Wow! That could have ended very differently... but you have to ask, who teched that thing? No way any race car should have the driver and seat eject like that... ever.
Just imagine if that guy tried to drive around corners ...
Andy
That just proves drag racers cant drive in anything but a strait line and that car was a POS...He had it saved and then jump back on the gas ....dumb move ..nearly cost him his life
That said... awesome video!
This is an excellent video to argue the reason for inspections.
He had a drink later thaT EVENING
nICE VIDEO
It reminded me of this picture.
and then this one
I can't even imagine the chances of someone basically landing on their feet during a wreck like that, that is one lucky s.o.b.
That car shouldn't have been allowed anywhere near a racing event.
steering looked fine except the nut behind the wheel.
the problem looks to be worn or no shocks in the rear, that thing was bouncing so hard it was unloading traction off the rear tires and that caused the tire spin, you can hear it. i don't think this guy was very experienced in high powered drag cars.
that should be backed up with the obvious build and prep quality shown with the seat and belts failing.
I disagree. If he was the luckiest man alive he would be married to Jessica Alba and she would have an oral fixation just for him. He would have turned a 6.0 second quarter mile on that run and Nike would be fitting him for drag racing shoes and writing him checks with 7 numbers. He is very fortunate though...
Sure, he was damn lucky, agreed about the not the luckiest, but I'd substitute Biel for Alba, but to each his own.
Sadly, this type of video ends up fueling the "stupids" who will now argue that wearing a seatbelt isn't safer in normal driving because they "Saw this video once, where this guys would have died if he wore his seat belts..." and so on...
All that being said, what a GREAT video! Thanks!
spectacular!
This thread seems like daja-vu
I bet the 55 had a locker or welded diff.
Don left the seat, the seat left the car = Don wasn't wearing a harness......or any type of restraint. May have been a good thing in this case ,but stupid non-theless
Brought back memories of going to Ascot Park in Gardena as a very little kid. They began running figure 8 races along with the regular show. Saw guys hit in the intersection and thrown out of the cars along with the front bench seat. Quite a few were killed.
Back in those days no helmets were required, seat belts were not required, guys drove in a t-shirt and work pants with a cigarette sticking out of one side of the face and nobody had roll bars. The smart guys chained their doors shut but that was about it.
Kart54
I was at a drag event like that in around '79 or '80 in Phoenix.
The car (around the same year) flipped like that and the driver was killed...the event was over.
I did get a trophy though... sucked. I have not thought about that for years. I don't drag race anymore...
Yep. That settles it. I will never drag race! I am not THAT lucky.....
Awesome vid, gives me the chills, thanks for posting.
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