RAPID RESPONSE

By Roger HINZE, Michael MILES

A MILE A WAY PRODUCTIONS - as PROD

Documentary - Completed 2019

The bravest drivers, most dangerous races, and the heroes that saved lives.

    • Year of production
    • 2019
    • Genres
    • Documentary
    • Countries
    • USA
    • Languages
    • ENGLISH-UNITED STATES
    • Duration
    • 100 mn
    • Director(s)
    • Roger HINZE, Michael MILES
    • Producer(s)
    • Roger HINZE (A MILE A WAY PRODUCTIONS), Mike MILES (A MILE A WAY PRODUCTIONS)
    • Synopsis
    • Rapid Response is a feature film documentary that traces the history of American motorsports safety during some of the most dangerous years in racing.

      The film highlights the devastating racing accidents and injuries that pushed safety innovation into the modern age and features interviews with motor racing legends Mario Andretti, Bobby Unser, Al Unser, Rick Mears, Chip Ganassi, Parnelli Jones, Tony Kanaan and Hélio Castroneves.

      This powerful documentary features the extraordinary skills of the on-track safety teams and looks at some of the most significant safety innovations through the years including the development and investment of a traveling safety team, trauma medicine, concussion research, advanced orthopedic surgery, and the HANS device.