 Scott Kalitta Fatal Life Ending Crash 6/21/08 R.I.P. |
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 Jun 23 2008, 03:59 PM
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"I think that if Casey had raced in the '80s and '90s with Kevin Schwantz, Wayne Rainey and Mick Doohan, he'd have seen that every weekend," the Australian told the official MotoGP website. "It was probably something that he wasn't particularly expecting; [he] probably expected to win the race easily like he'd dominated in the practices." "Pedrosa put up so little a fight it would have embarrassed a Frenchman" |
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Jun 23 2008, 04:12 PM
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Don't want to see that again. |
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Jun 23 2008, 04:17 PM
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Good article here, especially what Don Prudhomme had to say.
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Jun 23 2008, 06:48 PM
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Jun 23 2008, 07:06 PM
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I love drag racing. NHRA Funny Car is some of the most exciting racing in the world. BUT! They are stuck 20 years behind in terms of saftey. Eric Medlin was shook to death by his car after it hit the wall. Now a car races head on into the wall. No catch fencing before the wall. The cars are still steel framed (not carbon fiber monoque we see in F1 and sports cars).
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Jun 23 2008, 09:15 PM
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oh my god that's horrible. rip
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Jun 23 2008, 11:09 PM
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I know that most fans on here don't care or know much about drag racing, but anytime a racer loses his life racing, it affects all motorsports fans.
Every year, for the past few years I have taken underprivileged and at-risk youth to see the drag races here in Pomona, California. Twice a year, the first and last race of the season, the NHRA drag racing series has a joint program with YES (Youth in Educational Services) to expose youngsters to careers in motorsports. They provide thousands of tickets for kids and allow them to visit the pits and hospitality tents of drivers, and expose them to job shadow all careers relevant to racing. The drivers come out and speak with the youngsters and tell them about their craft and how they got started. Every year, Scott Kalitta always made it a point to be very open to these visitors and encouraged his mechanics and staff to answer any questions the kids asked. Not only has the drag racing community lost a great racer, but motorsports in general has lost an ambassador for all forms of racing. LINK At very least, he died doing what he loved...still very tragic. -------------------- If you live in a glass house, don't throw rocks!
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Jun 23 2008, 11:25 PM
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Drag racing is the most purest racing form. I love it for that. My thoughts are with the family, but like I said in the other thread, NHRA and it's tracks are 20 years out of date. Short run offs and faster and faster cars do not work. The cars are a decade old and can still run because of the rules. A NHRA Funny Car would not make it past tech in a SCCA sanctioned race.
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Jun 23 2008, 11:26 PM
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seen it on utube.R.I.P. scott...and peeps flaming in comments..on utube.no respect
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Jun 24 2008, 09:43 AM
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QUOTE (Jumkie @ Jun 24 2008, 12:09 AM)  I know that most fans on here don't care or know much about drag racing, but anytime a racer loses his life racing, it affects all motorsports fans. Every year, for the past few years I have taken underprivileged and at-risk youth to see the drag races here in Pomona, California. Twice a year, the first and last race of the season, the NHRA drag racing series has a joint program with YES (Youth in Educational Services) to expose youngsters to careers in motorsports. They provide thousands of tickets for kids and allow them to visit the pits and hospitality tents of drivers, and expose them to job shadow all careers relevant to racing. The drivers come out and speak with the youngsters and tell them about their craft and how they got started. Every year, Scott Kalitta always made it a point to be very open to these visitors and encouraged his mechanics and staff to answer any questions the kids asked. Not only has the drag racing community lost a great racer, but motorsports in general has lost an ambassador for all forms of racing. LINK At very least, he died doing what he loved...still very tragic. you really are a bit of a dark horse jumkie, but well done to you and people like the late scott for putting out for these kids. -------------------- http://www.sfma.co.uk/
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