The BRISTOL 1000 Pile Up... My View of the Wreck and How This Will Change the Future of Our Races
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- Опубликовано: 13 сен 2022
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The Bristol 1000 got a little too exciting at one point... about 10 Crown Vics were destroyed in the process of this accident, whether it was a blown radiator or a bent frame, there was some serious carnage!!!
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What do you think could change to make the races better??
Nothing brother you did everything A1 keep doing what you're doing no room for improvement great event
Kyle got smashed by other cars and caught coolant and that track was just waiting for a big wreck and the cars are gonna need more safety equipment
Have more of them! In all seriousness, love taking a step back to learn and move forward for better.
Slowing down Bristol… kidney or Roval the place up.
Whacky racers hahaha 😂
I hope you realize that you provided the world with the first true STOCK CAR race on a real Nascar track in more than 50 years and i hope Nascar is paying attention YOU MADE HISTORY BROTHER !!!!
Yeah NASCAR is definitely thinking to themselves 'man we are selling out tracks every weekend but jeez...lets scrap this and race a bunch of busted street cars with literally no safety standards, these youtubers no whats up'.
Also, you can barely find an actual 'stock car' at your Saturday night short track outside of the 4 banger divisions and even then they are heavily modified. The stock car argument is so tired. Nascar hasn't raced stock cars since the 70s.
@@ba97racing they definitely aren't selling out every race lmao. I went to dover and that was pretty sad to see. They lost a lot when Dale Jr retired and lost me when they added breaks for no reason
@@ba97racing When did they start selling out tracks again?
@@coltontheisen01 obviously you havent watched the last few weeks then. Not saying every race but they are doing way better than they ever have and they definitely don't need to look at Cleetus for how to do things.
I think the biggest help would be for each driver to have a spotter. I was looking at the car to my right as I came around the corner because we were so close together. Midway though the turn I saw the caution light about the same time I heard race control in my ear telling me there was a caution. By then it was too late. I looked up right as Kyle's car came down in front of me. A spotter who is focused on each driver and the field and who has a way to communicate with the driver would be rad. I'll be bringing one with me the next time.
So three years from now? ;)
@@northjoe Soo true!
I hear you, I race circle track, short tracks in the midwest, I of course have a spotter talking to me the entire race. For different reasons obviously...but at Bristol, yes it is a safety aid.
I think you are 100 percent right
Good thinking Finn's Garage. Tell Finn I said hi next time he's in you.
Poor Kevin, he was genuinely upset. He's such a good dude. Also Hallie took in her usual smiling giggly self.
Dude it's racing.... Like someone already said, you brought back real stock car racing to a NASCAR track. Not to mention you put 25 competitive AF people on a race track for 100 laps and this is gonna happen. Look at NASCAR those dudes do this everyday with purpose built cars and still take out half the field from wrecking.
You move up to a bigger track, you can't just run over people for "fun"
@@Morpheen999 huh???????🤨
#1 - Kevin Smith is a stand up guy. he may have been too aggressive but he was racing. accidents happen, especially in racing. #2 - Cleet is a great host and I always feel like he wants the best for his friends. he was out of his car and checking on everyone involved instantly. at the end of the day, everyone was safe, having a good time, and knew the challenges of racing. keep up the great work McFarland Racing and everyone participating.
A safety recommendation for the freedom factory: get an LED strip along the top of the outer wall facing in, when there's a yellow or red flag you can turn the lights on so every driver can see them immediately, from anywhere on the track. My local dirt track has these and they make a huge difference
That's a really good idea. My local dirt track only has three stop lights around the track.
They have lights around the track already.
Bro, it's the freaking OG NASCAR track... cars doing 200mph.......compared to crown vics doing 90.....
Just use that grey matter a little
@@westyw6117 WRONG, Nascar cup series car averages 90 MPH at Bristol. Check for yourself.
@@keepinitrealjj as an Aussie I watch real racing, so excuse me if I get the small details wrong about the right turn only boring as watching grass grow racing....
You could tell how badly KSR felt. He’s a stand up guy, you’re all competitive, but at the end of the day… no one was hurt. That is a win that everyone should be thankful of. The event was insane and you guys absolutely killed it!
Seems to me as if it was about to make him cry he felt so bad, i don’t know why people keep saying it was on purpose
In organized short track racing, like dirt tracks, and short asphalt tracks, a class like this would have doors welded shut, better door bars, a proper window net, and a neck brace. Not much else aside from that.
THIS! they should really implement the points you made in my opinion.
Nets gotta be removable for sure and at least at Bristol they should have neck braces.
Kevin was genuinely upset he caused that tough break for everyone glad everyone was okay
I think we’re kind of forgetting Kevin has won and placed top 3 in most of these races and has done it CLEANLY up until this point. Honestly can’t even be “bummed” that he screwed up this one time.. If he gets banned from these races I’ll be mega pissed. And to the people complaining about safety aspects, they’re grown men and women racing these cars they don’t have to do it if they feel unsafe. Tyes cages literally held a ripsaw on top of them I’d be pretty confident about being safe in one of those
In all honesty after the slander video that sxs blog posted they shouldn’t be allowed back on the property during anymore events
@@54raceman yeah. You can't be throwing shit to people when a crash happens none would do it intentionally in this scenario
@54raceman totally agree
No not cleanly. Fella has a history of dirty driving. It's just unacceptable.
