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Originally Posted by John
Once the car went tumbling, all activity on the track was immediately halted.
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Sure it was. However, you can still hear cars driving by as he is climbing out of the car.
It's amazing how long 'immediately halted' takes to happen. So while yes, I'm sure the corner workers 'immediately' threw red flags, it sometimes takes drivers time to respond to those flags. I've seen drivers in HPDE4 'miss' red flags. If a driver misses a red flag it can sometimes take quite a while to get to the next flag station. If the flag the driver just missed was right before the accident you could have someone coming at you at '105 MPH'.
The only time I'd EVER get out of a car (even if it is upside down) is when a corner worker (or the medical team) told me to.