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Tony Stewart hits, kills walking driver on sprint-car track
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<blockquote data-quote="dennishoddy" data-source="post: 2592859" data-attributes="member: 5412"><p>I'm pretty sure I know exactly what I'm talking about. </p><p></p><p>The Firestone Firehawk 600, a CART race, was to be held on April 29, 2001. During practice and qualifying, however, 21 of 25 drivers[5] complained of dizziness and disorientation during two days of practice. Drivers experienced sustained G forces over 5 Gs, more than the typical human tolerance. With their powerful 900+ hp turbocharged engines and superspeedway downforce packages, the Champ Cars were averaging speeds well in excess of 230 mph (The track record, set by Paul Tracy, was 239.552 mph). This was much faster than IRL machinery of the time, and faster still than the speeds seen regularly by Sprint Cup cars. Brian Vickers' Sprint Cup qualifying record of 196.235 mph falls well short of Kenny Brack's 233.447 mph pole lap for this race.</p><p></p><p>With the possibility of drivers blacking out on the track, CART cancelled the race two hours before the scheduled start.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dennishoddy, post: 2592859, member: 5412"] I'm pretty sure I know exactly what I'm talking about. The Firestone Firehawk 600, a CART race, was to be held on April 29, 2001. During practice and qualifying, however, 21 of 25 drivers[5] complained of dizziness and disorientation during two days of practice. Drivers experienced sustained G forces over 5 Gs, more than the typical human tolerance. With their powerful 900+ hp turbocharged engines and superspeedway downforce packages, the Champ Cars were averaging speeds well in excess of 230 mph (The track record, set by Paul Tracy, was 239.552 mph). This was much faster than IRL machinery of the time, and faster still than the speeds seen regularly by Sprint Cup cars. Brian Vickers' Sprint Cup qualifying record of 196.235 mph falls well short of Kenny Brack's 233.447 mph pole lap for this race. With the possibility of drivers blacking out on the track, CART cancelled the race two hours before the scheduled start. [/QUOTE]
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