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*kognition* · 06-18-2007, 09:55 AM

I saw this on CNN this morning, unbelievable.

http://www.beta.cnn.com/2007/US/06/1...ml#cnnSTCVideo

Grendel · 06-18-2007, 10:38 AM

Thats pretty shitty

Why would they possibly file charges against the driver? It was a legal event right?

If anything, press charges against whoever set up that section of road for the event... No concrete barriers at all, wtf is with that?

240trainee · 06-18-2007, 10:44 AM

Damn that sucks.

It doesn't matter, technically he is guilty of manslaughter in some degree, I guess they could get the event organizers for criminal negligence or something.

They shouldn't have had a car like that running on a street anyway, thats stupid.

chr0nik_sm0k3 · 06-18-2007, 10:50 AM

why would you even stand that close to the road??

BoostedCoupe · 06-18-2007, 11:03 AM

i dont under stand why they let him do a rolling burnout with all the kids around. thats just stupid for him doing a burnout.

eastcoastS14 · 06-18-2007, 11:14 AM

yeah I was reading about this today...pretty shitty situation, I guess all 6 people who died were kids like 15 and 16 then maybe 1 or 2 18-20 year olds....that is pretty stupid though that there were no barriers of any kind, In the newspaper I read they said they were saying he went out of control due to the road surface....pretty rare for a 20year drag vet to lose control of a car like that but still no barriers is just bad judgement

steve shadows · 06-18-2007, 11:21 AM

have you ever hit one of those hockey puck reflectors doing a high speed burnout? even in a 240sx it kicks your front end.

adrians_s13 · 06-18-2007, 11:26 AM

omfg... what a shitty situation....

1) there should have been barriers...
2) since the driver was a 20 year vet, I'm sure he should of known better that there should have been walls, why didn't he question that before burning out?

ImporteXBUILT · 06-18-2007, 11:38 AM

That was a STUPID mistake on the driver's part agreeing to that. That reminds me of street racing too much. Like my buddy said, all they should have done was put it on stands, unhooked the drive line and smash the throttle a few times.

eastcoastS14 · 06-18-2007, 11:52 AM

when i first heard about this story I thought they meant a drag racer hopped over the walls and into the stands or something...pretty suprised to see the real story. Im sure its just a case of the guy having that attitude of "it wont happen to me" Im sure crashing into a wall of people was the last thing on this guys mind if the thought even entered his head...Im sure its so routine for him now that at that point he was probably thinking "what could possibly go wrong?"

BustedS13 · 06-18-2007, 11:57 AM

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Originally Posted by steve shadows

have you ever hit one of those hockey puck reflectors doing a high speed burnout? even in a 240sx it kicks your front end.

luckily, those are uncommon outside of California. i've never been so annoyed by reflectors in my life.

dirtdiggler666 · 06-18-2007, 06:38 PM

yup super sad story ,and the sad part is he was doing it for the kids. should have not done a burnout should have just drove down the street. but i guess toy can go back in time

WERDdabuilder · 06-18-2007, 06:54 PM

what do you expect its tenn.

isnt that like a highway/public street or something?

bamaboy · 06-18-2007, 07:22 PM

shitty situation, If I had to guess I would say that he wasn't giving it all it had. Those cars make thousands of HP and I guess could easily get away from anyone, vet or not.

azndoc · 06-18-2007, 07:24 PM

Damn that sucks. I think that it's the fault of the driver for agreeing to something that wasn't safe and the organizer's fault for not providing enough safety barriers for the spectators. But even at that speed and momentum of the drag car there's only so much that can stop it and the wreckage.

Sucks either way.

TheWolf · 06-18-2007, 07:29 PM

If I was AMS I'd hope that there's some insurance... definitely wouldn't want my name on the car or as part owner.. It was stupid to do a burnout with a full on drag car with slicks on the street and that HP. Bad deal but the avg car is a basic muscle car.. this was obviously not a street car...

mayco_86 · 06-18-2007, 07:33 PM

That definately sucks for the families of those teens who passed away.

jilo · 06-18-2007, 08:19 PM

that is terrible, and the driver is a fucking moron for doing some shit like that with no barriers at that kind of speed. thats asking for a bad situation. the only barriers were people. wtf??

Matej · 06-18-2007, 08:35 PM

It's a drag race event, in some small town in Tennessee, on a public street, with no safety precautions whatsovever and people standing right next to the road, and the driver decided to burn out. Obviously there was no one intelligent present.

C. Senor · 06-18-2007, 11:18 PM

that really sucks....good day gone bad right there... i feel bad for everyone involved...can you imagine how the driver must feel. shitty shit always sucks. next year they're sure going to have a lot of safety measures put in place. but like the guy said all they could do and should do is just embrace each other and as a community try to get past it.

