World Finals XIV Discussion

[Jon Cannon]

That seriously could have killed him...Kreg could have died from that 

[Robertson Racing]

Its a damn good thing Kreg has an ISP Seat or that would have been bad.

[RKM]

That seriously could have killed him...Kreg could have died from that 

Maybe 5-7 years ago it would have injured him but pretty much all trucks and drivers have a Hans or equivalent device and a much better aluminum seat, the trucks, tracks and massive jumps evolved from the better safety items...not saying you can't get hurt but it usually takes a lot.

[jdshark000]

I agree with you RKM, what would've hurt him was if he twisted in the air and landed on the side or on the roof.  As it was, it was a real head-banger.

[Metallica530]

Starting to see how Meents won it. Had the most time and the biggest overal average of air. Guess I wasn't used to not seeing the off the hook, bintage Meents run. I appologize for the rant comments earlier, was in a bit of shock you could say.

Does anyone have a video of the semi cinals match between Legend and Max D and the championship race? I've scowered youtube and I still cant seem to find any.

[obsessionracing]

I don't care what you have, that landing will hurt no matter what. And Tom didn't land the double...

[Team Destruction]

 

Here ya go Mike

[jdshark000]

Wow, Adam had him from the start.

[BigfootFanTV]

 

Here ya go Mike

 

The thing I found interesting about that race was the whole stadium standing and cheering for Tom's defeat.

[Metallica530]

He beat him by alot more than I thought he would.  Thumbs up for Adam, always prefered to see a Digger to a Max D.

[rmnldr]

So I finally understand why Ryan Anderson thought the backflip ramps wouldn't work well. The dirt packing underneath the containers weren't tall enough so not enough velocity could be gained going up the ramp to acquire a proper rotation speed to complete the backflip. Hopefully in the RoR version this can be fixed by crushing in the containers a little to create a slope to climb up. I guess Feld didn't want the trucks backflipping too high, but at the same time they made the ramps more susceptible to roof landings.

[Connor Richardson]

Or front end landing breaking the tie rods, sway bars etc. like Madusa did.

[Shouter]

He could of died from that? Do you really think Kreg would of hit the jump so hard if he ever though "Hey, I could die if I hit this too hard".  No, he trusts his equipment.  Sure, he knows that its going to hurt a little bit, but that just the nature of the sport now days.  If you get so nervous for the drivers and think they "might die", then don't watch.  Do you attend airshows? Or Reno Air Racing.  At Reno, there have been many deaths, but they still race every year.  The pilots know the risk and are willing to take it.  It is no different.  

[Jon Cannon]

He could of died from that? Do you really think Kreg would of hit the jump so hard if he ever though "Hey, I could die if I hit this too hard".  No, he trusts his equipment.  Sure, he knows that its going to hurt a little bit, but that just the nature of the sport now days.  If you get so nervous for the drivers and think they "might die", then don't watch.  Do you attend airshows? Or Reno Air Racing.  At Reno, there have been many deaths, but they still race every year.  The pilots know the risk and are willing to take it.  It is no different.  

uh..I wasn't putting words in Kreg's mouth saying he was thinking he could die I just thought that with that height and hit on the front end which folded the four-link bars and blew both front tires i thought he could have POSSIBLY injured himself...

[Outlawed]

he landed so hard he pulled the shocks apart aswell, I dont think he knew he was gonna go that high. The only danger of the stunt was if Meents drifted to either side and Elliot or Kreg landed on him