Beckman explosion?

[Mike_in_Toney]

Did I see that right? It looked like his blower case actually shredded apart. Crazy!

 

[Dave]

It was hard to tell, but it sure was big!

 

[.]

He must have felt something because you can see the butterflies were closing immediately before it exploded.

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=917679995024123

 

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NHRA's video:

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=10154243442971410

 

[stitcherbob]

Hey NHRA....hows them new intake manifoldys werkin out fer ya?

 

[Just Paul]

One of the worst I've seen. Very violent explosion.

 

[turbo ken]

Did I see that right? It looked like his blower case actually shredded apart. Crazy!

Yes you seen it right, blower restraint failure.

 

[sdwarf36]

Hey NHRA....hows them new intake manifoldys werkin out fer ya?

Seems strange that two of the biggest boomers of all time have come since the two piece manifold was introduced.

 

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Wow. I'm glad Jack is ok. I saw that one smoking piece flying high above; I hope it didn't hit someone.

 

[Mike_in_Toney]

It looked like the whole blanket around the blower came off. Also I wonder if they would chop up pieces of the body to sell for Infinite Hero? I'd buy one.

 

[stitcherbob]

I wonder if those carbon fiber bodies can be pieced back together (with lots of new material added to make up for the lost pieces)

 

[stitcherbob]

these 2 blower destroying explosions are similar to when the NHRA mandated that the bodies of F/C's had to be strengthened to stay in one piece and Johnny Gray had this ear drum splitting banger -

you contain the explosion and it makes it worse....

 

[Race Fan]

Yes you seen it right, blower restraint failure.

You sure about that ? Looks like the Blower case broke into pieces...restraint isn't designed for that.

 

[turbo ken]

You sure about that ? Looks like the Blower case broke into pieces...restraint isn't designed for that.

I've seen many blower bags contain broken blower cases inside them, that's what they are designed to do. The restraint failed just like the one on Terry McMillen's TF car

 

[stitcherbob]

Seems strange that two of the biggest boomers of all time have come since the two piece manifold was introduced.

it's all part of the NHRA's new policy to slow down the cars.....just gotta get it to blow up at the right time so it coasts more......

 

[stitcherbob]

and on the video, TP says "the majority of this looks, probably, a lot worse than it was......"

surrrrre it does Tony..........

 

[flapjack]

It was violent enough to bend the frame.

 

[Pete]

A friend had his satellite dish knocked off his motorhome....a huge chunk of the body landed at his feet....parts were flying everywhere.

 

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A friend had his satellite dish knocked off his motorhome....a huge chunk of the body landed at his feet....parts were flying everywhere.

Thankfully nobody was hurt!

 

[BaldyLochs]

Wow, I just saw this covered on NBC Nightly News.