ElementaryMBA

1. What injury does the HANS device protect against?

Broken ribs from the seat beltBasilar skull fracture from extreme decelerationBurns from a fuel fireHearing loss from engine noise

2. Who invented the HANS device, and what is their relationship?

Dr. Robert Hubbard and Jim Downing, brothers-in-lawDr. Dean Sicking and Dr. Wilfred Sweeny, college roommatesTony Hulman and Wilbur Shaw, business partnersDr. Geoff Billows and Dr. Julia Vaizer, mentor and student

3. What event in February 2001 finally led NASCAR to mandate the HANS device in October of that year?

Dale Earnhardt's death on the last lap of the Daytona 500An IndyCar fire at DaytonaA congressional hearing on motorsport safetyMass driver resignations

4. What does SAFER stand for?

Safety Acceleration For Every RaceSteel And Foam Energy ReductionSoft Asphalt For Energy ReductionSafer Auto Fenders, Engineered, Reinforced

5. Where and when was the SAFER barrier first installed?

Daytona International Speedway, 2001Indianapolis Motor Speedway, May 2002Las Vegas Motor Speedway, 2011Pocono Raceway, 2015

6. By approximately how much does the SAFER barrier reduce the risk of serious injury?

About 10%About 30%About 50% (the original goal)About 75% (the actual measured result)

7. What is Nomex?

A type of carbon fiber used in race car chassisA fire-resistant meta-aramid polymer fabricA racing tire compoundA type of polycarbonate windshield

8. When was the IndyCar aeroscreen introduced, and who designed it?

2002, designed by Dean Sicking2015, designed by Justin Wilson2018, designed by FIA2020, designed by Red Bull Advanced Technologies

9. Which TWO IndyCar drivers' deaths led most directly to the development of the aeroscreen?

Dale Earnhardt and Ayrton SennaEddie Sachs and Dave MacDonaldDan Wheldon (2011) and Justin Wilson (2015)Patrick Jacquemart and Robert Hubbard

10. What is the IU School of Medicine fellowship that trains motorsports physicians?

The Indianapolis 500 Medical ResidencyThe Indiana Sports Medicine ProgramThe Motorsports Medicine Fellowship (launched 2020)The Speedway Emergency Response Initiative

Episode 6 — Quiz