[MarkS_A18138]

God speed Scott!!! Prayers go out to Connie and the Kalitta Family!! Could not imagine watching my child get killed like that.


http://www.mercuryne...orts/ci_9659503

[boz1911]

That hits hard.........My deepest condolences to Scott's family.

[Steve J]

That's just too young.

[bulm540]

the accident was horrific!!!!! My thoughts and prayers

[Rather-B-Huntin]

Such a tragic loss.

I met Scott in the pits at the Houston race in '96. He was a gentleman and very willing to take time for his fans.

Prayers to his family.

[BrianS]

I can't believe that any drag strip would end in a concrete wall! That track should be completely shut down until something is done to give the drivers a lot more run off area.

[bulm540]

Ditto on that one. I was shocked when he hit the end of the track. I thought tire barriers were the norm.

[lugnut]

Some have sand or other things that are designed to slow down the car. I didn't know there was a wall at the end of that... wow. Prayers go to the family.

bulm540, on Jun 22 2008, 10:00 AM, said:

Ditto on that one. I was shocked when he hit the end of the track. I thought tire barriers were the norm.

[Neomet]

I'll pile on here as well about the concrete wall perpendicular to the intended travel path of the vehicle. You would never see that in any other motorsport. A sand/gravel trap would have made a huge difference. Never met Scott but did meet his dad once back in the day. Great guy. Such a pity, such a loss.

[JThompson]

I know.... let's have a sport where they go 300+ and put a cement wall/pole whatever, at the end of the track. Morons.

Solong Scotty... I loved to watch you do your thing.

This post has been edited by JThompson: 22 June 2008 - 06:47 PM

[bountyhunter]

I figured I should pay homage since my user name is the same as Connie Kalitta's car....

[PINMAN44]

R.I.P. Scott, A true legend.

[outerlimits]

prudhomme said the car hit the gravel trap and went airborne into a concrete pole that holds the netting...ugly,

RIP scott.

[Neomet]

You know, I don't know much about anything but it would seem to me that a tailhook that drops at the same time the chute deploys combined with multiple cables across the track after the normal shutdown area would be a good idea. It works (usually) for pulling aircraft to a halt on aircraft carriers.

Sorry for the thread drift, this is dedicated to Scott but if this sort of safety idea would work and someone reads it here it would be a good tribute.

This post has been edited by Neomet: 22 June 2008 - 11:58 PM

[glock34insa]

R.I.P. Scott.... my thoughts and prayers go out to him and his family.

[outerlimits]

for those interested in the accident investigation and findings, the report was released today.

http://www.njsp.org/news/pr091708.html