Thread: Scott Kalitta crash
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06-21-2008 03:53 PM #1
Scott Kalitta crash
Scott Kalitta crashed bad at Englishtown today. Doesn't look good. The announcers were VERY somber. They cancelled qualifying due to damage to the track that can't be quickly fixed today.
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06-21-2008 04:00 PM #2
...just read an on-line article that he died. VERY sad ... I put 'scott kalitta crash' in Google search & it came up....
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06-21-2008 04:23 PM #3
Yeah, ESPN is live at Englishtown now talking to Scelzi and some others. They are actually doing interviews while grieving.....these guys are trying to hold it together but......GODSPEED SCOTT...........
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06-21-2008 04:29 PM #4
omg i am so sorry to hear that. what a shock. my condolences to his family and friends.BARB
LET THE FUN BEGIN
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06-21-2008 05:14 PM #5
Bad news...Friends dont let friends drive fords!
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06-21-2008 06:10 PM #6
WOW, that really sucks! My prayers for the kallita team!
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06-21-2008 07:11 PM #7
What a terrible loss.... Gotta wonder if the short shutdown at Englishtown was a factor????
Scott had "retired" a number of times, but always came back to driving...Guess at least you have to say he died doing what he loved... Been a real tough couple of seasons in the top fuel funny car and dragster ranks....
When you think back on all the stuff his dad went through back when safety in top fuel was almost non-existent by today's standards.... Maybe it's time to slow the funnies down a bit...never thought I would say that but I sure don't like the trend of devastating crashes in the last couple of years.... I guess when it's your time you can only hope you go out doing what you love to do...
RIP Scott......Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, Live for Today!
Carroll Shelby
Learning must be difficult for those who already know it all!!!!
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06-21-2008 08:02 PM #8
That sucks. I saw the video; that frickin' track is too short IMO. Yeah I know that is easy to say, but IMO there's a whole lot more that could be done for safety sake. I mean come on, for his failure mode there was little or no chance.
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06-21-2008 08:35 PM #9
R.I.P. Scott
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06-21-2008 08:47 PM #10
Sickening! High speed,chutes burnt off,short shutdown area,CEMENT WALL---
Things will change but alittle too late for Scott. RIPIt's never too late to have a happy childhood!
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06-21-2008 08:55 PM #11
Originally Posted by Dave Severson
Yeah there have definitely been a few too many the past couple years, hopefully we'll learn something from this that we can apply in the future to increase the odds of survival.
My sympathies out to the Scott's family and friends.Sometimes NOW are the "good old days"...
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06-22-2008 08:15 AM #12
My condolences to the entire Kalitta family. Horrible accident. Had read elsewhere that he likely died from suffocation from the fire before he hit the wall. Regadlless of how, it's just terrible that he died. I pray that his wife and boys can find the strength to get thru this terrible event.Bob
A good friend will come and bail you out of jail....but a true friend will be sitting next to you saying..."Damn....that was fun!
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06-22-2008 08:17 AM #13
Like them or not. You just hate to see them go away like that.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=DziJdGwFQjU
Down The Two Lane Blacktop.
Old Skool Is Kool....
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06-22-2008 08:43 AM #14
I saw Scott race once and it's really to bad he had to die that way leaving 2 boys w/o a father. That track is to short for the 300mph runs.Keep smiling, it only hurts when you think it does!
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06-22-2008 09:21 AM #15
NASCAR addressed it with the SAFER barrier and many other items, but the NHRA seems to put most of it on car construction, and not track construction.
At the track I used to run in Scribner, NE, there was a reasonable amount of room, but the farmer who owned the land next door didn't like the racing. So, he parked a big combine just on the other side of the property line. Nice guy.Jack
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