Apparently the fuel tank did rupture.
The FAA Prelim report is vague: https://www.asias.faa.gov/apex/f?p=100:96:112252945861::::P96_ENTRY_DATE,P96_MAKE_NAME,P96_FATAL_FLG:18-NOV-24,PIPER
Here is a video about the incident:
We had friends at the track and there is a video of the crash landing itself.
Per Alan Reinhart on the PA and NHRA.tv , the occupants are expected to live thanks to the swift response and action by the safety safari.
One of the RVs had Ron Capp's family in it when it was hit. (For those that...
Rick Ware has made it known on the NHRA side that he wants to add a second car. Maybe he's seeing Tony Stewart syndrome.
Running Top Fuel is ~5 Million a year for one car and ~8 Mil for 2 cars. About 1/4 the cost of one cup car, 1/5 less for 2 cup cars, etc. And wayyyy less drama at the...
I back in at home because it fits our situation better - GF and I are side by side in front of the garage in a corner and dad's work van goes around the circular driveway in front of us.
In public I prefer to back in, because I can see where the bumper (or trailer ball) lands right on the white...
Saw an article today that $pple is adding a "minutes until fully charged" indicator. Last i checked, Android has had that since...2015? if not earlier?
You have to admit that there is surely some mutual respect among the owners, especially those two. I wouldn't be surprised if they spend time together away from the media, out golfing or on a boat or something.
Hmm... Idk how bad the tire fall off will be, but looks like Byron will either get ran over on the restart or he's gonna book a multi-second lead until Logano's car can catch up.
Nissan is broke, Stellantis is broke, but Honda is actually doing pretty good. But I have a feeling they won't come in until the hybridization is implemented.
I checked with one of my NHRA guys.
3:45 local is when the incident happened
5:30 local is when NHRA called it for the day
Well after 8PM is when the Safety Safari finished "fixing" the track. They had to scrape it from around 300 feet to the end in both lanes, wall-to-centerline-to-wall...