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bobby · 11-14-2008, 08:29 AM

being a turnaround worker, i need to speak of this. I have seen a worker wave in a t/f car and the other one lost his brakes also. trashed both of them. Last year at Dallas, i was just about to open the second gate to let Shelly Payne in, luckily I saw the other P/M car coming up fast and waved her down to the 3rd gate. Avoided what could have been a big disaster. I know that now that one person pretty much travels to all the Nats and does the traffic cop thing.

You have to remember that you have 100's of cars coming down to the big end. It's very unfortunate, but it's like driving in rush hour traffic, you loose concentration. Of course, when cars are coming at you anywhere from 150 to300 mph, it hard to judge how fast they are going. Ecspecially when they are coming STRAIGHT at you.

Sorry it happens to any racer. I know how much time and money they put into their cars. It's a big loss when this happens.

11-14-2008, 08:29 AM	#22
bobby Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: League City, Texas Posts: 243 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: ???Don Eckel & Mike Saye CRASH at Z-Max??? being a turnaround worker, i need to speak of this. I have seen a worker wave in a t/f car and the other one lost his brakes also. trashed both of them. Last year at Dallas, i was just about to open the second gate to let Shelly Payne in, luckily I saw the other P/M car coming up fast and waved her down to the 3rd gate. Avoided what could have been a big disaster. I know that now that one person pretty much travels to all the Nats and does the traffic cop thing. You have to remember that you have 100's of cars coming down to the big end. It's very unfortunate, but it's like driving in rush hour traffic, you loose concentration. Of course, when cars are coming at you anywhere from 150 to300 mph, it hard to judge how fast they are going. Ecspecially when they are coming STRAIGHT at you. Sorry it happens to any racer. I know how much time and money they put into their cars. It's a big loss when this happens.