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Originally posted by Snrub
This sucks.
My first reaction was ' IRL!' However, it doesn't look like it would have mattered what he was driving. If we're doing the dealth toll and including spectators, I believe Fernadez was in a crash where the wheel and attached suspension parts went over the fence and killed 3 people.
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But CART moved quickly to make the cars safer for the drivers and especially the fans........ From Cart.com:
http://www.cart.com/Tech/Wheel_Tethers.asp
Wheel Tethers
Suspension tethers are braided Kevlar® double straps bolted to the wheel and chassis. These wheel tethers bind wheels to open-wheel cars. They prevent wheels from flying away from a car upon impact, protecting drivers and spectators. Suspension tethers may be enclosed in a protective fairing or fed through the suspension tubing (as shown in the diagram on the lower A-Arm).