Q. Where are you going to test in November? 2004: T. Kanaan Another cool Kenny interview where he describes it as a setback what a man! My thoughts and prayers are with them. It's going to be a fun thing to see all the friends down there and go to the track again. How Ericsson achieved Indy immortality as Ganassi's main man stumbled, Ranking the top 10 IndyCar drivers of 2021, Ranking the top 10 IndyCar drivers of 2021 I'm guessing the grand stands he went under are the ones that were removed in the last 5-10 years? Everybody on Team Rahal Letterman has been extremely supportive, from Bobby, David Letterman, Scott Roembke and all the engineers and mechanics and all the other stuff. He suffered broken bones in his ribs, leg, both ankles and back. I can't quite remember the last time a prelude to a track filled me . What are your plans for getting back into an IndyCar Series car? But I wasn't in a position to have a video recorder to see the actual live action, live tape basically. He then shifted to CART with Team Rahal in 2000 before moving to Chip Ganassi Racing the following year. The list of items on a car that can fail, and that arent monitored by sensors, is significant, Barnhart said. Andretti drove the Dallara/Honda/Firestone normally piloted by IRL IndyCar Series driver Tony Kanaan, who is recovering from a broken arm. I'll do the test. The accident occurred on Lap 188 of the 200-lap Chevy 500 at Texas Motor Speedway when Brack tried to pass Tomas Scheckter for third place as their cars approached Turn 3 at about 220 mph. Authorities are now on scene and the Ohio . He retired from the race with a mechanical problem, finishing in 26th place. "The severity of Brack's crash was best illustrated by the fact that his car ripped a hole in the fencing that lined the circuit. 1998: K. Brck [4] He ended up qualifying 15th for the race, in a unique year in which 35 cars formed the starting grid. KENNY BRACK: It was two things. He's somewhere in that capsule on the left. People in Dallas will tell you that's not living in Texas, that's living in Houston. - Injured driver Kenny Brack's condition has been upgraded to satisfactory Friday at Parkland Hospital, said Dr. Henry Bock, medical director for the Indy Racing League.. RECORD CROWD: The weekend race in Mexico City set a three-day CART attendance record of 402,413, breaking the mark of 351,970 set last year at the same event. You're up against guys that are extremely fit and fully committed to do good results, so you're going to have to be on the same level as other competitors to be competitive, basically. MODERATOR: Thanks so much for letting us take some of your time today. Q. However, he did not have much success on road circuits which is what ultimately cost him that year's title to Gil de Ferran. Nope. He finished 2nd in the driver's championship in 2001, winning a season-high 4 victories and 6 pole positions. The majority of g's he experienced for the longer timescale would have been much lower, like you are thinking. * Most laps led. But both disciplines have their charm. You can throw me out the window of the third floor and I will land on my feet, I will be OK. "I don't really want to describe what I saw. A person can experience hundreds of Gs for a very tiny fraction of a millisecond without injury. I lived there for two years (laughter). How Ganassi's relentless new champion outfoxed IndyCar's best. In 2001 Brck also had a minor role in the Hollywood motion picture Driven, which starred Sylvester Stallone and Burt Reynolds. Continued.. As the car entered Turn 3, all the data indicated there were no mechanical failures on any of the cars equipment that are monitored by sensors. Q. They've come up with a SAFER wall. In trying to piece this together, my hunch, from information I've read, is that the car broke before turn 3, and snapped to the inside of the track. Didn't really think much more of that, more than it was a very violent crash. Schumacher's teammate, Rubens Barrichello, won the race to hand a record fifth consecutive constructors title to their Ferrari team. 214 is survivable, depending on the duration. The car is horizontal with the ground and is now 120 degrees pointed directly perpendicular with the outside of the track with the back of the car facing the fencing. Q. He offered his support from afar but has remained loyal to CART, attending all the races on that circuit while staying away from his son's IRL events. Is it going to be Homestead? KENNY BRACK: Well, when I say I really want to do this, I'm going at that from a standpoint of, you know, I started from zero again pretty much a year ago, since the accident. May 30, 1999, 12:31 PM. IRL officials said it appears that the most significant damage and resulting fatal injuries were caused when the bottom of the car made direct contact with one of the debris fence support posts, which is part of the Speedways fence system. But you've got to put yourself in the environment and take the decision with that fresh in mind because that's what you're going to be up against when you go into the competition. 