Neil
It has been SCTA / BNI policy not to publish accident reports. The main
reason is anything published can be used in a law suit.
Glen
----- Original Message -----
From: "Albaugh, Neil" <albaugh_neil@ti.com>
To: "'Glen Barrett'" <speedtimer@charter.net>; <ardunbill@webtv.net>; "Keith
Turk" <kturk@ala.net>; <land-speed@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, October 28, 2003 8:32 AM
Subject: RE: Limitations
> Glen;
>
> Your comments about the indications of what happened in Seth's accident
made
> me wonder about whether it would be helpful to the LSR community to
publish
> an "Accident Report" on serious accidents at SCTA/BNI events.
>
> Two precedents that I'm familiar with are the "Accidents in North American
> Mountaineering" by the American Alpine Club and "Caving Accidents" by the
> National Speleological Society. They are not formal, official
investigations
> like those by the NTSB; they are simply reports written by others who are
> familiar with what happened or who have talked to those who were involved.
>
> The reports cover not only what actually happened but also offer an
opinion
> on what went wrong and how it could be prevented in the future.
>
> It seems as if this feedback could be beneficial in making LSR safer for
> everyone. As it is, little is learned from other's mistakes or accidents
> except from what is heard via the "grapevine".
>
> What does anyone else think of this idea?
>
> Regards, Neil Tucson, AZ
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Glen Barrett [mailto:speedtimer@charter.net]
> Sent: Tuesday, October 28, 2003 8:03 AM
> To: ardunbill@webtv.net; Keith Turk; land-speed@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: Limitations
>
> Back in the days of the jet car wars Art Arfons had a wing that would
change
> the angle of down force directly connected with the body lift and axle
> changes. This was down with simple linkage.
> I agree with Seth on the vehicle reaching it's limitations of design. The
> tire tracks show this at the point it started and until the car started to
> lift. Once a little side ways it became a wing and the front of the car
went
> airborn prior to starting a series of rolls and flips. We learn a lot from
> each one and lessons learned made a difference on this vehicle and Seths
> outcome.
> Glen
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