Has Tony Stewart just committed murder on a race track?

[St00ge]

FWIW my friend races sprint cars but only the low powered ones he has been doing it for quite some time he is of the opinion brakes are useless but I guess some drivers may use them, It's sort of similar to drivers that left foot brake and right foot brake. Some guys over in murica would be the type of drivers that use the throttle to accelerate and turn in and back off to wash speed off where as others would probably be comfortable using the brakes to help.

brakes are used to transfer weight and get the car turning not to slow them down in the normal sense, all the quick guys will use the brakes

Search on Youtube for the US oval Bowman Grey. There are a bunch of clips of driver punch-ons (mostly stemming from pretty shit driving) its so common they have cops on standby at the pit exit to break up any fights...

Yanks gonna yank

Plenty of hot heads in the dirt scene it is almost a prerequisite to get your license I think :w: also not limited to the US, got to any local speedway and tempers flare pretty often.

[Bob Vegana.]

Plenty of hot heads in the dirt scene it is almost a prerequisite to get your license I think :w: also not limited to the US, got to any local speedway and tempers flare pretty often.

Yeah, I don't think I've ben to a show where someone hasn't tried to punch on, take someone out on the track.

Not sure what the deal is in the States, but they do take on and off-track behaviour reasonably serious here. Even stuff that happens on social media, etc between drivers, crew, etc, is dealt with accordingliny here.

[Soopy]

brakes are used to transfer weight and get the car turning not to slow them down in the normal sense, all the quick guys will use the brakes



Plenty of hot heads in the dirt scene it is almost a prerequisite to get your license I think :w: also not limited to the US, got to any local speedway and tempers flare pretty often.

I've been around speedway nearly all my life, particularly motorcycle speedway. I think to ride a bike, with no brakes what so ever, at around 100-120kmh with four other bikes up your arse. You've got to be a little bent in the noggin. It is incredible fun how ever.
With that said, I would say 90% of the drama you see on track is fluff for entertainment.

[St00ge]

was talking about sprintcars regarding the brake, but yeah the bike guys are all sorts of crazy IMO haha

[morerevsm3]

sprintcars run only a left front brake, inboard left rear brake and outboard right rear brake, all designed to turn the car left if setup is too tight, but needs speed to make it work. a sprintcar turns hard right if you lift off the throttle at any sort of pace

[BigMuz]

it's sort of ironic that you guys are always complaining about the nanny state, and then be all surprised and outraged other countries don't have laws and regulations regulating everything......

Pretty sure the americans have a law about not killing someone with your car.

[the big fist]

I was interested in people in saying you can't see anything out of the drivers seat, so I googled some videos.
Random vid below.

Surely he could see the bloke running towards him from this view ? He knew he was off the track and under yellow flag or whatever.
I know whenever someones gone off the track at a corner you can see them when you are coming up to the corner.

[baggins]

Fuck that looks like fun.

[Toppertee]

I was interested in people in saying you can't see anything out of the drivers seat

Can't comment on sprint cars, but I race a sedan, with full cage, window nets, HANs full face helmet. I can only see straight ahead and my mirrors.

But, this one of the stupidest and saddest things I've ever seen.....

I've been cleaned up a couple of times on the track, I've wanted to walk over and punch who ever in the boob. But, I've never undone my belts, just stayed put until I'm told to move. I have walked over in the pits and called who ever a f#ckwit, like a child and stormed off, like a tool.

People who race cars and I'm included, are not quite right in the head, you have to be a little left of centre to hop in something that has a cage in it and can kill you. Some times, things can and do go wrong in a big way.

I would think it's really unlikely he wanted kill or hurt him. As was said before.

I.M.H.O. this, rev the motor (F#ck you mate) went wrong, Or this happened, O s#it try and move the car away from the driver. It's just sad waste, young man with his whole life ahead of him is dead...

[dsturbed]

Madson explains how great the vision is ..

[hrd]

[BigMuz]

Apologists everywhere.

[awdmoke]

Was watching the Australian sprint series on One this morning.
The current leader was out with a smashed up car.
His biggest rival had a bingle & yet he was over pitching in to help repair the front end for the next race.
Interview was great. Said it was all about respect, and proving he could pick up the front end of his car!
True comraderie & sportsmanship is what I love about motorsports.

[Mudkicker]

Was watching the Australian sprint series on One this morning.
The current leader was out with a smashed up car.
His biggest rival had a bingle & yet he was over pitching in to help repair the front end for the next race.
Interview was great. Said it was all about respect, and proving he could pick up the front end of his car!
True comraderie & sportsmanship is what I love about motorsports.

I saw that too!

[hrd]

Apologists everywhere.

yeah, what would he know compared to you?

Some muppet watching a crap angle of a dodgy amatuer video saying "Hard to see how Tony can pretend it was an accident" vs the guy in the car immediately ahead of Tony saying "just saw him at the last second and just missed him"

what would he know? just another fucking apoligist.