Luckiest Man Alive
Jan 12, 2007 | 10:44 PM
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From: Cookstown
Jan 12, 2007 | 11:04 PM
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From: NW burbs of chicago
that right there is CRAZY
Jan 12, 2007 | 11:06 PM
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From: Lake Tahoe, Nevada
Yep, he lucked out.
But what a piece of crap that car was! Where was his five point racing harness?
You can tell the suspension on that car was screwed up before he even got to the starting line.
Jan 12, 2007 | 11:07 PM
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From: Garland Tx
Jan 12, 2007 | 11:32 PM
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From: colorado
Crazy! One in a million odds that he faired better with crappy restraints! Lucky guy. I agree - the suspension looked flaky from the begining!
Jan 13, 2007 | 06:56 AM
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From: Marietta GA
That car should have never been on the track. It even launched sideways. I bet the Tech inspector has a lot of explaining to do
Jan 13, 2007 | 01:20 PM
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From: Lancaster County PA
He's tied with me for luckiest man alive.
I fell 25 feet from a tree and only suffered a broken pelvis, 7 broken ribs and a shattered elbow.
I should be dead or, best case scenario, a wheel chair.
Only thing giving me trouble now is the elbow. It is fubar.
Jan 14, 2007 | 03:23 PM
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From: Atlanta GA
WOW - the guy was on his feet before his rear axle landed. Think that car had the automatic Chevy seat ejector installed from the factory?
Note to self: race cars need roll cages attached to the frame and 5 point harness attached to the cage and not done with a 110v MIG. Check.
Worse thing was he was not going that fast!
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Jan 14, 2007 | 05:25 PM
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He should go buy a lottery ticket before that horse shoe fall out.....
Jan 14, 2007 | 06:37 PM
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From: Calgary, Canada
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Originally Posted by Bdox
Yep, he lucked out.
But what a piece of crap that car was! Where was his five point racing harness?
You can tell the suspension on that car was screwed up before he even got to the starting line.
I totally agree with that.
Don't drill holes in your shock absorbers, no matter how good it makes the weight transfer.