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torsionman -> RE: Scott Colleta, a drag racing driver... (6/22/2008 4:01:35 PM)
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The speed at which his car ...and he, were traveling (300 mph when the engine exploded), he had very little time to "know" what was happening. If conscious, he knew it wasn't good for him but the fact that his chute didn't deploy properly and the speed that he hit the final wall (approx estimate was 200 mph) demonstrates the probability that he was unable or unconcious and had no control. The track was built over forty years ago. Race cars hadn't reached the current speeds of the "Top Fuel" or "Nitro" powered cars of today. The net and sand trap at the end of this track are being questioned for adequacy. Aircraft carriers have nets and catch cables to handle jets weighing much more than Scott's car did. It may be the point in the sport of drag racing to do something about safty barriers that NASCAR has done for circle tracks after Dale Ernhardt's death.
I don't know what will happen but I wish Scott's family...all of them, my condolences.
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