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accident at Phoenix?
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They are reporting on another board that there has been a bad accident at Phoenix, involving a fuel dragster. Apparently somethng came apart, and a woman spectator has lost her life after being hit by a slick that was tossed into the stands.....I pray not. Has anyone heard anything?
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Re: accident at Phoenix?
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Yesterday Vinnie Declegglia destroyed his new PS Avenger, as did old Pro Gordie Rivera.
What I'm getting now is that some parts were tossed into the stands, and an errant drag slick flew over the stands and into the pit area. It has apparently struck Jegs' truck, and then struck someone. They are saying there is a whole area of the pits that has been roped off, and no one is being permitted in that area.
I guess it was Anton Brown's fueler that was involved.
Those cars are too violent and too unpredictable. Make them go back to single mags, smaller blowers, and slow them down.
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Re: accident at Phoenix?
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It's being discussed on nitromater.com, apparently someone is in phone contact with someone there. It must be a real mess.....doggone it!!! I pray for all involved.
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Re: accident at Phoenix?
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Apparently it was a middle aged woman on a scooter. You know, now maybe is not the time to say this but NHRA needs to get back to its roots. Slow those things down and go back to quarter mile racing. A single mag, a small blower, limit the size of the fuel pump so they are not quite as violent and uncontrolable. You can still have your fire and smoke, but a five second run at 260 is just as exciting as a 4 whatever at 330. There seems to be some question as to how good the track was....a couple of Pro cars rolled yesterday, it has been rainy and cold all night, and now it is raining again. Apparently earlier today some were questioning the wisdom of trying to get the event in. NHRA has to take a good hard look in the mirror...and re-assess how they do things. It may tee off some big money sponsors, but someone needs to turn this back into more of a sport and less of a business entity. The pits are packed, and now that NHRA serves beer in the pits incidents are just waiting to happen. And, now, this..... 
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Re: accident at Phoenix?
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This is also being reported...
"A friend of mine called and said he was standing three people away from the woman that got killed and had to dive to get out of the way of being hit. He said the safety safari ignored the fans pleas to help the lady and were only concerned with Antron. Said it took a good 10 minutes for an ambulance to arrive and by then she was dead. Her husband, who was in a handicapped scooter, was taken to the hospital."
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Re: accident at Phoenix?
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02/21/10 05:32 PM
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Bummer .. It happens why more often than you think at racing events . When god calls yah home he just does .. RIP 
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Re: accident at Phoenix?
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Geez...what a shame...thats horrible.I think Antron is a pretty decent individual. I cant imagine how he will feel.
I saw Greg Anderson talking the other night about what he thought was a very poorly prepped track. He basically said they need to figure out how to prep the track correctly and many cars were reporting a very slippery surface, and witht he lack of downforce, the ProStocks especially get dancing very quick.
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Re: accident at Phoenix?
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02/21/10 05:47 PM
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they need to cover the tires and everything else up, i wont take my kids to one of the fuel events.
Cover them with what? Those tires will go through any body panel at those rpm's. I think a better option is an arched catch fence over the top of the entire track well down through the shutdown area.
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Re: accident at Phoenix?
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Nostalgia Motorsports’ Jim Broome phoned to share that during the NHRA Arizona Nationals first round eliminations Antron Brown’s top fuel dragster crashed shortly before the finish line losing the left rear tire. The tire flew into the crowd instantly killing one woman
Nothing official at this point (3:20 PM) NHRA announced the woman was transported to the hospital and no word on her condition. I wish people would shut the Hell up about unconfirmed rumors/info and stop running their mouths via the damn internet.
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Re: accident at Phoenix?
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02/21/10 07:07 PM
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Nostalgia Motorsports’ Jim Broome phoned to share that during the NHRA Arizona Nationals first round eliminations Antron Brown’s top fuel dragster crashed shortly before the finish line losing the left rear tire. The tire flew into the crowd instantly killing one woman
Nothing official at this point (3:20 PM) NHRA announced the woman was transported to the hospital and no word on her condition. I wish people would shut the Hell up about unconfirmed rumors/info and stop running their mouths via the damn internet.
don't think it's a rumor
TRACKSIDE TRAGEDY
Nostalgia Motorsports’ Jim Broome phoned to share that during the NHRA Arizona Nationals first round eliminations Antron Brown’s top fuel dragster crashed shortly before the finish line losing the left rear tire. The tire flew into the crowd instantly killing one woman then leaping over the nostalgia Funny Car teams Powers Steel, Jolly Rogers and Candies & Hughes’s racecar trailers before slamming into Steve Plueger’s hauler. The tire caved in the hauler’s door and smashed out the window before coming to a final rest. It is reported that the female spectator was pushing another woman in a wheelchair just below the grandstands when she was struck by the tire. NHRA medical and safety crew pronounced her dead on the scene. This is a somber reminder of the dangers involved with any form of racing and our hearts go out to the victim’s family.
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