He fried his feet and still finished 15th!

[Wasch_24]

Link


CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) -- Brian Vickers suffered second degree burns to his feet when an exhaust pipe broke midway through the 500-mile race at Bristol Motor Speedway. He was walking gingerly Tuesday during an appearance at Team Red Bull headquarters, but team officials said he would be prepared to race this weekend at Martinsville Speedway.

 

[Texas Cop]

So the pipe broke, and he continued the race with the broken pipe? Or the pipe broke, injured him, was patched, and he continued to race after injury? Either way, holy shnickees!



drew

 

[cvm4]

I didn't hear that. He definitely took one for the Toyota team

 

[tobby4]

wow that is crazy.. could you imagine the constant burn

 

[Wasch_24]

So the pipe broke, and he continued the race with the broken pipe? Or the pipe broke, injured him, was patched, and he continued to race after injury? Either way, holy shnickees!



drew

The exhaust pipe broke and was pointed right at his floor board the whole race.

 

[tobby4]

just slowly cooking the bottom of his feet

 

[Wasch_24]

For like 4 hours!

 

[tobby4]

yea seriously.. not fun

 

[Wasch_24]

The level of pain has to rank right up there with Scott Riggs cut up feet last year.

He jumped off a 'Jet Ski' at the beach right into a bed of broken sea shells. Shreaded his feeet requiring something like 50 stitches and had to race the next weekend.

 

[tobby4]

yep.. and you can do nothing about it, not like you can take a pain killer or anything..>

 

[Wasch_24]

Just gotta suck it up.

 

[tobby4]

wow.. my feet hurt just thinking about that...

 

[Boppa-Wasch]

That would take alot of ice bags..

 

[Headbanger]

I read that too. amazing he was able to finish. It might have affected this week more than last. He did not quality for this weeks race.

 

[Wasch_24]

There is an article on NASCAR.com addressing this, and other issues.

Apparently quite a few teams had issues with the exhaust system.

 

[kirscovitch]

i wonder if it was all that bad when he was racing. with all that adrenaline, he may have felt little to nothing.

 

[BradMc]

Well he took one for the team...........

 

[cvm4]

Toyota likes to give up the spots to American manufacturers :hysterica

 

[Wasch_24]

Toyota likes to give up the spots to American manufacturers :hysterica

Too bad the Camry is the only car in NASCAR actually made in the USA!!! :rofl:

 

[cvm4]

Damn NAFTA