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I watched this race this morning without knowing what happened. It's fair to say i was taken by surprise! There have been some absolutely huge crashes in indycar racing in recent years and yet thankfully few injuries. But then racing a few inches apart at 220mph will cause problems :blink:

 

Here's a few more off the top of my head:

 

 

 

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I watched this race this morning without knowing what happened. It's fair to say i was taken by surprise! There have been some absolutely huge crashes in indycar racing in recent years and yet thankfully few injuries. But then racing a few inches apart at 220mph will cause problems :blink:

 

Here's a few more off the top of my head:

 

 

 

 

that first one had to hurt! :blink:

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I watched this race this morning without knowing what happened. It's fair to say i was taken by surprise! There have been some absolutely huge crashes in indycar racing in recent years and yet thankfully few injuries. But then racing a few inches apart at 220mph will cause problems :blink:

 

Here's a few more off the top of my head:

 

 

 

 

The first video, the Kenny Brack one, the energy dissipated in a second or so was awesome, it beggars belief anyone could survive those sorts of g forces.

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The first video, the Kenny Brack one, the energy dissipated in a second or so was awesome, it beggars belief anyone could survive those sorts of g forces.

 

Yes it really is amazing. I think i read somewhere that it was around the 200g mark (dont have a source though). You can tell its a bad one by the way the commentators stay silent for a while, it takes a lot to keep americans quiet!

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Yes it really is amazing. I think i read somewhere that it was around the 200g mark (dont have a source though). You can tell its a bad one by the way the commentators stay silent for a while, it takes a lot to keep americans quiet!

 

 

 

Yeah true, maybe the Americans should let James Allen commentate as he is the epitome of English reserve. :rolleyes:

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