thepill rollover

[mcstockcar]

I beleive you rolled 3 times? It happened within a few feet in font of me. I saw that tire wobble just before it came off. It was like slow motion from my veiw. I couldnt hit the brakes any faster! I was hopin no one drilled me into your car. Im glad to have seen you walk away. I AM now putting a cage in my car after seeing that. I wish i had a camera inside my car. It would make a good you tube video! I had front row seats!

[DerbyN8-128]

I AM now putting a cage in my car after seeing that.

Glad to hear that. I am working on a collection of pictures showing what cages can do for driver's in this type of racing. I unfortunately didn't get a chance to get any pictures of Joel's car after the wreck, but have the ones of my car from earlier this year, and also from the 57 car today after the ladies race crash. The cage in that car was actually bent, bad. Without a cage in her car (including door bars) ...the damage would have been substantially worse in my opinion.

Ive said it before and I'll say it again...this can happen to ANY car our there on the track...everyone should consider that, and think about installing some form of cage.

[mcstockcar]

I didnt get to see the Ladies race. There was a bad wreck??? All OK?

[critter]

yeah all the ladies where fine , both 39 cars and 57 hooked up in the turn ,on a good note the 00 took 3rd woohoo go punchy , im also thinkin i should add a few more bars

[DerbyN8-128]

I actually did not see the wreck either, but heard it from the pits...it was LOUD.

From what I have heard the two 39 (big and small car) were involved as well as the 57. The small 39 car t boned the 57 in the passenger side and pushed the whole side of the car in. The small car also started on fire as a result but quickly extinguished.

Tracy, driver of the 57 was alright. She seemed rather shaken up in the pits afterwards though. It was a really hard hit she took..and the amount of damage the small car did to the big car shows that.

[punchy]

Nate I took pictures of Joels car if you want I can get you copies or email them to you. Let me know! Wouldnt you think cages would be mandetory? Why arent they?

[mcstockcar]

BD is going mandatory next year for full cages. I see why. WOW! I m glad all are ok in the ladies race.

[mcstockcar]

New Egypt even had a rollover my neighbor told me.No one got hurt. They had 30+ cars!

[Buckshot11]

Riverhead has a regular division for roll over contest. They dont put cages in them because, 'It hurts to much'...so I've been told lol. I think some of these boys have hit their head too much. You wont catch me in that divions or a car with out a cage. You can have them installed for less then $500, weld your own for about $250 (kit) or bend and weld your own for less then $150. Its WELL worth it.

[BIGDADDY64]

i agree with having a rollcage 100 %
i rolled over at the pagoda last year and was glad i had roll bars in that car wont catch me without one

[mcstockcar]

Your absolutly right! Materials are cheap. Can you put a price on saftey? S+W and other companies make bars pre bent for a lot of those cars on the track. Just put it in and weld it up.

[DerbyN8-128]

Nate I took pictures of Joels car if you want I can get you copies or email them to you. Let me know! Wouldnt you think cages would be mandetory? Why arent they?

That would be great...you can send them to Heffner128@comcast.net
No rush, when ever you get a chance.

After my roll over earlier this season I wondered the same thing about why they are not mandatory. I have heard a few reasons why they aren't, not just in this series but enduros across the country, and I do not particularly agree with them (such as trying to keep racing cheap as possible).

There are a lot of cars out on the track without cages. Luckily for NEETS, the cars that have rolled so far at grandview have had cages in them. It's only a matter of time before the luck runs out for an un-caged car...and someone gets seriously hurt. I feel that mandatory cages should be considered in the near future.

That's just my opinion. With the amount of damage my car got from the roll, I don't think I would have been walking away under my own power WITHOUT the roll bar being in there. I will NEVER climb in another race car without a full cage.

[gary243]

I caught the tail of it. Whatever I have will be in the highlights tomorrow.

[NeetsSpectator]

I got the entire flip or should I say flips.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2GWl2XmE-G4

[gutter7]

Roll cages are great but I still see belts not fastened right and guys wearing snow mobile helmets, so there is def. room for improvement.