@@mikeymasi you call taps dirty? Taps happen all over in races look at v8 supercars there's constant taps. Accidents happen. None was badly hurt. What happend there wasn't the full line of cars on the track boo hoo. The one who coped it the most was cletus. He got people saying the cats are "unsafe" when in reality there not. He buys the cars to race and fixes them up 🤦
man I feel so bad for kevin he looked so sad walking to cleetus down the track. That kinda stuff just happens in racing I hope he doesn't dwell on it to much he's such a good dude.
Yea he seemed very genuine. You could hear in his voice when walking up to cleetus. Doesn’t seem to be that guy who is reckless and savage attitude compared to like whistlin diesel or diesel Dave
Alls well that ends well...I think that applies ~ Bush Truck
@@tunanocrust8093 😂get over it!
Except he was pushing a car at top speed in a turn. He knows better
It sounds like he was about to cry
Kevin is a great dude man, he was just driving how he drives, albeit very early to be so aggressive but that’s racing.
Yep Kevin was doing exactly what the majority of racers would do starting towards front of field behind slower cars which is be aggressive early and get to the front get in clean air and set the pace and cruise instead of heating his tires and brakes up constantly working them to slow the car down to the slower cars pace
@@54raceman nah man not when you have plenty of room. They weren't stacked at all. HUGE difference bud. Kevin just got wrapped up in childish horseplay.
You just gained allot of respect from me with the way you handled this. You took everyone's safety very serious and I could tell you genuinely cared. Your very humble and took it as a learning experience. It's no mystery why you are being so successful and blessed. Keep it up brother. Your awesome!
The fact that he checks on them all before even checking him self out says a lot about Cleetus. Hats off to you man
Aside from the window net having the ability to be lowered, and mandatory gloves and Hans device, the setup on all the cars is solid
The cars are fine for the slower races, this venu can produce crashes that are more serious with the higher speeds.
The seat need to be more securely Mounted is the only thing I see. some seats where moving around in the wreck.
Maybe a fire suppression system?
Slower cars will help alot. Put 4 cylinders in those crown vics. Still be a good race but crashes won't be so dangerous
No, Watch hallie Deegan video, her seat folded like a taco and her knees hit the dash hard. They need way higher quality seats and a different harness anchor point
Spotters, window nets like you said, take out glass and replace with an alternative, padding on the roll bars near the driver, fire suppression systems, mandatory training, caution lights in the cars, remove unnecessary hazardous items from the interior (including some interior pieces that could be a hazard during a crash), arm restraints so an arm doesn't go flying out the window, remote controlled speed limiters that cut power when a caution is thrown.
Lol. None of the most popular racing series in the world have all that stuff!
cleet has such a genuine heart to make sure his friends were okay despite being told they are by the officials
Dude I feel so bad for Kevin. It takes a lot to be as humble as that guy. His first words were literally him owning the whole accident and apologizing.
Yep Kevin proved he’s a top tier dude and sxs blog and there slander video proved they’re pretty much the exact opposite
Yeah really respected that wouldn't expect anything else from him he seems like a good bloke
@@54raceman it’s not a slander video all they did was prove Kevin was chatting crap about Zeus turning into the accident sending himself upto the wall, you can clearly see he is on oppo lock trying to get off to the inside but Kevin just keeps pushing. FairPlay he owned it but if he did nothing wrong he wouldn’t have anything to apologise and be humble about 😂
@@rcchallenge8626 nah fam. He said peoples first reaction and he thinks that’s what happened. Said he hasn’t watched the video but still said first and foremost that it was his fault. The sxsblog guys (Leo) clipped only certain parts of what Kevin said. Like a liberal news media outlet
@@joshuaearnheart2756 Fox is guilty of that as well. Don't make it about politics 🙄
Shout out to Kevin. Seeing his immediate reaction is telling of his character. Good man!
Honestly I think one of the best things that could be done to make things safer is to get people more seat time. There's people doing this that aren't seasoned wheelmen and they seem to be the ones that are pretty regularly involved in things
I was under the impression these races are more about fun and visibility than the actual competition. Lets not screw that up.
That's a really great way to ensure that nobody of any notoriety (who are all busy) will ever participate in one of these races again.
"We put a net on the window so you're never trapped in the car, and we pinned it shut" yeah I'd say y'all didn't really put much thought into that one😂. I'm so happy everyone was ok so we can keep getting more events.
I always thought they realized it was flawed and just didn’t care lol
@@54raceman I just assumed it was so the cars had the "look" of a race car.
Kevin immediately owned up to his mistake he wasn’t trying to cover anything he is a great guy and everyone makes mistakes that’s racing!
