Scott Kalitta RIP 6/21/08

[Trash man]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DziJdGwFQjU < thats the crash, once is enough for me

NHRA lost a great driver

[Injuneer]

It truely unfortunate that someone chose to use youtube to exploit the death of another person. I really wonder why you feel you had to participate in this grizzly fascination by posting it here.

Sad.

[Rhode Island Red]

I watched ESPN news early Sunday morning and was shocked to see that. It is sad that had to happen. From what I saw it looked like a total accident. I'm sure his family and team will miss him.

[FroSSty]

Views: 1,289,017 watch in standard quality watch in high quality

There are a lot of sick people in this world Fred! Rest in Peace Scott. You will be missed.

[Trash man]

i basically copied it from another board. i posted it just in case ppl wonder what exactly happened, like i had wondered

[DJ Taso]

Fred, it's no different than ESPN broadcasting it on tv where millions of people get to see it than trash man posting it on here.

Judging by the video, it's the impact that took his life not the fire.

[96FirebirdFormula]

Nice Sand Pit at end huh? Just a fence

[Injuneer]

Actually, there is a sand pit, but its a short one. There's an excellent shot of the facility on google earth (it has a landmark, so its easy to find). The shutdown lenght is 2,375 ft (0.45 miles) from the finish line to the concrete wall that wraps around the end of the sandbox. On the other side of the concrete wall is a line of trees, separating the end of the track and a view of the track from a public road. The public road is what has limited the extension of the shutdown lanes.

Even the ESPN2 coverage of the event avoided playing the crash video. In the coverage I saw, they showed it only once. Several replays of the run were terminated at the finish line. I honestly believe that was out of respect for Scott and his family. I still don't like the link above, or the fact that its posted.... but that's just me.

[BrdWAtti2d]

RIP Scott. All in all he went doing the thing he loved best.

I think he would have faired better with the trees and public road. A concrete wall? That's pure genius. I'm betting you'll see John Force heading up track redesign in the very near future. Why not use the same design they use on the flight decks of carriers to catch planes which miss the tailhook? Wouldn't you pay another couple bucks for a ticket to avoid grizzly incidents like this?

[Rhode Island Red]

The blower apparently blew off the motor. At 7000+ hp funny car being driven it at anytime is a gamble at best

[bru333]

I think he would have faired better with the trees and public road. A concrete wall? That's pure genius. I'm betting you'll see John Force heading up track redesign in the very near future. Why not use the same design they use on the flight decks of carriers to catch planes which miss the tailhook? Wouldn't you pay another couple bucks for a ticket to avoid grizzly incidents like this?

You can see there was a net in front of the wall. Looks like he may have missed that and the wall completely.

http://www.app.com/apps/pbcs.dll/art...33/1002/SPORTS

Kalitta cruised into the sandpit at an estimated speed of more than 250 miles per hour and appeared to launch airborne into a concrete-filled metal post positioned just beyond a curved concrete wall.

BTW:As I expected...

This video is no longer available due to a copyright claim by National Hot Rod Association / ESPN, Inc.

RIP Scott. All in all he went doing the thing he loved best

Eh...I was watching an interview with an aerobatic pilot, where she was talking about an airshow crash she had (she walked away). Said she'd rather die in bed than be remembered as going out doing what she loved and leaving people with a tragic memory of her last day.