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> Luckiest man alive, '55 Chevy wreck (NPC)
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post Dec 28 2009, 07:03 AM
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post Dec 28 2009, 09:35 AM
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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.
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post Dec 28 2009, 10:20 AM
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QUOTE(RobW @ Dec 28 2009, 07:35 AM) *

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.


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I would to see how the inside of the car was setup.
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post Dec 28 2009, 10:27 AM
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post Dec 28 2009, 11:29 AM
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QUOTE(Garold Shaffer @ Dec 28 2009, 09:20 AM) *

QUOTE(RobW @ Dec 28 2009, 07:35 AM) *

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.


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I would to see how the inside of the car was setup.


Not to mention the steering and suspension which look to be the actual cause of the accident. Bumpy suspension + bump steer = loss of control. Even if you are going straight.
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post Dec 28 2009, 11:32 AM
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Just imagine if that guy tried to drive around corners ...

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post Dec 28 2009, 11:36 AM
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That just proves drag racers cant drive in anything but a strait line (IMG:style_emoticons/default/lol-2.gif) and that car was a POS...He had it saved and then jump back on the gas ....dumb move ..nearly cost him his life
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post Dec 28 2009, 11:41 AM
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That said... awesome video! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beer.gif)
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post Dec 28 2009, 11:42 AM
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This is an excellent video to argue the reason for inspections.
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post Dec 28 2009, 12:27 PM
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He had a drink later thaT EVENING (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beer.gif)


nICE VIDEO
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post Dec 28 2009, 12:31 PM
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It reminded me of this picture.

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and then this one (IMG:style_emoticons/default/blink.gif)

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post Dec 28 2009, 01:08 PM
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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.
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post Dec 28 2009, 01:12 PM
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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.
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post Dec 28 2009, 01:23 PM
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QUOTE(6freak @ Dec 28 2009, 09:36 AM) *

That just proves drag racers cant drive in anything but a strait line (IMG:style_emoticons/default/lol-2.gif) and that car was a POS...He had it saved and then jump back on the gas ....dumb move ..nearly cost him his life


Come on now.....
Back several(bout 40)years, I drove a 55 shoebox wagon in DMP. It was jacked up even more than the one in the vid, but was less controllable. The CG of that thing was prolly 2-2 1/2 feet off the ground. Like at autocross, you need to learn *when to give it up* and drive out of it. This fella learned the hard way. He had his chance but didn't take it. I seem to recall a similar situation at an AX last summer where.......... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)
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post Dec 28 2009, 02:27 PM
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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... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)
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post Dec 28 2009, 02:34 PM
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Sure, he was damn lucky, agreed about the not the luckiest, but I'd substitute Biel for Alba, but to each his own. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

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!
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post Dec 28 2009, 03:14 PM
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Sure, he was damn lucky, agreed about the not the luckiest, but I'd substitute Biel for Alba, but to each his own. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

Why settle? I love both of them! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wub.gif) I would like to make a sandwich out of them with me in the middle! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/drooley.gif)

Oh yeah.... good video, lucky guy alright...
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post Dec 28 2009, 03:37 PM
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post Dec 28 2009, 04:00 PM
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This thread seems like daja-vu

I bet the 55 had a locker or welded diff.
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post Dec 28 2009, 05:00 PM
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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
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