If only a certain other group was as much of a man in the situation as Kevin was we’d be doing all right
@CryptoQuant33 Kevin didn't blame anyone for it
@CryptoQuant33 he didn’t blame anybody but him self he just pointed out that sous overcorrected and how it could be corrected in the future to lessen the likelihood of it happening as a learning moment for the viewers and friendly advice to sous
@CryptoQuant33 he didn’t blame anyone. Great interpretation.
@@54raceman he was pushing through two cars and didn't slow down it was his fault wasn't nobody else's he knows that
You could see the pain and concern in Kevin’s voice and face when he walked up post crash. He’s a stand up dude and I feel for him.
mistakes happen, BUT i hope he gets a grid drop penalty at the next race...cuz that would be fair.
As much as I like Kevin, he's a great guy; he needs to sit the next race out for punishment. The only thing that needs improvement is driver control. This is not a demolition derby.
@@Khun_Tim I think his driving skill is above the others and he was pushing them harder than needed
@@chevylevy_ As a subscriber of both Cleetus and KSR for a few years, I know Kevin is a semi-pro driver You don't get to race with Randy Pobst for being a bad driver. The problem is he basically pitted Sous. He knew he messed up.
Kevin 100% needs to be in the next race. no way he deserves to be left out. sxs blogs should not be invited after their awful video against Kevin.
Watching George and Rocky is like watching a proud dad and his kid. Love it.
I'm 52 years old, watched about every form of motorsports, amateur to pro, the only way not to have an incident is by not being in it. Parts failure, driver error or weatherchange can cause an incident. The best drivers in the world have been in crashes, it's inevitable. There is absolutely no point in blaming anybody. Crashes will happen, and you evaluate afterwards, shake hands and move on. It's part of any motorsports. Just my view on things. Cleetus and his crew are kicking butt putting these awesome events together, doing it as safe as possible. Keep doing what you do brother. I love it all 👍🙏💪 greetings from Holland
Respect to Kevin , he immediately took ownership an understood what he did wrong an why he did make a mistake. He admitted his ego got the best of him. He's a good man.
But he also said in a subsequent video that the other driver over corrected and that's what shot him up the track and that is patently inaccurate! What shot him up the track is was he hit him twice first sent him loose somehow he corrected it and then he hit him again and that sent him into haley and the wall!
Kevin outdrove under experienced drivers. He fundamentally didn't make a mistake. His nistake was driving aggressive with those who don't know how to race
You respect him cuz he fvcked up.?
@@SXSPRIME you can say that for the first hit you cannot say that for the second!
Kevin just tried to win. He is such a nice guy he definitely doesn't deserve hate
The fact that most of the drivers ignored the radio call of "caution" is the biggest problem. Finnegan said it himself, he ignored it and kept going
Yeah that was honestly shocking to me, and the fact that he didn't appear to check on the person he rammed full speed from behind.
Which brings me to what I noticed the drivers where jumping out of the cars while the track was still " hot".. if somebody would've cut a tire lost control on these steep banks and crashed and pinned a driver in-between 2 cars would've been worse case scenario.
He didn't ignore rhe caution read his comment he said by the time he he saw it and heard it that it was to late and they were crashing he didn't just go oh a caution fuck it I'm going anyway
@@SlithenTurtle he says, in his video, that race control was in ear calling caution but no one around him was lifting so he stayed in it instead of checking up.
I wonder if you can build some type of transmitter that when the caution flies, the throttle can be remotely cut? Spit balling here. No idea if that is possible or would require a lot of money to implement. Bristol is just a beast. I've watched plenty of NASCAR races by professionals who have spotters and still pile in well after the wreck occurs. I know they are going faster but seeing ahead is so difficult at that track.
Props to the whole team. Y’all are a whole hearted group of guys that don’t cut any corners. Full racing seats roll cage countless hours to make sure the cars handle properly. Hats off to the whole team and the safety crew
Garrett you have the right platform of cars. Stuff happens! Wrecks happen when a group gets together. There is not a way to prevent wrecks, rubbing is racing!you are doing a excellent job on your content!
Kevin is a stand up guy, he immediately owned his mistake. You could tell that mistake crushed him inside. Adrenaline is overpowering sometimes. Poor Blazer at one time was a nice daily driver, Now it passes everything but a gas station.
@4:30 Kevin was really emotional on the track after the wreck, when he told Garrett it was his fault he was really upset that he hurt people and ruined the race. That was sad to watch.
Kevin immediately took the high road and admitted to being majority at fault due to over estimating nicks ability and pushing nick harder than nicks talent level allowed and gave nick and others advice on how to react in the future. And sxs blog reacted by making a slander video proving they have no business in these events if that’s how they’re gonna react to a apology. While Kevin was majority responsible contrary to what that group wants you to believe the responsibility is closer to 65% - 35%
He is also a racer and he went for a gap and the day you don't you aren't a racing driver anymore
No one has said he would be banned, he is part of this and he learnt something that day.
