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Terry McMillen kaboom
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The new-style intake got a workout.
More pics: https://www.facebook.com/DragNewsAustralia/posts/1085732561468701
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More pics: https://www.facebook.com/DragNewsAustralia/posts/1085732561468701
https://www.facebook.com/DragNewsAustralia/posts/1085732561468701
stitcherbob
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Terry looked like he was struggling to get his legs out of the car....after seeing that frame pic I would be surprised if he didn't have some big bruises by tomorrow
Don Schumacher announced that he will have a chassis for Terry on Tuesday. I believe it's a former frame of Tony's.Thanks, Don! Hopefully they'll be back ASAP.
Right on Don !!
This is what drag racers do for each-other.
P-Dogg
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I agree. I don't think he will be able to get out of bed tomorrow morning. That explosion hurt me just sitting on the couch.
I was NITRO BREATH
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I dont know what will hurt more- his legs or his wallet. Sorry to see terry in trouble again
HEMI6point1
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Hate seeing this too, Terry is a cool guy and it sucks with something like this happens. BUT.... I think what Terry really needs is for his sponsor to step up and give him more $$$$ to race without blowing stuff up. From my eyes, he's trying to squeeze dollars out of quarters and using parts that are, shall we say, past the sell-by date.
BTW, how the hell did the supercharger escape from the restraints? Explosion was that powerful, or did someone just not tie it down properly or maybe the tie-downs were defective?
parrotwhisperer
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When the car is in trouble the driver has to lift else kaboom. Watch footage of this run again. Holes out. Green flames out one side. Car struggling to hook up. Hammer still down. Kaboom. Terry has a long history of this type of run. Some of this is Terry shooting himself in the foot. I like Terry. I wish him all the best but if he wants to save parts and budget he has to learn when to lift. Saying it is Sunday so you have to stay with it is not always a good decision. I am not the first to point this out. By the way, Terry is using parts from The Don now and I expect he pays for every one of them.
Gordon
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One of the most entertaining things about this website is the shared passion and interest in the sport we all love. At the same time, one of the most interesting aspects of this site is the voluminous thoughts, ideas and opinions we've all formed at one time or another about what a driver, crew chief, NHRA staff member should or should not do in a given situation. I submit that I've never mashed the loud pedal in a fuel car - I've sat in a flopper, but never while it was running. Terry has had some success this season, more so than we've seen in recent years. As a result, I'm guessing (and it's just that - a guess) his desire to win has been fueled by that success - especially against a guy like Tony Schumacher. It's easy to sit back and say he should've lifted, but for every driver that has lifted early and lost, another has won by staying in it. He's a racer, it's what they do.
I tend to agree with Sam's assessment. Guys like Terry, Kebin Kinsley, Jim Dunn, etc. are generally forced to use less than tip-top parts because they don't have the money to buy stuff brand new, and they definitely don't have the financial wherewithal to design and develop their own stuff in-house. They usually get used stuff from the big-money teams like Force & Schumacher because those guys can afford to swap stuff out when it becomes even marginally questionable. As a result, if/when they decide to push the envelope, they do so at great risk. That is, after all, the name of the game - pushing the envelope. Sometimes it pays off, others, not so much. The alternative, of course, is to not race at all. And even with the best stuff money can buy, CH3NO2 is EXTREMELY VOLATILE stuff.
Hats off to Mr. Schumacher for assisting Terry with a new (and again, I remind you - used) chassis. It's situations like this (and Densham before him) that make this such a wonderful motorsport to follow. And it's not new - it's been going on since the dawn of NHRA racing.
I tend to agree with Sam's assessment. Guys like Terry, Kebin Kinsley, Jim Dunn, etc. are generally forced to use less than tip-top parts because they don't have the money to buy stuff brand new, and they definitely don't have the financial wherewithal to design and develop their own stuff in-house. They usually get used stuff from the big-money teams like Force & Schumacher because those guys can afford to swap stuff out when it becomes even marginally questionable. As a result, if/when they decide to push the envelope, they do so at great risk. That is, after all, the name of the game - pushing the envelope. Sometimes it pays off, others, not so much. The alternative, of course, is to not race at all. And even with the best stuff money can buy, CH3NO2 is EXTREMELY VOLATILE stuff.
Hats off to Mr. Schumacher for assisting Terry with a new (and again, I remind you - used) chassis. It's situations like this (and Densham before him) that make this such a wonderful motorsport to follow. And it's not new - it's been going on since the dawn of NHRA racing.
Since no one was seriously infured (thankfully) we are left to wonder how this one scored under the old (pre-restraint system):
http://wediditforlove.com/blowerexplosions.html
Best of luck to Terry and the team to get back to racing.
http://wediditforlove.com/blowerexplosions.html
Best of luck to Terry and the team to get back to racing.
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