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It begs to reason that maybe a change should be made in that area, Keselowski said. I cant say that I have a specific idea at th

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LONG POND, Pa. -- Brad Keselowski considers road courses the most dangerous tracks the Sprint Cup teams compete on and says not everyone would have survived the hit he took Tuesday in testing.Keselowski, who said a brake line was improperly installed, causing him to lose the brakes going into Turn 1 while testing at Watkins Glen, walked away from the accident where he hit a wrapped tire barrier in front of a steel guardrail while going more than 80 mph.?He had been traveling around 165 mph when he tried to brake.I dont know that I have all the answers, Keselowski said Friday prior to practice at Pocono Raceway. The answers I do have is that there are only so many of those hits youre going to take before someone gets killed.Thats the way it is. Its not something Im comfortable with, but I think as a sport theres a lot of different ways to look at it. At the end of the day, Im still standing here. Odds are that if 100 people take that hit, one or two are not going to be standing here anymore.It wasnt the first time a driver has plowed into the barriers in Turn 1 at The Glen, where cars likely will be faster this year because of a track repave.It begs to reason that maybe a change should be made in that area, Keselowski said. I cant say that I have a specific idea at this time because more people are going to take that hit and unfortunately one of us aint going to come back.Thats something that the smart guys that work on that stuff are going to have to work on.Road courses have unique challenges when it comes to runoff areas, as both amateur and hobby racers often compete on these tracks. NASCAR, which can require tracks to put up energy-absorbing walls (often SAFER barriers), evaluates the safety of every track after each event to determine if any changes are needed for its next visit.Tire barriers or SAFER Barriers is kind of a wash to me on those types of tracks, Keselowski said. Preferably, we just have angles to where you can hit it with a SAFER Barrier and not worry about things.I understand there are some limitations there because some of these road courses run different series and so forth and they dont want to get in a situation where a minor spin doesnt damage some rich guys $300,000 car.Keselowski didnt seem angry when he made the comments, maintaining a matter-of-fact tone. The Team Penske driver broke his left ankle in a 2011 crash at Road Atlanta and believes the road courses are more dangerous than the high-banked superspeedways of Talladega and Daytona.In general, Im not comfortable with tracks that have runoffs that lead to very harsh angles, Keselowski said. Thats certainly the situation that track has, always had it.The road courses remain the most dangerous tracks in motorsports for good reason because of that. ... To some point, we have signed up for a certain level of risk. Thats right on the edge of whats acceptable risk. I think every driver has their own line.Since Keselowskis 2011 accident, the Penske cars have gone through a safety overhaul, he said. They have designed a new seat. Theyre now using a steering wheel -- designed by a company owned by former racer and IndyCar official Max Papis?-- that absorbs energy. He believed all the redesigned pieces performed well. NASCAR has also mandated a different belt package to secure the driver.The pedals [were] redesigned to hopefully not break my feet, which they didnt, which was great, Keselowski said. The floorboard was redesigned with completely new-style carbon fiber, composite materials.We helped a company design a new seat from that time ... that is significantly safer.Keselowski said his head and chest, he believes, did hit the steering wheel, which he said is an issue with the steering column.It is probably the weakest link in those type of impacts at the moment, Keselowski said. There is always going to be one weak link, but that one in particular continues to be a pretty big issue.Weve seen that a couple of times over the last few years where the steering wheel comes back up in your face and can do a lot of damage to your helmet, your head, etc. Im lucky I didnt get too much of it. Vapormax Sandals For Sale . "No difference at all," chirped U.S. roommate and linemate James van Riemsdyk. "Its still the same cranky Phil. Vapormax Run Utility White . Miller reached right to deflect Mikhail Grabovskis attempt with just over 2 minutes remaining in regulation, and then made two more saves in the shootout Sunday to give the Sabres a 2-1 win over the Washington Capitals. http://www.airvapormaxwholesale.com/vapormax-run-utility/vapormax-run-utility-black.html Nike Vapormax 95 Sale . -- Brandon Jennings made the most of his first game with the Detroit Pistons on Sunday night. Vapormax Moc 2 Sale . -- If Henry Burris has his way, he will be the starting quarterback to lead the Hamilton Tiger-Cats back to the Grey Cup next year. PISCATAWAY, N.J. -- Chris Ash is coming into his first season as Rutgers coach knowing that he sure isnt at Ohio State anymore.The Scarlet Knights depth chart isnt very deep and the talent level isnt anywhere close to what he had as the co-defensive coordinator with the Buckeyes.Coaching Rutgers is going to be a challenge. It is coming off a 4-8 record last season with one win in the Big Ten Conference in eight games.Rutgers recent success is a thing of the past. The Scarlet Knights are rebuilding.Got to get back in to football playing shape, Ash said after training camp opened. Were in great conditioning shape from summer work outs, but just like most teams at this time of year, were not in great football shape and we got to play ourselves back into that, but good start.Ash was not as happy after the first preseason practice, so there has been some improvement in recent months.As we continue to go through training camp well have a better feel of our team, our players and our picture will become clearer, Ash said. Its a lot clearer than when we first started, so making progress, but like I said when we first started, but like Ive been saying all along still a long way.Ash has changed almost everything since replacing Kyle Flood. The coaching staff is new, and so are the offense and defense.Weve made a lot of changes to their bodies, but it took seven months to make a lot of those changes, Ash said. We have to change the type of production we get on the field as football players. That doesnt happen on day one.While there are many on-field questions that need to be answered, Ash is pleased that there are no questions abouut his teams off-field behavior.dddddddddddd During last years training camp, Flood was engulfed in an academic scandal while his players were getting arrested.You look at the behavior and you tell me what you see. I see a bunch of guys that want to be coached, that want to excel, that want to do things right, and they want to be good teammates and they want to represent the athletic department, and this state the right way, Ash said. Now they have to continue that, but I like the trend that were on right now.QB QUESTIONOnce again, Rutgers has a quarterback battle between Chris Laviano and Hayden Rettig. Ash recently threw TCU transfer Zach Allen into the mix and the battle is expected to go throughout much of camp.D-LINE STRENGTHWhile they replace all three linebackers from last season, Rutgers will rely defensively of their defensive line. The deep unit returns All-Big Ten performer Darius Hamilton, Julian Pinnix-Odrick and Sebastian Joseph. Hamilton is coming off a lower body injury and needed a medical redshirt to return this year.KEY GAMESIf Rutgers wants the Penn State rivalry to become a thing, they have to win a game against the Nittany Lions. Rutgers hosts Penn State on Nov. 19.PREDICTIONIf Ash can somehow win six games and get to a bowl in the loaded Big Ten East, that would be chalked up as a very successful first season. The reality is there was very little in the cupboard and this could be a very long year, even longer than last years 4-8 finish.SEASON OPENERSept. 3 at Washington. ' ' '

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