@@mattneal399 the aggression was really uncalled for when you have 80% of the race to go though
Was insane to see in person! Glad to see everyone came out of it ok! Curious, I had a Dale Earnhardt portrait that was supposed to have been given to you, was wondering if it actually made its way into your hands?
Lets find out boys like his comment.
Up!
I have stashed away somewhere pictures taken of the day Dale died in the accident.
In person it almost looked like the big one......
@@divinajewels4659 i noticed that as well. Add 90 more mph and you got yourself T.B.O..
The drivers bring their own HANS device only thing I can thing of just to keep your head held in but other than that I think you what you’re doing is simply amazing! This is literally stock car racing and it is awesome to say the least! Keep doing what you’re doing brother!
Hats off to Kevin and Cleetus, straight up and honest brothers.
Dust yourselfs of and race again.
Everyone needs a spotter on a track like that especially with drivers with such little experience
I was thinkin this as well, might be one of the better ways to make the race safe, and it's pretty feasible.
Yup, spotters spotters spotters. IDK who hit Kyle (boosted boiz)it was a hard hit and he was already on the apron... it could've been so easily avoided with spotters.
I Agree %100 even the pros need a extra set of eyes
Great point
i agree with spotters for sure! and hans devices for all drivers as well. the accidents are going to happen as they do in every form of motorsport! all you can do is protect the driver!
Kevin is a true competitor and sometimes when you're pushing the limits you make a mistake. Nascar drivers crash too, it's part of racing. Glad everyone was okay.
Valid point. If you see Cleet even bumped into the back of 801 when he was racing too.
The cars are going to get loose here and there…
Rubbin is racin brotherrrrr
Agreed.
The difference is that the Nascar cars are designed to hit the wall and absorb the hit. Not so with crown vics
@@jiminauburn5073 the Crown Vics also max out at a much lower speed. The forces are at a much lower level in every metric except weight, even though NASCAR chassis aren’t exactly svelte.
Spotters ! That would save a ton, if u watch in slow mo you can see nick go to apron and then moved back up clipping Kevin a spotters could have easily been giving nick car position like "not clear , stay down" maybe even some sort of light in side the car for green and caution
Love the path you're taking with racing and the sport in general
Kevin is a stand up guy, rubbing is racing and sometimes mistakes happen. You could definitely tell that afterwards he felt horrible about it
Kevin's a good lad with no Ill intent, the man has racing in his blood like most of you, he's had to take that incident on the chin in front of a packed house you can see the pain in his face . As you said those drivers stepped into those cars knowingly and shit could go sideways. That's racing....
💯 agree
makes the sxs guys look like winey children
Exactly well said👍🏻
Thank you for a great show. It’s great watching all the Videos from all the RUclips people.
i really enjoy the sit down talk and just listening to whats on your mind, it brings a lvl of connection that this isnt just someone with money the races stuff. its a good way for everyone to understand that this stuff is hard and takes a lot of planning and prep.
Can you not just spell out the word "level"? Is it just way too much effort for you?
I'll add my voice to the chorus. Great job on being a stand up guy Kevin, to come walking down the track defeated but owning up to the mistake takes more Integrity then most have. And spotters. A team that keeps the entire field individually updated on whatever they feel they need to know, people coming up behind, people passing, accidents etc. It should make for much safer and cleaner racing.
My 1¢
Keep up the great work Cleetus and team!
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Race control told the drivers CAUTION, but nobody lifted, Finnegan admitted he heard race control but didn't lift.
@@RJ_Cormac yeah they definitely need to get someone who doesn’t care if the drivers like them after the meeting or not to do the drivers meeting I’ve been to more drivers meetings than i can count and only ones that anything much stuck was the ones where the one giving it already knew nobody liked them so didn’t sugar coat anything and put it how it is
@CryptoQuant33 No, Kevin said that anybody's vehicle would go back up the track in that situation. Kevin was trying to work with Sous to pass Hallie, but it was a bad idea, he already apologized. Hallie and Kevin were trying to find space that didn't exist to escape, everyone behind them just kept it floored making it worse.
@CryptoQuant33 he pointed out that sous over corrected which he did and explained what sous could have done differently strictly as a learning opportunity for people watching and even sous himself
Kevin proved he is a good person.. immediately after it happened on the track.
As you said in the video, the window nets need to be removable, but also, those seats need secured better. It should not be common place for racers to be ratchet strapping their seat to the roll cage to stop the seat brackets from folding. Hailey's seat was in the middle of her car after the accident. You are right, those crown vic's are very strong and safe cars, but you still need to make sure the racing "additions" that you are adding to the cars are not posing more safety risks. Thank you for listening to the fans and looks for ways to improve.
Remove the dash and add a full cage and front dash bar, more room for knees in a crash, proper window net, maybe a yellow/red flag light 💡 to signal to everyone to stop. Fire suppression systems maybe. Maybe make a actual race series, would be kind of neat to see other full frame cars with same power to weight compete
Plus racing fuel cells, HANS, neck braces, full race suits with gloves, better positioning of harnesses.
