Live from the JEGS Pacific SPORTSnationals

B Aceves · 05-14-2011, 11:39 AM

Toby, Thank you for posting the videos, Any idea what happened to Phil Cocuzza ?

Toby Lang · 05-14-2011, 12:51 PM

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Originally Posted by B Aceves

Toby, Thank you for posting the videos, Any idea what happened to Phil Cocuzza ?

I heard over the PA that he hit the wall. Here's what it says on DRC in the session one comp notes:

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Ouch!! Cocuzza makes a strong clean mid-fifty under pass and then had problems getting the car stopped on the top end. He looked to have tagged the wall way down track. He is out of the car and OK, but the call has gone out for lots of sweepers and brooms to the end of the track.

-Toby

Toby Lang · 05-14-2011, 12:53 PM

The call has just gone out for first round of super stock class.

-Toby

Mike Carr · 05-14-2011, 01:02 PM

http://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCPh...r=100#indextop

Floyd Staggs · 05-14-2011, 01:05 PM

That's a real shame, nice guy and nice car.

B Aceves · 05-14-2011, 01:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Floyd Staggs

That's a real shame, nice guy and nice car.

Ya, I guess NHRA is going to wait till someone gets killed at that place till they do something about the short shut down !!! Just ask Ken Etter how short it is.....
Good to know he wasnt hurt.

Jim Wahl · 05-14-2011, 01:30 PM

what is this?

1 7056 GT/AA Frank Grossi, Upland CA, '05 Sunflower 9.125 10.10 -0.975

A SUNFLOWER?

Brett Brown · 05-14-2011, 07:08 PM

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Originally Posted by B Aceves

Ya, I guess NHRA is going to wait till someone gets killed at that place till they do something about the short shut down !!! Just ask Ken Etter how short it is.....
Good to know he wasnt hurt.

Phil said that the trans went into 2nd at shutdown, which caused him to lose control. He crossed into the right lane and hit the wall. A lot of damage to the front & rear of the car. Phil is fine. Short shut down had nothing to do with it!

mopar jeff · 05-19-2011, 01:16 PM

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Originally Posted by B Aceves

Ya, I guess NHRA is going to wait till someone gets killed at that place till they do something about the short shut down !!! Just ask Ken Etter how short it is.....
Good to know he wasnt hurt.

Just for the record, it wasn't that the track was too short. He lost it right after the finish line, and came in contact with the water barriers at the short turnout. Still plenty of track remaining, but something went wrong early on.

Bret Kepner · 05-14-2011, 07:34 PM

Well, we may have lost Bill O'Connor from the top of the list at Fontana but Chuck Blossom is a FWD low qualifier at Great Bend!

05-14-2011, 11:39 AM	#1
B Aceves Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 457 Likes: 1 Liked 7 Times in 4 Posts	Re: Live from the JEGS Pacific SPORTSnationals Toby, Thank you for posting the videos, Any idea what happened to Phil Cocuzza ? __________________ Bob Aceves, 746 E/SA A&M motorsports

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Toby Lang VIP Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Auburn, WA Posts: 2,133 Likes: 2 Liked 2 Times in 1 Post	Re: Live from the JEGS Pacific SPORTSnationals The call has just gone out for first round of super stock class. -Toby

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Floyd Staggs VIP Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Cucamonga, CA Posts: 1,522 Likes: 157 Liked 229 Times in 99 Posts	Re: Live from the JEGS Pacific SPORTSnationals That's a real shame, nice guy and nice car. __________________ Floyd Staggs 787 SST

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Jim Wahl Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Central Florida Posts: 5,844 Likes: 667 Liked 683 Times in 129 Posts	Re: Live from the JEGS Pacific SPORTSnationals what is this? 1 7056 GT/AA Frank Grossi, Upland CA, '05 Sunflower 9.125 10.10 -0.975 A SUNFLOWER? __________________ Jim Wahl....NHRA #2239 S/SS - IHRA # 8 Stock, D2 Stock Champion (forever I guess) 2019 Baby Gators Stock Champion 2009 NHRA D2 National Open Stock Champion 1982 NHRA D2 West Palm Beach LDRS SS Runner Up Past President, Southern Stock / Super Stock Association.

05-14-2011, 07:34 PM	#10
Bret Kepner Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Saint Louis, Missouri, USA Posts: 418 Likes: 1 Liked 11 Times in 2 Posts	Re: Live from the JEGS Pacific SPORTSnationals Well, we may have lost Bill O'Connor from the top of the list at Fontana but Chuck Blossom is a FWD low qualifier at Great Bend! __________________ Bret Kepner BRETKEPNER@Prodigy.net Saint Louis, Missouri, USA