@LIGIERJS111979 I was Emmo's pit chief then. There was no way that we could see up the curved pit lane, and when Michael came into sight, he was doing about 140 mph. Emmo was already halfway out, so all I could do was yell "Stay right! Stay right!" over the radio, but there was no room. It turned out that pit lane had been set up incorrectly, and was two feet narrower than it was supposed to be. Two feet would have been enough...
Dude--Only thing that woulda saved this??? PIT ROAD SPEED LIMIT. We just didn't have that rule figured out yet, and as I'm sure you remember Michael was onea the CRAZIEST guys at not "self-policing" pit road speed. Thankfully both those guys and all the HELMETLESS crew lived to tell about this one. Sometimes it just takes a while to figure these things out. Yeah, especially with the bending main straight at Long Beach, no chance on this one.
I love Emmo- he could easily have 5 Indys with no argument. But in this case Emmo uses those tires to make the pit lane singular. He's counting on Michael to eat his brakes and keep him behind using the tires as an excuse to widen the lane. I have no problem with it- the pit set up is bad.
Michael Andretti, Scott Goodyear, Lloyd Ruby, Raul Boesel, Roberto Guerrero and others I can’t recall are some of the most talented drivers never to win the Indy 500.
No, that would be when Mario crashed into the safety truck during a yellow flag and around the corner comes Michael and crashes into Mario. Both in their white K-Mart Indy cars.
"Unavoidable"? The car and the team leaving thei pit area have an obligation to watch and stop for cars coming from behind, even if it costs them a position.
@@maxbrower2139 That was gold. I believe the driver was one of the Pistons,funny in itself,but it held up the race for a while with the drivers stuck sitting in the sun. Brand new top of the line 'Vette sustained pretty heavy damage, too,hitting the concrete barrier. Forgot about it 'til now. Way to go,Max
There was no speed limit at this time either, but fortunately Andretti wasn't fully back up to speed yet. This was one of a number of incidents in various types of racing in the early '90s that led to speed limits being adopted almost universally in a short span of time.
I was there for that race, I was close to the hairpin turn. I heard the crash, but the sound of the crowd in aw was even louder. I believe it was after that race that CART implemented speed limits once in the pitlane.
Unser's and Ralph Sheheen announcing 😖😖 I'd love to watch the historic races from Laguna but can't stomach Ralph voice. If they would have Leigh Diffey announce I'd be watching all day long. Just a thought and VHS recording at it's finest. I know it's not Sheheen at this race by the way.
@LIGIERJS111979 I was Emmo's pit chief then. There was no way that we could see up the curved pit lane, and when Michael came into sight, he was doing about 140 mph. Emmo was already halfway out, so all I could do was yell "Stay right! Stay right!" over the radio, but there was no room. It turned out that pit lane had been set up incorrectly, and was two feet narrower than it was supposed to be. Two feet would have been enough...
Dude--Only thing that woulda saved this??? PIT ROAD SPEED LIMIT. We just didn't have that rule figured out yet, and as I'm sure you remember Michael was onea the CRAZIEST guys at not "self-policing" pit road speed. Thankfully both those guys and all the HELMETLESS crew lived to tell about this one. Sometimes it just takes a while to figure these things out. Yeah, especially with the bending main straight at Long Beach, no chance on this one.
I love Emmo- he could easily have 5 Indys with no argument. But in this case Emmo uses those tires to make the pit lane singular. He's counting on Michael to eat his brakes and keep him behind using the tires as an excuse to widen the lane. I have no problem with it- the pit set up is bad.
And this is why there is now a speed limit on pit road.
Absolutely Spot-on. An EXEMPLARY crash to show why the "Pit road button" is on race cars these days.
Michael Andretti, Scott Goodyear, Lloyd Ruby, Raul Boesel, Roberto Guerrero and others I can’t recall are some of the most talented drivers never to win the Indy 500.
I always felt bad for Michael. He was in a class of his own during that era but had such bad luck at times.
