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06-21-2008, 06:17 PM
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| An American American  Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: East of Eden, Texas
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| Scott Kalitta killed Car exploded and he hit the wall off the end of the track at Englishtown. Happened during qualifications this afternoon. 
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06-21-2008, 06:21 PM
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| Car needs more cowbell  Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Center Valley, PA
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 | Just heard about it, very sad.
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06-21-2008, 06:38 PM
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| I'm the Best!  Join Date: May 2001 Location: farmingville ny
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| WTF! my brother just told me about this. when did this happen? my dad left the track at 3:30 this afternoon and they were still running.
__________________ Rob 87 GN fully loaded.. learning to walk again  03 vw GTI- wicked tuning turbo back, forged 007 diverter.. revo stage 2 coming soon 04 SC/MCSS 14.89 gone "But the day may come when you've got something to lose, and just when you think you're done paying dues And you say to yourself, dear God what Have I done? And hope its not too late 'cause tomorrow may never come."  |
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06-21-2008, 06:53 PM
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| Fuhgeddaboudit  Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Brooklyn, NY
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| I was at Etown all day yesterday with Rich, Art P, and TommyX watching the first qualifications. Cars were all flying do to the great weather this weekend. This is sad news.
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06-21-2008, 07:12 PM
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| it will run one day  Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Hamilton Ontario Canada
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06-21-2008, 07:23 PM
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| Owner-TR Custom Parts  Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: North Haven, CT USA
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| Sad, already a clip of crash on youtube YouTube - Scott Kalitta Fatal Crash 6/21/08
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06-21-2008, 07:24 PM
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| Fuhgeddaboudit Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Brooklyn, NY
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| May not be kid safe.. Here is the video Scott Kalitta Fatal Crash 6/21/08
__________________ ED BAKER 87-T, Maplight equipped rear view mirror.. 93 PARK AVE"SUPERCHARGED" BPG#1458 My Photo Page buickperformancegroup.com |
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06-21-2008, 07:28 PM
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| Registered User  Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Andover, Ma
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__________________ Dan dont run your mouth if you cant run your car  86/87 GN and 89 TTA .. tons of parts !! Time to get out! Stuff has to go !!! Otherwise I am cutting it up and throwing it away email ttastage2@yahoo.com |
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06-21-2008, 07:42 PM
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| I'm the Best! Join Date: May 2001 Location: farmingville ny
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| i just got off the phone with my dad. he was at the race trailer litteraly 2 miles from e-town. he went to the pizza place and saw a cop and asked the cop if he knew anything. the cop said that when the car exploded it was going so fast that the car ended up in the woods. a backhoe was needed to pull the car from the woods.
__________________ Rob 87 GN fully loaded.. learning to walk again 03 vw GTI- wicked tuning turbo back, forged 007 diverter.. revo stage 2 coming soon 04 SC/MCSS 14.89 gone "But the day may come when you've got something to lose, and just when you think you're done paying dues And you say to yourself, dear God what Have I done? And hope its not too late 'cause tomorrow may never come." |
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06-21-2008, 08:16 PM
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| Norb's Creation is Here!!  Join Date: May 2003 Location: Toronto
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| Sad Day!!
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06-21-2008, 09:12 PM
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| I got it figured out  Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: At The WAWA
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| I posted this on TB.com, similar thread I can answer that as that is my home track and have turned off at the last turnoff many times. The reason you have a retention wall after the sand and after the large netting is you have Pension Road behind that netting which is a main road to and from the track. Across Pension road is farmland that if Pension Road wasn't there maybe he could have stopped. Englishtown has enough problems from local residents who hate the track and there is no way IMO you can extend that shutdown further without further uproar. Hot Rod Fuller was able to stop his dragster without chutes with just his brakes but he did not have to contend with a major explosion either. Never the less it is a very sad day for the drag racing community.
__________________ Rich from Rich's Custom Auto in New Jersey. We don't know what we are doing, but we do know what we are charging!!! Piece of $hit in the middle of the road Home of the Jack,GPB,MPWB & MILFS Home of the 9 second Street cars 9.02@153.60, 1.33 60' in Newman "SLVRSTG" thru the Exhaust Buicksx2@AOL.com JCC Racing Team President Been banned 4 times in my life from the GSCA BB.....now who else can say that!!! Comedian |
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06-21-2008, 09:13 PM
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| U.S. Citizen  Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Flanders, N.J.
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06-21-2008, 09:38 PM
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| Fuhgeddaboudit Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Brooklyn, NY
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| Interview with fellow drivers http://xml.truveo.com/rd?i=392268375...01056573924%20
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