NFB: Bad drag racing accident

[Jay 02 TA ws6]

http://videos.streetfire.net/Player....158E9FA6AD&p=0

[MN6WS6]

I think this has been posted before, but I'll explain again. The guy had a nitrous backfire, and it blew the plastic cover off the left side near the fairing, and it came up and hit him in the hand. It did NOT blow his hand off like 22 billion other sites are saying. He did suffer a bruised sternum (if you watch closely, you can see the tank hit him in the chest) but other than that, he was not seriously injured. The bike actually ran again that day at the track.

[N20LT4Bird]

Yea, its funny if you hear different stories, you see different things. The caption says he blew a piston through his forearm. If you watch expecting that, thats what you see.....but if you look close, something hits him in the chest.

[fastTa]

I think this has been posted before, but I'll explain again. The guy had a nitrous backfire, and it blew the plastic cover off the left side near the fairing, and it came up and hit him in the hand. It did NOT blow his hand off like 22 billion other sites are saying. He did suffer a bruised sternum (if you watch closely, you can see the tank hit him in the chest) but other than that, he was not seriously injured. The bike actually ran again that day at the track.

Yeah, you can see the tank shoot up. Nitrous backfires suck! Glad he wasn't too seriously injured.

[Joe 1320]

. Nitrous backfires suck!

Yep.

I can recall one in my 79 T/A. It blew with enough force as to melt the throttle blades, burned the cam that held the secondary metering rods in place (quadrajet) and caught the flame resistant air cleaner on fire. I'm glad that a fire extinguisher is always something that I carry in the car. I had to wire the secondary metering rods in place with a bag tie so the car would run good enough for me to drive it home. Yeah it blew a bunch of black smoke out the rear, but at least I didn't have to call a tow truck. I think it took about 5 gallons to drive 10 miles.

[camaronx]

wow!

I ended up watching videos for over an hour---thee is 11 pages of pontiac videos on streetfire.net alone

[camaronx]

ya happened to me

my 94 camaro had just run 8.8 with a 50 shot so i put in a 100 horse jet and it was missing coming up to the line--i knew something wasn't right--plug wire or 2 off--everyone knows what a stinker those wires are on the lt-1---i could not get under car because of eibachs and low pro-tires so i race any way and like 1320 said ka-freakin boom a big cloud of black smoke outta the rear--- i limp home and fix the wires---she is using a lil water and i don't think nuthin about it--take it to talladega the next day---coming back from the nascar race to nashville tn. where i live about 9:30 p.m at night and someone in car says---"turn down the radio" and my car is clicking like crazy and turn on inside light and thermostat on a-pillar is stuck at 285+ my head gasket was blown big time--i knew i shoulda hooked up that gauge light---it's the little things that get ya

[Jay 02 TA ws6]

my 94 camaro had just run 8.8 with a 50 shot so i put in a 100 horse jet and it was missing coming up to the line-

1/8th mile?