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Scott Colleta, a drag racing driver... - 6/21/2008 7:14:30 PM

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...is no longer. His life ended today in a horrific engine explosion at the finish line. His race car with damaged brakes and no parachute continued down the track at 300 mph through the catch nets, the sand trap and into the final retaining wall with a fiery explosion. He had just won the time in this run. Everyone in the racing community will miss him. Condolences to his family. All those at Raceway Park today knows what happened.

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RE: Scott Colleta, a drag racing driver... - 6/21/2008 7:23:37 PM

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The spelling of his name is Kalitta. After seeing it I suppose I'm a bit shaken and misspelled his name.

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RE: Scott Colleta, a drag racing driver... - 6/21/2008 8:06:45 PM

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son of legendary connie kallitta yes very tragic , atleast he went doing what was in his blood to do and what he loved , RIP S/C !

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RE: Scott Colleta, a drag racing driver... - 6/22/2008 10:15:50 AM

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saw this on the news late last night, what a shame. hope he never knew what hit him.
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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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