@@philgardiner445 lmao if he did that he wouldn’t be able to do these races. If you added all that he could afford it. I’m fully with cleetus that his cars are safe he shouldn’t add anything else. It was fine.
@@dedo7326 ...Well then, maybe he shouldn't???
I'm gonna be blunt. If you have zero experience building/racing stock cars, your opinions on the safety of these cars is worthless...
@@trevor4533 …we’ll good job assuming but you know what happens when you assume. I work on race cars every week and I’ll tell you right now week after week we don’t have hans and we drive faster then those crowns. Don’t talk to me about safety and building things.
@@trevor4533 also you would know the worst thing that happened was the wind knocked out of deegan which happens with all the saftey in the world.
Cleet, Greg Biffle mentioned he wanted to run “one of those Crown Vic races” on the latest Dale Jr download. So, hit him up.
This was a different thing then CnC
@@JDxdger I know, but it’s still a “Crown Vic race”
Kevin is a awesome dude and seems like the best friend you could have. He got aggressive in a huge race "omg what a surprise" and made a mistake. just very happy nick and everyone was ok, they all were racing fast and aggressive and having fun.
Class act buddy, appreciate you caring if everyone is ok vs being upset about the cars.
Good to see you are all learning and continuing for more safety
Wow, a thoughtful and straightforward response excluding emotions from Cleetus…. this is why we subscribe boys!
Long live KSRPerformance
Only suggestion i can offer, after seeing Hailie Deegan’s video, her seat moved quite a bit towards the passenger side. So maybe instead of adjustable seat rails, have each competitor come in during the build process and have the seats fitted, mounted, and braced to further drivers individual safety.
the seats really should be mounted to the seat belt bar on the cage. not only does not having it mounted to the cage allow the seat to move side to side, it can move back and that causes the belts to get loose.
Plus the seat and let go and the straps are still gonna hold so now your getting your neck chopped by the straps.
Vice grip ratchet strapped his seat to the roll bar
Good idea, but what about the back-up cars?
@@Sharkey_t Yes, the roll bar and harness bar are nearly a foot behind the seat. They should be right behind the seat.
There’s an accident in every single race around the world. Y’all are doing fantastic! Everyone on the vid reacted as should have! Great job by y’all n I love the live streams keep it up
You are making history and it is amazing to see this all happen!!!
It’s impossible to be mad at Kevin, he’s probably one of the most respected and experienced drivers in the field and he owned his mistake and you could tell it wasn’t intentional from the way he reacted he was super bummed
Yep Kevin owned up to it and was man enough to admit that he overestimated nicks talent level while sxs blog made a slander video it really shows you who is the respectable person in the situation and who’s not
I think things might have been different if he didnt own up to his mistake, accidents happen in racing and it takes a big man to own up to that.
Massive respect to kevin
Unless your sxs blogs. Then you slander keven and say he was targeting you all week
@@bradleeweber9753 yeah they seriously need made a example of to prevent people doing this slander crap in the future
@@54raceman I hate to say it but I couldn't agree more. SXS blog should be given a good year off from having fun at any Cleetus event.
When they put out an apology video and show some humility, then maybe they can come back.
This wasn't caused due to unsafe cars and the fact no one was hurt proves that the cars are safe enough for the speeds that they do. I feel like there are a couple of little things that can be improved such as the window bars. To be fair you drove a fecking tank(ripsaw) on-top of a crown Vic with a Ty welded cage and the cage did not move an inch which is super impressive.
True words, but being traped in a car is a problem as cleetus said. Incase of a fire history could be made with negative memories
They are absolutely not safe enough for Bristol. Every event at Bristol on the banks requires a full containment seat. That's my recommendation for these events, full containment seats and Hans devices
They need a better seat. Deegan's seat bent. They impacts that happen are totally different from the FF impacts. They go faster at Bristol so a little safer car is required. You got lucky nobody got hurt. The Vics are safe but need to be safer.
Hell no the cars aren’t safe. Go watch other youtuber’s videos. I was greatly disappointed to see 4 tiny little sheet metal screws holding the window nets in, Zach Johnson’s one of the screws was freaking installed into the rubber window trim and pulled out before he ever hit the track. The seats all bend, hell vice grip garage suggested Zach Johnson ratchet strap the top of the seat to the roll cage to keep it from bending!
@@chevyon37s Just watched that one. Would never go out there without a full cage and a better seat.
I've been racing for a long time, and I've been around racing for much, much longer. Man I think with the addition of the seats, you car prep is in a reasonable spot. You're right, the screwed in window nets gotta go. You NEED to be able to ditch them to get out. You might also think about adding a one piece diagonal cross in that main hoop, but I think ultimately you gotta start policing the driving. Racers will be racers, and a show needs to be a show, but we're walking that line I feel. Overall dude, there's always going to be someone with something to say, I think you're going about things in a reasonable way.
