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This is how they did it in the Old Days....
« on: November 23, 2011, 04:13:38 PM »
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Re: This is how they did it in the Old Days....
« Reply #1 on: November 23, 2011, 04:30:21 PM »
Bloody hell, those drivers were flung out all the time.  How did they ever survive?
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Re: This is how they did it in the Old Days....
« Reply #2 on: November 23, 2011, 04:33:06 PM »
Quote from: Gunna Do on November 23, 2011, 04:30:21 PM
Bloody hell, those drivers were flung out all the time.  How did they ever survive?

I don't think they did!

It would appear that luck was more important than engineering design or drivers skill...

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Re: This is how they did it in the Old Days....
« Reply #3 on: November 23, 2011, 05:09:01 PM »
crud where is that discussion on OH&S, maybe some things improve with legislation.  Mind you it blows me away how many got up and walked back to their cars????
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« Reply #4 on: November 23, 2011, 05:17:05 PM »
How about the blokes standing in the middle of the track hiding behind poles dodging cars as they crashed....... Madness... ???
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Re: This is how they did it in the Old Days....
« Reply #5 on: November 23, 2011, 05:31:56 PM »
That will give you an idea what it's like when you come off a bike at speed, when racing >:D

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Re: This is how they did it in the Old Days....
« Reply #6 on: November 23, 2011, 05:36:12 PM »
The banked circuit looks like Brooklands in England. Ive seen many images but no movies of this ever.

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« Reply #7 on: November 23, 2011, 05:41:42 PM »
yep but the bike doesnt often roll on you unless you high side real bad.  blows me away to think of those metal coffins slamming the lid down on you that hard and you can still get free, with the bike you dont normally role 10 or 20 times whilst trapped.
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« Reply #8 on: November 23, 2011, 06:35:15 PM »
That's the grouse BD. Bit like the ring road. I love the helmets
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Re: This is how they did it in the Old Days....
« Reply #9 on: November 23, 2011, 06:47:11 PM »
Quote from: blackstump on November 23, 2011, 06:35:15 PM
That's the grouse BD. Bit like the ring road. I love the helmets
Hehe your not wrong big fella, bit like peak hour on the Monash yesterday morn, 3 accidents  >:(
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« Reply #10 on: November 23, 2011, 07:57:41 PM »
Some nasty stuff. Nobody got injured/killed in their cars anyway........no one stayed in there.
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Re: This is how they did it in the Old Days....
« Reply #11 on: November 23, 2011, 09:04:30 PM »
I love the old footage of the old Aussie Red-X rallys of the 50/60's... some mad phuks there! havent seen it for a while though
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Re: This is how they did it in the Old Days....
« Reply #12 on: November 24, 2011, 04:06:15 PM »
At 1:35 - don't think he was wearing a seatbelt, as it looks like he ended the rollover with his head down under the dashboard...

2:10 - cameraman may have changed careers after that, if he survived

They sure took incredible risks, looks like they considered bailing out to be a safer alternative to staying with the ship!
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