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Post by ferris1248 on Jun 24, 2024 6:19:00 GMT -5
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madbeach
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I started dancin' again
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Post by madbeach on Jun 24, 2024 7:32:36 GMT -5
Dang! I hope he pulls through ok. Going 300mph and hitting a wall is deadly.
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Post by gardawg on Jun 24, 2024 8:17:45 GMT -5
That was a testament to the serious fire protection the drivers in nitro have in their cars. Kudos to the people who designed and built the system.
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Post by ferris1248 on Jun 24, 2024 8:24:14 GMT -5
Those cars are amazing. You think the NASCAR Cup car is amazing (and it is) then you look at what a funny car or a top fuel does.
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Post by mackeralsnatcher on Jun 24, 2024 9:10:25 GMT -5
He has a couple of daughters that race also if I recall correctly.
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Post by ferris1248 on Jun 24, 2024 9:21:01 GMT -5
He does and they are successful in their own right. The whole family is nuts. Force does make me feel better about wanting to still cut circles at 75.
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Post by nikonoclast on Jun 24, 2024 11:55:19 GMT -5
Evidently, there's no way to deploy the 'chutes automatically.
That was one heck of a wreck.
He should consider retirement.
His insurance agent might insist.
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Post by stc1993 on Jun 24, 2024 12:26:34 GMT -5
Has anyone heard how he came out of it? Read a couple but they didn't say how he was doing.
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Post by tonyroma on Jun 24, 2024 12:49:06 GMT -5
It’s a tough conversation but eventually somebodies gotta take grandpas car keys😉. Looks like there’s nothing much you can do in that situation. Looked like a damn bomb went off.
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Post by mackeralsnatcher on Jun 24, 2024 12:55:50 GMT -5
Don't think funny cars have keys, BUT i get what you are saying
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Post by gardawg on Jun 24, 2024 13:13:25 GMT -5
He does and they are successful in their own right. The whole family is nuts. Force does make me feel better about wanting to still cut circles at 75. Yeah, I still want to cut some donuts ... but $400.00 tires (each) curtail my desire
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Post by mapper on Jun 24, 2024 13:19:23 GMT -5
That's a part of racing when you run on the edge.. A 4.xxx second 1/4 mile that he won. He was going 302 mph at the traps.. In that fireball he tried to keep straight as long as he could started to drift left so he went right, once it nearly hit the wall not much else to do but go along for the ride. Now a 75 yr old dude who knows there is a racer in the other lane, and did that, I think it's OK for grandpa to have the keys.. He already said that Austin is the next heir.. Brittany said he would be alright.. Hope he recovers and enjoys the family..
Tony, have you ever seen interviews of John force through the years of his racing?
He is like the Chuck Norris of nhra..
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Post by Tarpon65 on Jun 24, 2024 14:38:13 GMT -5
"Grandpa, you're not allowed to go over 280 mph any longer! "
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Post by conchydong on Jun 24, 2024 14:45:07 GMT -5
Wow!
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Post by mapper on Jun 24, 2024 14:49:23 GMT -5
"Grandpa, you're not allowed to go over 280 mph any longer! " Well you may need to hide the lawnmower then..
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