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shame on an IGA
Apr 8, 2005

I didn't watch live and am still catching up,
fuuuuuuuuck

https://mobile.twitter.com/k014c/status/1229573906849312768?s=07

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Boomer The Cannon
Oct 27, 2011

Gotta see it live!


shame on an IGA posted:

Nah all that body work is basically tissue paper it's that you can see where the absurdly strong welded tube rollcage that is the actual frame the rest of the car is bolted to has failed in several points, particularly the way all the structure in the drivers door region is collapsed 10-12 inches behind the plane of the wheels.

The halo looks like it's at jaw level for someone in the seat.

big nipples big life
May 12, 2014

https://www.nascar.com/presspass

disable adblock if the video doesn't load. nothing happening atm

OJ MIST 2 THE DICK
Sep 11, 2008

Anytime I need to see your face I just close my eyes
And I am taken to a place
Where your crystal minds and magenta feelings
Take up shelter in the base of my spine
Sweet like a chica cherry cola

-Cheap Trick

Nap Ghost

BigBallChunkyTime posted:

It's beautiful in a haunting, awful way.

it reminds me a lot of when Wheldon died in Indycar

you just see a wreck happen, and way off in the distance, he gets hit with a nose cone in the head and then immediately crashes his car into the infield wall

OJ MIST 2 THE DICK
Sep 11, 2008

Anytime I need to see your face I just close my eyes
And I am taken to a place
Where your crystal minds and magenta feelings
Take up shelter in the base of my spine
Sweet like a chica cherry cola

-Cheap Trick

Nap Ghost
like in the sense that you're just staring at it you know something horrible has happened and nothing can change

kidcoelacanth
Sep 23, 2009

OJ MIST 2 THE DICK posted:

it reminds me a lot of when Wheldon died in Indycar

you just see a wreck happen, and way off in the distance, he gets hit with a nose cone in the head and then immediately crashes his car into the infield wall

that was wilson, not wheldon

DEEP STATE PLOT
Aug 13, 2008

Yes...Ha ha ha...YES!



shame on an IGA posted:

I didn't watch live and am still catching up,
fuuuuuuuuck

https://mobile.twitter.com/k014c/status/1229573906849312768?s=07

this exact scenario has been a major fear of mine regarding restrictor plate racing for a very long time and i can't believe it has not happened before

The Illusive Man
Mar 27, 2008

~savior of yoomanity~
I値l admit taking NASCAR safety for granted after Austin Dillon walked away from his 2015 Daytona wreck. The crash tonight was basically a worst-case-possible scenario for the least protected area for the driver (the window net opening directly beside the seat) getting hit head-on at 200 mph by a heavy-rear end stock car.

OJ MIST 2 THE DICK
Sep 11, 2008

Anytime I need to see your face I just close my eyes
And I am taken to a place
Where your crystal minds and magenta feelings
Take up shelter in the base of my spine
Sweet like a chica cherry cola

-Cheap Trick

Nap Ghost

kidcoelacanth posted:

that was wilson, not wheldon

yeah that's right

gently caress

Pozload Escobar
Aug 21, 2016

by Reene
In my non-expert opinion: That dude is dead, F

kidcoelacanth
Sep 23, 2009

A Buff Gay Dude posted:

In my non-expert opinion: That dude is dead, F

thanks

Wiltsghost
Mar 27, 2011


Haven't seen this angle, the speed of it all

https://twitter.com/DarenStoltzfus/status/1229587350705123328

IOwnCalculus
Apr 2, 2003





kidcoelacanth posted:

that was wilson, not wheldon

Justin's wreck at least had some deniability about it in the beginning. Dan's was very obviously extremely loving bad from the time it started.

Having finally watched the replay, this looks more like Dan's than Justin's. gently caress me.

BigBallChunkyTime
Nov 25, 2011

Kyle Schwarber: World Series hero, Beefy Lad, better than you.

