I think the real issue was the 5.5G cornering loads the drivers were
experiencing. IIRC, 6G is the threshold for a blackout.
I would have liked to see them run, but I think CART made the right call.
The last thing we need is 25 drivers suffering from grayouts during the
race.
Scot
'91 CS Miata (which doesn't pull anything near 5.5G in a corner, but is
still lotsa fun)
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Phillip Osborne" <psosborn@gte.net>
To: "Team.Net" <autox@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, April 30, 2001 5:41 AM
Subject: CART/Texas Motor Speedway
> I left the autocross early yesterday at Pennington Field down in Bedford,
and
> heard on the radio that there was a near riot pending at Texas Motor
Speedway.
> It seems that the CART drivers, after practicing on the super speedway,
> hitting speeds in excess of 235MPH, decided that the speeds were too
great,
> and some of the drivers had experienced vertigo during warm up and
practice
> runs, they would not run the race. This left 60plus thousand drivers
sitting
> in the stands anxiously awaiting the race start, only to hear that it
wouldn't
> happen. Several fans who were visably upset carried large signs with
> unprintable language, describing the drivers as WIMPS, with no balls! I
don't
> know, VERTIGO at 235...Yeah, I'm a wimp too...
> Phil O.
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