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Originally Posted by Casey Miles
I didn't see the accident, I don't think that it's necessary that the racer is to blame for the chutes, crap happens. The Navy, they have nets that can catch fighter jets going 150 to 200 mph on the decks of carriers. I sure that the jets weight a bunch more then a fuel car. I'm totaly disappointed with NHRA that they haven't stepped up to the facilities safety equipment. Shouldn't the sanction body look at the safety of the racer that is beyond the racers control? This isn't the first time the nets didn't work, they didn't even stop a stocker in Gainesville going well under 150 mph!
Casey Miles
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I was at Englishtown for all 4 days of the event; and, of course, I witnessed the tragedy on Saturday. From what I observed, and from what I was told by observers at the top end, the net never came in to play. The reason for that is that the car drifted to the right, which caused it to miss the sand trap and the net, and it then went into the wall at an extremely high rate of speed. The parachutes never deployed, either because they became tangled or they were burned off. The brakes apparently were never applied, either because Scott was unconscious; or, as Jim Head pointed out, the brake cables were burned to the point of making the brakes inoperable. There are still far more questions than there are answers; I for one hope that the NHRA investigates this thoroughly and gives us a plausible reason for this tragedy.
Bill Seabrooks - superfan1