I totally support him, after what those *******s tried to pull on him (blame Earnhardt's death on failure of his seating belt).

http://espn.go.com/rpm/wc/2002/0211/1327350.html

That guy should sue NASCAR. I mean, to give that guy millions in support and then when something bad happens, they try to sue him. I hope he gets that multi-million dollar lawsuit he's aiming for. It's one thing to get sued for something a person did, but it's another to fabricate something for solely placing blame. That's so wrong.

Unbeleivable...I don't understand why Nascar doesn't look into ways to make the cars safer? Look and F1 and rally cars; the measures that are taken to keep the driver's safe far exceed Nascars. I'm not a Nascar fan, but DE death was tragic, and the worst thing about it was it was preventable.

I agree. Especially as they race on tracks with concrete walls surrounding them. Its incredible how the Indy car drivers can survive hitting those walls. Those Indy cars have impressive saftey technology.

I read the article. It wasn't about the cars being unsafe, it was Simpson telling Dale that the way he was wearing his seat belt was totally not recommended because it wasn't safe to do so, and Dale just laughed it off. I hope that guy can get through all that shit and win the case. There's no need to NASCAR to get all nasty and try to destroy the man.

I know Tom but in general Nascar should spend more effort on safety....I mean they're surrounding by huge rollcages, I wonder if they're designed to speficially obsorb impacts or jsut be as strong as possible.

Roll cages only go so far, as can be seen in Dale's case. The rollecage kept him safe, but the sudden change of speed killed him. This is why NASCAR needs to start thinking about crush zones. They build the cars so that any body part could be easily replaced. If you **** up a fender, just run into the pits and you'll be on your way in no time. This is what's so bad about it. They need to design the car so that once it's hit, it's over. That way the car absorbs the impact, not the driver. But neither the drivers nor the NASCAR officials want this. The drivers because every single point counts to them and they'd rather be suicidal than retire and miss on a couple of points (generalizing here...). The officials want close racing which can only be accomplished with a shitload of cars on track, if you have 10-15 cars dropping out because of damage, the close racing starts to slip out of their hands. All of them need to rethink what's more important, money or driver lifes.

And that's just the start of what's wrong with NASCAR today... :)

Dude, that's what fuels this country, THE ALMIGHTY DOLLAR.:rolleyes: Too many people are just too ****ing greedy to have to spend the extra million or two for safety tests and stuff. They just wanna pocket that cash for their own greedy purposes. :( And what's left to do with the catastrophy at hand? Look for a fall guy. It's so wrong, but that's how it is. And that bullshit needs to change! :mad:

I just watch ESPN Sportcentre just now and they were doing this special about NASCAR safety. and HOLY SHIT!!!! i just learned that up untill Dale death, you can actually race in NASCAR without wearing a helmet!!! WTF.... and they dont even have a travelling Medical Unit?!! and also no travelling specialist fire fighting unit like in CART or F1!!!
OMG "how ****ed up Nascar is?" was the first question that pops in my head. they dont even care about their driver safety? and the answers given by NASCAR president (Mike whats his name?) was absolutely lame and stupid...

You mean to tell me you can actually race your car with NO helmet?! You gotta be kidding me? Man, I'll bet you any money that's why that was aired. To show how little the safety aspects of racing is practiced on the track. That's unbelieveable.

hm, i am pretty sure you have to have one on.

if you watch sports centre just now, you will know the fact that theres no written rule about requiring a driver to wear a helmet in the race. but most ppl wears it for common sense. in contrast, FIA always stress of the importance of building of a good crash helmet. every year theres a certain standard to be met and the fact that NASCAR dont give a shit about it is just plain sick/stupid/dumb.

I'm personally against anything that radically changes the sport.

I know I'll probably be alone in thinking this but I don't care. The drivers know the risks, nobody forces them to race. We've seen a few deaths in recent years but thats just part and parcel of a thrilling sport.

I'm against softening everything. Everything is too safe nowadays.

I don't think this really falls totally on changing the sport, but it is however falling into "where to place the blame". And I think that's bullshit. I don't see anything wrong with making the race cars safer, but I can't see why NASCAR is trying to blame Simpson for what took place. It's the so-called American way, and I think it's bullshit. It's time for people to stop passing the buck, and have everyone get involved with any given situation instead of wasting time and money trying to place blame on someone.