kissklassics (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

That incident happened at Sonoma. I heard she panicked and never released the throttle after the burnout.

quickman55 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

R u serious? That sounds crazy.

FuelCoupe (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Not too sure about that one. I think some one was killed in A/Fuel in the late 90's not sure of the details though.

prsjoe (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

FuelCoupe , if memory serves me correctly , didn't a young woman in an A/fuel dragster , a few years ago , do a burnout and have the throttle stick open and she went all the way down the track and got killed at the end ? I don't know if it was at an national event or testing ( licence passes ).

prsjoe (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Thanks for the info FuelCoupe . That indeed , was a horrific accident . Technology will either save the sport or diminish it . There has to be a major re-thinking and direction , or we are going to lose more racers and spectators .

FuelCoupe (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Unfortunatly this has all ready happened. April 3rd 2005 at Tulsa raceway park, Michelle 'Shelly' Howard was testing a new A/Fuel dragster, the car went into a wheel stand at about 900 feet before pirouetting and slamming down facing the start line, the car then drove up the drag stip at full power finally hitting the teams tow veichle at around 250mph killing both her and her son who was in the tow car. One of the saddest days in drag racing history.

prsjoe (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

We will never know if Scott Kalitta would have survived , had double or triple nets been at the end of Englishtown's track . NHRA LISTEN UP , I've said it before and I'll say it again ... there is going to be a day when a fuel car will be under power charging towards the top end OR BACK AT THE STARTING LINE , with the driver incapacitated . Remember Garlits 1986 blowover at the Summernationals ? He was pointed at the starting line at high idle ( fuel levers on the high side ) . If he was out ...

playa1313 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

those tires are so bouncy :]

txngasnguns (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Thats a wicked roll, very dis-orienting.

gtrbadass (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Funny story about this clip, when I was a youngster my parents recorded this off of TNN. Unfortunatly, they somehow managed to erase this last segment. I have Decade of Thrills on tape... ... ... ...but I haven't seen this one clip in over 20 years.