Ben Fitz
Years ago
Very sad news but not unexpected, hopefully his crash raises safety standards for all competitors in the future.
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kad
Years ago
This sux :( More over, that corner REALLY sux. The drivers constantly say that its the most dangerous corner in the country.
me
Years ago
Terribly sad and condolences to all who knew him.
The corner is loved and feared, this sadly, is motor racing.
brock
Years ago
Fitz safety standards are very high these days. It was one of those very unfortunate accidents
Moses Guthrie
Years ago
The original F1-corner (Jones to Brabham Straight where Hakkinen crashed) has a different camber to this one and provides for the driver to go directly on if he doesn't get the corner right. The current one doesn't and is, as we now know, a death trap.
Time to move the track back to the original F1 specs. Either way, whatever you think about the track etc, something MUST change. A guy just died, for crying out loud.
TR
Years ago
The unfortunate nature of the beast Moses.
I agree with what some other people said last night on the TV. Maybe they have to review who drives the car and on certain tracks a semi-professional shouldn't be allowed to drive.
The F1-spec would be the common sense approach, but since when does anyone use common sense these days.
Ben Fitz
Years ago
Very true Brock, what i would like to see is an improvement in seat belt mounts and mounting points as well as a standardised seat mount system.
The seats and belts must meat a safety standard to be in the car but there is no safety check to ensure they are mounted or attached appropriately.
I think the belts should be mounted to the cage and not the rear parcel shelf as under full load they stretch at a rate of 5cm per metre.
So in a big hit you are guranteed 5cm of give in the belts alone under the current instalation practice.
I agree that sometimes accidents happen and results are worse than what they look like.Hopefully Ash's death is not in vein, look at what f1 learnt it could achieve out of Ayrton's accident.
Langer
Years ago
This is so sad just as sad as Mark Porter. R.I.P Ashley Cooper. U will always live on and i think its the best way you left doing somthing you loved doing. you were a great guy and you will always be with every one.
The corner is bad but you gotta take it at the right speed. the other accident in the V8 Utes was just as bad.
R.I.P.
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