Classic Summernationals Video

[Toejam]

Joe, do you remember what year this happened? I remember seeing it back in the days of TNN and American Sports Cavalcade. What amazed me was the end of the track appeared to just have a guardrail. No net, no sand, nothing but the guardrail. That's some real "plan for the worst" thinking right there. NOT!

Mark it was 1990

 

[The Swegian]

Mark it was 1990

I was guessing late 80's. Geez, where does the time go?

 

[Toejam]

What gets me is the P.R.O. Drivers and NHRA didn't go into freak mode over the shutdown then, it had to take getting a driver killed to make changes, go figure!

 

[Toejam]

That video reminds me of what happened to an alcohol racer here in new zealand a couple of years ago except there was no initial crash , I think there is a video on you tube somewhere . Wait here it is

YouTube - alcohol funny car crash in nz

Holy **** William! I can't remember the last time I saw the chute just fall off like that? However that shutdown looked far safer than E-town's that's for sure...

 

[Mooseman]

What gets me is the P.R.O. Drivers and NHRA didn't go into freak mode over the shutdown then, it had to take getting a driver killed to make changes, go figure!

unfortunatly that seems to be the way things go in these situations

 

[Bobby]

what fun. Thanks for that Bobby!

 

[Mooseman]

Holy **** William! I can't remember the last time I saw the chute just fall off like that? However that shutdown looked far safer than E-town's that's for sure...

Yeah I wasnt at that race so never saw it , but I am sure someone in that team was going woops when it happened

 

[George.]

Steve Evans may have been the most integral part of the growth of the NHRA through the 80s..
He was the absolute BEST in the business, and even today, it's a loooooonnng way to second place..