I saw a guy in a better get loose around 80’ out and he got out, then nailed the gas again. I thought it looked like a bad deal right then for some reason, just struck me funny how it looked. The throttle hung open and it being a pro level like blower car, it ran out the back end of the eight full blast and was doing at least 175 when it plowed the oak tress well beyond the shut off.

Every one of us in my group that day thought shutting it down was the most obvious thing to do, but not being in the heat of the moment I don’t know if it would’ve occurred to do that. I think you have to have that in your mind as a reflex when you strap in or you will end up with a helicopter ride or worse.

The ihra pro stock driver I knew personally was with us that day. He said he never got back in when a run went to crap like that. His family ran the car themselves and as more of a hobby, it wasn’t worth it to push things to the absolute edge.