UDPB: Brad Sweet on what happened at Knoxville during Carson Macedo's wreck

Brad Sweet talks about what happened after a wreck that involved Carson Macedo on Saturday during the A-Main.
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[@bradbalderson8172]

Big thumbs up to Brad, Gio and Spencer for working to get him out with the safety crew.

[@timg7627]

Glad Carson seems to be relatively ok. That was an intense few moments. Extremely respectable actions from several drivers and the safety team.

[@PhylisAllyson]

He has been released and did walk out of the hospital early this morning

[@plantfeeder6677]

This was gut wrenching to watch. Prayers to Carson that he's okay. One of the worst head ons into the wall I've seen and at Knoxville too which is a very fast track. Thank you Brad, Giovanni, and Spencer for coming to the aid of your brother in arms. This will not be forgotten.

[@Uphold-your-Rights]

I was at the 2006 Nationals when Steve King hit the turn 3 wall. His seat broke and it killed him. Was pretty gruesome.

[@KnOwN2Push]

Forever a fan of Brad,Gio,Spencer, Carson these guys put it on the line everyday.

[@bobstatoniii2826]

Respect for brad

[@ezduzit4009]

This just underscores the importance of having well trained track personnel and the proper resources. Had this accident not occurred at knoxville we may have had a much worse outcome. Only the premier tracks have the resources to have all the best equipment available for these incidents. Most local tracks and fire departments dont have access to type b foam for aviation fires or in this case a methanol fire. And also I've seen many bad safety crews in my day. We have to make sure all tracks are properly prepared for this type of situation.

[@butch1508]

Agreed

[@jimolin8092]

Brad sweet I did not like you much but last night you gained my respect ....for one competitor to respect another with that much emotion is amazing

[@butch1508]

Exactly me as well.

[@aRedFrog]

Brad does this kind of stuff all of the time. May not like him as a racer but he is one heck of a man!

[@ryman66r5]

You could've just left the first part out and it would've been fine.

[@Uphold-your-Rights]

They all know that could be them in that situation.

[@butch1508]

Prayers for Carson.

[@japanesetoenglish]

When you watch the footage, you see that Brad did not even look to see how bad the flames were. He went straight to the cab of the car to grab hold of the belts.

[@chucktarkany9663]

Brad is a class act. Glad Carson is ok . Scary deal

[@Mylo-gy7sh]

I was so proud to see Brad and basin and Jill out there trying to do everything they could to help a fellow driver. That shows their heart and their love for each other and I was so proud to see them getting in the fire trying to help him out

[@Mylo-gy7sh]

Sweet,baston and geo

[@randysiler7458]

That was hard to watch. Kudos to everyone involved in the rescue.

[@Mylo-gy7sh]

Having both my grandfathers being inducted into the racing Hall of Fame and my uncles and growing up at the racetrack to see that was one of the scariest things if someone is unconscious or hurt and their cars on fire is one of the worst scenarios.

[@diychad7268]

You know it would be a hell of a note coming to from being knocked out and it be a thousand degrees around you

[@unclemuir]

This was about as serious as it gets. The safety personnel made it to the wreck extremally fast. This was a well trained crew and they ran into a few problems. Think about the tracks that are not that well equipped.

[@glenchapman3899]

It was about 4 seconds from when the car came to a stop. Which by any standard is astonishing. Gives the driver every chance to survive such a situation

[@evenfloseamless]

Well trained? Maybe so, but they failed with fire attack. In fact, it appears that the extinguishing agents used weren't sufficient. Water IS NOT EFFECTIVE on alcohol fires.

[@JoeLinux2000]

Sounds bad when he says it's so hot that he can't undo the belts.

[@lesleydavies8824]

Old racer here, it reminded me of the time I was covered by fire fighting foam because of a small fire after a roll, the worst bit.. I couldnt breath as no oxygen about.

[@terrygarvin1392]

Outlaws racing is very dangerous but thrilling racing. Prayers to Carson and really every driver.

[@lrrsmith887]

Influenced by Occam and looking at the video, Carson got a little loose in turn 4 and then went straight according to the left front wheel (You cannot see the right front wheel) which landed him in the fence. The commentators said that the drivers were using 4 tear offs per lap so maybe he was blinded by the dirt. Could be mechanical but JJR is a top team, well resourced. Carson will probably not remember what happened so we will probably never know.

[@pauloehmen1665]

Nice job

[@kristyjacoby7444]

He sounds as though he is beating himself up. I hope he understands that he did a fantastic job. He did his part to the fullest. It was a tag team effort situation.❤

[@davevanhoose6573]

The safety crew was at the car almost as soon as it stopped which was incredible! Cusps to the safety crew and I’m sure everyone will learn from this and thankfully Carson walked away

[@sidebite2533]

What the hell does "Cusps" mean?

[@davidvanbrunt4233]

Scary !

