crash......

W J · 07-19-2010, 06:19 AM

Last night on espn finals show from Cali they showed short video of a Comp car flipping as it went thru traps. Car landed on its wheels. Paige or other announcer said car was disqualified for "excessive braking"....Anyone else catch this and know the details? Thanks. WJ

John Leichtamer Jr · 07-19-2010, 07:10 AM

Go to DRC and read second round of comp. elim
it has the story about it

Hammer

Carl Juliano · 07-19-2010, 09:59 AM

I saw it also, and read about it on DRC, thats about all there is to it. Glad to see he didnt collect the other car.

larry dowty · 07-19-2010, 11:04 AM

WJ the car is a old warren johnson pro stock car he is from the n.w. and does alot of the work on the car himself great guy, i am glad he is ok, maybe nhra can look at that dumb c.i.c. thing in comp and stop this nonsense of trying not to get hit at the race?

Geerhead55 · 07-19-2010, 11:25 AM

Larry,,,,,, I'm not sure if the C.I.C. had anything to do with this one. I agree the topend camera used for the footage isn't the best angle to see where he hit the brakes,,but it appeared to be past the stripe when everything happened. I understand what you're saying about a racer not wanting to get "hit" with a penalty. I'm hoping someone had a better view of the incident and can let us know what they saw.
I'm certainly glad it wasn't worse than it was in light of recent events.
Danny Durham

W J · 07-19-2010, 11:29 AM

I honestly feel that Brandon Huhtala had God in his Cutlass passenger seat on that pass...this one could've been a huge disaster....what a scary ride.. Maybe someone has the video and/or can get it posted up so everyone here can see for themselves how lucky Brandon really is.....maybe 180 mph+ when all hell broke loose....just cannot believe this car ended up on all fours.... WJ

mannymen · 07-19-2010, 12:31 PM

I didn't realize that excessive braking on the winners part especially past the finish line reinstates the loser of the race. Is that right? The next round should have been a bye run for the 3rd round opponent.

Steve Williams · 07-19-2010, 12:54 PM

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Originally Posted by mannymen

I didn't realize that excessive braking on the winners part especially past the finish line reinstates the loser of the race. Is that right? The next round should have been a bye run for the 3rd round opponent.

Read your rulebook. Been in there for forever. Happens a few times a year. Usually in Super Comp and Super Gas, but I have seen it in SS and Stk.

koch3031 · 07-19-2010, 02:04 PM

on the comp forum the driver said the accelerator stuck thats what caused the crash

herbjr · 07-19-2010, 02:12 PM

First off you know these comp guys push the clutch in or neutral the cars at the stripe, then get the chutes out. There is no way the throttle stuck or the car would have kept going straight and the shutoff would have killed the motor. He hit the brakes to avoid a CIC and the back end got loose. He couldnt scale after the wreck as the car lost parts so he should be out. WHen the car got up it looked like it was going to roll I dont know how it didnt.

07-19-2010, 06:19 AM	#1
W J Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Paxton, Massachusetts Posts: 638 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	crash...... Last night on espn finals show from Cali they showed short video of a Comp car flipping as it went thru traps. Car landed on its wheels. Paige or other announcer said car was disqualified for "excessive braking"....Anyone else catch this and know the details? Thanks. WJ

07-19-2010, 07:10 AM	#2
John Leichtamer Jr Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Orange City Fl Posts: 764 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: crash...... Go to DRC and read second round of comp. elim it has the story about it Hammer

07-19-2010, 09:59 AM	#3
Carl Juliano Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Queens, NYC Posts: 294 Likes: 227 Liked 64 Times in 25 Posts	Re: crash...... I saw it also, and read about it on DRC, thats about all there is to it. Glad to see he didnt collect the other car. __________________ Carl Juliano TS 1275 John Juliano SG 151 Carl Sr.

07-19-2010, 11:04 AM	#4
larry dowty Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: chewelah wa Posts: 283 Likes: 0 Liked 11 Times in 4 Posts	Re: crash...... WJ the car is a old warren johnson pro stock car he is from the n.w. and does alot of the work on the car himself great guy, i am glad he is ok, maybe nhra can look at that dumb c.i.c. thing in comp and stop this nonsense of trying not to get hit at the race? __________________ larry dowty 6388 SS

07-19-2010, 11:25 AM	#5
Geerhead55 VIP Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Tacoma, Washington Posts: 1,632 Likes: 0 Liked 5 Times in 5 Posts	Re: crash...... Larry,,,,,, I'm not sure if the C.I.C. had anything to do with this one. I agree the topend camera used for the footage isn't the best angle to see where he hit the brakes,,but it appeared to be past the stripe when everything happened. I understand what you're saying about a racer not wanting to get "hit" with a penalty. I'm hoping someone had a better view of the incident and can let us know what they saw. I'm certainly glad it wasn't worse than it was in light of recent events. Danny Durham

07-19-2010, 11:29 AM	#6
W J Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Paxton, Massachusetts Posts: 638 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: crash...... I honestly feel that Brandon Huhtala had God in his Cutlass passenger seat on that pass...this one could've been a huge disaster....what a scary ride.. Maybe someone has the video and/or can get it posted up so everyone here can see for themselves how lucky Brandon really is.....maybe 180 mph+ when all hell broke loose....just cannot believe this car ended up on all fours.... WJ Last edited by W J; 07-19-2010 at 12:19 PM. Reason: add...

07-19-2010, 12:31 PM	#7
mannymen Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 728 Likes: 5 Liked 13 Times in 7 Posts	Re: crash...... I didn't realize that excessive braking on the winners part especially past the finish line reinstates the loser of the race. Is that right? The next round should have been a bye run for the 3rd round opponent. __________________ N/A

07-19-2010, 02:04 PM	#9
koch3031 Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 12 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: crash...... on the comp forum the driver said the accelerator stuck thats what caused the crash

07-19-2010, 02:12 PM	#10
herbjr VIP Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Greensboro NC Posts: 1,027 Likes: 1 Liked 83 Times in 32 Posts	Re: crash...... First off you know these comp guys push the clutch in or neutral the cars at the stripe, then get the chutes out. There is no way the throttle stuck or the car would have kept going straight and the shutoff would have killed the motor. He hit the brakes to avoid a CIC and the back end got loose. He couldnt scale after the wreck as the car lost parts so he should be out. WHen the car got up it looked like it was going to roll I dont know how it didnt.