[QUOTE=deuce bigalow;389097]Neil Parker driver of the EXCAVATOR alky funny car died when his chutes did not open during his run ...He ran a career best e.t.Speed was 249 and change

It is always sad when a fellow racer ends in such a tragic way, especially at only 58 (my age)...

That said, we all know that the day will come for each of us to move onto another existence...

I imagine that if given the choice to go out doing a personal best, or slowly in a hospital bed seeing your dignity and life drain away, many of us would chose leaving on a high...

God Speed, Neil.