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Author Topic: Hinchcliffe Indy crash  (Read 6630 times)

Offline Dare

Hinchcliffe Indy crash
« on: May 20, 2015, 04:37:37 AM »


Mark Twain once opined, "it's easier to con someone than to convince them they've been conned."

Offline F1fanaticBD

Re: Hinchcliffe Indy crash
« Reply #1 on: May 21, 2015, 01:54:08 PM »
Few decades ago this could have been very fatal, Ronnie Peterson perished with similar sort of injury, but now a days with improvement of emergency care, people not only walk away but return to the racing in a minimal time.
« Last Edit: May 22, 2015, 11:35:43 AM by F1fanaticBD »
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Offline Dare

Re: Hinchcliffe Indy crash
« Reply #2 on: May 21, 2015, 09:42:18 PM »
BD I was a big Peterson fan and I ran across the
article on his last GP.It's a good read and it shows how
close the drivers,owners,mechanics,and all involved in
F1 were.

http://www.ronniepeterson.se/subc/eng/m78.html
Mark Twain once opined, "it's easier to con someone than to convince them they've been conned."

Offline F1fanaticBD

Re: Hinchcliffe Indy crash
« Reply #3 on: May 22, 2015, 11:39:54 AM »
BD I was a big Peterson fan and I ran across the
article on his last GP.It's a good read and it shows how
close the drivers,owners,mechanics,and all involved in
F1 were.

http://www.ronniepeterson.se/subc/eng/m78.html

Brilliant post Dare, it really seems from another world, another time. They raced for the sake of racing, nothing else mattered much.
Keep running the fast cars, you will be never out of girls

Offline cosworth151

Re: Hinchcliffe Indy crash
« Reply #4 on: May 22, 2015, 12:24:11 PM »
Good find, Dare. As BD said, it was a different time. It was still more sport than big business.

Another irony: There have been two American WDC's. The year Mario won, his teammate was Peterson. Peterson was killed that year in a shunt at Monza.

The other American WDC was Phil Hill. The year he won, his teammate was Wolfgang von Tripps. von Tripps was killed that year in a shunt at Monza.
“You can search the world over for the finer things, but you won't find a match for the American road and the creatures that live on it.”
― Bob Dylan

Offline F1fanaticBD

Re: Hinchcliffe Indy crash
« Reply #5 on: May 22, 2015, 12:35:09 PM »
Good find, Dare. As BD said, it was a different time. It was still more sport than big business.

Another irony: There have been two American WDC's. The year Mario won, his teammate was Peterson. Peterson was killed that year in a shunt at Monza.

The other American WDC was Phil Hill. The year he won, his teammate was Wolfgang von Tripps. von Tripps was killed that year in a shunt at Monza.

And a chilling co-incident, they both were extremely fast and seen as future world champion.
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Offline J.Clark

Re: Hinchcliffe Indy crash
« Reply #6 on: May 22, 2015, 02:46:42 PM »
More here:
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Offline cosworth151

Re: Hinchcliffe Indy crash
« Reply #7 on: May 22, 2015, 03:24:12 PM »
Robin Miller talks about the real heroes of the story - the Holmatro IndyCar Safety crew. The crash sounds even worse than it did at first. Miller says that the suspension arm penetrated both of Hinch's legs and lodged in his pelvis.

http://www.racer.com/more/viewpoints/item/117004-miller-safety-team-saviors-do-it-again
“You can search the world over for the finer things, but you won't find a match for the American road and the creatures that live on it.”
― Bob Dylan

Offline lkjohnson1950

Re: Hinchcliffe Indy crash
« Reply #8 on: May 23, 2015, 08:58:15 AM »
It's a toss up between Indy and NASCAR as to who has the better safety teams, I give a slight edge to the Indycar boys. Both certainly leave all other series in the dust.
Lonny

Offline Scott

Re: Hinchcliffe Indy crash
« Reply #9 on: May 27, 2015, 08:23:42 PM »
It's a toss up between Indy and NASCAR as to who has the better safety teams, I give a slight edge to the Indycar boys. Both certainly leave all other series in the dust.

The oval excuse doesn't hold up either.  Both NASCAR and Indycar race on road courses and the medical team response is a fraction of F1's.  F1 with all its money should have at least 5 fully equipped emergency trucks with all extraction and medical equipment at their fingertips.  Just because Merc gives Bernie or the FIA (or both) doesn't mean it makes sense to have a hot rod as the medical car that doesn't have room to hold anything.  Fly them to every race at Bernie's expense.
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Offline lkjohnson1950

Re: Hinchcliffe Indy crash
« Reply #10 on: May 28, 2015, 06:57:44 AM »
Apparently the major problem was that the arm severed a major artery and James nearly bled to death. Another kudo to Indycar safety for arriving and acting quickly enough to prevent that.
Lonny

Offline cosworth151

Re: Hinchcliffe Indy crash
« Reply #11 on: June 03, 2015, 03:11:53 PM »
“You can search the world over for the finer things, but you won't find a match for the American road and the creatures that live on it.”
― Bob Dylan

Offline Jericoke

Re: Hinchcliffe Indy crash
« Reply #12 on: June 03, 2015, 04:22:31 PM »
The Holmatro safety crew tells what they did:

http://www.racer.com/more/viewpoints/item/117465-miller-deliverance-the-amazing-rescue-of-james-hinchcliffe

It is amazing these people who prepare for the worst, hope they never have to do their job, and yet remain calm, professional and can execute lifesaving actions easier than I can order a pizza.

I also like the comparison with Zanardi (thankfully for Hinch not a complete copy of injuries).  I remember reading that Zanardi had lost so much blood they called for a priest.

 


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