As a Medic, that’s absolutely as close to “fixin’ to die” as a human being can get. Extreme respect for Hinch. It took a real man to not only survive, but then fight back from that. 👏🏼👍🏼
I always kinda liked him as a driver, but I just gained a WHOLE lot of new respect for Hinch, especially in the way that he managed to keep his sense of humor through that whole ordeal.
@@geek49203 A few years ago, Hinch did a gag video at the museum on the grounds at IMS where he acted like a goofy guide. I think it was an ABC/ESPN thing. It was hilarious.
Jeez, him just describing that made me feel sick. I didn’t realize how bad that accident was with everything until hearing this. That’s terrifying. Glad you are still here to tell the tale Hinch!
I got really nauseous hearing him explain I had to stop watching the video. I had to lay down I get sick hearing people talk about blood loss. I dont know why.
James Hinchcliffe is a confirmed badass, and is, without a doubt, my favorite Indy car driver now. Not that I follow it as much as I used to, but this guy has piqued my interest in this series again. Hell yes!
Sometimes people forget how dangerous racing still is! Safety is outstanding these days but we cannot get complacent. Much respect to Hitch for getting back in the car after such an injury. As always great job to Jr. and the guys best podcast on the internet!
Just have to love Hinch! This guy needs a go at an xfinity car...hint...hint. or a try in a cup car. Super talented driver and a great ambassador for auto racing!
I did the same as you did. I have heard the name before but I don't follow that motorsport. I should have watched the crash video first then his story. That crash was hard to watch after hearing his story.
Hinch: “Yeah I got impaled and almost bled out nbd, btw here’s *extremely graphic detail about it* “ Jr: “did you get to keep the suspension part” Hinch: *visible disappointment* “no they wouldn’t let me, I wanted tho” Y’all are crazy lol
If they weren’t so brave they would be just like us. how many people drive Indycars in the world? Out of 8 billion? Brain chemistry is phenomenally unique. 300 feet per second. And they volunteer for it.
Whoooa ..... So Glad you are alright My Guy. We would have lost someone special. Not many people that can come out & have a good sense of humor about something so extremely nuts But...thank gooey not many have ever experienced anything close to that. You’re a straight up G Hinch.
I just about lost it when I found out Hinch was on! Love Jr's show and this just made my week! This also completed a small item on my bucket list. A combo of Indy and Nascar with 2 of my favorite drivers!
Yeah RIP Greg Moore. Safety has really advanced in racing with revolutionary innovations. I read an article with the Euro designers of the halo which is integrated into the IndyCar aeroscreen and they apparently referenced the Fontana Moore crash when they engineered the halo. Hopefully that kind of impact will now be survivable!
I was at a dirt late model race at tazewell speedway and saw a driver named chicky Barton have a drive shaft come thru the cockpit and destroy his leg.. It was a very scary scene so I can't imagine what this was like
@@xSoccerxCorex Another thing I read about it was that he was lucky that this accident happened on a practice day when there was little traffic in the streets, and it took only a few minutes to get to the hospital. If this had happened on race day with all the traffic around the track, Hinch probably would have died with them trying to get to the hospital.
Just watched the crash video.... Dayyumm!!! That was nasty!!! Just think how bad it would have been in they didn’t have the safer wall barriers in place!!!! Glad he is ok 👌 that was insane!!!
I was in the suites on the outside of Turn 2 out and saw Marcelo's crash in 1992. He was coming out of Turn 1 and the car ended up against the outside wall going into Turn 2. The SAFER barriers were not invented and approved yet and the same for the HANS device. I don't know if Marcelo had any penetration of the cockpit from racecar parts or not, but that was a sad event to see live and in person. Even with Hinch's crash a few years ago, racing is getting safer all the time.
This is painful to watch & listen to. It's almost like watching those fail videos where people get hit in the guts or something, you can somewhat imagine or even almost "feel" the pain although you aren't experiencing it. I wouldn't wish something like what happened to Hinch in 2015 to anybody. How he survived is unbelievable. Funny how he wanted that suspension piece though, I'm pretty sure if he had gotten it he probably would have it hanging as a reminder of that day or something. Definitely a feel-good story when thinking about the timeline of events that occurred between the accident and the return to the track.
I am new here, I don’t know what I’m doing. I just always watch on Dale every day on RU-vid and I thought well I will go to dirty Moe mediation see what I can find so that’s where I am right now.
