knife.

Most tragic.

[Schroeder]

So much for track safety.

[Kapt Z]

I don't follow NASCAR, but I do watch enough races to agree that was one of the worst designed tracks I have ever seen. What in the heck were they doing with concrete barriers that close to the track?!?!

That should have been a 'relatively' harmless spin on a grass infield not a fatal accident.

Horrible.

[sunvalleyslim]

There's no "OSHA" in Mexico.........

[Captain Vlad]

Yeah, that's some poor track safety. That shouldn't have been anything more than a yellow flag.

Here's hoping Pardo didn't even have time to realize what was happening.

[Aramike]

From what I understand, there were only three laps to go.


On a side note, there was something else I noted while watching the video: the stands were practically empty. I can't explain why, but that no one seemed to give a damn about the race makes this a little bit worse.

[SteamWake]

Originally Posted by Aramike

From what I understand, there were only three laps to go.


On a side note, there was something else I noted while watching the video: the stands were practically empty. I can't explain why, but that no one seemed to give a damn about the race makes this a little bit worse.

The damn race wasent much more than a publicity stunt anyhow.