I was only about 10 when the Cold War ended. So I missed the feelings of unease, paranoia, and waiting for the seemingly inevitable. So glad it's looking more and more like I will finally get to experience all those wonderful things my parents did.

That's still not a reason to get angry. It's a reason to laugh and flip the bird.

to what angle can these steering racks turn to the outside ?

He wasn't going "flat out through the turn" the race was under caution, he was going maybe 40-50 mph.

The track officials weren't on track when he got out of the car. Why? Because it's a hot track and they don't venture out there until all of the cars are slowed down and formed up. Why? Because you can get hit and killed by another car if you're out there when you shouldn't be. It's race track safety 101.

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You are assuming that these mud buggies with solid rear axle and bigger tires on the outside drives exactly like a conventional road going race car, it is not the case. Applying power to steer quicker toward the infield was indeed an evasive manoeuver. Also, don't forget they drive on dirt, not on asphalt, take your…

I am reposting a comment from Missed-Minardi as it explains well.

The problem with this line of thinking is that there doesn't seem like a good reason why Tony would get on the gas when he did. It's unusual. To get around the track at that speed, it's unnecessary.

Here's a good line from a very good take on Motorsport.com

90% of steering in a Sprint car is by the throttle input.

You guys might want to make it clear, since there seem to be a ton of mis/uninformed commenters who think they understand sprint cars, exactly what makes them difficult to handle. Maybe post an article with just a little educational material, because the amount of wild speculation coming from people who just have no…

For all we know, Tony was trying to avoid Kevin, and the car slipped wide. Just as easily, Tony could have been trying to scare him and the back end got unexpectedly loose. You would think that Tony would handle his car better than that, but even the pros make mistakes.

yeah that cell phone vid with its directional mic picked up Stewart's engine revving, not the cars right in front of the stands where the video was recorded.

I don't know, I wasn't there, but I have driven cars with locked diffs. They DON'T turn well unless you hit the throttle.

Ever drive a sprint car? Or any car with a locked diff? They don't turn well off throttle. You HAVE to give it throttle for any significant turn.

Yeah, on review, I might've been a bit quick to judge brakes vs. no brakes as the best course here. Freakin' dirt tracks. Kid put himself in a really bad position. It's easy to believe that Stewart would rev to put the fear of God into him—see above re: throwing helmets at cars, though I definitely don't think he…

Wow, so many experts who weren't even there...

There are several things I studied in this video. First, if you look closely, the track is shiny, meaning it's very slick with a lot of rubber laid down. A lot of New York dirt tracks get this way by feature time. I replayed this video dozens of times before I saw the rear end of Stewart's sprint car kicking out…

Put away the noose... Unless you were there you probably don't know.