Thread: Now THIS guy is LUCKY!

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Can't belive they let him run with that 55 the way it was set up. One lucky guy.

Originally Posted by SBC

Jeez - looks like just a cheap set of autozone shocks could have prevented that.

Not necessarily the shocks to blame, Big slicks with low air pressure and skinny fronts with high air pressure get REALLY squirrely when the car is sideways!!!!!

No not GE but just as big at the time. They would make (one) a supervisor for an area that they had no idea how it ran or what its function was.

I'D Say the "lucky" guy was the guy he missed down the track

Originally Posted by sleeperred90tgp

Ah, good old Fremont drag strip. Used to race there allot till they closed. Seen a lot of shit happen there in those days. Looks to be about mid to late 60's by the surroundings.

Jud

I'd guess it was in the 80's as there was a Buick Grand National tooling around in the background.

I didn't see him missing anybody down track - that was the DRIVER!

wow........you're right..............doesn't he bounce nice

anybody see his 1/4 mile time?
probably didn't know he'd have to stay ON the track to get a good time!

wonder what he was thinking just before??...i'll show 'em...all that safetycrap just adds weight...slows me down...don't need it to put in a fast time!!

There are a few things that don't quite add up in that video.

He's not racing against anyone, so where did the 14.XX come from in the other lane.

The dial-in on his window says 12.30.

He crossed the centerline well before any finish line, so how did he end up with a 10.76 time on the boards.

Too bad he crashed, but like someone else said, that car never should have been on asphalt let alone a drag strip.

It looks almost like a stock bucket seat out of a mid 60's car, why wasn't he using a racing seat with a 5 point harness or somthing. that track must have some pretty 'lax safety regs.

Well, that would explain why the track is not there anymore. I'm about an hour away from where it used to be, and all I hear is old stories of drag racing days. Me and some friends are trying to get another 1/4 mile strip around the area. May happen, may not, we're looking at San Jose though. The closest one is about 3 hours away, Sacramento. May not seem too far, but when you have a car that gets 8 miles to the gallon and no trailer...

Originally Posted by pro60chevy

There are a few things that don't quite add up in that video.

He's not racing against anyone, so where did the 14.XX come from in the other lane.

The dial-in on his window says 12.30.

He crossed the centerline well before any finish line, so how did he end up with a 10.76 time on the boards.

Too bad he crashed, but like someone else said, that car never should have been on asphalt let alone a drag strip.

I'm assuming those times are from a previous race.

where do you guys draw the line? so to speak, at what point in time do you opt for 5-6 pointers instead of lap belts, when do you opt for a helmet gloves suit etc?

I think 11.99 and quicker in my day. The pos was only dialed in a 12.30. It
didn't look safe enough to drive any speed. Somebody mentioned Freemont
DragStrip. I don't rember it looking like that.

My mistake, definetly Freemont. Fat Jack's 46 Ford flipped there at the
NDRA Drags right about where that 55 landed. The 46 was higher than the
mph/et sign. The driver Al Ventura wasn't hurt. It met all safety specs though.