That is Pat O'Connor flipping in 1958. He landed upside down and died instantly of a skull fracture. However, the car caught fire with him in it, and safety workers were unable to get him out for quite a while (50 gallons of fuel?). Meaningful roll bars and helmets were mandated as a result.
Ed Elisian was faulted for starting that wreck, and Ed died is a similar wreck at Milwaukee the next year. The story was that the other drivers hindered rescue attempts by refusing to slow down.
Seat Belts were not mandated since many drivers believed their chances at survival were better if they were thrown clear.
The alternative was to be left in a car that usually burst into flames. Fire suits were pretty useless, fuel cells were primitive and had up to 100 gallons of fuel.
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Arift081 2 months ago
Probly the best compliment to Sabbath!!!............Great song, modeled after Sabbath's towering riffs.........Great video!!..........Thumbs up!!
linkbelt111 8 months ago
badass video
piggyman450 9 months ago
o man, this is awesome
tripodadventures 9 months ago
DESTRUCTION OVERDRIVE!!!!!!!!!
jp350lc 10 months ago
велика песен
1969gvg 10 months ago
old school bitches lol
cool1234567897 11 months ago
OMG!!!
DavyCrocketUSA 1 year ago
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Good stuff man!
BrawnerHawk1 2 years ago
5:30 Damn guy had to die!
Energi2DmaxX 2 years ago
god damn death traps back then...
mattgotowned 2 years ago 7
good shit bro
peckiledorf 2 years ago
gooooooooooodddd!!!!!!!
hadryan113 2 years ago
2:32 - 2:40 for ALL turns!!! XD
CotionOfPonfusion 2 years ago
awesome footage. favorited.
crvorhees 2 years ago 2
BLS ALL THE WAY
AaronNkate 3 years ago 18
great mix!!!
glennshere3 3 years ago
i cant stop laughing
fangxhinata1212 3 years ago
THis is some cool shit .
kingkrumpletface 3 years ago
omfg lol that's so funny!!! s
Doomguard123456 3 years ago
PLAY IT LOUD !!!
VRockVulture 3 years ago 2
1:40-1:50 That was pretty fancy driving LOL
luridplanet 3 years ago 2
Is funny... between 2 car and backing... hahahaha
Julio17523755 2 years ago
Great classic footage, 5/5 goin' in my favs. Thank you.
SwanKong11 3 years ago
fantastic footage.
thank you
marygraceisadog 3 years ago
That is Pat O'Connor flipping in 1958. He landed upside down and died instantly of a skull fracture. However, the car caught fire with him in it, and safety workers were unable to get him out for quite a while (50 gallons of fuel?). Meaningful roll bars and helmets were mandated as a result.
Ed Elisian was faulted for starting that wreck, and Ed died is a similar wreck at Milwaukee the next year. The story was that the other drivers hindered rescue attempts by refusing to slow down.
geek49203 3 years ago
pre safer barier lol!!! KANAAN FOR LIFE
lonestarmetal 3 years ago
whoa... thanks for posting this classic footage!
amazing stuff.
Cannot believe how far racing safety has come since those days.
No seatbelts even...
richardwhat 3 years ago
Seat Belts were not mandated since many drivers believed their chances at survival were better if they were thrown clear.
The alternative was to be left in a car that usually burst into flames. Fire suits were pretty useless, fuel cells were primitive and had up to 100 gallons of fuel.
geek49203 3 years ago
solid collection. old footage is great.
byak3001 4 years ago
its nice to see how safe racing used to be...
thechad4493 4 years ago
The balls on the safety workers must be the size of bowling balls. Great vid.
Degozaru1987 4 years ago 2
love that vintage video....
geek49203 4 years ago
was that jerry unser fatal crash at 120
jazzbo1974 4 years ago
Jerry was the one who goes over the wall but he survived that crash, Pat O'conner was killed instantly, he was the one who got upside down.
Jerry was burned in a practice crash the following year at Indy, and subsequently died.
indyjim1969 4 years ago
Yes. That was Jerry's Car being thrown over the fence. Jerry was pronounced dead due to severe head and chest trauma.
Zanomatt 4 years ago
jerry was killed in practice when his car caught on fire
wawwwaaa 4 years ago
Great video with Black label society .Zakk wylde is the best
manuelgass 4 years ago