CO Street Outlaws wreck at PPIR
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Didn't see this posted here... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uud7rcwhI5U&feature=player_embeddedI support non-sanctioned racing as NHRA is taking a lot of the fun out of racing, and the "no-prep" stuff is interesting/entertaining...BUT.... I'm glad the guy is OK...but Darwin must have slept in that day. Evidently his racing harness "failed", when it pulled through the floor.
Faster, Faster until the thrill of speed overcomes the fear of death...
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Re: CO Street Outlaws wreck at PPIR
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09/22/14 02:10 PM
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Russian Roulette with cars, no thanks. Guy didn't even have a jacket on, lucky to be alive.
Getting old just means you were smarter than some and luckier than others.
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Re: CO Street Outlaws wreck at PPIR
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I was told the car had the original lap belts only in the car and they broke from the mount. Glad hes ok, to bad he crashed and pretty much totaled the '55.
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Re: CO Street Outlaws wreck at PPIR
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looks like no bar/cage, jacket wouldn't do much good.
both cars were out of shape, but they both stayed in it. no matter how much money was on the race, its not worth it.
Faster, Faster until the thrill of speed overcomes the fear of death...
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Re: CO Street Outlaws wreck at PPIR
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Did they have original lap belts in 1955?
The no prep thing is fun to watch but it has crashed some nice cars over the last few years.
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Re: CO Street Outlaws wreck at PPIR
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09/22/14 02:38 PM
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I think they were optional in those years, but if not, I guess the belts it had were just factory lap belts,could have been aftermarket or out of another GM car, either way, he was lucky.
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Re: CO Street Outlaws wreck at PPIR
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There are accidents and then there's asking for it.
If the results don't match the theory, change the theory.
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Re: CO Street Outlaws wreck at PPIR
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Looks to me like a guy in a turbo-car that handles like a shoebox decided to hold it to the wood and drive out the back on a completely unprepped surface and got just about what you would guess would happen in that situation...... I feel bad for the guy, and thank God he walked away. But come on guys, that just plain looked stupid from the get-go. I cant help but wonder what would have happened if they both hooked and then were left to navigate hitting the banking and taking a corner side by side at 100+ MPH with drag skinnies and big tall rears.... Honestly, as soon as I looked at the surface and the surroundings in this video I said "no way". Edit: I've looked that thing over real close.... I do not see any sort of roll-bar in that car. If you watch it roll, it never really hit the roof hard. Kept landing on the corners and kicking over. Not that I'm one to talk... I don't have a bar in my car. But I also don't have a turbocharger and a narrowed rear end.
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Re: CO Street Outlaws wreck at PPIR
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09/24/14 12:12 AM
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Looks like the 55 guy thought the Camaro was coming in his lane and he got loose trying to get away from him. Now there is no excuse for lack of safety gear, but similar crashes happen every weekend even on "prepped" tracks.
That's a real shame though. 55 looked like a nice ride and sounded to have a turbo on it. I would also say the 55 DID have a cage. It is a backhalved car, plus it rolled HARD and didn't crush the roof down
Monte
Have to agree on the evasive maneuver .... but if you watch the video in H-Def and pause at the closest point following the roll it's pretty obvious there's no cage in the car....I don't believe there are any bars in it....the sides of the roof seemed to take the brunt of the force due to the way the roof is popped up along the centerline.
One lucky dude to walk away after the flopping around he did.....bet he felt worse the following next few days. Shame that 55 looked to be a very nice car
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Re: CO Street Outlaws wreck at PPIR
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Was this a drag race, or a drifting contest? Hopefully the dummy in the '55 learned a lesson, and an expensive one at that. My guess is that it may have been an evasive maneuver, coupled with the turbo power coming on strong at that point, causing the '55 to skate around and then lose control due to the idiot behind the wheel.
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