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Re: Before / After -- keep those belts tight boys !! [Re: 440Jim] #831469
10/17/10 10:25 AM
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Wow!!!! That makes my wreck look like a fender bender.


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Re: Before / After -- keep those belts tight boys !! [Re: pittsburghracer] #831470
10/17/10 10:33 AM
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WOW...lucky the driver was'nt hurt bad...I see a few spots where the cage welds broke!!! LUCKY MAN!!!

Re: Before / After -- keep those belts tight boys !! [Re: Leon441] #831471
10/17/10 11:08 AM
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Was the cage welded at all? It looks like it really came apart.






it sure doesnt look like it. what a mess


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Re: Before / After -- keep those belts tight boys !! [Re: sixpackgut] #831472
10/17/10 11:23 AM
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Thank goodness it happened at an 1/8th mile track.


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Re: Before / After -- keep those belts tight boys !! [Re: dannysbee] #831473
10/17/10 11:33 AM
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The driver was EXTREMELY lucky to survive that crash at all, let alone walk away from it.


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Re: Before / After -- keep those belts tight boys !! [Re: DusterDave] #831474
10/17/10 11:38 AM
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The driver was EXTREMELY lucky to survive that crash at all, let alone walk away from it.





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Re: Before / After -- keep those belts tight boys !! [Re: 440Jim] #831475
10/17/10 12:21 PM
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And the 10.5 thing is big, great when track is perfect but, when its not ..

Crashing here is normal, that an big wheelstands that result in smashed pans , etc


I hate to see anyone wreck. But this only reinforces my dislike for the 10.5 classes. They seem unsafe to me.




I agree 100%. It always seemed a very risky was to achieve equality. Many of them are amazing. This guy may be as well. But, there are always the ones who think aborting a run is gay. Too much "fast and furious" macho attitude going around. I saw a crash "AFTER" a wheelstand that caused him to cross the center line. He felt the need to get back in it. The car never settled down for the needless re-hit and he bounced off both walls. That ain't macho, that's stupid. It's the wrong mindset for a serious race car driver to have.

Re: Before / After -- keep those belts tight boys !! [Re: moeflo] #831476
10/17/10 07:23 PM
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All gutted out already


Re: Before / After -- keep those belts tight boys !! [Re: bigdad] #831477
10/17/10 08:26 PM
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What, There not going to fix that?.

I still see some potential. A bend here and a bend there with a couple of hammer smacks and a few welds it will be just like new. mike

Re: Before / After -- keep those belts tight boys !! [Re: Sport440] #831478
10/17/10 09:15 PM
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Glad he's OK.

Re: Before / After -- keep those belts tight boys !! [Re: bigdad] #831479
10/17/10 09:21 PM
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All gutted out already





That car was really well engineered, look at all of the crumple zones.


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