I killed myself when I was young before rollbars

Posted By: HEMIFRED

I killed myself when I was young before rollbars - 03/03/11 09:40 PM

Suzi Koffel sent this to me

Before roll cages and many safety improvements. These guys were nuts.

Dramatic Vintage Racing Crashes!

http://vimeo.com/20247765

Posted By: Chris2581

Re: I killed myself when I was young before rollbars - 03/03/11 09:48 PM

That's scary!!

Posted By: BloFish

Re: I killed myself when I was young before rollbars - 03/03/11 10:04 PM

Old school

Posted By: Blown69

Re: I killed myself when I was young before rollbars - 03/03/11 10:34 PM

Posted By: ZIPPY

Re: I killed myself when I was young before rollbars - 03/03/11 10:46 PM

Posted By: mopartony

Re: I killed myself when I was young before rollbars - 03/03/11 11:05 PM

Stones of steel there.

Crazy by todays standards but those were all state of the art then.

Posted By: rickstershemi

Re: I killed myself when I was young before rollbars - 03/03/11 11:21 PM

DUMB BUT COOL AT THE SAME TIME

Rickster

Posted By: ProSport

Re: I killed myself when I was young before rollbars - 03/03/11 11:38 PM

That was disturbing.

I never really thought of old school racing like that, and the cars looked faster than I would have thought. That's why I don't let my son race go-karts, open wheel racing with no belts or cage terrifies me.

Posted By: Desmond

Re: I killed myself when I was young before rollbars - 03/04/11 12:01 AM

When men were men...

Thanks to those guys, racing is as safe as it is today.

Posted By: Bigcube

Re: I killed myself when I was young before rollbars - 03/04/11 12:03 AM

Who said you needed seatbelts?

If they had them they would have been crushed in the roll overs!

Posted By: RacerGofKGB

Re: I killed myself when I was young before rollbars - 03/04/11 12:12 AM

And it never crossed anyones mind to put a roll bar in there?

Posted By: SLOW67

Re: I killed myself when I was young before rollbars - 03/04/11 12:36 AM

Looks like most that didnt walk away died back then

Posted By: WILD BILL

Re: I killed myself when I was young before rollbars - 03/04/11 01:22 AM

It amazes me anyone survived back then

Posted By: B1KILLER

Re: I killed myself when I was young before rollbars - 03/04/11 01:41 AM

Tragic

Posted By: tboomer

Re: I killed myself when I was young before rollbars - 03/04/11 01:42 AM

Amazing..

Posted By: max_maniac

Re: I killed myself when I was young before rollbars - 03/04/11 03:01 AM

Quote:

When men were men...

Thanks to those guys, racing is as safe as it is today.

exactly ---- if they never would have done those things back then we would not have the vehicles as safe as they are now

Russ

Posted By: ProSport

Re: I killed myself when I was young before rollbars - 03/04/11 03:19 AM

Russ raced back then, heck he still runs topless with no seat belt, helmet, or roll bar!

Posted By: goldmember

Re: I killed myself when I was young before rollbars - 03/04/11 03:43 AM

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Amazing..

Some remind me of being ejected from my dragbike about 25yrs ago. YYEEESSSSHHHH!

Posted By: cheapstreetdustr

Re: I killed myself when I was young before rollbars - 03/04/11 04:41 AM

my wifes grandfather was a board track racer..
told all kinds of stories about 2x4s comming loose at speed...
with all kinds of bodily carnage...
cheapst

Posted By: StealthWedge67

Re: I killed myself when I was young before rollbars - 03/04/11 05:32 AM

Holy Crap!

Whats the over / under on how many deaths we just watched? 10?

Posted By: HEMIFRED

Re: I killed myself when I was young before rollbars - 03/04/11 06:01 AM

I can't beieve some crashes and the driver just walked away or was even alive

Posted By: 10sec440

Re: I killed myself when I was young before rollbars - 03/04/11 06:33 AM

I'm sure there was at least 5 or 6 of them that bit it.

Posted By: MattW

Re: I killed myself when I was young before rollbars - 03/04/11 03:37 PM

I would like to see where racing is in another 60 years. They will probably look at US and say WE were

Posted By: Dean_Kuzluzski

Re: I killed myself when I was young before rollbars - 03/04/11 04:06 PM

I had a feeling when I opened the attachment it would have early Indy/track cars.

Back then, the hp technology far outpaced the safety. Definitely a reactive measure since most racers hate adding weight & cost.

Even the drag race videos, in the 60's, look scary for the people standing behind fences along the side of the track.

Hence, the demise of the budget sportsman.

Posted By: DemonDust

Re: I killed myself when I was young before rollbars - 03/04/11 06:18 PM

At 1:35 after the car stops rolling, the guys feet are where his head should be

Thats crazy bouncing/flying around with no seat belts....

Posted By: 10secGTX

Re: I killed myself when I was young before rollbars - 03/04/11 07:23 PM

This reminds me of crash I/we CPD had deal with this week.

In Cleveland this past week we had a Nasty fatal crash ..person was going 100+mph in Hyundai (sp) changed lanes lost control got tangled up in a guard rail, the rail entered the auto from the passenger side of the veh.

The driver was thrown/pushed out of veh. by rail and ejected with driver seat out onto a busy freeway I-480 W/B ...where the driver was then struck by numerous autos....

When an accident happens the laws of physics are tested. This person was wearing boots laced up very high and its not the first time I saw this but still surprises me when I see people are thrown out of there shoes / boots

Bottom line.... its sad, but we have learned a lot from others mistakes.