TheWolf · 06-19-2007, 06:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Matej

It's a drag race event, in some small town in Tennessee, on a public street, with no safety precautions whatsovever and people standing right next to the road, and the driver decided to burn out. Obviously there was no one intelligent present.

it's actually a hot rod parade and at the end the cars do a "short burnout". Some people get carried away.

WERDdabuilder · 06-19-2007, 04:37 PM

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Tennessee is home to Vanderbilt University, one of the most prestigious colleges in the US. don't be a dick.

ha ok, someone repped me that.

wtf does a college of to do with stupid people? does everyone that lives in Tenn go to Vanderbilt University?

you got this pro driver right...doing a huge burn out on a public street right..with hundreds+ people standing on the side of the street right...

now compare this to those arabs that do the street "drifting" and hitting those people watching..you feel sorry?

**Phlip** · 06-19-2007, 04:52 PM

My understanding is that it was a parade, not just some random event, which is why there were people so closely lined on the side of the road.
My thing is more against the planners/organizers than the driver, anyone who has EVER been to a drag strip knows that this kinda shit is going to happen, placing human lives not protected by the barriers of them at risk is just plain stupid.
Yeah, I feel for the families of those who were lost, but I also wonder about their mental capacity to use "well, it has never happened at any of these before" as their reasoning for allowing this mania to take place without proper safety precautions.

!Zar! · 06-19-2007, 05:09 PM

Crappy condition streets.

The whole street wasn't cleaned so there is still dust and fine debris on the track.

No groove in the lane he took off on.

Did they even use VHT?

More than likely The driver was overcome by adrenaline and thought, "How different could it be" Took off and then that happened.

Most of the time events like that are put together fairly cheaply so they tend to skimp on important things like that. Sadly.

06-18-2007, 09:55 AM	#1
kognition Premium Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Santee California Posts: 2,107 Trader Rating: (6) Feedback Score: 6 reviews	Charity drag event kills six in Tennesee I saw this on CNN this morning, unbelievable. http://www.beta.cnn.com/2007/US/06/1...ml#cnnSTCVideo

06-18-2007, 10:44 AM	#3
240trainee Post Whore! Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Richmond, VA Age: 38 Posts: 3,861 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	Damn that sucks. It doesn't matter, technically he is guilty of manslaughter in some degree, I guess they could get the event organizers for criminal negligence or something. They shouldn't have had a car like that running on a street anyway, thats stupid. __________________ Team Pterodactyl SHARK ATTACK!!! LookoutDrift

06-18-2007, 11:03 AM	#5
BoostedCoupe Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: South Fulton, TN Age: 34 Posts: 1,043 Trader Rating: (4) Feedback Score: 4 reviews	i dont under stand why they let him do a rolling burnout with all the kids around. thats just stupid for him doing a burnout. __________________ 92 vert converted 5speed and other little things

06-18-2007, 11:21 AM	#7
steve shadows Post Whore! Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: LA and OC Posts: 8,202 Trader Rating: (5) Feedback Score: 5 reviews	have you ever hit one of those hockey puck reflectors doing a high speed burnout? even in a 240sx it kicks your front end. __________________ Like Me on FaceBook !

06-18-2007, 11:26 AM	#8
adrians_s13 Post Whore! Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: long beach, CA ^_^ Age: 40 Posts: 2,878 Trader Rating: (29) Feedback Score: 29 reviews	omfg... what a shitty situation.... 1) there should have been barriers... 2) since the driver was a 20 year vet, I'm sure he should of known better that there should have been walls, why didn't he question that before burning out? __________________ @adrianfromthecastle

06-18-2007, 10:38 AM	#2
Grendel Zilvia Addict Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: . Age: 41 Posts: 674 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Thats pretty shitty Why would they possibly file charges against the driver? It was a legal event right? If anything, press charges against whoever set up that section of road for the event... No concrete barriers at all, wtf is with that?

06-18-2007, 10:50 AM	#4
chr0nik_sm0k3 Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: orange county, California Posts: 430 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	why would you even stand that close to the road??

06-18-2007, 11:14 AM	#6
eastcoastS14 Post Whore! Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: the land of snow potholes and no tracks Posts: 3,984 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	yeah I was reading about this today...pretty shitty situation, I guess all 6 people who died were kids like 15 and 16 then maybe 1 or 2 18-20 year olds....that is pretty stupid though that there were no barriers of any kind, In the newspaper I read they said they were saying he went out of control due to the road surface....pretty rare for a 20year drag vet to lose control of a car like that but still no barriers is just bad judgement

06-18-2007, 11:38 AM	#9
ImporteXBUILT Leaky Injector Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Las Vegas, NV Age: 35 Posts: 149 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	That was a STUPID mistake on the driver's part agreeing to that. That reminds me of street racing too much. Like my buddy said, all they should have done was put it on stands, unhooked the drive line and smash the throttle a few times.

