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22nd June 2010, 03:24 #91
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Things can only get better after this
I have been a firefighter for 39 years and yes I have seen things go wrong-- but this was pathetic. During last Sundays race at Iowa the worst reporter on the IRL team Jack Arute did an "up close and personal" segment on the problems encountered by the safety team. He described how the hose that was Connected UNDER the front bumper ( wrong wrong location- just check any piece of fire apparatus and you will find the hose connection easily accessable somewhere above the bumper with a SWIVAL connection-- what if the hose blew ? are you going to crawl under the truck to replace it but maybe IRL dosent even carry a spare lenght of hose)This is known as a "JUMP" hose line (no jump here). So maybe the personal were not the blame but the equipment was. A life was at stake here and this was uncalled for. BRING BACK THE OLD TEAM LED BY BILLY KAMPHOUSEN NOW ! And lets have a drill to test their "IRL's" equipment
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22nd June 2010, 08:48 #92
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Originally Posted by GRW1983
They I am sure didn't feel like they handled it right. They are not that stupid, but admitting you did something wrong just is in the MO of corporate America for liability reasons, and I am sure Brian would make a great Fortune 500 CEO when it comes to saying something while saying nothing.
This incident just should prove to Randy Bernard to ask a lot more questions and make some serious changes. The point is being made over and over again, it was done better years ago by the CART boys...."Water for my horses, beer for my men and mud for my turtle".
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22nd June 2010, 11:39 #93
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Originally Posted by Mark in Oshawa
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22nd June 2010, 22:14 #94
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Originally Posted by GRW1983"Water for my horses, beer for my men and mud for my turtle".
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23rd June 2010, 12:44 #95
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Originally Posted by Mark in Oshawa
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23rd June 2010, 20:35 #96Originally Posted by Mark in Oshawa
He probably waited til Iowa to see whether or not she was going to come back.
Sort of off-topic, but maybe not: why is Brian Barnhart still in racing? Why does the IRL or IMS (whoever signs this goof's check) keep him on the payroll? One has to wonder whether that massive FUBAR at Texas will influence drivers (their teams or sponsors) from other series (specifically NASCAR) to take a pass on doing Indy. If you were the CEO of Lowe's, would you want Jimmie Johnson racing in a series that lets its drivers get roasted while the band plays on?
IMHO, Step 1: fix the problem(s) and correct the safety procedures.
Step 2: fire Brian Barnhart."Every generation's memory is exactly as long as its own experience." --John Kenneth Galbraith
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23rd June 2010, 21:44 #97
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Originally Posted by Starter"Water for my horses, beer for my men and mud for my turtle".
Tänak got 20 points closer to Evans, but as the main reason was a bad rally for Evans, I would say that Evans lost 20 points to Tänak, not Tänak gained. The point is, if the other one does not...
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