Thread: Dale Earnhardt
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Old 19 Feb 2001, 13:25 (Ref:65530)   #3
redback
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redback should be qualifying in the top 10 on the grid
Even though the commentators said it was a big hit the accident didn't look as bad as others I have seen where the guys have walked away. To me there was something strange about it like the Denny Hulme crash at Bathurst in '92. Maybe he had a heart attack or something. I guess I'll wait for a report from the coroner before judging 10 seconds of news footage. As for the airbags, I think they are a bit impractical for motorsport as they have been tested for F1 but haven't been adopted. Better restraint systems like the HANS system are probably the way to go.
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