Dragster breaks up at 300 mph(NHRA driver Darrell Russell dies in crash)

ESPN ^ | 06/28/04

[Bogey78O]

The absolute last thing an NHRA viewer wants to see.

[traumer]

Sounds almost like the DARWIN AWARD....

[cvq3842]

I agree.

PS I like your tag line!

[Onelifetogive]

The absolute last thing an NHRA viewer wants to see.

Exactly....(Is there a link to a video?)

[cripplecreek]

With luck some good can come from his death. Another good long look at safety issues should result.

[stuartcr]

So you're not a NHRA viewer?

[sgtbono2002]

When you flirt with death sometimes you get a date.

[jtminton]

I saw a guy die at the local drag races when I was about 8 years old. He had a heart attack and never hit his brakes and went off the end of the track into a tree. I pray for this guy's family.

[Onelifetogive]

So you're not a NHRA viewer?

Sure...

NHRA, that's the one with the really fast cars that mostly go straight, right?

[Onelifetogive]

Another good long look at safety issues should result.

NASCAR type "safety"??? How about restrictor plates?

[IamConservative]

I saw it on ESPN. The engine just detonated and the car went onto several pieces. The cockpit stayed attached to the engine and the oil fire was huge. I would guess burns and suffocation were the cause of death.

Very unsettling images.

[gathersnomoss]

Congress must pass laws to slow those deadly dragsters down.

[b4its2late]

while traveling about 300 mph

It's an awful thing, but with land speeds like that, it's bound to happen occassionally.

Rockets should be flown, not driven.

[cripplecreek]

Kinda defeats the purpose doesn't it?


I see that Rusty Wallace is now the fastest man in a stock car. Unrestricted laps at Talladega. 228 MPH top speed and a 216 MPH average....without the draft.

[Feckless]

really fast cars that mostly go straight, right

You've obviously never stood behind or over one during a pass.

[Sunshine Sister]

That was uncalled for.

[gargoyle]

...Driven or flown, they still blow up occasionally...

[blackvette]

"Congress must pass..."

I agree. all dragsters must use the same engine found in my Camry: a four cylinder engine that is the same found in the "Tickle me Elmo" doll.

[killjoy]

NHRA, that's the one with the really fast cars that mostly go straight, right?

Yea. NASCAR is the one with rednecks turning left.