06-18-2007, 11:52 AM	#10
eastcoastS14 Post Whore! Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: the land of snow potholes and no tracks Posts: 3,984 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	when i first heard about this story I thought they meant a drag racer hopped over the walls and into the stands or something...pretty suprised to see the real story. Im sure its just a case of the guy having that attitude of "it wont happen to me" Im sure crashing into a wall of people was the last thing on this guys mind if the thought even entered his head...Im sure its so routine for him now that at that point he was probably thinking "what could possibly go wrong?"

06-18-2007, 06:38 PM	#12
dirtdiggler666 Nissanaholic! Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: p-dale Age: 45 Posts: 2,113 Trader Rating: (26) Feedback Score: 26 reviews	yup super sad story ,and the sad part is he was doing it for the kids. should have not done a burnout should have just drove down the street. but i guess toy can go back in time

06-18-2007, 07:24 PM	#15
azndoc Post Whore! Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Los Angeles Age: 43 Posts: 9,487 Trader Rating: (47) Rides Gallery: azndoc Feedback Score: 47 reviews	Damn that sucks. I think that it's the fault of the driver for agreeing to something that wasn't safe and the organizer's fault for not providing enough safety barriers for the spectators. But even at that speed and momentum of the drag car there's only so much that can stop it and the wreckage. Sucks either way.

06-18-2007, 07:29 PM	#16
TheWolf Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Orange Park, FL (Jax) Posts: 1,468 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	If I was AMS I'd hope that there's some insurance... definitely wouldn't want my name on the car or as part owner.. It was stupid to do a burnout with a full on drag car with slicks on the street and that HP. Bad deal but the avg car is a basic muscle car.. this was obviously not a street car... __________________ Eye on the Prize

06-18-2007, 07:33 PM	#17
mayco_86 Zilvia Addict Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Cali Posts: 988 Trader Rating: (9) Feedback Score: 9 reviews	That definately sucks for the families of those teens who passed away.

06-18-2007, 08:19 PM	#18
jilo Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: ct Posts: 312 Trader Rating: (2) Feedback Score: 2 reviews	that is terrible, and the driver is a fucking moron for doing some shit like that with no barriers at that kind of speed. thats asking for a bad situation. the only barriers were people. wtf??

06-18-2007, 08:35 PM	#19
Matej Post Whore! Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: N/A Posts: 9,423 Trader Rating: (39) Feedback Score: 39 reviews	It's a drag race event, in some small town in Tennessee, on a public street, with no safety precautions whatsovever and people standing right next to the road, and the driver decided to burn out. Obviously there was no one intelligent present.

06-18-2007, 11:18 PM	#20
C. Senor Post Whore! Join Date: May 2006 Location: cali Posts: 3,488 Trader Rating: (3) Feedback Score: 3 reviews	that really sucks....good day gone bad right there... i feel bad for everyone involved...can you imagine how the driver must feel. shitty shit always sucks. next year they're sure going to have a lot of safety measures put in place. but like the guy said all they could do and should do is just embrace each other and as a community try to get past it.

06-19-2007, 04:52 PM	#23
Phlip Yes, I look like that Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: In my supervillain's lair Posts: 27,980 Trader Rating: (19) Rides Gallery: Phlip Feedback Score: 19 reviews	My understanding is that it was a parade, not just some random event, which is why there were people so closely lined on the side of the road. My thing is more against the planners/organizers than the driver, anyone who has EVER been to a drag strip knows that this kinda shit is going to happen, placing human lives not protected by the barriers of them at risk is just plain stupid. Yeah, I feel for the families of those who were lost, but I also wonder about their mental capacity to use "well, it has never happened at any of these before" as their reasoning for allowing this mania to take place without proper safety precautions. __________________ Weirdo And I write too!

06-19-2007, 05:09 PM	#24
!Zar! Post Whore! Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: North Korea Posts: 14,579 Trader Rating: (27) Feedback Score: 27 reviews	Crappy condition streets. The whole street wasn't cleaned so there is still dust and fine debris on the track. No groove in the lane he took off on. Did they even use VHT? More than likely The driver was overcome by adrenaline and thought, "How different could it be" Took off and then that happened. Most of the time events like that are put together fairly cheaply so they tend to skimp on important things like that. Sadly. __________________