Safety Items

Indy car racing includes numerous safety devices and teams to help ensure participant safety. Just a few of those are listed here.

• What is an attenuator?
• Attenuator
• This device reduces the load on the neck and protects the chest and collar bone from injury
• Hans Device
• It's not just a helmet, there is a lot of technology in there.
• Helmet
• What happens when there is an accident?
• Incident Response Procedure
• What is all that stuff in the safety truck, who is that in it?
Safety trucks
• How do drivers survive hitting the wall at speeds around 200MPH?
• Safer Barrier
• What saftey equipment does a driver wear?
• Safety Equipment
• What is the Suspension Wheel/wing Energy Management System?
SWEMS

Anatomy of an Indy car

• Comparison between Nascar Nextel Cup , F1 and Indy cars
• Anatomy of the indy car
• Dallara - Indy Car Series Chassis
• Steering Wheel
• Car setup for oval or road course
• Technical Inspection
• Indy Car Chassis Wings

Communication

• The Drivers Ear piece
• The Flags
• Pit Box