@chupaisto1 well look what happened in 82 in f1. gilles villeneuve was killed at zolder in an accident remarkably similar to this one. didier pironi nearly died at hockenheim....in another accident that looked frighteningly like this one.
@chupaisto1 i'll agree that there was luck involved when it came to spectators not being injured or killed here. i meant it was design safety from the chassis standpoint that let simon walk away from this.
I find it bothering that these CART cars seemed to be able to stand up so well to incidents very similar to the ones that claimed Gilles Villeneuve's life and so badly injured Didier Pironi in the F1 Ferrari's. I know its a bit off topic, but does anyone agree? Those Ferrari's could have been, and should have been, a lot stronger.
@csykes23 formula 1 was VERY slow on the uptake where safety was concerned then. very reactive. so was nascar for that matter. cart was the leader the world over and still is as the indycar series sees it today.
It's amazing that he walked away! In 81 the tubs on these cars weren't made of carbon fiber like they are today. Really lucky. Never saw this before, never knew it happened.
When a car flips over and over like that the driver stands a fair chance of surviving -- none of the impacts is that hard and the kinetic energy of the wreck is diffused in the rolling. It's the single, hard impact wrecks that are deadly.
Dick Simon wasn't much of a racer but he was a nice man.
your statement is true for a monocoque type tub or car. NOT for the kind od car simon was in when this accident occured. the aluminium honeycomb tub he was in was given to colapse and he was very lucky not to be crippled or killed.
he got out of that car like nothing happened
aida1andkaro2 1 month ago
Very crasy!!!!!!
ozielvieiraf1 1 month ago
This is a REAL racing driver!!!!
alexrossete 2 months ago
cart waS IN THE FOREFRONT IN SAFETY PERIOD
kolense 7 months ago
1982 was a terrible year for motorsport crashes in both f1 and indycar
insimonia1990 10 months ago
Once again we see why dirt banks dont make good crash barriers.
Zoomer30 1 year ago
@chupaisto1 well look what happened in 82 in f1. gilles villeneuve was killed at zolder in an accident remarkably similar to this one. didier pironi nearly died at hockenheim....in another accident that looked frighteningly like this one.
penske13 1 year ago
@chupaisto1 i'll agree that there was luck involved when it came to spectators not being injured or killed here. i meant it was design safety from the chassis standpoint that let simon walk away from this.
penske13 1 year ago
rollovers, they are very spectacular but not nearly as dangerous and fatal as head-on crashes.
urmo345 1 year ago 4
When Dick Simon got older and was just an owner, I used to think he looked like Grandpa from the Munsters.
RRaquello 1 year ago
I never saw this crash, what an amazing shunt this is! Glad he apparently survived. Damn what a vionelt flip!
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mamavankimi 1 year ago
I find it bothering that these CART cars seemed to be able to stand up so well to incidents very similar to the ones that claimed Gilles Villeneuve's life and so badly injured Didier Pironi in the F1 Ferrari's. I know its a bit off topic, but does anyone agree? Those Ferrari's could have been, and should have been, a lot stronger.
csykes23 1 year ago
@csykes23 formula 1 was VERY slow on the uptake where safety was concerned then. very reactive. so was nascar for that matter. cart was the leader the world over and still is as the indycar series sees it today.
penske13 1 year ago
Truly racers, the accident would not bother him...
gelar27 1 year ago
you are right jrb5353 Dick Simon is a very good man!!!!!! he is a very good race driver and i cant belive he survived it!!!
kkthreepop 2 years ago 2
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old pilots go home!
sardosfish 2 years ago
Thank God Dick walked away from that. He is a good man.
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It just looked so bad because of the dust... but still a lucky guy!
austrianscreamo 2 years ago
ya...... the dust......
WSHfan 2 years ago 3
I'M SORRY?! it looked bad because of the dust? are you fucking kidding?
penske13 2 years ago 3
truly a racer.......indeed..........
SwanKong11 2 years ago
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tanningscorpio69 2 years ago
tell us something about him.
Cevert24 2 years ago
SHIZZ LOL
Thirty1United 2 years ago
He nearly went off the circuit and into the paddock trucks!
tugatomsk 2 years ago 2
Riverside always looked really run down, like it was just barely maintained over the years.
33skoalbandit 2 years ago
Man the tracks were so unsafe back then
Greg2600 3 years ago
That looks almost similar to Gilles Villeneuve's crash
NialoF2 3 years ago 2
Cripes, you're right. That's one of the most violent accidents I've ever seen.
cgdale 2 years ago 9
It's amazing that he walked away! In 81 the tubs on these cars weren't made of carbon fiber like they are today. Really lucky. Never saw this before, never knew it happened.
Agip27 3 years ago
There's nothing to look at in the 909, just a bunch of Dirt People
sparkey949 3 years ago
Good thing that's not the 909. It wasn't even the 909 back then, it was the 714.
atmosphotography 2 years ago
lucky guy! lots of courage!
MacTobey 3 years ago
When a car flips over and over like that the driver stands a fair chance of surviving -- none of the impacts is that hard and the kinetic energy of the wreck is diffused in the rolling. It's the single, hard impact wrecks that are deadly.
Dick Simon wasn't much of a racer but he was a nice man.
dinhwood 3 years ago
your statement is true for a monocoque type tub or car. NOT for the kind od car simon was in when this accident occured. the aluminium honeycomb tub he was in was given to colapse and he was very lucky not to be crippled or killed.
penske13 3 years ago
there were some very hard hits there, especially that last one that shot him back onto the track.
alouistheman 3 years ago
Oh my god, the car is made of paper, this guy have much lucky.
phechubra 3 years ago
jesus that dude is hardcore.
strikexforce 4 years ago 3
i got a traffic ticket and had to go to traffic school. This crash was on the video lol
jbracer86 4 years ago 12
@jbracer86 Yeah, because your driving a jet fighter with 4 wheels at 200 mph.
MurphyMonster 1 year ago
WOW! Heard about it but never saw it until now. I used to work for his racing team 15 years ago when the late Scotty Brayton drove the #22 Amway car.
pcm61774 4 years ago 2
Damn, he just climbed out of the wreckege like it was no big deal. . .like he done it dozens of times before.
BlueFox284 4 years ago
First view, first comment!
I saw this crash on a road safety awareness video during driver's ed in high school. I've been looking for this clip for some time. Thanks!
fishflake1209 4 years ago