Illegal Hen

big nipples big life posted:

https://www.nascar.com/presspass

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Do we know an approximate time for an announcement?

iospace
Jan 19, 2038


https://twitter.com/dlama_fox35/status/1229591463119540226?s=21

Pinecone Sample
Oct 12, 2010

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Mike Joy was just on siriusxm

He said the speed of the ambulance leaving meant the most to him

He also apologized for the way Fox signed off but felt when you don't know anything you can't say anything

Cygni
Nov 12, 2005

raring to post

That is the worst possible hit in a modern cup car. Upside down so the door reinforcement and foam is not in play, driver side, after the cage has already been deformed by a prior hit.

There is no god, no magic, no karma, no afterlife, no cosmic justice. Sometimes poo poo just happens and thats it.

BigBallChunkyTime
Nov 25, 2011

Kyle Schwarber: World Series hero, Beefy Lad, better than you.

Illegal Hen

Pinecone Sample posted:

Mike Joy was just on siriusxm

He said the speed of the ambulance leaving meant the most to him

He also apologized for the way Fox signed off but felt when you don't know anything you can't say anything

I'm afraid to ask, but what *was* the speed of the ambulance?

OJ MIST 2 THE DICK
Sep 11, 2008

Anytime I need to see your face I just close my eyes
And I am taken to a place
Where your crystal minds and magenta feelings
Take up shelter in the base of my spine
Sweet like a chica cherry cola

-Cheap Trick

Nap Ghost

IOwnCalculus posted:

Justin's wreck at least had some deniability about it in the beginning. Dan's was very obviously extremely loving bad from the time it started.

Having finally watched the replay, this looks more like Dan's than Justin's. gently caress me.

Justin's was completely a Final Destination esque freak accident

Rip Testes
Jan 29, 2004

I never forget a face, but in your case I'll be glad to make an exception.
Asking also.

Popular Human
Jul 17, 2005

and if it's a lie, terrorists made me say it

BigBallChunkyTime posted:

I'm afraid to ask, but what *was* the speed of the ambulance?

Not terribly hasty.

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Oct 12, 2010

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BigBallChunkyTime posted:

I'm afraid to ask, but what *was* the speed of the ambulance?

fast

Dik Hz
Feb 22, 2004

Fun with Science

Pinecone Sample posted:

Mike Joy was just on siriusxm

He said the speed of the ambulance leaving meant the most to him

He also apologized for the way Fox signed off but felt when you don't know anything you can't say anything
The Fox broadcast team is a class act, so I don't fault them at all. They look and act a bit redneck at times, but I feel like they really do care about the drivers' safety.

Crusty Nutsack
Apr 21, 2005

SUCK LASER, COPPERS


it's probably good that they're not updating yet? I mean if he were DOA we'd probably know by now. presumably they're waiting until they assess him more, or get him into surgery, or just know more information before an official update. hopefully.

OJ MIST 2 THE DICK
Sep 11, 2008

Anytime I need to see your face I just close my eyes
And I am taken to a place
Where your crystal minds and magenta feelings
Take up shelter in the base of my spine
Sweet like a chica cherry cola

-Cheap Trick

Nap Ghost

Dik Hz posted:

The Fox broadcast team is a class act, so I don't fault them at all. They look and act a bit redneck at times, but I feel like they really do care about the drivers' safety.

waltrip retired

big nipples big life
May 12, 2014

BigBallChunkyTime posted:

Do we know an approximate time for an announcement?

nothing official, bullshit speculation everywhere of course.

BigBallChunkyTime
Nov 25, 2011

Kyle Schwarber: World Series hero, Beefy Lad, better than you.

Illegal Hen

Popular Human posted:

Not terribly hasty.



Well that clears it up.

IOwnCalculus
Apr 2, 2003





Crusty Nutsack posted:

it's probably good that they're not updating yet? I mean if he were DOA we'd probably know by now. presumably they're waiting until they assess him more, or get him into surgery, or just know more information before an official update. hopefully.

Based on entirely too much prior personal experience, none of the above means poo poo.

skaboomizzy
Nov 12, 2003

There is nothing I want to be. There is nothing I want to do.
I don't even have an image of what I want to be. I have nothing. All that exists is zero.

Cygni posted:

That is the worst possible hit in a modern cup car. Upside down so the door reinforcement and foam is not in play, driver side, after the cage has already been deformed by a prior hit.

