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WDCreech · 07-05-2008, 11:31 PM

posted by sc1153: Scott Kalitta would have died if his car only ran to the 1000' or the entire 1/4 mile.

I beg to differ! His engine let go after the 1000' mark. If that would have been the finish line he would have had the chute out and have shut off the fuel, so there, probably, would not have been the engine explosion that may have knocked him out. I think that NHRA did the right thing. It's just too bad that it wasn't done sooner!

07-05-2008, 11:31 PM	#13
WDCreech Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Anchorage, AK Posts: 45 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Nhra shortens t/f and f/c race to 1000 ft. posted by sc1153: Scott Kalitta would have died if his car only ran to the 1000' or the entire 1/4 mile. I beg to differ! His engine let go after the 1000' mark. If that would have been the finish line he would have had the chute out and have shut off the fuel, so there, probably, would not have been the engine explosion that may have knocked him out. I think that NHRA did the right thing. It's just too bad that it wasn't done sooner! __________________ 1964 GTO 2750# 606" IA Pontiac 8.2550@164.17-1/4 1.1981-60" 5.2901@131.97-1/8 Last edited by WDCreech; 07-06-2008 at 10:47 PM.