How to blow it up

[Cliff]

Ouch! Starting Line Explosions And Top End Crashes From Brainerd - BangShift.com

We never like seeing people tear up their race cars, and especially don’t like seeing anyone get hurt, but NHRA certainly got some spectacular footage of some carnage at Brainerd this weekend. First off is the big nitrous back fired and subsequent intake explosion that caused a big fire for Kurt...

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[twostep]

What a testament to the construction of that TA/FC....I don't know how he survived at all, let alone walk away from coming down right on top of the wall. To me, it looked like the cage area took a direct 250mph hit right square on it. Quite a '55 Chevy weenie roast, too. Looks like the damage will be relatively minor and it'll live to race another day. Maybe it's time to consider a ProCharger instead?

 

[mick]

received a text from friend over weekend......see circled area

 

[Cliff]

I saw that on the video. ARGHHH But, the cage did it's job.

 

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I think there's a pretty big difference between your definition of minor and my definition of minor

I think Carl was talking about the damage on the 55 Chevy that had the engine explosion.

 

[Cliff]

The fire from the nitrous explosion was one of the worst I've seen, altho they did put it out quickly. I don't think there is an engine in the world that a drag racer couldn't blow up. heh

 

[Von Halen]

That scoop took forever to come back to earth!

 

[Butch]

I think Doug can thank Eric Medlen for surviving that crash.

 

[mick]

as reported on broadcast, a johnny lindberg chassis