How many drivers at your track are wearing some form of head and neck restraint? Who at your track is looking critically at belts/harnesses/seats? Are drivers at your track wearing oily firesuits with holes in the thread-bare material? Do your rules reflect an attitude of improving driver safety or do they largely ignore the subject?
Since Earnhardt's death in '01, a tremendous amount of improvement has occurred in NASCAR's traveling divisions...much money has been spent, hard science has been applied, research has been done, SAFER barriers have been installed, HANS devices worn, better drivers seats installed. What has trickled down to the local level? Not as much as one would hope over the 7 years!
If you are a driver, you need to read the articles and talk to suppliers about better personal gear...if you are a car owner, you need to support improving your car from a safety perspective... if you are a track promoter/owner/official, you need to think safety on a regular basis...if you are a safety team/emergency service provider, you need to seek out training opportunities and need to interface with track officials to improve your facility's safety situation.
Tell us about your successes, and your existing challenges...others can learn from your experiences! Our goal is for everyone to go home after the races...standing up!
Keith
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