Keep Racing! Y’all are doing awesome in my little opinion
I love how George is just as excited every day about the horsepower as he was the first time. Doesnt matter if its a little or a lot he is always like a child on Christmas morning. keep up the great work
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George really is amazing
That little clip with kevin never made it to any other videos. Definitely had a WAY different perspective there. Unfortunate it happened glad everyone was okay
You could immediately see the remorse in his face as he was walking up to Cleetus. Kevin has pro level driving skills and it's almost like he forgot that he was driving with a lot of amateurs, any pro could have taken that bump and been fine.
@@sixtomidnight1492 It wasn't the bump that was the problem, he didnt lift when sous came back across the front of kevins car. The bump was fine, and sous had control of the car/slide but kevin caught his LF corner on sous' RR which sent him up the track.
@@james3429 if he had lifted he would have gone up the bank into hailey and spun her out, he had nowhere to go.
@@trashflood7883 if Kevin would have backed off and tucked behind deegan, sous would have probably bumped her, but it would have been full side/side bump, and at the exit of the corner. They both would have been fine. Kevin was where he should be to win the race, but when sous came back up track, he had nowhere to go and went half side to fender, and it spun him. Wouldn’t have minded seeing that move with 15 laps left in the race, but it sucked to see it take so many cars out so early.
@@mostlymotorized Anybody need a psychologist? This guy has got you covered.
Do not stress it! Everyone is ok, which is the most important. You have done a lot and even in the worst scenario so far no one was hurt. You will get through and everyone else I’m sure will come back if invited, thank you for everything.
GREAT JOB TEAM...Perfect outcome to a tough situation.
Dude you had a MASSIVE wreck at one of your events and everybody was able to walk away without any injuries. It’s pretty obvious to me the cars are safe. Most people don’t realize that you’re not even getting out of 2nd gear in those cars. Keep doin what you’re doin brother!! Everything will be great.
There were injuries.
@Valley Adventures O.O'
@@steveletson6616 who was injured cause in the video @6:02 cleetus said no one was hurt
@@sethsnodgrass4004 Hailey and Nick souse both had injuries fron the seat belts.
@@steveletson6616 getting bruised up isnt anything abnormal after wrecking in even the safest race cars. No one got seriously hurt in a way that a week or two of taking it easy wouldnt fully fix.
As long as you keep the speeds where you're at, the dragster cages are fine. I've raced actual dirtcars for years. The crumple zones from the crownvis done their job. Kevin was really sincere when I talked to him the Sunday morning after, class act for sure. :)
I got in a bad wreck my my crown Vic years ago when I fell asleep during a long drive and hit a tree. The car was pretty bad but I walked away with out a scratch. Those cars are built like tanks. So safe.
When i saw u couldn't get out that net I imagined fire. Man I'm glad you all learned from this. Stay safe.
Look at Kevins reaction. He was not in a good mental state when you two met on track. Clearly he was dissapointed in himself and what it resulted in.... That dudes a stand up guy. Too many folks would just not even care, "rubbing is racing."
Kevin is a stand up guy and has raced for a long time He would never have done that on purpose. Everyone makes a mistake. Im sure every driver out there made a mistake at some point. His just happened to cause a big crash. The same thing happens in Nascar all the time. Im glad you arent changing anything. Everyone knows the risks of racing. I hope Kevin is still planning to race in the next event!
I've made mistakes that have cost, over time 100s of 1000s of dollars. I didn't give up. I learned from it. Top racers have made worse mistakes and caused worse wrecks. While I hope Kevin carefully examines what happened here, ONLY IF HE feels like he owes some change in the future do I think anything WRONG actually happened. This is racing, contact happens, cars get bent up, people get hurt and sometimes worse. Anyone out on that track not thinking they could probably DIE driving those cars around 100 mph is delusional.
@@rimfire2642 I wish everyone had this mindset
@@DickbuttChillingOnPluto Same! I wish more people on the rode understood this. With a 75 or 80 mph speed limit and people driving 10 over and not paying attention it is scary. Now I am one of those going over the speed limit when there is light to no traffic and I dont have passengers. The amount of people driving distracted or not paying attention is crazy. The point is that inherently cars and most things in life are dangerous. Its about managing risk. Accidents are more likely on a track but they have much better safety measures. People are killed in the highest level of motorsport. The fact that everyone walked away from that crash shows how good new barriers are and the crown vics with harnesses and hans devices to go along with the helmet. I think Cleetus did a great job in the video. I watched the SxS blog video and the way they picked out certain parts of Kevins video to make him look bad and played it up like he meant to do it really made me angry. I have talked to him at events and watched since he started his channel and he would never do that on purpose. Mistakes happen, move on.
