G force

[Dare]

Jeri mentioned a 100 g crash at a race and here's
some g force numbers for various race cars.Surprised
how low Kubica's Canada  crash numbers were.


from   http://www.formula1-dictionary.net/about_me.html

excerpts below



NASCAR Sprint Cup driver Jeff Gordon experienced the third-highest ranked g-force crash recorded by NASCAR at the 2006 Pennsylvania 500 race at Pocono Raceway, measuring an unprecedented 64 g. Gordon reported that at the time, it was the hardest hit he ever took in a car.

Indy Car driver Kenny Bräck crashed on lap 188 of the 2003 race at Texas Motor Speedway. Bräck and Tomas Scheckter touched wheels, sending Bräck into the air at 200+ mph, hitting a steel support beam for the catch fencing. According to Bräck's site his car recorded 214 g.

Formula One drivers usually experience 5 g while braking, 2 g while accelerating, and 4 to 6 g while cornering. Every Formula One car has an ADR (Accident Data Recorder) device installed, which records speed and g-forces. According to the FIA, Robert Kubica of BMW Sauber experienced 75 g during his 2007 Canadian Grand Prix crash.

Formula One racing car driver David Purley survived an estimated 179.8 g in 1977 when he decelerated from 173 km/h (108 mph) to rest over a distance of 66 cm (26 inches) after his throttle got stuck wide open and he hit a wall.

[Scott]

I think the fact that it wasn't head on and more of a ricochet made Kubica's work out to less g's.