The International Council of Motorsport Sciences (ICMS) and Stand 21 are holding a Short Track Drivers Safety Seminar at the Performance Racing Industry Trade Show on December 9, 2016.

The purpose of the seminar is to create an awareness of the unique safety needs of short track drivers (Sprint Cars, Midgets, Modifieds, etc.) and the safety measures that are available to lessen their risk of injury.  This free seminar addresses these issues for drivers, builders and mechanics who run this configuration of race car.

In the Driver Symposium segment Tony Stewart, Kevin Swindell, and Brian Gerster will be drawing on their own experiences and sharing with attendees how to protect drivers from injury in these open cockpit machines.  Stewart will also discuss his personal experiences with safety measures in different types of race vehicles.

IndyCar motorsports Doctor Terry Trammell will explain why drivers may be more exposed than necessary to back injuries in these cars. Davey Hamilton, Midget, Sprint and IndyCar driver, also a father of a short track driver, will discuss how to assess the safety of a Midget and Sprint Car chassis.

How to make drivers' racing seat more protective will be the subject presented by Jeff Horton, Director of Engineering with IndyCar and Dave Sharpley, a leading seat builder with DJS Safe Seat.

Doctor Steve Olvey, Motor Sports Director at the University of Miami Concussion Center and Julia Daly, ATC from Sargent College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, will address how to know if a driver has a concussion and what you can do about it.

Presented by ICMS and the Stand 21 Safety Foundation, the emphasis of this seminar will be how to make race cars safer without making it more expensive.

There is no cost to attend this seminar, but, please help with the seating and refreshment requirements by pre-registering at racinggoessafer.org. To make this session most valuable to you, feel free to bring your own safety questions to ask our assembled group of experts. For questions regarding this seminar, please contact Don Taylor at dtaylor@racinggoessafer.org.

The ICMS is an organization of professionals involved in the medical, scientific and educational aspects of the human element in motorsports safety. The Stand 21 Safety Foundation is an organization whose primary purpose is promoting enhanced motorsports safety through education and the sharing of information.

SHORT TRACK DRIVERS SAFETY SEMINAR SCHEDULE
Friday, December 9, 2016, 1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Indiana Convention Center, Rooms 206 & 207
COST: FREE

1:00 – 1:10 p.m.
OPENING REMARKS
 • Terry Trammell (ICMS) and Don Taylor (Stand 21 Safety Foundation)

1:10 – 2:00 p.m.
DRIVER SYMPOSIUM (RACING INJURIES AND PERSONAL INSIGHTS)
• Brian Gerster, Moderator & Participant, Midget and Sprint Car Driver    
• Kevin Swindell, Sprint Car Driver
• Tony Stewart, Short Track Expert Driver
            
2:00 – 2:30 p.m.
PERSONAL EXPERIENCES WITH SAFETY MEASURES IN DIFFERENT CARS
• Tony Stewart, NASCAR Driver

2:30 – 3:00 p.m.
WHAT IT TAKES TO BREAK YOUR BACK. NOT MUCH!
• Terry Trammell, M.D., Drivers Medical Advocate, Verizon IndyCar Series

3:00 – 3:30 p.m.
HOW TO ACCESS A MIDGET & SPRINT CAR CHASSIS SAFELY
• Davey Hamilton, Midget, Sprint and IndyCar Driver and Father of a Driver

3:30 – 4:15 p.m.
HOW TO MAKE YOUR RACING SEAT MORE PROTECTIVE
• Jeff Horton, Eng., Director of Engineering, Verizon IndyCar Series            
• Dave Sharpley Jr., DJS Safe Seat LLC

4:15 – 5:00 p.m.   
HOW DO I KNOW IF I HAVE A CONCUSSION AND WHAT DO I DO ABOUT IT
• Stephen Olvey, M.D., Motor Sports Director Un. of Miami Concussion Center        
• Julia Daly, ATC, Sargent College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences
            
5:00 – 5:05 p.m.
SYMPOSIUM SUMMARY
• Terry Trammell (ICMS) and Yves Morizot (Stand 21 Safety Foundation)