@@Thewhitetile i was legitimately fighting mad watching there slander video
@@rimfire2642 agreed we’ve wadded up and completely wrote off cars that cost more than every car in that wreck combined first night out and laughed and went o’well and went home and started cutting it up to see if anything was left we could salvage more than once. We even sold a car sitting in staging one night guy was gonna pick it up at the shop Monday morning and we went out and flipped it down the front stretch only thing salvageable was the motor and transmission. I’ve watched friends leave tracks in ambulances and helicopters and some times never race again or have a normal life again even watched a boy upside down 20ft away burn up because nobody could get his belts to release and the fire department that was there didn’t have on the truck what there agreement said they would and track didn’t know it. But I know racing is unpredictable and anything can and will happen and I’ve excepted that
Cleet you're just the best dude man, first thing you were checking on every single driver out there. These sports are risky, you mitigate what you can and let the rest ride. Glad everyone was ok!
I look into fire suppression systems for both in cabin and under the hood as well as some of the other suggestions here. I believe you are still using the stock gas tanks which are not as robust as a fuel cell. With some of the hard hits you saw, I am super surprised that there weren't any fuel spills, and it would horrific if you had someone injured in a fire. Love the racing, keep it up
fuel cells not stock tanks.
"If you had someone injured in a fire, again*. "
The crown Vic’s are a great safe platform. Your added extra safety equipment helped. Your doing fine Garrett. Wrecks happen during racing. You guys got this!!
Kevin is in my opinion one of the most down to earth guys, sucks to see what happened but I don't think it could've gone any better as far as the event and how Kevin responded to the accident.
You’re killing it brother. Keep up the good work!!
While Kevin definitely was the catalyst, something that can't go unsaid: The majority of the carnage was really due to inexperienced drivers in the mid and rear of the pack either panicking or not having sufficient situational awareness to slow down quickly and safely.
So about what you'd expect putting a bunch of non-racers in a lot of cars.
Good thing is now all those guys have more experience now also
100% agree.
Yep, like Finnegan who on his video admitted to hearing and seeing the caution, but didn't slow down because he thought he knew better, and ended up hitting slowing cars at high speed!
This just might be the most accurate assessment.
Spotters. Even if they’re unexperienced, a spotter in their ear saying to slow down as the wreck started would’ve stopped a lot of the carnage.
Kevin’s the man! He owned up to it, shit happens. He was trying to win the race, that’s what happens.
I think something needs to be done to strengthen the cars a little more. In Hailies video you can see how twisted the floor got and how out of shape the seat got. Not a fan of that. Maybe an X brace welded under the car? Idk im not a structural engineer, but i think that issue needs to be seriously looked into.
You realize that cars are designed to crush so tjat they absorb the impact? If it was a completely rigid car then it transfers all of the energy to the passengers
@@jeffsgarage8414 yes. Im an ICAR certified collision repair tech. Race cars need to be more rigid to protect the drivers. There should be a “box” around the driver thats designed not to crumple to protect the driver.
@@BigCool95Well, I'm sorry to tell you, but that's the exact opposite cinclusion of every major motorsport for the last 25 years.
Wow, massive respects to Garrett for handling this situation like the boss he is
Now it’s just time to wait and see if he makes a example out of the sxs blog guys like he needs to for posting that slander video
We still love Kevin/KSR and I feel sooooo bad all this had to happen....Adapt and overcome ! Shouts from Germany !!!!
I love that Cleetus as so concerned about his fellow racers that he was at the heart of the pile-up, first person to check up on some of the racers.
Garret you have brought to us a world of racing that allows us motorheads to live vicariously through you. Thank you for that. You're working through things the right way and doing things the right way, and I can tell this is weighing on you heavily. The only real suggestions I would give you is first, get a professional driver to go through a checklist with each driver to make sure they're fit to race whatever they're racing so you are sure they arent out of their league. You don't start off in dirt track and go right to pro stock. The idea with all the different talent levels is great, but they have to all know what they're expected to do. I think this would help a lot in avoiding a lot of these issues. Also, having an experienced car builder go through the cars and double check all the safety devices so they can make suggestions (if you haven't already) would be another step you could take.
I’m a little old man restoring yard tractors. I don’t know nothing about racing and wrecking. Your a good sincere man and you brought us a real stock car race. You figure it out and I’ll respect what you decide.
If the races get faster, I'd recommend everyone weaning a Hans device. They are definitely a lifesaver, even if it doesn't seem necessary. Keep up the good work guys!
theyre already required im pretty sure. but always a good reminder 👍
Yup Hans saves lives. Dale Earnhardt died from basilar skull fracture. It would have been prevented with a hand.
this, i don't recall if everyone had them but if they didn't then it should be required
@@FightingSportsMedia no it wouldn't have they said if he had one on it would have snapped his neck and no one know what killed him thr autopsy was never released
@@thedarklordsknigh everything ive ever seen says different
If you are gonna race cars, you are gonna crash cars. Kevin realized he made a mistake and luckily everyone was ok. Change the window nets and move onto the next one. Great job by everyone involved.
I agree with David Goodrich. You provided the first real stock car race in a long time. You beat Nascar out of the park. The thing is, we all want to see real guys like Vice Grip Garage, OfftheRanch, HeavyDsparks, Gentry & Sons compete. Real guys competing. They shared their experiences on youtube. This makes it real for all of us. Your content is top shelf all the way. Keep giving Nascar a run for their money every year. I would love to see what Matts off road recovery could bring or even guys like Justtruckin. You've got a wide open field.
