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my car got hit by enclosed trailer
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05/18/13 12:12 PM
05/18/13 12:12 PM
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Salina ks
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Towing to staging lanes for first round. Someone went through security. Made wide turn hit front end. Got fender door jacked up head bezel an glass bumper. NHRA an police involed an alot of witnesses. I'm sick to my stomach. I pulled fender out of wheel for first round but lost. Went 8.99. Super Comp racers all love the car think its very cool!
Shawn Jennings
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Re: my car got hit by enclosed trailer
[Re: 572_dup2]
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05/18/13 12:47 PM
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Renton Washington
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That sucks Shawn, hopefully you get it back in pristine condition soon, and without money out of your own pocket.
-Dustin
67 Dart, 9 second, 392" G3 Hemi
68 Barracuda 340 F/SA
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Re: my car got hit by enclosed trailer
[Re: Mr.Yuck]
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05/18/13 12:59 PM
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Las Vegas
Al_Alguire
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Sorry to hear abot the car getting hit. Trust me when I say I feel your pain. My front end has been hit by golf carts, cars and even a trash can. We have had to repaint it 6 times. Sucks that it happened but I know you will get it back and all prettied up soon.
"I am not ashamed to confess I am ignorant of what I do not know."
"It's never wrong to do the right thing"
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Re: my car got hit by enclosed trailer
[Re: Al_Alguire]
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05/18/13 01:06 PM
05/18/13 01:06 PM
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I'm sick to my stomach just hearing about it. What was their attitude after hitting it?
I hope you're not in for a struggle getting them to pay, but if so, don't back down.
I really like that body style. Good luck.
Yeah, it's got a smallblock.
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Re: my car got hit by enclosed trailer
[Re: 340B5]
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05/18/13 01:17 PM
05/18/13 01:17 PM
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Al_Alguire
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Good luck getting them to pay. Not that they should not ut it is kinda the honor system on the racetrack. Hopefully they will step up and pay for the damage. Our incident with the golf cart they said they woudl pay but itnever materialized.
"I am not ashamed to confess I am ignorant of what I do not know."
"It's never wrong to do the right thing"
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Re: my car got hit by enclosed trailer
[Re: Al_Alguire]
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05/18/13 01:25 PM
05/18/13 01:25 PM
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Graham, WA
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Doesn't NHRA cover vehicle damage with their insurance in minor deals at their events or is it just for personal injury that you have coverage? If they don't they should!! There should be some benefit to playing their game.
1986 Dodge Ramcharger 440 2wd, Bracket Racer Under Construction
1998 Ram 2500 QuadCab, new daily driver.
2008 Honda Element
2014 Carry-On 7x14 Cargo Trailer
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Re: my car got hit by enclosed trailer
[Re: 340B5]
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05/18/13 01:36 PM
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If it was a racing accident( got loose, etc.) I would be more understanding, but this is a case of pure negligence.
Yeah, it's got a smallblock.
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Re: my car got hit by enclosed trailer
[Re: 340B5]
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05/18/13 01:40 PM
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Quicktree
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If it was a racing accident( got loose, etc.) I would be more understanding, but this is a case of pure negligence.
I agree, sorry to hear about that Shawn. some jackass in a vega backed into my challenger in the lanes a while back. 
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Re: my car got hit by enclosed trailer
[Re: Quicktree]
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05/18/13 02:00 PM
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Salina ks
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NHRA heartland park an police are involved an helping me. He had no credentials went past all security they have said. He's going to be shocked when he sees the bill for a chrome fiberglass bumper among other parts for a 64 Dodge.
Shawn Jennings
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Re: my car got hit by enclosed trailer
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05/18/13 03:12 PM
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Bend,OR USA
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How in the heck did they get into the track without going through the gates without credentials? Negligents on soemones part, me thinks  Was he a vendor or a uninvited intruder?
Mr.Cab Racing and winning with Mopars since 1964. (Old F--t, Huh)
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Re: my car got hit by enclosed trailer
[Re: Cab_Burge]
#1438278
05/18/13 04:22 PM
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Charleston
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that just sucks! i would probably be in jail
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Re: my car got hit by enclosed trailer
[Re: ksj]
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05/18/13 05:14 PM
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I was told he was a local racer. He brought his trailer in to sell someting. Someone let him im main entrance. Then when he went to back parking area where sportsman racers were the gate offical gate me he would not stop.
