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Drag racer Kat Moller was killed in an accident at Sebring International Speedway on Thursday night. Moller was making an exhibition run in her jet-powered car, which is capable of speeds of over 300 mph. A witness told DragZine.com that her main chute failed to open at the end of the 1/8-mile strip and that she veered into the wall, but an official investigation into the crash is ongoing.The 24-year-old was driving for Larsen Motorsports, which fields several jet-powered cars. “Kat has been part of our racing family for 5 years and we cannot begin to express our sorrow,” team CEO...

From NavSource Online, John C. Driskill - "In 1972, I was stationed on the Lexington (CVT-16) as a PH3. President Richard Nixon asked Don Garlits to do a "Fly Navy Promo" with his car the Swamp Rat 16. We photographers mates were allowed to photograph the scene while assisting the photographers from "Hot Rod" Magazine. We had to swear we would not sell the photographs we took to any other magazines. This is my shot of the Swamp Rat 16 on the flight deck of the Lexington," [ready to race an A-7E Corsair II of VA-81 "Sunliners."] William Carter Fields...

SELMER, Tenn. -- A tearful mother of two teenage girls killed when a speeding dragster skidded into a crowd demanded answers on Monday, saying the high-powered car should never have been on a city street."Somebody's got to take responsibility for this. I've got to bury my two girls," Darla Griswell said. "They were there just to have fun."Her daughters, Nicole, 19, and Raven, 15, were among six young people killed by the car when it fishtailed into the crowd Saturday at the Cars for Kids show in Selmer, a small town about 80 miles east of Memphis.At least 23 other...