Comments on: NASCAR Needs Dedicated Safety Team http://www.thenascarinsiders.com/2008/06/08/nascar-needs-dedicated-safety-team/ A blog by insiders for outsiders Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:03:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Mike http://www.thenascarinsiders.com/2008/06/08/nascar-needs-dedicated-safety-team/comment-page-1/#comment-196 Mike Wed, 11 Jun 2008 07:07:54 +0000 http://www.thenascarinsiders.com/?p=82#comment-196 CART had the ultimate safety team to which all other series should aspire. The Simple Green Safety Team included up to 40 permanent staff and an actual on-site mobile hospital that traveled to each race. It included the medical records of each driver and a permanent trauma team familiar with each driver. They did it over a decade ago and leaves open the question, why not now? CART had the ultimate safety team to which all other series should aspire. The Simple Green Safety Team included up to 40 permanent staff and an actual on-site mobile hospital that traveled to each race. It included the medical records of each driver and a permanent trauma team familiar with each driver. They did it over a decade ago and leaves open the question, why not now?

]]> By: Allen http://www.thenascarinsiders.com/2008/06/08/nascar-needs-dedicated-safety-team/comment-page-1/#comment-191 Allen Tue, 10 Jun 2008 23:03:32 +0000 http://www.thenascarinsiders.com/?p=82#comment-191 As a former volunteer firefighter, a former short track racer, and a former race car builder, I have to agree that a dedicated safety team would be a step in the right direction. And, I also must agree that the NHRA Safety Safari are a team worth modeling. As a former volunteer firefighter, a former short track racer, and a former race car builder, I have to agree that a dedicated safety team would be a step in the right direction. And, I also must agree that the NHRA Safety Safari are a team worth modeling.

]]> By: admin http://www.thenascarinsiders.com/2008/06/08/nascar-needs-dedicated-safety-team/comment-page-1/#comment-184 admin Tue, 10 Jun 2008 18:56:28 +0000 http://www.thenascarinsiders.com/?p=82#comment-184 Rick, I am in no way trying to bash the track safety workers. I work alongside a fireman every week on pit road and know quite a few of these individuals. They are great, dedicated people and do a great job. And with a dedicated safety team, these people would still be very necessary. My point is, is that especially when it comes to driver safety and care, the sport would be better served to have a team of people that dealt with these drivers week in and week out. The issue at Pocono wasn't one of response time or worker compentency, there were two workers right there when the car came to a stop. But even so, I think its hard to find a reason not to have a dedicated safety group. Rick, I am in no way trying to bash the track safety workers. I work alongside a fireman every week on pit road and know quite a few of these individuals. They are great, dedicated people and do a great job. And with a dedicated safety team, these people would still be very necessary. My point is, is that especially when it comes to driver safety and care, the sport would be better served to have a team of people that dealt with these drivers week in and week out.

The issue at Pocono wasn’t one of response time or worker compentency, there were two workers right there when the car came to a stop. But even so, I think its hard to find a reason not to have a dedicated safety group.

]]> By: rick http://www.thenascarinsiders.com/2008/06/08/nascar-needs-dedicated-safety-team/comment-page-1/#comment-183 rick Tue, 10 Jun 2008 17:41:29 +0000 http://www.thenascarinsiders.com/?p=82#comment-183 my question to all of you experts. Have any of you worked on a raceway and have any of you taken the nascar advanced training program. Please do your research before being critical of the sitiations that occur on the raceways. my question to all of you experts. Have any of you worked on a raceway and have any of you taken the nascar advanced training program.
Please do your research before being critical of the sitiations that occur on the raceways.

]]> By: George http://www.thenascarinsiders.com/2008/06/08/nascar-needs-dedicated-safety-team/comment-page-1/#comment-159 George Tue, 10 Jun 2008 00:31:16 +0000 http://www.thenascarinsiders.com/?p=82#comment-159 Amen! Amen!

]]> By: Rating the Race: Pocono 500 http://www.thenascarinsiders.com/2008/06/08/nascar-needs-dedicated-safety-team/comment-page-1/#comment-142 Rating the Race: Pocono 500 Mon, 09 Jun 2008 03:16:49 +0000 http://www.thenascarinsiders.com/?p=82#comment-142 [...] Reads: - Kasey Kahne Captures Third Win in Four Weeks (Racing for the Win) - NASCAR Needs Dedicated Safety Team (NASCAR Insiders) Tags: aj allmendinger, Bobby Labonte, brian vickers, Carl Edwards, chad knauss, [...] [...] Reads: – Kasey Kahne Captures Third Win in Four Weeks (Racing for the Win) – NASCAR Needs Dedicated Safety Team (NASCAR Insiders) Tags: aj allmendinger, Bobby Labonte, brian vickers, Carl Edwards, chad knauss, [...]

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