There is no god, no magic, no karma, no afterlife, no cosmic justice. Sometimes poo poo just happens and thats it.

Yeah, I was thinking about this. An intact, right-side-up Cup car might be the safest racecar in the world. This one already hit the wall head on at about 200 mph and got flipped onto its roof. You can't engineer for that and the kind of hit it took.

big nipples big life
May 12, 2014

Crusty Nutsack posted:

it's probably good that they're not updating yet? I mean if he were DOA we'd probably know by now. presumably they're waiting until they assess him more, or get him into surgery, or just know more information before an official update. hopefully.

dale was dead in the car and it took like 3 hours.

Crusty Nutsack
Apr 21, 2005

SUCK LASER, COPPERS


BigBallChunkyTime posted:

Well that clears it up.

lol I was going to post the same thing

I believe it was moving with urgency, and that they got him into the hospital pretty quickly too

DEEP STATE PLOT
Aug 13, 2008

Yes...Ha ha ha...YES!



Crusty Nutsack posted:

it's probably good that they're not updating yet? I mean if he were DOA we'd probably know by now. presumably they're waiting until they assess him more, or get him into surgery, or just know more information before an official update. hopefully.

this is not necessarily true at all

OJ MIST 2 THE DICK
Sep 11, 2008

Anytime I need to see your face I just close my eyes
And I am taken to a place
Where your crystal minds and magenta feelings
Take up shelter in the base of my spine
Sweet like a chica cherry cola

-Cheap Trick

Nap Ghost

Crusty Nutsack posted:

it's probably good that they're not updating yet? I mean if he were DOA we'd probably know by now. presumably they're waiting until they assess him more, or get him into surgery, or just know more information before an official update. hopefully.

no, Justin Wilson ended up in a coma and died a day later

the first press conference after his accident was to announce his death

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Oct 12, 2010

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BigBallChunkyTime posted:

Well that clears it up.

Joy said they were moving fast. The reports are that he was rushed in to the hospital.

I was a kid and I didn't make too much of it at the time, but when my dad saw how slow they were working on Dale, he took us out for ice cream or something.

Crusty Nutsack
Apr 21, 2005

SUCK LASER, COPPERS


ok ok I guess I'm wrong then lol but here's hoping I'm right :colbert:

Popular Human
Jul 17, 2005

and if it's a lie, terrorists made me say it
Video of ambulance leaving. Didn稚 exactly look like it was going full-tilt or anything to me, but maybe I知 blind. Also I feel kind of gross even speculating about this so I知 going to shut up now.

https://mobile.twitter.com/jasonbohn9/status/1229582637028777985

Dik Hz
Feb 22, 2004

Fun with Science

Popular Human posted:

Video of ambulance leaving. Didn稚 exactly look like it was going full-tilt or anything to me, but maybe I知 blind. Also I feel kind of gross even speculating about this so I知 going to shut up now.

https://mobile.twitter.com/jasonbohn9/status/1229582637028777985
Slow ambulance means they're working in the back.

OJ MIST 2 THE DICK
Sep 11, 2008

Anytime I need to see your face I just close my eyes
And I am taken to a place
Where your crystal minds and magenta feelings
Take up shelter in the base of my spine
Sweet like a chica cherry cola

-Cheap Trick

Nap Ghost

BigBallChunkyTime posted:

Well that clears it up.

halifax is at best a mile away, its right up the block just past the outback and the airport

Spaced God
Feb 8, 2014

All torment, trouble, wonder and amazement
Inhabits here: some heavenly power guide us
Out of this fearful country!



I understand why, but y'all don't think it's way too morbid to be speculating on a dude's condition based on how many mph an ambulance was going? That doesn't seem to help anyone anything

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Dik Hz
Feb 22, 2004

Fun with Science

Spaced God posted:

I understand why, but y'all don't think it's way too morbid to be speculating on a dude's condition based on how many mph an ambulance was going? That doesn't seem to help anyone anything
Cuz I'm a bit shook thinking I just watched a guy die in a live broadcast, and I'm looking for things to give me hope rn. The last two times I watched someone die, it hosed with me for a bit.

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