Patrick Bedard Indianapolis 1984 Crash LIVE

This is the live broadcast on ABC of Patrick Bedard's huge crash during the 1984 Indy 500. Includes replay + high quality vid showing more angles and an interview with Chip Ganassi about the accident.

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[cameron197040]

bahahahahaaaaaa look how young Sir Jackie Stewart is... lol

[altfactor]

Thanks for also including the radio call in one of the replays.

[kingofrunescapepking]

Bob Jenkins on the radio call?

[goomba1982]

great job on the high quality vid there at the end, way better than the crappy tv feed they had going, yes smiley's accident was way worse than this one but very similar to wheldons as the catch fence is probably the most dangerous part of the track now as well as pit entry, they are now looking into how to make these parts of the track safer

[MrJemer1234]

First time I've seen this accident since I saw it live in 1984. I was sitting in about the 10th row between Turn 3 and 4 and still vividly remember the details. Small fish tailing of the back end followed by a crash into the inner wall. It was an overcast day and this crash made things darker. Was certain it was fatal and am thankful I was wrong.

[devildog881966]

I really don't think that Smiley would have survived if he'd been in a tub made of diamond. The angle that he went in and all that, he *MIGHT* have survived if he had a CF tub AND SAFER barrier to impact.

[gcmc2]

@ProfessorIgor Carbon tub may have saved Smiley. Recent years have shed new light on the G forces the human can absorb. Some have survived huge accidents into concrete walls. ( Nelson Piquet at Indy for instance ) The impact was huge and perpendicular, yet his injuries ( although horrific ) were confined to his feet & lower legs. Fuel explosions also much less common. btw sheeting not welded in tubs. Bulkheads are usually chrome molly - sheeting is bonded rivetted duralium & such exotics.

[localcrew]

Jackie Stewart has an asymmetrical face. He sure could drive though.

[GreyBull88]

@vuetube Not sure if F1 was more dangerous back then. I belive they already all had monocoques by 1984. "Only" 3 drivers got killed between 1984 and today.

[smitchix1]

how can Jim McKay say "one of the worst accidents we've seen", then mention Sneva and Ongias (which were bad accidents), but overlook Gordon Smiley just 2 years earlier? None of those crashes compare to Smiley's. Smiley's car disappeared basically.

[ProfessorIgor]

@infantryofficer they didn't have "capsules" in 1982... it was a monocoque chassis comprised of welded, rivited & glued sheets of aluminum. The carbon fibre "tub" didn't find it's way to indy until about 87.. STILL wouldn't have saved Smiley's life though.