I bled out from a femoral artery tear..It was a surreal experience. I got cold, light began to lose its color, everything kinda Greyed out to nothing.. I thank those EMTs daily too..and the surgeon that fixed me up and installed some new titanium parts. XP . I was riding my Motorcycle, Lady pulled out in front of me, I hit the front brake too hard, pushed the front out and I put my foot down in reaction... Oops.. That mistake broke my hip so bad my leg flailed around me and Kicked myself in the back of the head, off of and in front of the motorcycle that then ran me over as I slid into the car with it and it flipped upon impact...and landed On top of me. XD . XD I was fine aside from bleeding out and a broken foot and hip. Rehab was a little strange though. I woke up the next day...Left hip rebuilt, Right foot pinned and a Doctor over me..... I was told "You have about a years worth of recovery here, You need to take it easy and not move too much, Your artery needs to heal so no walking or moving that hip area for at least A week" and then He left.. Then another one comes in, and I was told "You won't be able to put that foot on the ground for at least 2 weeks and no walking on it till we pull those pins in 6 weeks, the pain is going to be atrocious and you'll bend all those pins and rods up if you do" and She left.. Then, the surgeon/carpenter walks in, "Ok Get up, You need to start walking on that hip as soon as you can to make sure this surgery takes and then I want you to walk as far as you can over the next few days you are here and when you get home, Try to add steps every day till you start rehab, Lets get started'... Me- "?" . So as you can imagine, with the combination of those Conflicting messages and the heavy drugs, it made for a very strange first days of recovery and a slightly misshapen foot. XP . I gave up listening to the Doctors on day 4 and I was kicking the bike back to life 6 months later. Modern medicine is as unbelievable as My own stupidity.
he lived from a femoral artery injury..... WOW!!!! that is a lucky SOB. . when i was in boy-scouts.... we were told a story about a dude who slipped with his knife.... cut the inside of his leg, near the crotch and bleed out DRY in 10 seconds.... . like.... that artery is like 1 inch wide.... it has to move a LOT of blood, because it supply's your whole leg (and when you run, your legs need TONS of oxygen) . thats just amazing to me..... like.... if i cut my femoral.... i probably would not even panic. just say "well, its been a good life"..... and just wait a few seconds for death. . the A-arm must have formed a tight "seal" and prevented all that "high pressure" blood from just POURING out. . sorta like how they say dont pull the knife out..... as its holding the blood in.
6:11 no dale..... like... 22 units of blood is not surprising.... you cant stop that. . like.... you would have to put a tourniquet around the WASTE..... and that alone would kill a guy. . pretty much..... if you dont have said 22 units of blood on hand in less than ~2 mins. the dude is gonna die. . like.... he is probably 1 in 10,000 that has survived a cut femoral.... amazing
@@kainhall Kinda depends on how bad it is. Completely severed you're going to bleed out quick. just nicked and you might not need anything, it will heal on its own. Big range between those extremes as well.
The Homatro safety team is the best safety team in motorsports without a doubt. Without any less of a team Hinch wouldn’t have had a chance of survival
Yeah, I remember the news being very slow to come out. At first it looked pretty run-of-the-mill, and Indycar didn't say much about his injuries. It wasn't until a couple of days later that we found out how bad it had really been.
ya..... especially when you know how fast blood comes out of a femoral artery when its cut...... you have like 3 to 60 seconds.... . the fact that the piece stayed in his body saved his life..... along with having 22 units (A CRAP TON of blood) right their and waiting
You can tell the difference in medical care for people with money and those who don't have much,I race late model dirt cars at bubba raceway park in Ocala FL,I rolled my car somehow my belt broke and I came loose when the car stopped my head was stuck in the roll cage my jaw was broken both arms and my left leg our infield care team is a couple day labors and a off duty EMT no lie when they got to me the EMT said SIR THIS IS GOING TO HURT A LITTLE WE ARE JUST GOING TO SNATCH YOU OUT ONCE THE ROOF IS CUT OFF,BUT YOUR ALREADY FUCKED UP PRETTY GOOD SO NO HARM NO FOUL 🤔🤔😐
When i got shot in the left hip i bled out pretty fast.went through over 50 units of blood in no time.the hole was nothing it was the almost instant detox that sucked.they should have a special blood bank for druggies.
That was an awesome story of survival from an horrific accident. An amazing sense of humor was shown while he was describing it,. But still A lot of cringe worthy moments.
He announces for IndyCar, and considering he sat on the pole at the very same race, a year later, means he can do whatever the hell he wants... That includes annoying your insignificant ass...
So glad there is formula one and Indycar. NASCAR was my favorite, then they got woke and put all the politics front and center. Formula one and indycar May have the same thing, but I don’t see it on the broadcasts.