Spectator killed at NC drag strip

Steve Williams · 05-18-2010, 10:08 AM

It was a tube chassis Corvette

Carl Juliano · 05-18-2010, 10:32 PM

The track is known as a "grudge track", its an 1/8 mile with the old school steel guardrails. After reading some posts on other forums, the driver should've lifted, but continued under power and lost total control hitting the opposite rail head on.
Many of these "Grudge guys" are inexperienced, and have way too much car under them. They just "stab it and steer" Really tragic that someone died, another person was seriously burned.

herbjr · 05-19-2010, 06:44 PM

Until we were track operators I didnt realize the advantages of a sanctioned track has. I will never race at an unsanctioned track, mainly due to the insurance benefits.

05-18-2010, 10:08 AM	#1
Steve Williams Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Detroit, Michigan Posts: 352 Likes: 0 Liked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: Spectator killed at NC drag strip It was a tube chassis Corvette

05-18-2010, 10:32 PM	#2
Carl Juliano Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Queens, NYC Posts: 294 Likes: 234 Liked 64 Times in 25 Posts	Re: Spectator killed at NC drag strip The track is known as a "grudge track", its an 1/8 mile with the old school steel guardrails. After reading some posts on other forums, the driver should've lifted, but continued under power and lost total control hitting the opposite rail head on. Many of these "Grudge guys" are inexperienced, and have way too much car under them. They just "stab it and steer" Really tragic that someone died, another person was seriously burned. __________________ Carl Juliano TS 1275 John Juliano SG 151 Carl Sr.

05-19-2010, 06:44 PM	#3
herbjr VIP Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Greensboro NC Posts: 1,027 Likes: 1 Liked 83 Times in 32 Posts	Re: Spectator killed at NC drag strip Until we were track operators I didnt realize the advantages of a sanctioned track has. I will never race at an unsanctioned track, mainly due to the insurance benefits.