[@raymond3803]

You damn right. Dead weight is hard to extract. Methanol fire + Knocked out driver. Wolfgang burned-up because of a double rap aluminum seat. Black man's waist is round. White man's waist is oval. White man has to stand, turn 90 degrees to get body through, then turn back 90 degrees to sit. Try extracting an unconscious driver out of that chair. Today, there's left side safety cages. Additional vertical roll cage support bar. Halos. HANS device. Mandatory cockpit fire extinguisher (that didn't work here) Huge, full body enclosed seats. Left side arm guards. Fuel pump 10 inches away from driver's junk. Throttle has a perch below and above your toes. To lift if throttle sticks. 10X more shit (than Wolfgang had to contend with) to get hung up on now, when trying to get out.

[@brianhagler4490]

Doug Wolfgang burned after his car crashed and he was unconscious. There was virtually NO safety workers at that crash. If it wasn’t for Mark and Steve (other drivers) there to get him out, we would of perished. He had every right to bring a lawsuit as that was deliberate indifference. The sport needs these safety devices, or more would perish. What all tracks need is the proper training and equipment to handle these kinds of instances; crews should know the car in side and out. Just because someone is a EMT or Paramedic, doesn’t mean they’re necessarily useful at a track like this. This sport is getting faster and faster- one would think that the safety aspect would keep pace, but thats’s not always the case.

[@raymond3803]

@@brianhagler4490 That's not true. There was a fire crew at Lakeside. They hired him. Same guy and his team worked out of a Ranchero or El Camino type fire rescue vehicle painted up to identify what it was. They were considered good enough having served many tracks in and around the Kansas City area for years at the time. Wolfgang's crash exposed their incompetence. Somebody isn't doing some lab work somewhere. While driver uniforms have improved more than I thought, a methanol fire extinguisher doesn't seem any more effective than they were when Swede Savage crashed @ Indy in 1973. btw: Savage walked to the ambulance stretcher too, crash still proved fatal one month later from a hospital staff infection. WoO organization is vulnerable to legalities RIGHT NOW. To mandate a worthless cockpit fire suppression system while simultaneously allowing a high-pressure fuel pump to be mounted 10" away from driver's junk. What kind of sick mongoloid mentality is that?

[@Legend_Playz46]

Gotta love how other racers care for one another on the track when stuff like this happens.

[@caseyhepler2806]

Are the high limit races well staffed

[@dougbrooks7681]

Why don't these guys run a fire compression system , my father in law ran one in his midget back in the late 70s, and I really don't want to hear it's a weight thing ,I think drivers live is more important

[@HoldenBTW]

Does anybody have a replay of how it happened?

[@glenchapman3899]

He was on the bottom in turn 3 and 4. Car just suddenly turned right and slammed into the wall. I am no expert but it looked like it had to be something mechanical

[@chuckg6039]

Chaz has a lot of video coverage.

[@plantfeeder6677]

That could've only happened two ways. 1. Not likely, he ran into the back of another car lifting his front wheels off the ground or 2. Something broke in the steering linkage or suspension

[@chuckg6039]

@@plantfeeder6677 looked like he just starting loosing it and then over corrected.

[@loganfitz4920]

@@chuckg6039 absolutely not lol. Something broke. This was an unfortunate part failure. Not a driver error.

[@kyleestes321]

I think Brad's eyebrows are singed

[@joshblack3487]

A pack of brothers that’s it…

[@easttexan2933]

Interviewer: "What did you do after you exited your car?" Sweet: Well, I just thought I would run around screaming at the first responders and just basically hinder them from doing their job." Interviewer: Well you certainly did a good job of that. Glad you're ok.

[@fozzybear9114]

Drivers SHOULDNT get out of thier cars to assist. Sweet was in the way several times. He is NOT trained for this period

[@troycarnall7609]

Sweet did not get in the way. Several of them had a go at getting the belts etc. undone but had to get away from the heat, they all kept trying to have another go.

[@aRedFrog]

YOURE opinon is NOT valid PERIOD😂 foh

[@chuckg6039]

My respect for Brad just went up. Not down.

[@uwdawgs2072]

If drivers shouldn't get out of there cars to help, then Doug Wolfgang wouldn't be living today based on your opinion.

[@stevenburmeister1484]

If you were in that burning car, you would not worry about who is trying to help you. Brad had full fire suit, gloves and helmet on.

[@jefferyspicioli9192]

How open wheel tracks get liability insurance is beyond me.

[@briansmith8715]

Where is a fire suppression system

[@brianhagler4490]

If the suppression system was still in the car, I didn’t see any indication it went off. Those systems are not designed to extinguish a fire such as this. There is Methanol and other car lubricants etc that are at play here. Methanol fires need water to dilute so the dry or foam can help extinguish; water also helps cool. From the video I watched, it appears there wasn’t enough water. I know Brad is upset at this situation, because it could of been him or others. They need to push the Woo to have standards for tracks across the country. Knoxville has a good crew but there is always room for improvement. Hope they look at this proactively and move forward with training.

[@carguy7243]

The flip was that violent it got ripped out of the car you can see it laying on the track .