[Peppermint]

Ahhh brilliant thread, looking forward to more!!!!!!!!!

[AlvinKarpis]

Originally Posted by GabbaGandalf ↗

why the fuck dont you put all pics in one post you idiot? wanna get that post counter up?

edit: besides that, the pics are awesome

Go fuck yourself, you want me to put 2,564 pics in one post?

I give a fuck about post count like some 16 year old kid

Maybe if you learned how to read you would understand why I did it that way

Man im telling you that seriously took me forever

Thats why there is only 3 in each post, my file on this crash is so massive and unorganized that I fucked up this series already with pictures of different contrast

Asshole

[AlvinKarpis]

Originally Posted by Peppermint ↗

Ahhh brilliant thread, looking forward to more!!!!!!!!!

Thank you very much for the kind words

[AlvinKarpis]

Lets finish this first post(s) out before I get banned for running up my huge important post count

Here are the first ones ever seen they are of lower quality but have different shots

[frankpentangeli]

Thanks for the great post. Dr. Steve Olvey was the medical director that day and wrote a book called Rapid Response detailing many incidents. Here's his account of the Smiley incident:

"While rushing to the car, I noticed small splotches of a peculiar gray substance marking a trail on the asphalt leading up to the driver. When I reached the car, I was shocked to see that Smiley's helmet was gone, along with the top of his skull. He had essentially been scalped by the debris fence. The material on the race track was most of his brain. His helmet, due to massive centrifugal force, was literally pulled from his head on impact...I rode to the care center with the body. On the way in I performed a cursory examination and realized that nearly every bone in his body was shattered. He had a gaping wound in his side that looked as if he had been attacked by a large shark. I had never seen such trauma." (Rapid Response, pp 98-99).

[imbok]

Thank you for posting these amazing, but tragic, pictures. They remind me of comments I've heard from both Niki Lauda and Jackie Stewart that, because of the speed, a racing accident has much more in common with an aircraft crash than it does an accident on the public highway.

Horrible as these images are and as much as we loved and respect the drivers who were killed, keep posting them - this stuff needs to be seen.

[AlvinKarpis]

Originally Posted by frankpentangeli ↗

Thanks for the great post. Dr. Steve Olvey was the medical director that day and wrote a book called Rapid Response detailing many incidents. Here's his account of the Smiley incident:

"While rushing to the car, I noticed small splotches of a peculiar gray substance marking a trail on the asphalt leading up to the driver. When I reached the car, I was shocked to see that Smiley's helmet was gone, along with the top of his skull. He had essentially been scalped by the debris fence. The material on the race track was most of his brain. His helmet, due to massive centrifugal force, was literally pulled from his head on impact...I rode to the care center with the body. On the way in I performed a cursory examination and realized that nearly every bone in his body was shattered. He had a gaping wound in his side that looked as if he had been attacked by a large shark. I had never seen such trauma." (Rapid Response, pp 98-99).

Horrible, just horrible, I have the book and it always makes me cringe

Here is a Key I made to help show the force of his helmet and steering wheel being ripped from him

I fucked up something on the Key Box and left out #4.

4. Is his helmet ripped from his head

[AlvinKarpis]

Originally Posted by imbok ↗

Thank you for posting these amazing, but tragic, pictures. They remind me of comments I've heard from both Niki Lauda and Jackie Stewart that, because of the speed, a racing accident has much more in common with an aircraft crash than it does an accident on the public highway.

Horrible as these images are and as much as we loved and respect the drivers who were killed, keep posting them - this stuff needs to be seen.

Trust me when I say the drivers I post pics of I love and respect, your comment hits home because when I view these the only thing I can think is please tell me he didnt suffer for even a half a second

Thats why im going to post some spectacular non fatal accidents that makes you feel all warm and fuzzy inside

Speaking of Niki here is a small taste for when I get to his folder

[frankpentangeli]

I drove on the track in Indy last week and also rode in the two seater car. The G Forces when going in the corners are amazing. You are being thrown to the outside of the car and the driver has to really hang onto the steering wheel and keep control. If a tire blows or suspension goes out there is absolutely nothing you can do except go into the wall. The thing that caught my eye was seeing skid marks on the track where crashes had ocurred. Knowing the history of previous crashes like Smiley's was on my mind as well but the experience was amazing and I give a lot more credit to the drivers now that I've gone through some laps.

[AlvinKarpis]

Originally Posted by frankpentangeli ↗

I drove on the track in Indy last week and also rode in the two seater car. The G Forces when going in the corners are amazing. You are being thrown to the outside of the car and the driver has to really hang onto the steering wheel and keep control. If a tire blows or suspension goes out there is absolutely nothing you can do except go into the wall. The thing that caught my eye was seeing skid marks on the track where crashes had ocurred. Knowing the history of previous crashes like Smiley's was on my mind as well but the experience was amazing and I give a lot more credit to the drivers now that I've gone through some laps.

That is amazing

I would give my left nut if I was allowed to fire up even a Moped and blaze that around the track

I might give a couple fingers to really hit the track for real like you did

And trust that I would rip that Moped at its top speed (probably 8 MPH ) around turn 3 and salute Gordo everytime