1987: B. Rahal (CART) Pretty knarly. Remembering Dan Wheldon and his last and most amazing IndyCar win, Remembering Dan Wheldon and his last and most amazing IndyCar win 15 car seem to have a problem running around each other. Refer to the post accident report: he accident review revealed that Rennas car entered Turn 3 at 227 mph. I would bet that there's a standard Indycar and the FIA use as to the duration of the G force, but it never makes it into the articles about these incidents. Pieces of the car itself tore through the fence, or cleared the fence, depending on various accounts. Do you think you'll have any odd feelings being back at Texas? Kenny Brck. I'm not interested in being somebody that runs around just to be there. Talking about places to test, would you be willing to come back to Texas and test? That isn't survivable. On Wednesday, IRL driver Tony Renna was killed in a crash similar to Brack's. Renna's car lifted off the track and went airborne into a fence during private tire tests at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Ex-congressman Allen West of Florida injured in Texas crash, and other top stories from May 26, 2020. Brck tvlade i CART, Indy Racing League och International Race of Champions. Brack was awake and alert when airlifted to Parkland after being removed from what was left of his car. Again, Texas is a Superspeedway where you run flat out all the way around the track. Related Sites: Your Link Here This is basically Reddit before Reddit. I have witnessed some very bad accidents during my lifetime in auto racing. Mr Brack was an Indycar star in America at the time and had featured in the Hollywood film 'Driven', alongside Sylvester Stallone and Burt Reynolds. Create an account to follow your favorite communities and start taking part in conversations. The plug in and play stand-ins who got their timing just right, Porsches hopeful Le Mans future meets its illustrious past, Porsches hopeful Le Mans future meets its illustrious past I'm back to normal in a normal day-to-day life basically. His recovery actually enabled him to get back into an IndyCar Series car for a test at Richmond International Raceway in June of this year, and we're happy to welcome him on today's call to find out how potential upcoming tests and plans might be going. I'm looking very much forward to that. Brack's car spun in the air after it was hit from behind by Tomas Scheckter in the closing laps of the Chevy 500 at Texas Motor Speedway. My thoughts and prayers are with him.". I've been able to spend a lot of time with our daughter. "My heart is being pulled in many different directions. [1] Did they improve the cars in the direction they needed to go? I'm not worried that I can't do that until the beginning of next season. Dark Hallways by JOHNATHAN|CHRISTIAN. Brack's car became airborne, was caught by the fence and torn apart violently. Since 2015 Brck has helped McLaren Automotive working with dynamic car development for their road cars. Q. (Guess he hasnt seen the game tapes), US Supreme Court refuses to block Florida execution of Donald Dillbeck, Red-hot USF women close out home schedule with explosive offensive showing, Editorial Cartoons for Thursday from Times Wire Services. "But knowing that we won the championship last year, and knowing that there were so many changes in our program you kind of just have to bite your tongue and go on.". That's the first thing. Maybe you're referring to Texas track in terms of a racing track. Race results from Indianapolis 500, Injured mechanic presented with Rookie award, Flawed IMSA BoP sparks WEC switch for Porsche GTD racer Hardwick, Flawed IMSA BoP sparks WEC switch for Porsche GTD racer Hardwick If we want to get gory. He was happy to see his friends and Team Rahal family. Joseph Heitzler, president of the organizing company GRAND, said 221,011 attended the race Sunday, setting a race-day CART record. We'll see you this weekend at Texas. In 1997, Brack was a rookie in the Indy 500 driving for Galles Racing and never made it to the pace lap when all three cars in Row 5 crashed on one of the parade laps. But as soon as I got back home to my house, I got a hold of the tape and looked at it, saw everything. Only instead of being on a straight, it was heading into a corner. I still love Texas. Brack, the 1998 IRL champion and 1999 Indy 500 winner, puts in severalhours of therapy each day including strengthening of his upper body andimproving the range . Brack, seriously injured last October at Texas Motor Speedway in the IRL IndyCar Series finale, continues to his rehabilitation near his home in Upper Arlington, Ohio. 2010: D. Franchitti Watch as Kenny Brack's IndyCar catches air in 2003 whilst racing in Texas, the result being a terrifying high speed crash which is said to have resulted in the highest g-force impact of it's kind on record. Didn't you live in Houston those two years? Despite the horrifying appearance of the crash, Brack was able to speak with the IRL medical staff as he was pulled from the wreckage and transported to the track medical center before being airlifted to Parkland Hospital in Dallas. Even Stewart admits his reign at the top of NASCAR has been a bust. DALLAS, Texas. Are you talking about, as you said, the commitment to test, travel, just get back into that grind again? The AJ Foyt driver finished ahead of Jeff Ward and Billy Boat, and benefited from Robby Gordon running out of fuel with just one lap to go.Gordon was heading to victory in the dying stages, leading the race for the first time when the then-leaders pitted while under a yellow flag because of Mark Dismore's