Indycar introduces Advanced Frontal Protection bringing a new era of cockpit safety
INDIANAPOLIS (Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2019) – INDYCAR announced today the planned introduction of the next step to improve cockpit safety for all drivers in the NTT IndyCar Series.
All cars participating in an April 24 open test on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway oval will be fitted with Advanced Frontal Protection (AFP),
Read MoreGregg Satterlee: “There’s been race tracks open for twenty, thirty, forty years and I’m sure back in the day they didn’t think anything of it. You just raced. But, I guess our cars are going a little faster and things happen quicker.”
Dirt racing is currently the best racing product known to man.
Read MoreIt was rumored that a team went to drastic measures to save weight
Dirt late model racing has come a long way in result years in terms of safety components. Beefier seats sit inside the cockpit to protect the drivers from all angles. There’s also added focus on the door bars and door plates.
Read MoreFormer NASCAR driver, Dale Earnhardt Jr thinks he had 20+ concussions; He kept them a secret from everyone including NASCAR to protect his racing career
Dale Earnhardt Jr: “I got way too far down the line before I raised my hand.”
That’s new to me and it’s new to you.
Read MoreFans and drivers were confused as to why Kyle Busch was allowed to race at Bristol without a rear bumper
Kyle Larson: “I was surprised NASCAR let him race without a bumper cover like that.”
Kyle Busch doesn’t need an introduction. He came out with a bang at Bristol Motor Speedway.
Read MoreMansfield Motor Speedway owner rebuttals the opposition of safer barriers; Open to hosting a NASCAR dirt race
Mansfield Motor Speedway was essentially an abandoned NASCAR track. From 2004-2008, the track hosted the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. That was the safer barrier era.
By 2005, nearly all NASCAR track featured safer barriers.
Read MoreThe discussion of dirt track safety has resurfaced
On Thursday night, the DIRTcar Summer Nationals program rolled into LaSalle Speedway. It’s a 1/4-mile semi-banked dirt oval located in LaSalle, IL.
At 60 years old, Billy Moyer is far from retirement. He’s run the full UMP Hell Tour schedule thus far.
Read MoreWhiting reminisces on the past; Hints at future directions for the sanctioning body
Charlie Whiting has been the FIA race director for over 20 years of the F1 calendar. Over the time, there’s been sweeping changes in the always evolving sport of open wheel racing.
Whiting, the 66-year-old has a wide range of responsibilities when Formula 1 flies into the racing circuit.
Read MoreDr. Henry Bock has passed
Dr. Henry Bock was a key man behind the safety initiative of the modern day safer barrier.
Indianapolis Motor Speedway officials announced the sad news yesterday.
Henry worked directly for Indianapolis Motor Speedway from 1982 to 2006. He served as the director of track medical.
Read MoreI-PAS resembles a virtual reality headset; Aimed at concussion safety
INDIANAPOLIS (Thursday, May 17, 2018) – INDYCAR drivers are now required to undergo a clinical eye-tracking computer test recently cleared by the Food and Drug Administration. It has been implemented as part of the sanctioning body’s concussion evaluation protocol, it was announced today.
Read MoreJay Frye: “This has been a long process, one that’s been very methodical and purposeful”
IndyCar windscreen test to be conducted on February 8th, 2018
INDIANAPOLIS (Feb 2018) – INDYCAR will take the next step in the evolution of its driver safety program by testing a windscreen on an Indy car for the first time on track,
Read MoreRichard “RJ” Valentine: “Ultimately, it’s up to drivers to decide enough is enough.”
The following is a passionate article submitted by RJ Valentine. He’s a Rolex 24 at Daytona winner who’s since created a safer retaining wall for race tracks across the country. Impact Safety Systems was founded in 2000.
Read MoreTom Deery: “We have never before seen what we saw last year at the speedway”
BABERVILLE, FL — In honor of Volusia Speedway Park’s 50th anniversary, the World’s Fastest Half-Mile has received a major facelift over the winter months. When DIRTcar Nationals kicks off in two weeks, on February 6,
Read MoreNASAR Truck flaps make their debut at Talladega Superspeedway this weekend – Flaps lifting, while going forward
NASCAR Truck flaps have been added to the plate racing rule book. The flaps are designed to lift on the rear deck lid. The idea is to prevent the trucks from flipping over in the case that a truck gets turned backwards.
Read MoreNASCAR issues statement following multiple stories of lost ambulance drivers
The ambulance issue at Richmond Raceway has brought light to other new issues regarding the safety protocol. Today, NASCAR drivers have been openly critical of a wide range of safety issues
Related: Richmond Raceway ambulance video
Multiple drivers has spoken of ambulance drivers getting lost,
Read MoreSteve O’Donnell, VP of NASCAR Racing Operations: “If the safer barrier needs to be in there we’ll make that happen”
NASCAR is a leader in racing safety. They have been, for nearly 20 years.
So, when you see a huge impact to a concrete wall from a racing driver,
Read MoreKasey Kahne was involved in a big crash on the final lap around Sonoma Raceway – Hitting a concrete wall, Sonoma says ‘NASCAR is looking into it’
CTRL-ALT-DEL. Watch the Kasey Kahne Sonoma crash video below. The Hendrick Motorsports Windows machine took a big impact into a concrete wall at Sonoma.
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