Skinhead
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Valkorado
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Gunnison, Colorado (7,703') Here there be twisties.
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« Reply #1 on: March 25, 2015, 04:43:07 PM » |
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Whoa, Nellie!  Unbelievable how safe those cages are. Time to change the underwear for sure! Great still shots. |
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wiggydotcom
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Do Your Best and Miss the Rest!
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« Reply #2 on: March 25, 2015, 05:06:53 PM » |
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Yep, no doubt, Larry Dixon had the Good Lord on his side. It's amazing he didn't suffer any serious foot or leg injuries. There wasn't much left of that tubular frame to protect them...a couple feet left maybe.
The car did what it was supposed to do...dissipate energy and keep the driver safe within that cage.
A lot of the safety built into the cars now is the result of John Force and his team. After Eric Medlen passed away in a crash 8 years ago, John and his team did extensive testing and came up with a lot of safety innovations including changes to the area surrounding a racer's head.
When it was all said and done, he shared all the data and innovations free of charge with his competitors.
But that's not unusual in Drag Racing. For the most part, it's a close knit entity.
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« Reply #3 on: March 25, 2015, 06:45:49 PM » |
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THAT wuz INTENSE!  Wunder did the car builder figure out not only WHAT failed but WHY it failed?  The still photos were more impressive than the movie of the fly by. The accident IS living proof that the modern dragster is getting safer.  The very fact Dixon survived that horrifying wreck/crash/blow over is the PROOF!  RIDE SAFE. |
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Today is the tommorow you worried about yesterday. If at first you don't succeed screw it-save it for nite check. 1964 1968 U S Navy. Two cruises off Nam.
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« Reply #4 on: March 25, 2015, 09:50:19 PM » |
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I think if I were Dixon I would have to give a big kiss to whoever was responsible for welding up that cage. Gods hands were surely on him.
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Jess Tolbirt
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« Reply #5 on: March 26, 2015, 06:07:33 AM » |
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did anyone ever see the Bob Glidden accident years ago? just like this one as far as safety goes, gliddens car rolled over and over, ,nothing left but where he was sitting,,,so yea who ever welded the cage and did the design deserves a big recognition,,
here is the one in 1986 but i cant find the one i was talking about but still looking,,,https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LBnbszKCjvw
i may have been thinking about tony shumaker
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old2soon
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« Reply #6 on: March 26, 2015, 08:00:21 AM » |
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Can't recall the drivers name but I believe the rail was called the yellow banana. He and that rail had a monster blow over. Driver survived but the rail came unwrapped. Seen the pro stocks and funny cars do similar things. Watched the races on T V and seen a lot of funny car bodies go airborne. RIDE SAFE.
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Today is the tommorow you worried about yesterday. If at first you don't succeed screw it-save it for nite check. 1964 1968 U S Navy. Two cruises off Nam.
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« Reply #7 on: March 26, 2015, 09:15:11 AM » |
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Can't recall the drivers name but I believe the rail was called the yellow banana. He and that rail had a monster blow over. Driver survived but the rail came unwrapped. Seen the pro stocks and funny cars do similar things. Watched the races on T V and seen a lot of funny car bodies go airborne. RIDE SAFE.
That would have been Eddie Hill front Texas I do believe... |
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old2soon
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« Reply #8 on: March 26, 2015, 12:21:29 PM » |
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Can't recall the drivers name but I believe the rail was called the yellow banana. He and that rail had a monster blow over. Driver survived but the rail came unwrapped. Seen the pro stocks and funny cars do similar things. Watched the races on T V and seen a lot of funny car bodies go airborne. RIDE SAFE.
That would have been Eddie Hill front Texas I do believe... Thanks Mark-I KNEW some one here had the answer! When those machines get the speeds they do in such a VERY SHORT amount of time when things go SOUTH they go south in a HURRY!  RIDE SAFE. |
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Today is the tommorow you worried about yesterday. If at first you don't succeed screw it-save it for nite check. 1964 1968 U S Navy. Two cruises off Nam.
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« Reply #9 on: March 31, 2015, 06:16:06 PM » |
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« Reply #10 on: April 01, 2015, 07:50:08 AM » |
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I've watched these things for years. I'm aware of the HOW of the internal combustion engines workings. To have it laid out like this article doe's is very eye opening to say the least. I knew there was brutal conditions in yer average soccer moms vehicles engine and I've also built and blown up some race engines. But after reading about the dynamics going on in a blown fuel dragster engine all I can say is-DAMN. Knowing the WHY of a power train rebuild between runs makes a lot more sense now. I stated that I've been watching drag racing for a long time-anyone else here remember front engine rails? Been at Union Grove Wi. and seen some in person. THAT statement dates me BUT I KNOW how old I am!  I also remember at U G Wi. a blower getting VERY airborne.  RIDE SAFE. |
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