19 replies to this topic

[Skull]

Say a prayer for Ryan Newman. That was a nasty looking crash. NASCAR really needs to do something different with this restrictor plate racing.

 

[racer67x]

I don't think they have used plates for a few years..all done with injection and ECM's,but I agree they need to let the cars be able to break away from the others..they are just asking for trouble.

that was a brutal hit right in the driver side "A" pillar..then they cleared reporters from the pits and put up the black screens..it looked bad for him,I was almost scared to check the internet a couple hours later.

I always thought Ryan was a good dude and hope he pulls thru okay!

[racer67x]

I just looked..they got rid of the plates due to cheating but went to some kind of tapered spacer system. either way its an accident waiting to happen every trip to Daytona or 'Dega.

[FanJim24]

I just looked..they got rid of the plates due to cheating but went to some kind of tapered spacer system. either way its an accident waiting to happen every trip to Daytona or 'Dega.

But that is the real point of whatever restrictors they are using. The casual viewers are only there for the "big one," and NASCRAP makes sure to give them what they are watching for. Any racing that may happen to occur is incidental. 

[Skull]

You guys are both correct. And, the racing that is incidental is not a good representation of pure racing. It is a curious off shoot. They either need to eliminate super speedway racing altogether, or change the rules so that the cars and drivers that are efficient at drafting can separate themselves from the pack.

[jo73]

Let's hope RYan Newman makes a full and speedy recovery and then walks away. This crap they put out there took Dale Earnhardt and how many others that have been so dam lucky.

Today's junk is so aero dependent guys can't get away from anybody. Yesterday's cars were not as stiff and ran on rubber that was rock hard.

Keep your restrictions on the enginess. Take all the aero crap off of them and put them on tires that last 100 laps. Most of them wouldn't be able to drive them.

O but wait, naanaa they're never going to change, just ask Carl Edwards. He got tired of trying to tell them we need to do something to get these cars seperated and finally said enough is enough and walked away.

Kyle Larson, Christopher Bell get the hell out, you 2 can make a lot of money following the WoO.

[WannaRace]

I can foresee this being Ryan's career deciding incident.  He has pleaded for changes, and got nothing.  Couldn't blame him if he decides to hang up NAPcar. 

[Skull]

I can foresee this being Ryan's career deciding incident.  He has pleaded for changes, and got nothing.  Couldn't blame him if he decides to hang up NAPcar. 

You'd think if there is one guy they would listen to, it'd be Ryan Newman, a guy with a freakin' engineering degree from Purdue.

[WannaRace]

EXACTLY !!!!!

[realgearhead5y]

Did you guys noticed that all these news stations that wouldnt typically say 2 words about Nascar all of a sudden have a report about a wreck at the daytona 500.........what a bunch of ambulance chasers.............it is truly disgusting.....

Edited by realgearhead5y, 18 February 2020 - 08:53 PM.

[old man d]

All they care about is stick and ball sports. To them racing is not a sport. So you know were their heads are at! Yep, UP THEIR BUTTS.

[Walt Wimer]

KDKA is the worst!!!    Pompania and his buddies never mention the sort unless their is a fatal crash!!   However, both CBS and NBC had the crash, complete with terrifying photos, on their network news last night!!

 

 

Walt

[old man d]

Beaver County Times did racing write ups on drivers and some results some years back. The Pittsburgh paper has someone giving race results and driver reports.. We should be glad we have you Walt and Don Gamble and a few others to bring racing to the front. And the ones who place the results on Racestud is a real help to the ones who can"t make it to the tracks. So Thank You.

[old man d]

Still praying for you Ryan, keep getting strong.

[WannaRace]

Roush/Fenway's Twitter just showed a photo of Ryan standing with his 2 girls in the hospital.  Awesome improvement !!! 

 

https://speedsport.c...ealth-improves/

Edited by WannaRace, 19 February 2020 - 12:49 PM.

[WannaRace]

And Ryan is released 

 

https://twitter.com/...1078656/photo/1

Edited by WannaRace, 19 February 2020 - 02:18 PM.

[racer67x]

awesome..

[Walt Wimer]

Amazing!!!!!  I has to be for sure that he wasn't hurt nearly as bad as what we all feared for at least hours.  I was going to work on a coming column Monday night after he race and just didn't feel like doing it.  The prayers of the entire racing world have been answered!!

 

Walt

[Skull]

Great feeling to see him walking out of the hospital with his daughters. One tough SOB.

[Stock Stroker]

The injuries as stated by a family member :
“Bleeding on the front of head, bruising on top and left side of head.”