What Prepares You for This Mike Semel 1971

Mike Semel 1971 – 1975 USGP & Can Am Technical Inspection Driver’s Equipment 1975

Safety Components • Cars • Drivers • Safety Equipment • Safety System • Tracks

Drivers • Good Physical Shape • Hydrated • Concussions?

Concussions • Don’t need to have been unconscious. • Don’t need to have directly

Helmets • Helmet Shell protects the wearer from External Impacts. • Helmet liner absorbs

Helmets • FIA 8860, Snell 2015 • Weighs only 2. 2 lbs with radio.

FIREFIGHTING SYSTEM FIRE EXTINGUISHERS FLUID MANAGEMENT INDYCAR STARTER JACK HOLMATRO RESCUE TOOLS

Technology – Measure Crash G-forces In-ear Accelerometer 3 -sensors – vertical, lateral, longitudinal In-car

Technology I-PAS Portable Concussion Evaluation Tool

Father Phil De. Rea – Indy. Car Ministry

John Gorsline • Insurance • Scholarship • Family Assistance • Logistics

Stand 21 Racing Goes Safer Foundation Merci, Yves!

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What Prepares You for This ?

Mike Semel 1971 – 1975 USGP & Can Am Technical Inspection Driver’s Equipment 1975 – 1980 U. S. Grand Prix Fire Chief 1984 - 1986 Watkins Glen Intl. Safety Director 1980 – 1999 CART Indy. Car Safety Team ----------------------------------1977 – 1995 NY State EMT 1980 – 1995 Rescue Captain, West Elmira VFD ---------------------------------1980 – 2006 Chemung Electronics/Chemung Computer, Elmira 2006 – 2012 Business Continuity Technologies, Las Vegas 2012 – Semel Consulting, LLC

Dr. Steve Olvey Dr. Terry Trammel

Safety Components • Cars • Drivers • Safety Equipment • Safety System • Tracks

Cars

Cars

Drivers • Good Physical Shape • Hydrated • Concussions?

Hydration

Concussions

Concussions • Don’t need to have been unconscious. • Don’t need to have directly hit your head. • Don’t need to have been amnesic. • Normal routing CT or MRI as a rule. • May or may not have post concussion symptoms. • Repeated sub-clinical head accelerations will likely become part of the definition in the near future. • 4 th International Conference on Concussion

Safety Equipment

Helmets • Helmet Shell protects the wearer from External Impacts. • Helmet liner absorbs some of an internal impact (brain impacting skull) • HELMET ITSELF CAN INFLICT INJURY • THERE IS NO CONCUSSIONPROOF HELMET.

Helmets • FIA 8860, Snell 2015 • Weighs only 2. 2 lbs with radio. • Multiple layers & special weaves to create better impact protection. • Visor Protection • Custom fitted to the individual driver. • FIA & Snell Foundation Provide Input. • 4 lbs 2 oz. • Based on tests designed in the 1960’s • Must protect from a force that would cause a linear skull fracture in a cadaver head. • Angular acceleration not considered in tests. • Weight not considered. • Small, Medium, or Large