Sacramento sprint car driver injured in fiery crash at Oregon speedway

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Ай бұрын

The racing community is coming together after a fiery crash involving a Sacramento driver in Oregon. 30-year-old Angelique Bell remains in the hospital today following the crash in the NACR410 sprint car race series at Southern Oregon Speedway Wednesday night.
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@williamford9564 Ай бұрын

There is A LOT missing from this story that was disclosed in another video. The fire fighters lacked the proper fire extinguishers to put out a methanol fire which is what those sprint cars run on. That is why it took FOREVER to put out the fire. In addition, the fire crews should have been wearing fire suits ( which unfortunately are NOT required by the sanctioning organization). The combination of improper extinguishers and personnel unable to get close to the burning vehicle resulted in the driver being seriously burned.

@theloneracer1935 Ай бұрын

Let's not forget the track didn't have an ambulance on site and had to call 911.

@devonmangiarelli3886 Ай бұрын

@theloneracer1935 you'd be surprised how much them "ambulance" actually do at my local track the people that are inside it the paramedics said if they needed a real ambulance they'd call it.

@hjr2450 Ай бұрын

There are so many tracks unprepared for a real disaster. If anything like this ever happened at EAMS, the driver would die.

@devonmangiarelli3886 Ай бұрын

@hjr2450 just last night a modified wreck happned where a wheel was in the cockpit of the other drivers car eeal ambulance and fire trucks were called it was all good seen a post that said if the wife let's him he'll be racing next Friday same place same car

@muddybrookrambler 24 күн бұрын

That track should be closed until they get competent folks to run it. The crew that ran that show should not be allowed anywhere near a racetrack again. Pathetic.

@greglee1846 Ай бұрын

sad to hear, hope she as a fast recovery

@rictech. Ай бұрын

Everyone say a prayer for her… I’m doing now.

@timadolphson6971 Ай бұрын

I also

@rictech. Ай бұрын

@@timadolphson6971 copy … it broke me a bit.

@StockTurboN20 Ай бұрын

Yeah a prayer helps 🤡

@Myamericanlife61 Ай бұрын

Cod bless her for a speedy recovery 💙💙🙏🙏

@StockTurboN20 Ай бұрын

@@Myamericanlife61 you just said that for the halibut

@JRH99 Ай бұрын

That track should be closed down if they aren't going to have an ambulance on site. They had to call 911! I've never been to a race that didn't have an ambulance and a firetruck on hand. Prayers for Angelique!

@evenfloseamless Ай бұрын

An ambulance wouldn't have improved her situation, they dont put out fires. However, a prepared fire crew would have kept her from needing an ambulance or going to the hospital.

@JRH99 Ай бұрын

@@evenfloseamless So true. It looked like the fire went up when they shot the extinguisher. Do you know how she's doing?

@brianhagler4490 Ай бұрын

Jim, tell the truth! Safety Crew, oh, the guys with t-shirt and jeans, one with shorts on. Shame on this " man ".

@jamesburroughs4709 Ай бұрын

The promotor was in damage control already. Someone is going to be writing a big check over this one. I hope all the best Angelique!

@RPMLegends18 Ай бұрын

Who and why would anyone be writing a check to someone?

@apexkilla Ай бұрын

Nope. That’s why they make the drivers sign waivers. Drivers assume the risks.

@JRH99 Ай бұрын

You're right, they were totally unprepared.

@zoeyshoots 28 күн бұрын

They were unprepared for sure. But people have died many times at race tracks, and nobody got paid.

@JRH99 28 күн бұрын

@@zoeyshoots They have ALWAYS had ambulances on hand. If they choose not to, they should have to pay for that decision.

@tomstrawmyer4980 Ай бұрын

There's discussion about the fuel tanks and how to improve them. This is the third bad sprint car fire in about a week.

@zoeyshoots 28 күн бұрын

The tanks have a rubber bladder inside. If properly assembled, they do a great job of not leaking or collapsing. A check valve on the fuel line..Personally I’ve been pushing for manufacturers to make the outer tank out of a different material to help keep from getting ruptured or punctured. In 1987, we got high back seats made mandatory. So we might get someone’s attention with this idea.

@jergar3953 Ай бұрын

Water, a brush truck, is all that is needed for an alchohol fire. How can track owners and fire crews be so ignorant that this is not an oil fire such as diesel or gasoline.

@evenfloseamless Ай бұрын

WRONG! Water does not extinguish alcohol fires!

@racesfanrockks4 Ай бұрын

Water doesn't stop methanol fuel.

@AWAREDIAGRAM680 Ай бұрын

This is methanol fuel and water does not put out methanol fuel.

@jergar3953 Ай бұрын

@AWAREDIAGRAM680 Yes, water can put out a methanol fire, but you should use a minimum of five parts water to one part methanol. The water's primary extinguishing mechanism is dilution, which can remove heat and make the methanol easier to extinguish. However, even mixtures of methanol and water that are more than 20% methanol can still be flammable.

@jergar3953 Ай бұрын

@@AWAREDIAGRAM680 the solution to pollution is dilution

@keithbrown4751 Ай бұрын

Never should have raced if not prepared for a fire. Looks bad for the sport and puts drivers in danger.

@rickbegeman4371 Ай бұрын

Racing is chaotic X 10, there is no way to cover all possibilities. There there are times when freak failures stack up, it's rarely one thing that goes wrong....... I wish A Bell a speedy recovery.

@silentwhisperstudios7808 Ай бұрын

I pray , that she will be ok

@MichaelBallRacing Ай бұрын

0:30 thats placerville LOL

@luckydude29 Ай бұрын

News outlets are lucky they even found a video of sprint cars. They have no idea what they are talking about.

@rydershiflett-rp6px Ай бұрын

I watched the race and the fire crew was not what it should have been. They had one little water tank to put out the fire. The whole crew also took forever to get on scene. Yes there was cars still coming to a stop but they still could have got to the car faster then what they did. The safety crew did not have the components necessary to handle a wreck. Being a sprint car racer myself had I known what the safety crew had to offer I would not have raced. This was a scary crash and I hope Angelique is ok but had they had a good safety crew thing's would not have turned out the way they did. Prayers go to the Bell family. Had we had a safety even half of what high limit or World of Outlaws has nothing like this would have happened. Wrecks like this happen all the time in Sprint car racing. Had the safety crew been good she would have escaped with some bruising and maybe minor burns. Nothing against the Narc series as it was not there safety crew. Tracks like that are not safe to race at because they have a safety crew that can't keep you safe in a wreck. Hope she's ok.

@evenfloseamless Ай бұрын

NARC series is 100% to blame. They should have made sure all the boxes were checked.

@user-np9sl8de8t Ай бұрын

Get well soon

@Mjdecker1234 Ай бұрын

"Tried launching everything at the car" *Tries a nuke*

@dannydaugherty527 16 күн бұрын

when I raced an enclosed trailer was a luxury, and another driver bought a new enclosed trailer he crashed his car and had to cut the car into three pieces to get it in, I would stay with the open trailers

@ChazISfat Ай бұрын

Leave it to Cali to not be prepared for a fire. Out of all states CALI should be ready. They can't turn two laps without crashing over there

@stevenbatti3919 9 күн бұрын

Race was in Oregon at the Southern Oregon Speedway! California requires an on site ambulance and every track that I've been to the Safety Crews wear the proper safety gear and fire suits.