I was there , 3 ambulances and one life flight . It was a real mess , 17 cars in all involved in the wreck , including a couple of original 427 Shelby Cobras , that's tough to handle at a million dollars each . But any of these historic race cars are valuable , they start at around a hundred grand then figure another couple hundred grand in restoration . Is a 69 Camaro worth 300,000 dollars , No , it's the cars racing heritage that makes them valuable , all there cars are genuine vintage race cars and they are presented in as raced condition . The cars are generally safe , one thing that you are allowed to modify is safety equipment , the cars have to have modern safety equipment , most people think that the drivers in these historic events !ore or less just take parade laps around the track , as you can see that's not the case , these guys were doing upwards of 100 mph when this wreck happened . from what I remember one of the drivers cut in too quick for the upcoming turn and hit another cars left front sending him into a spin , I can't remember if the first driver was brake checked or not , not deliberately , but attempting to slow too early for the turn . I was at another event the following year , and I believe all the damaged cars were repaired .
@@rjkoeller4444Nah, this was a long ways from the next turn, at the start of the race. The green had just dropped. What I had heard was that someone missed a shift during acceleration. Got hit from behind, and it went from there. Just repeating what I heard. At the time, I was actually sitting in the autograph tent with Mario Andretti (just out of frame). They pulled him out just to go see the carnage.
We were there that weekend racing a single seat Can-Am car. For some stupid reason the stewards did a split start and when the crash occurred with the first group the second group was not waived off. They had a full head of steam coming up and over the blind hill and had no where to go. Put a real damper on the weekend.
Oh man to be there at 1:30 and seeing those other cars driving by without a scratch cause they were not trying to win on the first lap.... Like JJ commented on the new NASCAR stage format that the 48 team was a 3/4 race team and that's when they "came alive" for the wins and championships. Hate to see such fine machinery torn up like this.
Oh your not kidding! I was clutching my hands in front of my face and grimacing like I was watching some horrific murder in a horror movie. Can you imagine the cost of what happened in those few seconds? I personally think a lot of these cars are priceless because once they are gone, they are gone!
theboyx3 Hey Mr. boy , I go to auto shows and all i see are little Boring cars, last one i was at the superdome and they had a million little 1968 camaros and no Big 1968 Cadillacs . I was pissed , i almost wanted my dinero back!!!! I hope no one was hurt, but im tired of seeing people CONSTANTLY restoring 68 camaros, i think we have enough by now.
A name i picked long time ago... i wish i was elvis... i wouldn't have gotten into a car with a bunch of dudes after a concert, I would have had a sexy middle eastern girlfriend to get inthe car with!! And id have been in the gym getting huge!!!!!
Elvis Presley maybe that because it cost more to fix up a big cadillac than it does a camaro. If you are so concerened with it sell your blue suede shoes and by your own cadillac to restore.
Well, that's one way to throw out millions of dollars in 10 seconds!
Wow, any injuries? Those cars were not designed to absorb the impact. Those drivers took a beating!
Worst injury was a broken arm according to wikipedia.
I was there , 3 ambulances and one life flight . It was a real mess , 17 cars in all involved in the wreck , including a couple of original 427 Shelby Cobras , that's tough to handle at a million dollars each . But any of these historic race cars are valuable , they start at around a hundred grand then figure another couple hundred grand in restoration . Is a 69 Camaro worth 300,000 dollars , No , it's the cars racing heritage that makes them valuable , all there cars are genuine vintage race cars and they are presented in as raced condition . The cars are generally safe , one thing that you are allowed to modify is safety equipment , the cars have to have modern safety equipment , most people think that the drivers in these historic events !ore or less just take parade laps around the track , as you can see that's not the case , these guys were doing upwards of 100 mph when this wreck happened . from what I remember one of the drivers cut in too quick for the upcoming turn and hit another cars left front sending him into a spin , I can't remember if the first driver was brake checked or not , not deliberately , but attempting to slow too early for the turn . I was at another event the following year , and I believe all the damaged cars were repaired .
@@rjkoeller4444Nah, this was a long ways from the next turn, at the start of the race. The green had just dropped.
What I had heard was that someone missed a shift during acceleration. Got hit from behind, and it went from there. Just repeating what I heard.
At the time, I was actually sitting in the autograph tent with Mario Andretti (just out of frame). They pulled him out just to go see the carnage.
We were there that weekend racing a single seat Can-Am car. For some stupid reason the stewards did a split start and when the crash occurred with the first group the second group was not waived off. They had a full head of steam coming up and over the blind hill and had no where to go. Put a real damper on the weekend.
Hello Haggerty's? You won't believe this one
That must have been a hell of a cleanup. What a video!
How is this the first time I have heard of this?
My heart.... is bleeeding
Oh man to be there at 1:30 and seeing those other cars driving by without a scratch cause they were not trying to win on the first lap.... Like JJ commented on the new NASCAR stage format that the 48 team was a 3/4 race team and that's when they "came alive" for the wins and championships. Hate to see such fine machinery torn up like this.
Oh your not kidding! I was clutching my hands in front of my face and grimacing like I was watching some horrific murder in a horror movie. Can you imagine the cost of what happened in those few seconds? I personally think a lot of these cars are priceless because once they are gone, they are gone!
ARCA Brakes.
Seriously expensive
Can't win before S/F Green - but you sure can lose!
Awesome 🙆 video, Mr. Or Miss Racing, can you please upload some more ?!?!!
So whose insurance deemed it his fault first !?
This reminds me of the pig 🐷 commercial song for chase bank. " Mr. BOOMbastic , very fantastic!!!!!
Where is this ?! I'd Love to see this in person.
Road America, in Wisconsin
Smashie smashie 😃😁
The little cars took a licking, but they did Not keep in ticking!!
you know, there's something called the brake pedal
Smashie Smashie!!!😄😄😄😄
Little cars suck anyways. 1968 camaros, no Loss, there's thousands of those boring ordinary cars at auto shows.. unfortunately.
1970's Enthusiast those 68 Camaros were actually X Trans-Am cars there's not an ordinary car that you see on the street
hope no one got hurt, but i do like seeing little Boring, ordinary sports cars crashing.
Elvis Presley shouldn't you be dead???
theboyx3 Hey Mr. boy , I go to auto shows and all i see are little Boring cars, last one i was at the superdome and they had a million little 1968 camaros and no Big 1968 Cadillacs . I was pissed , i almost wanted my dinero back!!!! I hope no one was hurt, but im tired of seeing people CONSTANTLY restoring 68 camaros, i think we have enough by now.
A name i picked long time ago... i wish i was elvis... i wouldn't have gotten into a car with a bunch of dudes after a concert, I would have had a sexy middle eastern girlfriend to get inthe car with!! And id have been in the gym getting huge!!!!!
Elvis Presley maybe that because it cost more to fix up a big cadillac than it does a camaro. If you are so concerened with it sell your blue suede shoes and by your own cadillac to restore.
theboyx3 No Mr . Boy they're just more popular... unfortunately .. Love the blue suede shoes comment by the way!