Back in the glory days before Tony George screwed it up for everyone.
2:50..The funniest part was that where the pace car hit the wall it read "STOP" on the ground..LOL..
That went to amateur hour pretty quick, sheesh.
I was sitting right in front of this accident with my dad God rest his soul!
Need to adjust the tracking on your VCR
Looking at Roger Penske in this video...has the man aged at all. Look at him same white haircut and headset.
7 yrs. later,same!
hey man is this my VHS tape from 20 years ago? I let someone borrow it but never got it back...
Lol i think you are not getting it back
Michael is one of the best drivers to never win Indy.
Mansell is the best to never win Indy.
@@ostihpem A lot of good drivers never won Indy.
@@ostihpemThanks, Dennis Vitolo.
God, what a strange moment!
In the Emmo X Mike incident, I think was team Penske pit chief´s fault..
Yes, it is Penske’s fault for unsafe release, though it is not all their fault, was just a bad accident.
Man, Bobby Unser was terrible.
how many gears in those cars ?
0:43 Roger just fuckin' stands there
Roger had seen a bunch of crap by then.
This has to be pne of the craziest moments (if not the craziest moment) in IndyCar style racing
No, that would be when Mario crashed into the safety truck during a yellow flag and around the corner comes Michael and crashes into Mario. Both in their white K-Mart Indy cars.
Weren't there pit lane speed limits?
That was a nasty wreck. Glad nobody got hurt.
Arute relaying the "Word was..." about another car blocking Emmo's pit box as video plays, showing zero cars in front of Emmo's pit box.
How do they adjust the tracking on UA-cam?
One of the most stupid crash, that i've ever seen.
"Unavoidable"? The car and the team leaving thei pit area have an obligation to watch and stop for cars coming from behind, even if it costs them a position.
The worst pace car ever!
*"IndyCar 2018 Detroit Pace Car Crashes before Race Starts!"*
@@maxbrower2139 That was gold. I believe the driver was one of the Pistons,funny in itself,but it held up the race for a while with the drivers stuck sitting in the sun. Brand new top of the line 'Vette sustained pretty heavy damage, too,hitting the concrete barrier. Forgot about it 'til now. Way to go,Max
What was Bobby Unser thinking????
How would Michael be aware of tires being out there
At least it wasn't like back in the 1970s, people coming down pit lane at 200MPH.
There was no speed limit at this time either, but fortunately Andretti wasn't fully back up to speed yet. This was one of a number of incidents in various types of racing in the early '90s that led to speed limits being adopted almost universally in a short span of time.
Johnny Rutherford doing his best impression of Eldon Palmer there.
the pit crew shoulda waited a half second then waved him out and that woulda all been avoided
I was there for that race, I was close to the hairpin turn. I heard the crash, but the sound of the crowd in aw was even louder. I believe it was after that race that CART implemented speed limits once in the pitlane.
Whoa, now that's wild!
Michael sure got his panties in a twist.
I want you to go back out on that track and hit the pace car!
Pace Car hit the tire wall?? WTF
...In the three seconds between the time Emmo starts out and the impact, Michael has travelled 200 feet. Things happen quickly in racing.
Especially when there is no pit road speed limit.
His speed was about 140mph before he hit the brakes. At that speed, 200ft goes by in 1 second.
It doesn't matter what the year is. Roger Penske always looks old.
"Sam that's not true...."
Penske should have been automatically penalized though.
what beauty car
...only in Long Beach...
Unser's and Ralph Sheheen announcing 😖😖 I'd love to watch the historic races from Laguna but can't stomach Ralph voice. If they would have Leigh Diffey announce I'd be watching all day long. Just a thought and VHS recording at it's finest. I know it's not Sheheen at this race by the way.
FittaPinapple excuses, I sure don't miss him.
I saw Marlboro and for a moment I thought Senna was in there
Shut up Michael, you're not fit to clean Emmo's boots.