Just going to leave this here.
TRL, please give him our best. WorriedYeah, he's a bit damaged, but mobile. Not sure how much damage was done.
@Nitro Dude, it was the blower belt. I feel he got really, really lucky with this one.Sending me to surgery stat. Not too worried about skin and cartilage - wants to fix the bone first. Have one compete fracture-dislocation in a knuckle, and one incomplete fracture in my ring finger that will naturally heal without intervention.
No swelling. It's all good. Three day weekend, followup on Tues AMMaybe take some time off, at least a few days until the swelling goes down. Good grief, glad you’re ok.
Thanks TL...he text me about 10 minutes after I made my post on Mon and again yesterday. He is very lucky. When my buddy shafty was working on Robert Hights funny car a few years back they had started the car on the starting line and a bolt was loose so he reached down to tighten it and the wrench slipped and the belt/ idler pully severed his finger off. He reached down and picked up his finger and put it in his pocket and then wrapped a towel around his hand until after the run and then they took him to the hospital.Update on Mag
@Nitro Dude, it was the blower belt. I feel he got really, really lucky with this one.
Glad to hear they are getting you fixed up buddy. I'm so glad you didn't lose any of your fingers. Did this happen at Houston?The good part is that the engine was not running. That's a huge reason I still have my fingers at all.
We had an issue with the car intermittently not starting in Dallas, so we changed starters. Power was getting to the starter but it acted like the engine was seized. Once we changed starters, it was fine.
Well our one and only qualifier, it started under the pedestrian bridge for warm-up, but at the ready line, it acted seized again. Dad kept hitting the button but the engine wouldn't turn. We were on the clock (other car did their burnout), so in desperation I reached down to the idler with both hands and yanked on the belt. I got it to move 2 blower teeth (3/4"), but then dad hit the starter button - i got my right hand out of the way, but left hand did not make it away fast enough.
My index was at the 12:00 position, middle finger 11:00, and ring about the 10:00 position. I was yelling for a turning bar but we were last pair of the class, everybody had left for the top end. One of the hauler drivers that was spectating under the tower had a screw driver and was able to jam it between pulley bolts to back the engine down.
yes, one and only qualifier Sat AMGlad to hear they are getting you fixed up buddy. I'm so glad you didn't lose any of your fingers. Did this happen at Houston?
YUMPPIN YIMMINY!!The good part is that the engine was not running. That's a huge reason I still have my fingers at all.
We had an issue with the car intermittently not starting in Dallas, so we changed starters. Power was getting to the starter but it acted like the engine was seized. Once we changed starters, it was fine.
Well our one and only qualifier, it started under the pedestrian bridge for warm-up, but at the ready line, it acted seized again. Dad kept hitting the button but the engine wouldn't turn. We were on the clock (other car did their burnout), so in desperation I reached down to the idler with both hands and yanked on the belt. I got it to move 2 blower teeth (3/4"), but then dad hit the starter button - i got my right hand out of the way, but left hand did not make it away fast enough.
My index was at the 12:00 position, middle finger 11:00, and ring about the 10:00 position. I was yelling for a turning bar but we were last pair of the class, everybody had left for the top end. One of the hauler drivers that was spectating under the tower had a screw driver and was able to jam it between pulley bolts to back the engine down.
Funny thing, I haven't been in pain this whole time.
I know part of it is my nervous system in general is numbed/desensitized in various ways for various reasons.
That's because you're are a Texan... you're a tough MF'ER.Funny thing, I haven't been in pain this whole time.
I know part of it is my nervous system in general is numbed/desensitized in various ways for various reasons.