So over the weekend a driver in the Mexico NASCAR series died in a horrific crash on the final lap. If you want to see the video just hit up YouTube, it’s all over the place. None of it’s translated though. But the accident is just beyond what you’d think you would see in NASCAR in general.
The questions I have about this whole situation are, 1. Are the cars the same? 2. Do they have the same safety standards as NASCAR here in the states? 3. Who the hell designed that track that way? 4. Was the guy who spun out the dude who died being a bastard?
1. By looking at the video I don’t think these are the same cars we see driven here. The way the car fell apart, I doubt they’re designed anywhere near as good as the cars here.
2. I don’t know about the safety standards. The crash was so horrific that I think anyone even in the COT would have been severely injured if not killed. But like I said above the car just broke apart and that to me leads me to believe that it didn’t work like it should have.
3. Some idiot must have designed the track there and that’s who I place blame on. You do not leave openings on the track like that. NASCAR here in the states seems to have learned that lesson over the years with similar but less serious accidents. I just don’t get why that opening was there and obviously the outcome of this crash shows why it shouldn’t have been there.
4. The guy who spun him out, well it was a punk ass move but it’s NASCAR and that’s part of racing. They say the leader threw a block, I don’t know whether that’s true or not but spinning out the lead car to gain a win has been a method of winning for quite some time. I’m sure the guy feels horrible for what’s happened, but I place blame on the track and the owner of the track for letting that design go ahead.
Hopefully they make some changes so this doesn’t happen anymore.
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