#200926 - 06/21/08 09:29 PM
Scott Kalitta Dies In Crash
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i was going to go to qualifying today, but the person who we were getting tickets from couldnt get them.. http://sports.espn.go.com/rpm/racing/nhra/news/story?id=3455554 R.I.P. Scott Kalitta
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#200928 - 06/21/08 11:17 PM
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that's sad... i wonder how it burst into flames... darn o rings
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#200929 - 06/21/08 11:58 PM
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mSn94ZoLlQ0&eurl=http://a11news.com/251/scott-coletta-crash-video/ Not a good thing...Why doesent this track have a sand trap??...A Concrete wall???? come on!!
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#200931 - 06/22/08 01:17 AM
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yea i saw it on the tv @ a diner and just went o god...
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#200932 - 06/22/08 02:36 AM
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I don't follow drag racing, but like any other sport, it's a sad loss. Much like the stint of NASCAR and Indy-style drivers we've lost. If nothing else, more safety will probably come of this to help prevent future tragedies.
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#200933 - 06/22/08 04:27 AM
Re: Scott Kalitta Dies In Crash
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Originally posted by snowrider900: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mSn94ZoLlQ0&eurl=http://a11news.com/251/scott-coletta-crash-video/ Not a good thing...Why doesent this track have a sand trap??...A Concrete wall???? come on!! Wow...the car just randomly bursting into flames surprised me, but the crash at the end just...I was stunned. Whose bright idea was it to have a concrete wall to stop speeding cars?! Someone needs to be strung up. If that had been designed for safety, he would probably still be alive today.
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#200936 - 06/22/08 11:18 AM
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Yeah I just saw the horrific crash on youtube. That's crazy! R.I.P. Scott Kalitta.
...That's a great shot of the track Herc and yeah on tv the track doesn't appear to be that long, but I guess going that fast, it doesn't take long. I don't understand the reasoning for concrete walls at the end of a track like that. I'm sure they will do a lot of investigations and some changes will be coming just like when Dale Earnhardt Sr. passed....
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#200937 - 06/22/08 11:56 AM
Re: Scott Kalitta Dies In Crash
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man...thats something, herc that shot makes the track look alot longer then the video, i looked at the video again and I can see the dirt at the end, but it still looks very short, like its changed sense that shot was taken ...idk, I guess ive seen a lot longer sand traps at different tracks, but like you said the initial explosion could of been what did him in, ...idk
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#200939 - 06/22/08 02:13 PM
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thats an old shot....but the wall isnt close at all they dont have room to make the track longer because of local property reasons....yes a wall is bad but it so far down the track but that car coasted at very high speeds for a wile....RIP
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#200940 - 06/23/08 12:07 PM
Re: Scott Kalitta Dies In Crash
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there was a safetynet before the wall but the car went right through it at around 200mph
the pontiac show n go is this saturday, it will be wierd to be on the track....
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