Thread: Big John with the BIG hurt!
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09-23-2007 06:55 PM #1
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Well, the funny cars are designed to break at the engine plate...Maybe when he got into the wall the car just did what it was supposed to????
Got a kick out of it when they interviewed Robert Hight, he said John was in the helicopter giving orders, and asked if he'd won!!!!!! A real racer's racer, huh???Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, Live for Today!
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09-23-2007 07:32 PM #2
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Just watched several replays on ESPN2 and the car actually came apart when the chute deployed, before the car turned right.
The front of the car(from the motor forward) was all that hit the wall, the cockpit stayed in the left lane with John onboard.
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09-23-2007 07:34 PM #3
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That is what we saw in the posted footage too. Just haven't heard what actually cut the chassis in half?"PLAN" your life like you will live to 120.
"LIVE" your life like you could die tomorrow.
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