Shawn Jennings
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Re: my car got hit by enclosed trailer
[Re: MR_P_BODY]
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05/18/13 06:54 PM
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Arizona
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Topeka is a nightmare.. Especially at a National Event.. You probably had to tow a mile if you're parked out in the south 40.. Sucks that it happened.. Tough to fix these back right.. I hate that track.. Something bad always happened every time I raced there.. The track used to spit water up out of cracks and wrecked cars at every event.. Chris.. 
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Re: my car got hit by enclosed trailer
[Re: hemi-itis]
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05/19/13 11:26 AM
05/19/13 11:26 AM
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I tried but no luck. Funny thing is 34 dragsters lost first round too! Throttle stops, delay boxes, weather stations didnt help them much!
Shawn Jennings
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Re: my car got hit by enclosed trailer
[Re: Paul_Fancsali]
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05/19/13 04:23 PM
05/19/13 04:23 PM
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Lehigh Acres, Florida
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If the incident occurred in staging lanes there is no insurance once on a track or its ramps leading onto the track. Pit parking area insurance should be valid.Question I have is does this apply to comp?
the moron that hit his car had no business being where he was.....hopefully he will do the right thing and cover the damage 
if not....I would be all over the track management 
Rickster
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Re: my car got hit by enclosed trailer
[Re: rickstershemi]
#1438291
05/19/13 06:00 PM
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North, Alabama
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I feel your pain... My Demon got hit while sitting in the staging lanes By the car that was behind me. Pushed my car into the one parked in front of me. Did not even get an apology out of it. 6000.00 estimate. Never did fix it.
1.33 60 ft,6.21 at 110.59 in the 1/8, pump gas small block,2950lbs,drag radials,mufflers and driven to track ...
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Re: my car got hit by enclosed trailer
[Re: Paul_Fancsali]
#1438294
05/19/13 07:02 PM
05/19/13 07:02 PM
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Puttin' on the foil in Charles...
not_a_charger
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If the incident occurred in staging lanes there is no insurance once on a track or its ramps leading onto the track. Pit parking area insurance should be valid.Question I have is does this apply to comp?
That only applies to the vehicle being raced, not to the tow rig and/or trailer. Each company has different policy language, but I've never seen an exclusion from coverage for a tow vehicle/trailer unless it's a personal vehicle hauling property "for a fee."
You'd have to read your policy to know for sure, but generally, what's excluded from collision coverage is also excluded from comp coverage. For example, here's how the exclusion reads in my Liberty Mutual policy, which covers my and my wife's daily drivers, but not our old cars:
"We will not pay for loss to your covered auto or any non-owned auto while the car is being used for:
a) competing in; or
b) practicing and preparing for
any organized racing, speed, demolition, stund, or performance contest or related activity whether or not for pay."
If an insurer really wanted to push the issue, they could try to deny coverage for a tow rig passing through the pits, staging lanes, etc... as part of "preparing for" a race, but that would be a stupid move, because the tow rig isn't going to be racing, and the exclusion is meant to apply to the vehicle being raced. It would take a brain-dead adjuster, with an equally brain-dead manager, to apply the exclusion to the tow vehicle/trailer, and if they did, they would certainly lose if the customer sued, and they would certainly lose if the customer filed a complaint with their state's Department of Insurance. Denying coverage in that manner would be a blatant case of bad faith, which can earn a company big-time $$$ fines.
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Re: my car got hit by enclosed trailer
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#1438295
05/20/13 07:11 AM
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West Virginia USA
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Years ago a friend borrowed my open trailer,then backed into another vehicle,then left the scene.(did not know he had hit anything)the car on the trailer made the contact not the trailer.I received the notice in the mail because of the license on the trailer,my friend turned it into his insurance,they tried to make issue about the the car making contact not the trailer. They finally paid the claim without any problems. Sorry about your loss but stick on his insurance,that's why they covered him.Don't give up. Mike
Bob George Racing sponsored '67 'cuda
9.96 @ 131mph
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I hope that didn't get into yer head and mess uo your concentration on the 1st round loss.I love when you spank the dragsters 