crash.As the chequered flag was approaching, Gordon's hopes of having enough fuel faded, and as he went into the pits, Brack sped on to claim victory. Airbags do this for your head by increasing the time of deceleration. And some of those pieces being caught in the catch fence. But any driver knows in any type of racing that if you do 15 to 20 races a year, you're going to whack the wall once or twice. This as well. But after the test, I felt I really wasn't fit enough to drive one of these cars in a race because to do 250 laps around Richmond, you've got to be extremely fit. It is no point dealing with those questions until you know whether you can and want to go into this type of competition again. It's a little different atmosphere when you race in a town or a street course than on an oval. Now we have to make sure he gets well.. Until his retirement from racing, he competed in the CART, Indy Racing League and the IROC series. Andretti (CART) The best motorsport moments of 2021, The racing comeback artists who resurrected long-dormant careers, The racing comeback artists who resurrected long-dormant careers It's not something that I am spending too much time thinking about at this point because I want to make sure that I am ready for this type of competition, and I feel 100 percent for doing this and am willing to put in the effort it takes to be competitive. Leading up to his Indianapolis 500 debut in 1997, he showed initial promise early in May. Time of force is a critical component to the probability of survival in a crash like this. But over the past 12 months, he has made incredible strides in his comeback bid. Is that weighing on your mind as much as anything else? Updated: Mar 1, 2023 / 02:55 PM EST. Overcoming injuries, Brack is back on the Indianapolis track - Deseret News Sounds about right. That gave him the point he needed to break Juan Manuel Fangio's record of five titles, set in 1957. http://autoweek.com/article/car-news/irl-completes-renna-crash-investigation. 2015: S. Dixon There were 113,081 for Saturday's qualifying and 68,321 on Friday. So it hasn't really changed my perspective. But it really hasn't changed my perspective on it. You said for the longest time you hadn't actually seen the crash on video. I saw a piece from Yahoo (on the web archive) that when it was over, the tub of Renna's car was dangling from the fencewith Renna still inside. I think that's going to be very good for the series. How have you been able to spend time with your new child this year? 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However, while the data acquisition systems are comprehensive, there are elements of the car that are unable to be tracked by the systems. I think such statements need to be made precise to have any meaning. I think all the drivers know the risks that this type of racing means. Kenny Brack emerged victorious in the crash-filled Indianapolis 500 this afternoon. There's no way about that. But those things you have to be prepared, as a driver, to take those risks. Rating the best drivers of the century so far, The best motorsport moments of 2021 The total or partial reproduction of text, photographs or illustrations is not permitted in any form. The car, demolished when it tore a gash in the fence, broke apart as it fell spinning to the track. What part of him experienced that acceleration? The accepted version is that the car went airborne, hit the fence in turn 3, and ripped through the fence, shredding driver and chassis. But theyve hit a snag, Atonio Mafi draft diary: Mental health should be a priority, even in football culture, Roundtable: Our March Madness projections for UCLA, USC and others, Left-handed pitchers offer gold-like value for high school teams. It was a horrific scene. So in the first instance, I will not go to Texas, I don't think. A rock video, featuring Foyt's Indianapolis winning cars including the car Brck won the race with in 1999 while driving for Foyt was also recorded. That's the first thing I need to answer, and then I will worry about the other stuff later. Born in Arvika, Sweden, he grew up in the small village of Glava, where his father taught him to drive cars on the lake-ice in the winters. 1995: J. Villeneuve (CART) Only instead of being on a straight, it was heading into a corner. It's not as physical as some of the other tracks, for example, Richmond and the one-mile ovals that the series races on. Q. Ironically today marks the one-year anniversary of that terrible-looking crash in Turn 3 at Texas. Until his retirement from racing, he competed in the CART, Indy Racing League and the IROC series. r r iim Aircrews Drop In for Survival Training PLUS Caspar Weinberger on National Defense New National Commander: Introducing Ray Smith . Andretti (CART) He thought about celebrating with his Marlboro Team Penske teammates and the friends and family who had come to share the weekend with the Brazilian racer. [2][3] Eighteen months later he made a comeback at the Indy 500 and set the fastest qualifying time of the field. The power washing picture is the one that hit me the hardest. They were kinda old and low stands if I recall correctly, which I may not be. He suffered multiple fractures, breaking his sternum, femur, shattering a vertebra in his spine and crushing his ankles. 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