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Title: Danica's Crash
Post by: Kopfjäger on February 25, 2012, 06:21:44 PM
Danica's massive crash during the Duels at Datona on Thursday. She qualified her Nationwide car on the pole the next day.


Danica Patrick Massive Crash 2012 NASCAR Gatorade Duels at Daytona (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_wtzioHXq8I&feature=youtube_gdata_player#)
Title: Re: Danica's Crash
Post by: CayoHueso on February 25, 2012, 06:30:56 PM
I know she took hell for removing her hands from the wheel as if she was covering her eyes, but she did the right thing. It saves your hands from getting banged up by the wheel. That was a hard impact.
Title: Re: Danica's Crash
Post by: mitt on February 25, 2012, 06:36:47 PM
she looked pretty calm and cool IMO.

mitt
Title: Re: Danica's Crash
Post by: Speeddog on February 25, 2012, 06:39:12 PM
Glad they had the soft barrier there, that was a hard lick with it, woulda been *real* hard without it.
Title: Re: Danica's Crash
Post by: Kopfjäger on February 25, 2012, 06:40:46 PM
If it were me and I was heading straight into a wall at 180+ I'd have one hand over my eyes and the other over my asshole.
Title: Re: Danica's Crash
Post by: DRKWNG on February 25, 2012, 07:36:34 PM
Quote from: cupcake on February 25, 2012, 06:40:46 PM
If it were me and I was heading straight into a wall at 180+ I'd have one hand over my eyes and the other over my asshole.

It would still seep out. 
Title: Re: Danica's Crash
Post by: brimo on February 25, 2012, 09:31:37 PM
Quote from: DRKWNG on February 25, 2012, 07:36:34 PM
It would still seep out. 
Believe me when I say "It does".
Title: Re: Danica's Crash
Post by: derby on February 25, 2012, 10:32:16 PM
Quote from: CayoHueso on February 25, 2012, 06:30:56 PM
I know she took hell for removing her hands from the wheel as if she was covering her eyes, but she did the right thing. It saves your hands from getting banged up by the wheel. That was a hard impact.

yup. you learn that really early in racing. leave your hands on the wheel in a crash and your wrists might end up broken.
Title: Re: Danica's Crash
Post by: lethe on February 26, 2012, 05:49:35 AM
Once there is no way to control what is going on and you're just along for the ride, there's no sense in putting your hands in harms way anyway.
Title: Re: Danica's Crash
Post by: CayoHueso on February 26, 2012, 07:33:38 AM
Quote from: lethe on February 26, 2012, 05:49:35 AM
Once there is no way to control what is going on and you're just along for the ride, there's no sense in putting your hands in harms way anyway.

Unless you are reaching for your sponsor hat to put on as soon as the car has stopped moving after the impact