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Examining Driver's Helmets

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The Most Destructive NASCAR Crash Everyone Forgot: Mike Harmon's Bristol Wreck Car UP CLOSE!

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What happens here

The driver displays two different racing helmets. The first, a red and black Simpson helmet with a spiderweb design, is the one he wore during the crash. He points out the scuff marks and a crack in the shell from the impact, emphasizing that he never put it back on after that day. The second helmet, a plain white Simpson model from 1995, also shows signs of stress or minor cracks, demonstrating the forces helmets endure even in less severe incidents.

Goal: Showcase the importance of head protection in racing

Tools and materials

  • Simpson Racing Helmet — The helmet worn by Mike Harmon during the 2002 Bristol crash

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put it this way if I thought I was having a bad day I'd think about this that ain't a bad day you know so it did kind of help you oh yeah have a better attitude toward some stuff later well yeah I me I always try to be a POS well I am a positive person um but it makes you appreciate a lot more the aftermath is worse than the actual deal I'm just like I said I don't if IID seen Johnny coming and the car half into I I wouldn't have like that you know fortunately the roof was having my vision block to be quite honest with you inside that roof is gray and it all this stuff happens in slow motion when you crash I I really didn't know where I was

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