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RIP Scott Kalitta

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by lono, Jun 21, 2008.

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  1. Clerk Typist

    Clerk Typist Guest

    Stone Cane, that figures. AP doesn't staff or string drag racing. It takes press releases and agate from NHRA.
     
    Clerk Typist, Jun 21, 2008
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  2. slappy4428

    slappy4428 Active Member

    I just saw this for the first time on youtube.. my fucking god....

    and yeah, the runoff area looked horribly short. Fatally so, in fact...
     
    slappy4428, Jun 21, 2008
    #26
  3. Notepad

    Notepad Member

    I'm not into any sort of motorsports and I feel awful for the guy and his family. It is a shame.

    But, I mean, when you are in a vehicle that runs on nitromethane and methanol and travels 300 mph, isn't death a very real and assumed risk?
     
    Notepad, Jun 21, 2008
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  4. shotglass

    shotglass Guest

    That was absolutely horrific. If nothing else, at least he didn't suffer. It was pretty darn quick.
     
    shotglass, Jun 21, 2008
    #28
  5. BYH

    BYH Active Member

    It's on YouTube already?!
     
    BYH, Jun 21, 2008
    #29
  6. slappy4428

    slappy4428 Active Member

    several times...
     
    slappy4428, Jun 21, 2008
    #30
  7. markvid

    markvid Guest

    Yes, it is...
    If you notice, too, whomever the ESPN camera op that was on that cherry picker at the end of the track is very lucky to be alive.
     
    markvid, Jun 21, 2008
    #31
  8. slappy4428

    slappy4428 Active Member

    Saw that too... the way the arm rocked after the crash is amazing.
     
    slappy4428, Jun 21, 2008
    #32
  9. playthrough

    playthrough Moderator Staff Member

    Very, very real. Watching NASCAR nowadays, between the energy-absorbing walls, head-and-neck devices and the safety-enhanced new car (a project conceived in the wake of Earnhardt's death), one could daydream that perhaps there may never be another death in Sprint Cup racing in the course of an ordinary event. At least the odds are greatly, greatly reduced.

    Drag racing's another beast entirely. Take nothing away from NHRA, today's cars are the safest ever. John Force and others have busted their asses for the past year after Eric Medlen's death to make nitro cars safer, and it's not like they were tin cans before that. But "nitro" is the operative word. It seems like blown engines and those fireballs bring so many other elements into play.
     
    playthrough, Jun 21, 2008
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  10. markvid

    markvid Guest

    You know what, too, more I look at that, since that was qualifying, and given the fact that the whole incident was just from one camera, they may not have had anyone down there. I'll send an email to the producer and let you guys know what happened.
     
    markvid, Jun 21, 2008
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  11. slappy4428

    slappy4428 Active Member

    And Sportscenter leads with the Angels-Phillies instead of an event they televised... amazing....
     
    slappy4428, Jun 21, 2008
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  12. markvid

    markvid Guest

    That doesn't bother me.
    It's not a huge name, putting it first would just be sensationalistic.
     
    markvid, Jun 21, 2008
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