Thread: Famoso Crash

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Originally Posted by drofdar

http://www.bakersfield.com/136/story/384799.html
"But, he never got off the throttle, and no chute. Very tragic."

There was a similar fatality at Green Valley (Fort Worth) in the sixties. It was a typically very hot summer day. Because of some kind of delay the driver had to sit in the car buckled up in his driving suit for a long while. The speculation was that he lost consciousness before he got to the lights because of dehydration or a heat stroke and he never lifted. The car veered off the track and went full-throttle into a wooded area, missing the nets and whatever else was there to stop him.

I didn't personally witness the accident, and I'm glad I didn't.

A tragedy for sure. Sounds as if he may have been incapacitated prior to the end, could have had a stroke which would have prevented him from deploying. In any case a horrible event to see, especially for family and friends. My condolenses to all who knew him.