Drag racer Scott Kalitta was killed in a horrific crash in New Jersey while qualifying for the Lucas Oil NHRA SuperNationals on Saturday. Kalitta, 46, was an accomplished driver with 18 career victories on the circuit. More than four words from the AP:
Scott Kalitta died Saturday when his Funny Car crashed and burst into flames… Witnesses told The Star-Ledger of Newark that Kalitta's Toyota Solara was traveling at an estimated speed of 300 mph when the crash occurred.
The video shown by ESPN2 (after the jump) would be amazing to watch if it weren't for the sobering reality that somebody was, um, burning to death inside. Yikes. If you see anyone saying "At least he died doing what he loved," you are hereby deputized to kick that person's ass.
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another witness, on his way to an amateur soccer game in delaware was quoted as saying: "fire is hot… it burns things."
Caption: 88.8 MPH!
The highway is now clear of broken heroes on a last-chance power drive.
You can only make the cars so safe… although I do like the fact that there's a concrete wall at the end of the track.
The question though is did the explosion kill him or did the wall do it?
Punch: I think the wall is what did him in. Usually there is a long (300+ yards) of gravel/sand at the end of the strip that slows the cars down.
Apparently they don't believe in common safety measures in New Jersey…
HOLY FUCKING SHIT
Rocket Fuel + Rice Burner = He Asked For It
Some people will do anything to get out of New Jersey…
this guy and his family are from where i live. this is a real bummer. no smart ass comments out of me on this one.
Yet another reason not to drive in New Jersey.
too bad the guy that bit the soccer ref wasn't driving that car.
Hulk Hogan thought he was too negative.
Who was driving, Toonces the Driving Cat?
+1 WDYA
And I thought only Pontiac built excitement.
Go Speed Race, Go Speed Racer, Go Speed Racer Gooooooooooo!
*does Toyota jump*
I knew DHL was fast on delivery, but this is outrageous.
Was George Carlin in the passenger seat?
7 Things Cars Shouldn’t Do On Television.
Andy Reid says Hi and Yes, I'm still going to be coaching this season. Good luck with that.
“Andy Reid says Hi and Yes, I’m still going to be coaching this season. Good luck with that.”
Don’t matter, I got my season tickets paid for and most of the time I am too drunk to even remember what the final score was when we leave the parking lot……
DrunkenEaglesFan is right, I sucked and deserved to die.
SEE!!!!
Wow. He sure knows how to put on a show.
/the punchline to some vaguely remembered anecdote about a crash at an airshow.
If this was Mexico there would have been cyclists at the end of the strip.
'…and Boom, goes the dynamite'