RIP Scott Kalitta

[Cavalry]

http://youtube.com/watch?v=DziJdGwFQjU

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/2008/06/21/2008-06-21_scott_kalitta_killed_in_fiery_race_crash.html

Scott Kalitta died last night in a horrific crash at Englishtown, New Jersey. His dragsters parachutes failed to deploy when he needed them to and smashed into the back of the track at 300MPH.

 

[Raziaar]

Ouch. I don't know who that is but that really sucks.

 

[StardogChampion]

Concrete wall at the end of a drag race... that makes sense.

 

[Raziaar]

It could be a type of concrete wall designed to minimize damage by crumbling more easily and slowing the vehicle down significantly without causing it to outright stop. Dunno.

 

[DEATHMASTER]

Should make it a series of sugar glass walls.

 

[BabyHeadCrab]

As morbid as this may sound, I wonder if he ever had that "Hmm, I'm going to die" thought process before he hit the wall.

Sad stuff indeed.

 

[99.vikram]

Well, after the explosion, either you become incoherent or realise that you're f*cked.

Rest In Peace.

 

[Krynn72]

Well, after the explosion, either you become dead or dead.

Fixed.

Sad news indeed, such a drag.

 

[Cavalry]

what really sucks, he had a 14 year old and 8 year old son. This has gotta be hard on that 8 year old

 

[AJ Rimmer]

Fixed.

Sad news indeed, such a drag.

Brakes the heart.

 

[Krynn72]

Brakes the heart.

It really does. Just when he was about to slow down in his life, everything went up in flames.

 

[Sulkdodds]

I guess sometimes we hit obstacles in our lives we just can't ignore.

 

[AJ Rimmer]

I guess sometimes we hit obstacles in our lives we just can't ignore.

This is true. You can't go around them, you have to face them head-on.

 

[Cpt Tenacious]

This is true. You can't go around them, you have to face them head-on.

In life, sometimes you smash against a wall at 300 MPH.

 

[highlander]

*insert joke about life and crashing*

 

[Asuka]

Never heard of the guy, but man that sucks. Wow what a run.

 

[Stigmata]

His life came to an abrupt stop at the end of the line. A true hero.

 

[McGooTheWise]

Damn... That had to hurt for less than a second. D:

Rest in peaces.

 

[Pesmerga]

Oh god, this thread makes me LOL and .

 

[Higlac]

All of you are real asshats.

Damn... That had to hurt for less than a second. D:

Rest in peaces.

He was pulled out barely alive.