Jim Head interview.

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All great points.

My issues are not with the speed, but the latter 3 issues you brought up addressing the shutdown area at that track were inexcusable, totally insane.

I cannot get the view from the camera in the basket out of my mind. I believe there are a few of us here that saw it, and that concrete barrier was for all intent and purposes a wall at that absolutely tremendous entrance speed.

I'll bet the farm we will never see that anywhere, it would be absolutely incriminating, IMO.

But I KNOW..............ahem.......what I saw.............

And it haunts me every day now.

I did not know Scott, but that is irrelevant.

That should not have happened, it was avoidable, the shutdown area is a abomination.

If the place cannot be made safe, not perfect, just common sense safe, and the video of the final impact and devastation IMO PROVES it is not, that should be it.

But it won't be...........it's all 'bout the $$$$$$$$$$$$$$

Screw the racers.

REX

Rex, I am also having problems of getting the view from the camera in the sand trap out of my head. When I was talking to Timmah on Sunday night I told him that the view from the Motel 6 Vision truly showed the speed Scott entered the sand trap. All I remember is Scott hitting the front of the sand trap, getting airborne and the camera shot went blank to the Lucas Oil Supernationals emblem. I looked at my dad and told him that was not good, as I have never seen a car enter the trap at that speed and I knew what was beyond the sand trap. Yesterday, I saw a DHL truck and all I could think about was Scott, his family and friends, along with what I saw last Saturday. Between what I saw on the Motel 6 Vision and peoples reaction in the pits after the incident, I still have an upset stomach feeling in my gut. I also feel for the people on the top end who were involved with the rescue effort and were on the scene, to see one of the greats go through what he did has to have an impact on them also. I have faith the Napps will take the necessary actions to improve their track and I hope they will take the lead in setting the standards to improve all shutdown areas across the country (kind of like how Force has taken the lead with FC safety).

Well said on both counts.

 

[Rexfiles]

Rex, I am also having problems of getting the view from the camera in the sand trap out of my head. When I was talking to Timmah on Sunday night I told him that the view from the Motel 6 Vision truly showed the speed Scott entered the sand trap. All I remember is Scott hitting the front of the sand trap, getting airborne and the camera shot went blank to the Lucas Oil Supernationals emblem. I looked at my dad and told him that was not good, as I have never seen a car enter the trap at that speed and I knew what was beyond the sand trap. Yesterday, I saw a DHL truck and all I could think about was Scott, his family and friends, along with what I saw last Saturday. Between what I saw on the Motel 6 Vision and peoples reaction in the pits after the incident, I still have an upset stomach feeling in my gut. I also feel for the people on the top end who were involved with the rescue effort and were on the scene, to see one of the greats go through what he did has to have an impact on them also. I have faith the Napps will take the necessary actions to improve their track and I hope they will take the lead in setting the standards to improve all shutdown areas across the country (kind of like how Force has taken the lead with FC safety).

Paul,

Your feelings and mine are one in the same.

We belong to a little "club" that we neither signed up for (intentionally) or ever would want to belong to.

Like I said before I wish I had stayed home.

But we were there and saw what we saw and it is what it is.

People fight and whine and complain about the silliest little things, in the grand scheme so small and petty that after awhile they are forgotten, irrelevant.

What is important are the people that make up and support this great sport.

Racers, crews, and fans.

Family and friends.

If something, anything at all, good came from this is a reminder that we are all, each and every one of us, here for a very short time.

And to look out for, and to be good to each other.

REX

 

[stanman]

Like Del @ Pomona.

Late.........Mitch

Del's car flipped when it hit the net and it "tripped" the car.

 

[paoldtimer]

Del's car flipped when it hit the net and it "tripped" the car.

YouTube - NHRA Finals 2006 - Dale Worsham Funny Car Crash

 

[stanman]

YouTube - NHRA Finals 2006 - Dale Worsham Funny Car Crash

I stand corrected.. the net just finished the job.