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Bad wreck at Vegas but could have been real ugly
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11/20/11 01:58 AM
11/20/11 01:58 AM
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Saw this on yellowbullit. I guess as wrecks go this one turned out a lot better than it could have. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gjyINdn0Fn8&feature=youtu.be
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Re: Bad wreck at Vegas but could have been real ugly
[Re: Todd]
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11/20/11 03:01 AM
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We were at the track and raced over to the fence to watch the aftermath.. We got there moments after they put out the fire.. It seemed to take forever for the track crew to cut out the driver, as they first attempted to use the jaws of life on the driver door, then they broke out the windshield, cut the a pilars and rolled back the roof.. they then had to cut thru the 6.5 roll bar to extract the driver.. Rumor has it that the crew of the Firebird up'd the tune trying to get a 7.0 pass, except the sun had went down and the track was getting cold.. The reason the motor ran WOT for as long as it did is because the driver was knocked unconscious but was able to give the thumb as he was loaded into the ambulance 
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Re: Bad wreck at Vegas but could have been real ugly
[Re: Todd]
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11/20/11 03:04 AM
11/20/11 03:04 AM
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That was something else. I can't believe it ran that long. Did both drivers side wheels come off?
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Re: Bad wreck at Vegas but could have been real ugly
[Re: gregsrt]
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11/20/11 03:13 AM
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Jeepmon
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That was something else. I can't believe it ran that long. Did both drivers side wheels come off?
From our vantage point, we never saw the left side of the car.. They loaded it on the flatbed truck and then took the long way out of the raceway avoiding the pit area..
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Re: Bad wreck at Vegas but could have been real ugly
[Re: Jeepmon]
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11/20/11 03:22 AM
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He (Eric "Wildman" Peterson) is a local from up here. Everything I'm hearing says he is ok, that's including messages on facebook from people who are at the hospital with him. Car on the other hand is done. WOW is about all you can say, I'm glad no one got hurt, things could have gone much worse.
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Re: Bad wreck at Vegas but could have been real ugly
[Re: Triple Threat]
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11/20/11 05:51 AM
11/20/11 05:51 AM
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That gave me goosebumps...very happy to hear the driver is doing ok...
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Re: Bad wreck at Vegas but could have been real ugly
[Re: cudadon]
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11/20/11 01:13 PM
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Could you imagine if that happened at 41?
Ya, it would still be burning.
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that was really scary looking. I can't believe that once the throttle was stuck and then the fire started that it kept running as long as it did.
