IMMI is one of the industry leaders in the science of safety technology. source: motorsport.com INDIANAPOLIS - The last 10 years have seen massive improvements in the safety of open-wheel race cars, but the fact that many drivers throughout the sport continue to suffer foot injuries in high-speed accidents remains a concern to Championship Auto Racing Teams and its partners. In an effort to make its next generation of cars as safe as possible, CART and IMMI conducted a crash test on November 11 designed to gather information to help engineers design cars that will protect drivers further in the case of a racing accident. IMMI is one of the industry leaders in the science of safety technology and, with the help of the Center for Advanced Product Evaluation (CAPE), held the test session last month as CART evaluated new ideas for restraint systems as well as ways for monitoring the forces induced on drivers during impact. "We are aware of the dangers that drivers face and we are doing all we can to protect the driver in an accident," said CART Director of Technology & Competition Lee Dykstra. "We are working on the design of the 2005 chassis and we intend to make every effort to ensure that our cars are as safe on they can possibly be."
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