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Old Oct 24, 2010 | 01:46 PM
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Originally Posted by charlie_gonzales
ive never been to the mile...but is there not enough room to shut down that they just instantly pull the chute at the full mile marker or did he just pull it too early?
235 back to Zero would take some room and prolly toast any brake setup, You got to think that an Airstrip runway is about 1.5miles long.(if my memory serves me right)...so Stopping from 235 to 0 in half a mile would be very hard on yoru brakes without a Cute........ something to compare it to would be T/F Funny cars trying to stop without a cute after their pass..that's prolly the only thing I could compare it to off the top of my head
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Old Oct 24, 2010 | 04:47 PM
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Not to mention the average street car weighs more than a Funny Car.

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Old Oct 24, 2010 | 05:17 PM
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Originally Posted by GreatWhiteZ28
235 back to Zero would take some room and prolly toast any brake setup, You got to think that an Airstrip runway is about 1.5miles long.(if my memory serves me right)...so Stopping from 235 to 0 in half a mile would be very hard on yoru brakes without a Cute........ something to compare it to would be T/F Funny cars trying to stop without a cute after their pass..that's prolly the only thing I could compare it to off the top of my head
I don't think cute can stop a funny car or a 200+ mph car at the Texas Mile...pretty sure you need a CHUTE
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Old Oct 24, 2010 | 07:54 PM
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Originally Posted by 03Sssnake
I don't think cute can stop a funny car or a 200+ mph car at the Texas Mile...pretty sure you need a CHUTE
Kinda my point...
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Old Oct 24, 2010 | 08:50 PM
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Old Oct 24, 2010 | 09:01 PM
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I'm sure someone is going to say it "Well if it would have been a Vette or F-Body and had an LS1 it would have gone faster and that wouldn't have happened..." Just judging by how stupid some people are on this forum sometimes...

Richard is a VERY lucky man, and he is not new to cars. So this wasn't a "rookie mistake"
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Old Oct 24, 2010 | 09:02 PM
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Damn look how high the parts of the car went...
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Old Oct 24, 2010 | 09:04 PM
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Originally Posted by SSHAWK
Damn look how high the parts of the car went...
From what the people at the end said the car was up 10-20ft in the air at one point during the initial launch and flip... I was by the timing board and we just saw smoke, **** flying, etc... so we tore up to the BL/UGR camp area where we had made base camp to see what was happening.
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Old Oct 24, 2010 | 09:25 PM
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Originally Posted by Mr Powell
From what the people at the end said the car was up 10-20ft in the air at one point during the initial launch and flip... I was by the timing board and we just saw smoke, **** flying, etc... so we tore up to the BL/UGR camp area where we had made base camp to see what was happening.
WOW... That's some crazy ****. I'm glad he's ok sad to hear about the car that can be replaced a life can't.

I wonder if he had an in car cam?
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Old Oct 24, 2010 | 09:27 PM
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I have a picture of the car that I cannot share, rather I don't want to be the first person to post it. Someone is in the car looking like they are getting something out of it possibly. But I am not sure.
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Old Oct 24, 2010 | 09:41 PM
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Thats cool it's ok.. I know how insurance companies can be. Best wishes to him.
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Old Oct 25, 2010 | 11:04 AM
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We had our RV setup close to the 1 mile marker and seen this very clearly. The driver passed us on the golf cart on his way back to camp. It was nice to know he was ok...
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Old Oct 25, 2010 | 11:47 AM
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Yeah we parked literally at the end and we showed up 10 min before this happened. Taking my girl there for her first impression and WOW couldn't explain much after that. She seriously doesn't want me running now. Beside all the bs that's going around, glad to see the man walk away from it in the end. Seemed sureal for sure.
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Old Oct 25, 2010 | 12:19 PM
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Originally Posted by GreatWhiteZ28
235 back to Zero would take some room and prolly toast any brake setup, You got to think that an Airstrip runway is about 1.5miles long.(if my memory serves me right)...so Stopping from 235 to 0 in half a mile would be very hard on yoru brakes without a Cute........ something to compare it to would be T/F Funny cars trying to stop without a cute after their pass..that's prolly the only thing I could compare it to off the top of my head

When NHRA was still 1/4 mile, I was (still do) work at the last turnaround at HRP during the Spring Nats. I have seen top fuelers stop from 330 on their 3/4 mile (i think that's how long it is) shutdown. nd they only have rear brakes. Funny cars have front brakes also.
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Old Oct 25, 2010 | 12:25 PM
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Originally Posted by ZO6ER
Yeah we parked literally at the end and we showed up 10 min before this happened. Taking my girl there for her first impression and WOW couldn't explain much after that. She seriously doesn't want me running now. Beside all the bs that's going around, glad to see the man walk away from it in the end. Seemed sureal for sure.
It only took my wife about 10 years to let me race again after my wreck on Nov 21 1999.

She doesn't like it still but knows I love to race at the track.
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Old Oct 25, 2010 | 02:16 PM
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I know one of the film crew guys out there got decent footage of the wreck; I watched a playback on his camera. I'm sure he's shopping it around for a buyer (as morbid as that sounds), and it will be out eventually.
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Old Oct 25, 2010 | 03:17 PM
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Not my pics but passing it along...

http://www.6speedonline.com/forums/l...as-mile-2.html
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Old Oct 25, 2010 | 03:18 PM
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Originally Posted by HYBRED
I know one of the film crew guys out there got decent footage of the wreck; I watched a playback on his camera. I'm sure he's shopping it around for a buyer (as morbid as that sounds), and it will be out eventually.
yup, i figured as much, but money talks.
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Old Oct 25, 2010 | 03:29 PM
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whoever made his cage needs to get that footage and use it for advertising. ".... even at 250 and this happens, we still protect you!! "

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Old Oct 25, 2010 | 03:34 PM
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Originally Posted by Domsz06
whoever made his cage needs to get that footage and use it for advertising. ".... even at 250 and this happens, we still protect you!! "

LOL that would be some really good advertising
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