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NHRA funny car driver killed

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Dr_Feelgood
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i really cant believe that they put this footage on espn. scott kalitta, husband and father of 2 sons, was killed in a fiery crash during a qualifying run today in NJ. so fucking sad man. crash footage starts at 2:40. wow.

http://sports.espn.go.com/broadband/video/videopage?videoId=3455640&categoryId=2378529&n8pe6c=2
Jun 21 2008 11:21PM
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Dr_Feelgood
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http://sports.espn.go.com/broadband/video/videopage?videoId=3455640&categoryId=2378529&n8pe6c=2
Jun 21 2008 11:22PM
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wtf is nhra?
Jun 21 2008 11:23PM
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Malcolm
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fucking gnarly crash. i hope he was unconcious for the explosion
Jun 21 2008 11:25PM
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carbon.pulse
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Shit he had no chance in  that crash.
Jun 21 2008 11:26PM
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finssidedown
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My condolences to his family.
Jun 21 2008 11:28PM
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dave44
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drag racing rigth? that stuffs so crazy, i see sooo many gnarly crashes on TV

my computer hasn't loaded the video yet, i'm still waiting
Jun 21 2008 11:28PM
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Scolson
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nhra = national hot rod association

that sucks so hard though

Jun 21 2008 11:30PM
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Shadows
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if i were in the family i would sue the shit out of espn for showin shit on the air again after it was originally broadcast.. wtf.
Jun 21 2008 11:36PM
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no_steeze
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why is it called a "funny car crash?" it's not very funny
Jun 21 2008 11:43PM
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BootySpunk.
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Thatcrash was fucking insane that little slower down thing didnt help at all

++vibes to his family and friends
Jun 21 2008 11:43PM
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comeatmebro
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that's what the type of cars are. funny cars.

that's fucked up though, i mean i guess you know the risks by doing it but wow. hopefully his family can deal with it in a good way...
Jun 21 2008 11:49PM
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gordie.
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the second i saw the title of this thread i knew it was gonna be fucked up
Jun 21 2008 11:59PM
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crazyfuck
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on what basis?  ESPN was well within their rights.
Jun 22 2008 1:15AM
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purplejumpsuit
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holy shit it just fly's off...
thats so harsh, I feel really bad for the family.
Jun 22 2008 1:43AM
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ChrisMercer
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damn he burns for like 5 seconds then explodes.....that shit is sad.
Jun 22 2008 5:34AM
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Dr_Feelgood
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really man?? its the kind of car he was driving. you know. drag racing. funny car. never mind...
Jun 22 2008 11:24PM
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908
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thats just horrible. i feel sick after watching that video.

couldnt imagine being family in the stands. 
Jun 22 2008 11:34PM
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skibikeclambake
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he was an extremly down to earth kind of guy. a standup person. had the pleasure of talking racing and cars with him at a few races. super nice person. sad day for me. i know its a claimb but i havve a hookuo at castrol and i was there to meet john force but met a few other drivers as well
Jun 22 2008 11:36PM
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Dr_Feelgood
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i know dude im right there with you. i wouldnt want millions of people looking at that shit if it was my dad in that car. hell its pretty fucking hard to watch anyway. that shit just makes me sick
Jun 22 2008 11:38PM
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ryan.c
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depends how live it is tho. if its almost instantaneous they cant do anythin about it really. if it has the delay then i guess it could happen, but i dunno what they would have done. just stopped the show all together and just been like yeah, there was a crash, so we cant air now...they didnt know he was dead. its just like dale earnhart(sp?) they didnt know he was dead right away, but it was aired. i think espn did well with covering the situation and showing how serious it was.


was a gnarly crash but feel so bad for his family + vibes fo sho
Jun 22 2008 11:45PM
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K2skipunk
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ive been going to the local drags since ive been able to walk. ive had one car come straight at me when i was at the top end of the track, hit the wall, came over, and parts flew everywhere, if anyone knows anything about drag racing, the car was supposed to run a 6.25 - 6.5. and that experience has changed the way i look at accidents on the strip, for those that dont go often, cheer and almost seem happy that someone crashed, but i just stare and hope they're alright. anyone dying sucks, and i cant imagine how horrifying it must have been for his kids to watch this only a 1/4 mile away, if they were there. I feel for the family, and him. RIP.
Jun 23 2008 1:36AM
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0123456789
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so fucked up to shw tht on tv and keep it on the website
Jun 25 2008 2:32PM
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fujarome
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as bad as it is, there probably isn't anything the family can do to stop the video. ESPN bought the rights to the event and can do with it whatever they want.

Terrible way to die, but i suppose they all knew the risks associated with it.
Jun 25 2008 4:49PM
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mr_grom
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he was killing the other guy too... that sucks
Jun 25 2008 4:57PM
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