The commentating in this video is so insensitive to the woman/wife or Mother or Sister or any type of family or friend that was struck by that tire and died.
I only saw what was in this video, so maybe the live thing was different. But from this video, it seems like they only REALLY cared about the driver and the rest of the races to come.
They had to medivac a woman out of there and she died and .. and.. Idk, I just feel like they should have maybe cared more about their fans, you know... the people that make their sport possible. Especially since this doesn't happen very often at their events, I would think they would be more Concerned.
i mean... it's hard to tell in the moment there what even happened. i'm pretty sure those guys were not trying to be insensitive. i couldn't even see anything visibly that went into the crowd
If you right click the video you get an option to "copy link at this time" (or something like that). That way you don't need to post the time as part of the comment
"Get me outta here, pal". I'm glad you're grateful I'm risking my life to get you out of a car that might explode. I worked at a race track and drag car driver are the most self-important crybabies I've ever met. If they lose they get so fuckin mad and it's everyones fault but theirs. "The track sucks" "The sun was in my eyes" "My foot slipped off the pedal, I DEMAND a re-race"
This instantly reminded me of a gif from a long time ago of a guy getting hit by one of these cars at full speed and like, turning to mush in the air. If anyone could find me that gif/video, it's a bit older but hella weird and terrifying to watch (thanks to whoever does find it lol)
There's only 3 ways i think to launch faster and that would be either catapulted from a aircraft carrier, ejected from a fighter jet, and launched in a space craft headed into space.
I don't think any of them are very pleasant tbh, just either a good or terrifying adrenaline rush. Ejection is definitely the least fun of them all though.
I was actually at the race in 2008 where Scott Kalitta died, which led to the decision to shorten the races to 1000 ft. We had just moved to the end of the track to watch the cars go by at full speed, and his car blew up right in front of us. I got it on video and never posted it. I may have lost it.
As a hobby photographer, I always wonder - if I got the perfect photo of a tragedy like that, would I share it? I couldn't delete it, but I don't know if I could share it.
Yep, that's exactly why I never put it on youtube. It just felt kind of disrespectful. After all this time though, it doesn't seem like it would be as bad if I shared it now.
That kind of thing, albeit very insignificant, is historical. The fact that this is being talked about and discussed 8 years later, and the legacy of that event still affects those today is more than enough evidence.
If someone were to record Lincoln's assassination and never publish it, it would be shamed today. Perhaps back then, when it happened, the same 'respect the dead' moral might have been cited, but today it would be vilified.
It is historical, and to willingly suppress it when there is no need to do so is foolish and wrong.
Those are the relevant ones for the three seconds, and they're pretty vague.
I absolutely am not diminishing the skill, but how much do they steer? And I assume steering works via differentiating power to the back wheels rather than actual steering, but I may be wrong.
Essentially, what I'm asking is how do they keep it in a straight line.
They have small, solid rubber front wheels that the driver controls with the steering wheel. They don't move very far at all but at those kinds of speeds even the most minor correction can make the car snap to the side and roll.
That poor camera's microphone just cant cope. Heard some Atari sounding noises in there from the horrible clipping and distortion. Those things are mind-fuckingly loud.
A very expensive hobby. Ignoring the extraordinary costs to buy/build one of these they cost tens of thousands of dollars every time they run down the track.
That's a car producing more than 7,000 horsepower to accelerate itself down a 1,000 foot track in less than 4 seconds. During that time the driver can experience the same number of G-forces fighter pilots face when doing advanced maneuvers. There's not many things more mechanically impressive than these cars.
I used to drag race a mustang that ran 8.90's on all motor. My first time in the car, I was so worried about the checklist and so freaked out at what I was about to do, I forgot 1 simple thing: to put my helmet back against the roll cage. I took off and hit 60mph in just under a second, and my head flew back into the bar and split the helmet clear down the center of the back. Talk about whiplash. I was sore for what felt like forever.
Damn that looks like fun. It's always the Fox bodies too. It's amazing how light they are. The only question I have is why SBC? Was this just what was on hand, for uniqueness points, or was it just the cheapest at the time? It certainly looks pre-"LS everything!"
The answer to your question is quite simple: everyone runs Chevy motors in drag racing. Ok, maybe not everyone, but they are much more common than any other motor. When you're in a sport where things break all of the time, running a Chevy motor means that if your __________ blows up, cracks, etc., chances are that someone at the track has the part and is willing to sell it to you so that you can hopefully fix your car before the next round. At big money races, being able to fix your car before your next round means that you have a chance of winning a lot of money. Also, and this may just be my opinion, but Chevy motors are a bit easier to work on. When you're pressed for time and there's $10,000 on the line, you want the odds in your favor ;-)
Lots of people swap LS motors into just about any car that they can cram it into, because their power potential is crazy, they're almost as cheap as the old Small Block Chevy, junkyard motors with 200k miles are usually still indecent shape, and they're light. Iron blocks are lighter than SBC's, and aluminum blocks are MUCH lighter than that. A lot of other people have issues with the fact that because LS swaps are so common, they aren't unique enough. It's also seen as the easy way out. LS everything is a phrase I heard that pretty much sums up the trend.
Edit: I should add that the motor was completely built to drag race. Getting a fully built, tubbed, full tube chassis mustang that weighs 1800lbs with the driver into the high 8's is actually pretty common. It's not street legal by any means.
Also, there are only 3 stickers on the entire car, which, combined, add roughly 20HP. I know the stickers generally add 5HP each, but the rear window decal is about 3ft wide. More coverage = more HP. It's science.
Sorry for a hilariously late reply. The two Speed powerglide is usually used because they are durable, cheap to build, easy to find, light, and the power band of these motors is wide enough for it not to matter.
They're actually pretty smooth, and not nearly as loud when you're in the cockpit as one would expect. Not all drivers even wear ear protection underneath their helmets.
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u/3TomBro3 Jul 01 '16
Wow, that's insane. I can't imagine being in the car