Racing Crashes - 10-5&6, Wicked Sh!t Options

[carr914]

Injuries but everyone is OK

1st - ALMS - The Paul Miller/Chopard 911 GT gets together with Cisneros in a 911 GTC


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ys46Zi95_8k


2nd - IndyCar - Sato gets loose in front of Dario Franchetti, Viso slams into Sato, Debris & Fencing go into the Crowd


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJ3vw79o6n4


Any Thoughts?

[ThePaintedMan]

Didn't see the Indycar race, but I watched the ALMS race live.

First, it looks like Marco Holzer in the Chaparral black and white Porsche is at fault. But what I see is that Eduardo Cisneros (brother of Enrique) should have moved over by that point in the straight. At some point Holzer had to be able to get some kind of an entry into the esses other than straight lining it. It should be noted that was Eduardo's first ALMS race though, and I think first at VIR. So he may very well not have even known that he was alongside, or that he needed to give him some room for Holzer to even have at shot at hitting the first apex.

Regarding the corner workers - that is a perfect example of what complacency does to people who have been flagging for awhile. The ideal situation is to have two people who are almost side by side, but staggered a little, with the one further "back" watching the oncoming traffic, and the one further forward watching towards the next turn, as well as a third person on the radio. They should be within arms reach of one another. In the case where an imminent collision is going to happen at or near the flagging stand, the person watching oncoming traffic then GRABS that person in front of them and MOVES them away from danger. I think that girl was watching down the track as she should, but was not in a position where anyone could alert her or move her away from danger. You can see the radio person trying to shout at her, but she doesn't hear them.

I was flagging a little over a year ago at Sebring on the club course and the other person with me kept moving out of my arms reach. Finally a car indeed did come spinning our way, and I had to run over and grab him. Those are wasted split seconds that could make a difference.