I've said this before, and I'll say it again. Sir Jackie Stewart was an underrated EXPERT at punditry and analysis. How he never got a job with Murray Walker on Formula 1 post-retirement astounds me
There were a handful of races where Jackie commentated alongside Murray. I think when James hunt retired he was still kinda in vogue having won his championship a few years before so the BBC wanted him more.
He had the right name, because a dick is most certainly part of a man, and it took a man to just huck the wreckage off of himself and walk away like nothing happened. What a boss
Was that Jackie Stewart on commentary during that Gordon Smiley crash? Though the crash itself was pretty terrifying. I feel bad for him and his family.
I don't understand safety on Indycar ovals and on some F-1 circuits. Hitting walls, a concrete wall is harder than a car. Why aren't softer materials used than the car? that they dissipate the energy within the limits of physics and the human body. I think there is not enough awareness, maybe the organizer's son would have to run to see how dangerous he is. Now that the danger of fire had been greatly reduced (in the 60s, 70s and 80s the risk was tremendous).
The simplest way I can put it is this He ended up in the front section of the cart near where the engine was in the video (Don't read past here for more details) He broke very bone his body and his helmet came off his body was in one piece but his head ...was a ugly sight I won't say more but that's the simplest way to explain it
@@kv-1dude627 I would advise against that but there is a site called crash database it shows photos from accidents in motorsports if you choose to check that out
I've said this before, and I'll say it again. Sir Jackie Stewart was an underrated EXPERT at punditry and analysis. How he never got a job with Murray Walker on Formula 1 post-retirement astounds me
the usage of "was" scared me for a second
@6FBH xD
fair enough! I used it as I'm pretty sure hes entirely retired from punditry of any kind.
i wondered if it was stewart commentating!! thanks for confirming haha
There were a handful of races where Jackie commentated alongside Murray. I think when James hunt retired he was still kinda in vogue having won his championship a few years before so the BBC wanted him more.
Thanks for putting this amazing footage together! RIB Gordon Smiley. His fellow racers were very lucky boys.
What the hell is RIB?
What the hell does RIB stands for?
"Rest in Barbecue"
yikes..
Dick Simon just strutting off like he's parked the car in his own drive!
He had the right name, because a dick is most certainly part of a man, and it took a man to just huck the wreckage off of himself and walk away like nothing happened. What a boss
0:41: That impact...
"hard to believe a man escaped that" is the sentence that sum up the best this video
Was that Jackie Stewart on commentary during that Gordon Smiley crash?
Though the crash itself was pretty terrifying. I feel bad for him and his family.
Yes that is Sir. Jackie Stewart.
His head scraped off of his body witch made him die instantly
May you RIP Gordon Smiley
Great video. One has to ask themselves if Gordon Smiley's crash was truly a flip, the car literally evaporated on impact with the wall.
Gordon Smiley's fatal wreck was very disturbing......especially from a second viewpoint
yep, you can see the driver's body
Glad that safety evolved
Don’t think you get enough credit for your work. Thank you for your content mate!
The commentators clearly thought Berdard had died and managed to forget Smiley’s crash - “worst crash in years”??
I mean it has been 2 years and "years" can describe any number of years that has elapsed starting from 2 and beyond.
@@farhanatashiga3721 I mean yeah technically they were right, but I would not have chosen that word personally. Maybe it's because I'm Dutch
Holy shit, that Pat Bedard crash is a new one for me.
Johnny Rutherford's crash was in the intro of NBCs SportsWorld during the 1980s. Their version of Wide World of Sports.
Ok this is really strange
The first crash is confusing, how does the tire lift up a heavy car?
imo Gordon Smiley's crash is the worst indycar crash or the motorsport worst crash ever...
r.i.p
Definitely the worst in American Motorsports for sure. Imo still not as bad as the 1955 Le Mans disaster.
@@ceeinfiniti1389 yeah the 1955 le mans disaster also was terrible
Tom Pryce South African GP 1977.
You can literally see his body twisted in multiple ways and in multiple places.
Tony Renna’s was worse sadly. So bad they never released the footage of it.
That last one - he very nearly got an engine and gearbox right to the face. Lucky, lucky, lucky.
the first one is very strange
Michigan
Is the Same Chip Ganassi that have racing teams?
Yes, it is. I think this crash ended his driving career
Yes. The same guy who owns Ganassi Motorsports. The Michigan crash ended his driving career.
How does indy in the 1980s have better camera angles then nascar does now 🤣
Coogan(as AJ Foyt would say) was lucky that sliding engine didn't hit him in the face. Brutality.
0:14 this looks like something straight out of a movie
The Smiley crash never really was a “flip” in my opinion… because the car was totally desintegrated before it had a chance to roll
Holy fuck. Dude literally walked away from the worst crash in history
Crazy how Bedard survived a very Greg Moore style crash in a much more fragile car.
May I ask how you found all of these, i am attempting to put together all Indycar flips and it would rlly help to get more on this
I don't understand safety on Indycar ovals and on some F-1 circuits. Hitting walls, a concrete wall is harder than a car. Why aren't softer materials used than the car? that they dissipate the energy within the limits of physics and the human body. I think there is not enough awareness, maybe the organizer's son would have to run to see how dangerous he is. Now that the danger of fire had been greatly reduced (in the 60s, 70s and 80s the risk was tremendous).
0:53 / 😰😰😰
What even happened to smileys body?
Destroyed pretty much. Accounts from "Rapid Response" and online forums are... yeah. It's best to not look up photos of the crash.
The simplest way I can put it is this
He ended up in the front section of the cart near where the engine was in the video
(Don't read past here for more details)
He broke very bone his body and his helmet came off his body was in one piece but his head ...was a ugly sight I won't say more but that's the simplest way to explain it
@@TeamRedWolf11 oh holy mother of god! I will still google it
@@kv-1dude627 I would advise against that but there is a site called crash database it shows photos from accidents in motorsports if you choose to check that out
@@TeamRedWolf11 i regert my life more now but still worth it!
How did the first one even fliped?
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Smiley's is something out of a cartoon
Why does those cars look so fragile? 1980’s f1 cars didn’t split like this so easily
Cause Indy500 is faster than F1 so crashes are worse
@@illoketchup3604 only on speedways, on road courses they are solwer than a F1.
@@PandyTimBR they still faster
Yeah, look at Villeneuve's crash, for instance.
I had no idea Chip raced