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| Jimmie Johnson posted this photo on Twitter after the crash |
Michigan native and NASCAR driver, Brad Keselowski was in a test run at Road Atlanta. He approached a corner at 155 mph when the brakes failed. Yikes!
In-car data indicates he had slowed to about 100 mph when he hit the concrete wall. Keselowski exited the car on his own. As a precautionary measure, he was air lifted to the hospital where he received medical attention. One of his ankles was swollen to about softball size. He has since been released and is expected to drive in this weekend’s race at Pocono.
What if this happened to one of us in one of our cars? The outcome would have been different. Very much different!
I was in High School when a couple of fellows I knew decided they could take the 45 degree, banked corner north of town at 100 mph. Their car didn’t turn, but went airborne and drove straight into a tree. The tree survived, but was seriously scarred.
I saw that car afterward. The front ended up behind the rear tires. It was only good for scrap metal. Nothing was left for salvage.
The young men did not live to see another day. Please, drive with care.
It always seems that a certain percentage of kids just have to try the speed and curves thing, with terrible outcomes. Sorry I haven't been here much- computer issues, and next week I'll be away.
It is rare to have second chance.
Such timing in this post! The Governor will be taking hot laps in a NASCAR at MIS on Friday. Say a prayer.
Those NASCARS are well built. I was driven around Dover in one. Fast is different in one of those cars
the biggest thing is that those cars are made to help the driver survive a crash where the every day catrs that we have not so much.
Who wants to take that kind of risk?
Ouch!
As Rita T. suggests, dumb decisions are easy to take, responsibility for the outcome, not so much.
We should all be more careful. I think that, in general, the younger crowd likes to live dangerously. My son ticketed a 17 year old for reckless driving because he caused an accident that sent several people to the hospital with injuries. The young man is fighting it in court, with the help of his parents. Nobody wants to take responsibility for their actions anymore.
Yikes!