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I bet he had some messy shorts:eek:
I expect the tech inspector is now jobless.:eek:
Jack
most people would have let off after crossing the center line, i bet that was a long ride home!
I can't believe he was able to stand up afterwards. Man, I'll bet his next car has more safety built into it also.**) **) :)
Looks to me like it needed shocks, better seat mounting, safety harness, and a more experienced driver!!!
I suspect that some bird dropping welds, a brain dead driver, and a 50+ year old clapped out suspension were major contributors. He was probably very happy after he saw the video that he wasn't still strapped in the seat when it went to the height of the power poles.:HMMM:
Dave, I am thinking you might even be giving the guy too much credit. That bucket seat flying seems like he fastened with bolts through the floor and nothing but a flat washer on the back side holding it in. And I could see no kind of harness or even a seat belt in evidence. MoparJack is right. There's a tech inspector out there looking for a new job.:LOL: :LOL: :LOL: :LOL:
Denny, you and I were typing at the same time.:LOL: :LOL: :LOL: I like that ejector seat quip, that's about how it looks.:LOL: :LOL: :DQuote:
Originally Posted by DennyW
I always try to give someone the benefit of doubt - unless I already know he is at or beyond his 'Peter Principle'.Quote:
Originally Posted by Oldf100fordman
Nah, guys - the tech inspector was promoted to a better job - I had a guy working for me that about destroyed a gas turbine generator and eletrocuted a guy in Venezuela and he ended up as a very high level regional engineering manager first in London then in Italy:eek: .
" Peter- Principle" WOW I haven't heard that since I worked for a big metal manufacturing company. We had a bunch of those guys and all were at or near the top.
The 'Peter Principle' was a gift from the frozen Canadian side, Vancouver, BC's Dr Laurence J. Peter about 1970 or thereaboutsQuote:
Originally Posted by cffisher
Charlie - I guess you didn't work for GE - many were well past.
Arent we always a "witness to our own nightmare"??????
Yup, and wasn't there a thread here awhile back saying how NHRA's safety rules do nothing but cost money??? Obviously not a well run track!!!! More concerned about the car count then the safety of the participants... If the track did have a sanction, I hope it's been pulled.... All the safety rules and build specs are there for a reason, and it's not just to support the sponsors that support REAL drag racing on a REAL track....
Jeez - looks like just a cheap set of autozone shocks could have prevented that.
Can't belive they let him run with that 55 the way it was set up. One lucky guy.
Not necessarily the shocks to blame, Big slicks with low air pressure and skinny fronts with high air pressure get REALLY squirrely when the car is sideways!!!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by SBC
No not GE but just as big at the time. They would make (one) a supervisor for an area that they had no idea how it ran or what its function was.
I'D Say the "lucky" guy was the guy he missed down the track:LOL:
I'd guess it was in the 80's as there was a Buick Grand National tooling around in the background.Quote:
Originally Posted by sleeperred90tgp
I didn't see him missing anybody down track - that was the DRIVER!
wow........you're right..............doesn't he bounce nice:LOL:
anybody see his 1/4 mile time?
probably didn't know he'd have to stay ON the track to get a good time!
wonder what he was thinking just before??...i'll show 'em...all that safetycrap just adds weight...slows me down...don't need it to put in a fast time!!
There are a few things that don't quite add up in that video.
He's not racing against anyone, so where did the 14.XX come from in the other lane.
The dial-in on his window says 12.30.
He crossed the centerline well before any finish line, so how did he end up with a 10.76 time on the boards.
Too bad he crashed, but like someone else said, that car never should have been on asphalt let alone a drag strip.
It looks almost like a stock bucket seat out of a mid 60's car, why wasn't he using a racing seat with a 5 point harness or somthing. that track must have some pretty 'lax safety regs.
Well, that would explain why the track is not there anymore. I'm about an hour away from where it used to be, and all I hear is old stories of drag racing days. Me and some friends are trying to get another 1/4 mile strip around the area. May happen, may not, we're looking at San Jose though. The closest one is about 3 hours away, Sacramento. May not seem too far, but when you have a car that gets 8 miles to the gallon and no trailer...
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Originally Posted by pro60chevy
I'm assuming those times are from a previous race.
where do you guys draw the line? so to speak, at what point in time do you opt for 5-6 pointers instead of lap belts, when do you opt for a helmet gloves suit etc?
I think 11.99 and quicker in my day. The pos was only dialed in a 12.30. It
didn't look safe enough to drive any speed. Somebody mentioned Freemont
DragStrip. I don't rember it looking like that.
My mistake, definetly Freemont. Fat Jack's 46 Ford flipped there at the
NDRA Drags right about where that 55 landed. The 46 was higher than the
mph/et sign. The driver Al Ventura wasn't hurt. It met all safety specs though.