How the hell does this happen??

[gigapet]

how is dying in a car while driving at 250mph a tragedy? Seems about right to me.

 

[Kelemvor]

Never heard of a car doing a blow over and landing right side up... and especially then continuing back down the track in a perfectly straight line back past the starting area...

Anyone have Video of this? Would be freaky to see...

 

[Kelemvor]

Originally posted by: gigapet
how is dying in a car while driving at 250mph a tragedy? Seems about right to me.

Shut up jackass.

So all indy racers, NAscar raacers, etc should all just die? Fvck you and the horse you screwed on the way in...

 

[PricklyPete]

Yeah, I read this in my copy of C&D...that is just tragic.

 

[gigapet]

Originally posted by: FrankyJunior

Originally posted by: gigapet
how is dying in a car while driving at 250mph a tragedy? Seems about right to me.

Shut up jackass.

So all indy racers, NAscar raacers, etc should all just die? Fvck you and the horse you screwed on the way in...

yeah thats exactly what i said everyone who races should die. no my point is this shouldnt be shocking or considered a tragedy its well known that cars traveling at those speeds can land you in a lethal accident easily. and that whole horse screwing thing......dumbest quasi-insult ever.

 

[CVSiN]

wow thats like something outa final destination....

Ive been drag racing all my life and seen alot of crashes.. but never seen the car flip over and accellerate back to speed and plow into the starting line.. thats insane.

 

[JasonSix78]

Here's a first-hand account of what happened.

-Jason

 

[Otaking]

:shocked:

 

[mrrman]

its a dangerous sport...thats unfortunate...Greg Moore of Maple Ridge BC also died a while back in a car crash..hit a wall head on and that was it...just after getting engaged and signing a $10M deal, his life ended...he was in his 20's..

 

[Calin]

Originally posted by: JasonSix78
Here's a first-hand account of what happened.

-Jason

Excelent, this should clear up most of what happened.

What should I say? This is life, and every man that tries to push its limits do so with the risk of its life. Yesterday I heard of an romanian alpinist, lost somewhere in our mountains. It's 5 days since they have no news of him, and montain rescuers from three counties and a helicopter are searching for him.
After surviving Himalaya, and some mountains in Alaska and what not, he probably lost his life in his country, on a mountain a quarter the size of Himalaya, in full summer.
That's life

 

[cavemanmoron]

SAD.

Originally posted by: alexjohnson16

Automobile racing, regardless of the venue, is a dangerous business. It goes without saying that those who participate in the racing universe and those who ardently follow the action from the safety of the grandstands or their TV rooms understand the risks. But even the most rock steady fan of the NHRA and its Lucas Oil Sportsman division has truly been shaken and saddened by the freak accident in Tulsa, Okla., on Saturday evening that claimed the life of Top Alcohol Dragster star Shelly Howard and her son, Brian. According to reports, the 59-year-old Shelly was making a test pass in a newly delivered racecar at Tulsa Raceway Park when the dragster's front end lifted vertically somewhere near half-track, sending it into an uncontrollable blowover. The car crashed heavily back onto the racing surface facing the starting line. Then, with her husband, Paul, looking on helplessly, the racecar accelerated back toward the starting line at high speed, crashing into the team's tow vehicle which was parked at the starting line with Shelly's son, 36-year-old Brian, sitting inside the cab. Shelly and Brian lost their lives almost simultaneously in what those in attendance have described as one of the sport's most horrifying mishaps. Police estimated the car hit the truck at 250 mph. And while the accident itself is an unspeakably freakish tragedy, the circumstances and magnitude of the two lives ultimately lost seem to add an even greater dimension of inexplicable sadness to what was witnessed. Shelly Howard was a standout racer, a former Division 4 champion, a former registered nurse who won respect from everyone she encountered with her quiet manner, unquestioned driving skills, and devotion to her family, fans and crew. She also leaves behind two daughters, Jennifer and Tracy, and a legion of friends who came to know and admire her through her NHRA exploits. Info on services can be found at shellyhoward.com.(ESPN.com)(4-5-2005)

Its beyond me how a dragster stays together through a blowover and lands facing the direction it was coming from...

Either way thats sad, wonder what it'd look like to see a dragster hit a hauler at 250 mph...

 

[KoolDrew]

Originally posted by: TechITguy
wow that is sad

 

[Eli]

I'm actually surprised it doesen't happen more often.....

That's what happens when that much power becomes random and uncontrolled..