britincali Posted June 21, 2008 Posted June 21, 2008 http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2008/06/d...ash_at_old.html I just had a buddy call who knows one of the track officials this is how it went according to him... Solara motor explodes at 250+ mph, car skips over sand with no parachute deployed, car hits some heavy equipment at the end of the track, driver ejected and hit a building....... The guy said it was the most horrific thing hes ever seen Quote
powerhouse Posted June 21, 2008 Posted June 21, 2008 wow , very sad !! it's one of the most controlled sports , but the most extreme too ... RIP scott Quote
high octane junkie Posted June 22, 2008 Posted June 22, 2008 one of the worst things i've ever seen.. there's a video posted on youtube. Quote
britincali Posted June 22, 2008 Author Posted June 22, 2008 http://youtube.com/watch?v=DziJdGwFQjU Quote
aceisback Posted June 22, 2008 Posted June 22, 2008 Very nasty wreck. Not much run out at the end of that track. Looked like the car launched 20-30 feet straight up after hitting the retaining wall. Most NHRA tracks have several hundred yards of sand trap, much shorter at this one. May a higher being be with his family through this time. Quote
TheAlaskan Posted June 22, 2008 Posted June 22, 2008 (edited) WOW, watching that and knowing that he lost his life in that wreck gave me chills.......RIP scott and my best to his family and friends. Edited June 22, 2008 by TheAlaskan Quote
dunefreak Posted June 22, 2008 Posted June 22, 2008 wow....very sad indeed. RIP Scott I think NHRA should make it mandatory to have extra long sand traps and maybe even energy absorbing walls to cushion the impact should something like this happen again. That's horrible. Quote
britincali Posted June 22, 2008 Author Posted June 22, 2008 It might have helped if some dumbass hadn't parked a crane at the end of the track :argue: Quote
dunefreak Posted June 22, 2008 Posted June 22, 2008 It might have helped if some dumbass hadn't parked a crane at the end of the track :argue: Yeah I was wondering why the HELL that was there! Quote
britincali Posted June 22, 2008 Author Posted June 22, 2008 You can even see in the vid the basket on the end rocking BIGTIME when the car hit, its really sad when you consider he might have survived it otherwise..... Quote
Warrior07 Posted June 22, 2008 Posted June 22, 2008 :argue: WTF sorry to see that !! prayers go out big to the family Quote
EY3BA11 Posted June 22, 2008 Posted June 22, 2008 i wonder what the camera man was thinking watching that car come at him at 200+ mph.. I wonder if there was a camera man up there and if he is ok? Kinda gets my stomach churnin watchin that... that was one nasty accident. Quote
vegas style Posted June 23, 2008 Posted June 23, 2008 i wonder what the camera man was thinking watching that car come at him at 200+ mph.. I wonder if there was a camera man up there and if he is ok? Kinda gets my stomach churnin watchin that... that was one nasty accident. i was thinking the same thing.i run those orange JLG 60 foot boom lifts. you can see the basket wobbling at the end of the video. doesn't look like there is anyone in it probably because it was only qualifying and not the elimination rounds. would be a very wild ride but if someone was in there he should have a body harness on. Quote
bp-guy Posted June 23, 2008 Posted June 23, 2008 Wow, I can only hope he went fast and without any pain. What a hopeless feeling he must have had seeing that approach him. You would think they will re-think their camera placement for the future. Maybe those cameras that reach over the track or the fly by wire type used in the NFL. Sad too see anyone go before their time. Hopefully NHRA will learn and make the appropriate corrections before returning to that facility. Quote
motoxman30 Posted June 23, 2008 Posted June 23, 2008 he died doin wut he loves it sucks to see someone go so early :argue: especially someone with a family friends, fans thoughts go out to the family Quote
wsky70 Posted June 23, 2008 Posted June 23, 2008 That was a hard impact...Prayers to the family...RIP Scott Quote
high octane junkie Posted June 23, 2008 Posted June 23, 2008 http://youtube.com/watch?v=DziJdGwFQjU this video is no longer available.. copyright claim. Quote
Kitcat Posted June 24, 2008 Posted June 24, 2008 You can see it on MSNBC's website. That's a horrible accident. Quote
bp-guy Posted June 24, 2008 Posted June 24, 2008 I found this video. It has a few different angles of the crash. Quote
Raptor661 Posted June 24, 2008 Posted June 24, 2008 he died doin wut he loves Still sad none the less but I personally would want to go that way, but thats just me. Quote
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