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Message no. 1
From: Boehme Christian <boehmec@******.UNI-MARBURG.DE>
Subject: Grand Prix accidents (off-topic, was: Re: Karma pool rounding)
Date: Fri, 17 Jun 1994 11:45:50 CST
On Thu, 16 Jun 1994 15:56:51 -0700, Adam Getchell wrote:

>On Fri, 17 Jun 1994, Robert Watkins wrote:

> Grand Prix drivers don't have mil-spec Advanced Passenger
>Protection System, and they tend to slam into *really* solid things, like
>walls, with their cars burning around them. They usually *burn* to
>death; they don't die from the crash (usually).

Sorry, but that is not true. In all recent accidents the drivers died
because of the impact of the crash (Wendlinger) or were hit by a part
of the car (Senna). None of the cars involved burned. If it burns
the fire protection suits all drivers wear offer 30 seconds of time
to distinguish the fire. This is usually enough as can be seen from the
accident of Berger a few years ago.
Christian Boehme
Message no. 2
From: "C. Paul Douglas" <granite@*****.NET>
Subject: Re: Grand Prix accidents (off-topic, was: Re: Karma pool rounding)
Date: Fri, 17 Jun 1994 08:41:03 -0400
> >On Fri, 17 Jun 1994, Robert Watkins wrote:
>
> > Grand Prix drivers don't have mil-spec Advanced Passenger
> >Protection System, and they tend to slam into *really* solid things, like
> >walls, with their cars burning around them. They usually *burn* to
> >death; they don't die from the crash (usually).

Actually.from what I have seen the grand prix driver's cars have much
better than Mil Spec Crash caged and such....
--------------------GRANITE
Message no. 3
From: Robert Watkins <bob@**.NTU.EDU.AU>
Subject: Re: Grand Prix accidents (off-topic, was: Re: Karma pool rounding)
Date: Sun, 19 Jun 1994 02:15:09 +0930
Christian Boehme writes:
>
> Sorry, but that is not true. In all recent accidents the drivers died
> because of the impact of the crash (Wendlinger) or were hit by a part
> of the car (Senna). None of the cars involved burned. If it burns
> the fire protection suits all drivers wear offer 30 seconds of time
> to distinguish the fire. This is usually enough as can be seen from the
> accident of Berger a few years ago.

Maybe he got confused with Indy cars? I understand they burn a lot.

--
Robert Watkins bob@**.ntu.edu.au
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