Misc. Drag Racing

[StandOnIt]

 

[StandOnIt]

Big one. He did walk away though, whew.

 

[rd45usa]

Wonder why they haven't tried safer barrier walls at these strips yet?

 

[Magnethead]

Wonder why they haven't tried safer barrier walls at these strips yet?

Actually, what Ron hit WAS a SAFER barrier. We just did not know it from the public side until Patrick Grant posted these photos. FOX did very well to not show any of it on TV or the NHRA.TV live stream. They showed the helicoper shot ONCE and never again, and it's not on any recorded stream anywhere except the NHRA.tv recording.

Had the wall not gave, Capps 100% would be in the same situation as Force right now.

PS, I checked with Patrick on his post, yes this was a poured wall. Ron happened to hit is EXACTLY where a gate was. That is part of why the left rear tire and that whole stub of the rear axle got sheared off - Ron was literally inches from a Mike Harmon (Bristol) moment.

The NHRA.tv feed also showed the ****pit structure of the body, semi in-tact, including the parachute handles. The fact that the handle is pulled back by the CO2 valve, @Nitro Dude can correct me if wrong, shows that the Electromotion and Leahy box did their job.