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re: Dale Earnhardt was killed 19 years ago today. The final accident report
Posted on 2/18/20 at 6:22 pm to Roll Tide Ravens
Posted on 2/18/20 at 6:22 pm to Roll Tide Ravens
The #36 car also prevented Dale's car from spinning to the right during impact. A right spin would have reduced the amount of energy and "sudden stop velocity" (for lack of a better term) and would have likely saved his life. There were multiple freak variables that had to line up for this to happen the way that it did. The PDF actually explains it in pretty amazing detail! He experienced -50Gs, holy shite...
Also probable that if he were wearing the Hans device, he would be alive today. Although very few wore it at the time.
Also probable that if he were wearing the Hans device, he would be alive today. Although very few wore it at the time.
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Posted on 2/18/20 at 7:14 pm to cooLStorybreaUx
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Also probable that if he were wearing the Hans device, he would be alive today.
If the left lap belt didn't fail, possibly.
With the seats, Hans, and other safety built into the cars today he would have walked away.
Posted on 2/18/20 at 7:33 pm to cooLStorybreaUx
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He experienced -50Gs, holy shite...
They calculated his change in speed at like 43 mph. This equates to being hit by a car doing 75 mph while you are at rest or falling straight down from a 6 story building.
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