Do you honestly think Cleetus is giving NASCAR a "run for their money"?? I mean... really?
Tune out the noise brother. You conducted a beautifully organized race, YOUR CARS kept everyone SAFE in a serious 10 car pileup. ZERO injuries and all smiles.
Everyone will come back, everyone will tune in.
Head up and Get to work
I have a lot of respect for Kevin at KSR. It says a lot about his character to admit to his mistake and throw himself to the wolves that quickly after an incident when everyone’s adrenaline is pumping. I just hope he doesn’t catch too much flak for all of this. Like you said, it’s a racing incident. These things happen.
Exactly he over estimated sous ability and pushed him beyond his talent level and admitted it yet they get butthurt and post a slander video
@@54raceman Sous got the car gathered up and Kevin came down on his rear quarter. I respect Kevin but it was 100% his fault.
@@stevetrojano1595 no shit Sherlock he knows that, but it’s racing and they should get over it
@@stevetrojano1595 how did he come down? Literally against Hailey's car when the contact was made.
@@madness66687 he pushed sous out of the way then filled a gap that wasn’t there. For an expert race driver he should have known spinning a car would result in it most likely coming back up the track.
You know I had expected even more wrecks than what happened. Being competitive and pushing the envelope can end up with crashes. I like Kevin and he owned up to his mistake right away. the good part is that no one was hurt. That speaks of good planning and decent safety gear. As your event grows everyone learns. Keep it up!
@CryptoQuant33 you under multiple comments saying this dumb shit, are you slow?
@CryptoQuant33 Can you give us a link or point us towards the video where this is?
@CryptoQuant33 stop trolling this same comment
Dale would be proud of you and your crew.
Thats racing, I think your team is doing a great job.
You can tell how bad Kevin felt just from that short clip. Life goes on. You're doing a great job Cleet- proud of you and the team! 🙏
@CryptoQuant33 Kevin took full responsibility for what happened. Stop trying to cause Drama.
@CryptoQuant33 yo mama
Yup. If you follow Kevin's channel you know the type of person he is and he genuinely felt bad. I think it's safe to say he won't make that mistake again. It's unfortunate that he's been catching some heat for this too from some people.
@CryptoQuant33 Nah, your comment's disgusting.
@CryptoQuant33 stop smoking crack mate
I feel so bad for kevin, Im glad that he IMMEDIATLY made a video explaining what went wrong, and how he caused it. But i can only imagine how bad he actually felt.
You see it in the video. Dude was fucking down in the dumps after that one.
Agreed. What I can't believe is how many people were bad talking him saying he's a bad person and did it on purpose. We all know it isn't true, and I hope he knows the people who matter have his back.
it doesnt help that hte white knight fans of a certain wrecked driver immediately started crucifying him.
I love that y’all are learning from experience, not Computer statistics that’s what true racing is truly about!
Hope the event is not overshadowed by the wreck, you made a badass show with some badass cars and ideas. Hope all the drivers are still willing to return for a more events
I was there that was a hard hit and the fact that everyone survived practically injury free is a testament to how safe they were. It's racing and Rex will happen it's part of the game
Brother... your races are my favorite thing to watch. Kevin didn't try to crash anyone.... sxs oughta chill and realize that this is racing. My $0.02. You're doing an amazing job. keep it up brother. on the window nets... yeah. probably oughta make em so you can get out that window if you need. keep on keepin on. do it for Dale brother. we'll keep on watchin.
I would consider looking into the rule book that a short track uses for the Crown Vics.
Door bars and welding the doors shut should definitely be a thing!
Keep on keepin' on!
Dude the cars are fine your team is great, the problem is lack of experience but that comes with experience so there is nothing to do but move on and learn.
Great stuff man keep it up!
Love how Kevin immediately owned up to it. He is a racer and he was racing. I hope SXS can show some grace.
He blamed Sous for over correcting which he didn’t do
Yeah, for as terrible as I feel when I cause a wreck in iracing, i can't imagine how bad he feels for causing an actual wreck.
@@ninerout399 when did he do that? He took full responsibility for causing the wreck
@@ninerout399 Sous didn't overcorrect, you're right. He turned back up the bank on purpose after correcting, though. That's obvious.
A move like what he did is EXACTLY how dale died. It was preventable so that is not an accident, it was stupidity.
In the spirit of " Do it for Dale " Dale Earnhardt was an aggressive driver , and moved many people out of his way , Kevin obviously didn't intend for that to happen . People just need to get off their social justice highchairs and enjoy the content and be thankful everyone is ok and those crown Vic's held up pretty good 👍
We all make mistakes you can tell Kevin was devastated by what happened but it’s the nature of the sport and things are going to happen, hats off to you for checking on everyone else before even considering your self
KSR is definitely a great guy and a great driver, good to hear nobody got hurt! I say keep it up