I’ve heard of drivers saying the worst part of flipping is hitting the ground again, which considering with that the momentum is still more lateral than vertical would (if you take into account roll cages, helmets, and the fact that the drivers are strapped in so tight they basically can’t move) automatically be safer than slamming into the wall head-on. With the obvious exceptions of Preece this year, Newman in 2021, and Dillon at the Coke Zero 400, I haven’t seen nearly as many flips or rolls that made me scared for the driver as head-on collisions with the wall did.
I like what Dale Jr said on the Joe Rogan Podcast where he said that flipping is nothing really, you are belted in so tight that even though the car is flipping you just see sky grass sky grass and its over. something like that.
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You also always want to see cars have steady momentum loss when they wreck. It helps soften blows almost like landing on a pillow versus solid ground
I’ve heard of drivers saying the worst part of flipping is hitting the ground again, which considering with that the momentum is still more lateral than vertical would (if you take into account roll cages, helmets, and the fact that the drivers are strapped in so tight they basically can’t move) automatically be safer than slamming into the wall head-on. With the obvious exceptions of Preece this year, Newman in 2021, and Dillon at the Coke Zero 400, I haven’t seen nearly as many flips or rolls that made me scared for the driver as head-on collisions with the wall did.
It’s just a testament to how safe NASCAR has made these cars to where drivers can walk away after devastating crashes
The energy in decelerating is the same between rolling or crashing into a wall. I’ll take the slowest rate of dissipation please.
I like what Dale Jr said on the Joe Rogan Podcast where he said that flipping is nothing really, you are belted in so tight that even though the car is flipping you just see sky grass sky grass and its over. something like that.