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WERA issues statement over ambulance crossing live trac…
Track riding, and especially racing, is never risk-free, but the danger presented by riding a motorcycle flat-out on a race track in even the safest-possible circumstances means that any added risks must be avoided. Unfortunately, that is not always the case, and certainly that reality has been highlighted by a video posted online by a motorcycle racer in the US. The video has been shared fairly widely by now, including by 2022 Daytona 200 winner Brandon Paasch, who wrote on Instagram “This actually might be the craziest thing I’ve seen in a while,” and that “this kinda [thing] is why the Europeans don’t like racing in America.” It is a truly…
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NASCAR issues largest team fine in history against Hendrick
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — NASCAR levied the largest combined fine on one team in series history Wednesday, hammering Hendrick Motorsports for modifying air-deflecting pieces last weekend at Phoenix Raceway. Hendrick was issued a combined $400,000 in fines — $100,000 to each of its four crew chiefs, along with four-race suspensions for the quartet — and docked the drivers 100 regular-season points and 10 playoffs points each. Although NASCAR has issued larger monetary fines and suspensions, the Hendrick penalties are the largest combined punishment for one organization. NASCAR’s winningest team said it would appeal. William Byron has won back-to-back races for Hendrick to give HMS two wins through the first four races…
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Motor vehicle repair injury – HSE issues safety warning about working under vehicles without proper equipment
The Health and Basic safety Government (HSE) is warning mechanics and motor repairers of the dangers of doing work beneath motor vehicles without proper gear. HSE’s security warning follows considerations by the office basic safety watchdog about the quantity of men and women who died from 2017 to 2022 in the motor motor vehicle fix (MVR) market from incidents brought on by working under motor vehicles that ended up not appropriately supported. The motor automobile repair service (MVR) market spans lots of various types of function. Each has its individual protection dangers to its employees, who could be functioning in a community repairs garage, car bodyshop or carrying out recovery…
