RIP Dan Wheldon

Methodical4u · 11-02-2011, 11:43 PM

I recall watching a show years and years ago about the black box Indy Cars use... this was of course during the time that Emerson Fitapaldi, Mears, Unser Jr., etc were all still racing. Emerson got together with someone and the data car back at 100+ G's on impact. Scientists never thought a man could live much past 50. I swear it just seems that those cars then were safer than they are now. They aren't faster that they were before either, so that's not it. I guess it's all of these 1.5 mile ovals where guys are out of control much more than before.

11-02-2011, 11:43 PM	#39 (permalink)
Methodical4u A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Maryland Posts: 1,393 Drives: 11 370 6mt pw w/sp Rep Power: 16	I recall watching a show years and years ago about the black box Indy Cars use... this was of course during the time that Emerson Fitapaldi, Mears, Unser Jr., etc were all still racing. Emerson got together with someone and the data car back at 100+ G's on impact. Scientists never thought a man could live much past 50. I swear it just seems that those cars then were safer than they are now. They aren't faster that they were before either, so that's not it. I guess it's all of these 1.5 mile ovals where guys are out of control much more than before.