Too much brake at the finish line...

http://www.dragzine.com/news/video-thomas-fletchers-legendary-360-spin-and-save-at-epping/

lucky or good job keeping it off the wall? at least it was a good outcome for both.

Nice job saving the car, and missing the other driver...

remember the thread about locking the brakes on the big end?

Glad there are not thousands analyzing my driving skills (or lack of).
He was on the brakes but never did catch or pass the right lane.

I wonder if he had to change his shorts after that ride.Rocky

it was thomas fletcher, dan's son.
I'm sure dad had some input.
Dan Fletcher is the greatest sportsman racer period and Peter Biondo ( Camaro in the other lane) probably second best and they are best friends.

Anyone that bracket races has locked up the brakes at the strip, glad he saved it.

This is ONE of the reasons "bracket racing" is goofy cos it looks like he was on the breaks to not "break out"...............

Not sure why he was on the brakes so hard anyway, Biondo had him buried. Maybe he thought he was in a double-breakout?

Easy to answer..They are both habitual holders and were both on the binders. Fletcher was not going to get there to he did what any successful bracket racer would do. You do not follow through an opponent if you are not going to get there. especially when you now they hold numbers as much as you. Little Fletcher was late on the tree Peter had him by a ton and was on the binders to. Just lack of experience or maybe even a failure on the car. Don't think it will change the way he drives, dad has been VERY successful using the same technique.

Question is what if any action did the NHRA take? There is a rule against excessive braking after all. I am curious what if any action they take. IN the end glad it all ended well and it will be a learning experience for Little Fletcher for sure.

I am curious what if any action they take-0

back in 92 i had a 340 Duster street strip 11 sec car the girlfriend back then would drive it and onetime on the top end she tried going to neutral but instead went into rverse it was a wild spin but nothing happened thank goodness

It happened last month at the street car shootout Cecil. A 10.0 index racer thought that slamming on his brakes at the end in a 9.30 car was a good way to race. He lost control of his car and slammed into the wall and flipped his car. He was ok but car was totaled. Stupid way to race.

tag me as guilty i have done it many a time and have slid side ways through the finish line once i assume that dew was on the track since it was a oct race

It happened to me in 1985 at Interstate Dragways. Left lane, way ahead of a much faster car, hit the brakes as I went over a dip in the track in my lane. I didn't go all the way around, but close. Sometimes unknowns can get you, sometimes you get yourself. Definitely a high pucker factor event

Good thing Mickey Thompson just renewed the sponsorship. He's going to need new tires all around.