Buick Regal Crash

[OnceBitten]

This happened last week at the Buick Nationals in Bowling Green, KY. Driver is OK! Great work on the cage!

http://febusfilms.com/scene/

 

[FerrariTruck]

great post. just unreal, almost brings a tear to the eye

 

[Silverback]

To quote Brad, "with great power comes great responsibility", or something like that.


My Cobra weights approximately 2550 to 2600 pounds and has around 600 HP. This is in a 90 wheel base car. I treat her with the greatest respect, because I know she can kill me if I f*ck up.

 

[Texas Yellow Fever]

I don't think all of that is gonna buff out...might need some bondo here and there...

 

[NorCal SRT-10]

As a GM G-Body enthusiast, it hurts. I think that the slow motion and sad music makes it feel even worse. Glad to see the driver walked away fine. :congrats:

 

[SrtBrad]

It saddens me to see these crashes but makes me feel happy that there are safeguards for people to follow to race legally and live to race another day. It's videos like these that make us think we need roll cages. I am extremely happy that Dom is putting in a roll cage in his.

 

[OnceBitten]

Starting line angle

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aem2Rk59sZo

 

[mauiSRT/10]

Did the right side lose traction causing it to pull left? That was a nasty hit into the wall.

patrick

 

[GADodgetech]

amazing he is ok :rock: :rock: :rock:

 

[ViperJeff]

His Wife is going to take away his keys........

 

[WearyMicrobe]

To quote Brad, "with great power comes great responsibility", or something like that.


My Cobra weights approximately 2550 to 2600 pounds and has around 600 HP. This is in a 90 wheel base car. I treat her with the greatest respect, because I know she can kill me if I f*ck up.

Off topic but,

How can a superformance weigh ~2500 lb's, my old shell valley cobra was in the 1900's or so the track scales said. no where near as plush but is there relly 600 or so pounds of interior in those things.

I admit mine was a little scary to launch. We need a cobra/kit thread.

 

[Silverback]

Off topic but,

How can a superformance weigh ~2500 lb's, my old shell valley cobra was in the 1900's or so the track scales said. no where near as plush but is there relly 600 or so pounds of interior in those things.

I admit mine was a little scary to launch. We need a cobra/kit thread.

I said 2550 to 2600, not 2500. Don't put word in my mouth.

 

[andrew heywood]

What is the approximate mph of buick drag car, upon loss of control ?

 

[Silverback]

What is the approximate mph of buick drag car, upon loss of control ?

I went back and watched the video from the starting line, and he was approximately 4 seconds into the run. Based on that, I would guess he was in the 70 to 85 MPH range.

 

[OnceBitten]

It had rained that morning and this was the 3rd run after the track prep. If you notice in the second vid the car just before him ran 8.56 over 160. I think he had been in the 8's already. The guy has been racing Buicks for a while. These cars really haul mid track.

 

[TREKER]

The slow motion and the music makes it graceful.

 

[OnceBitten]

Found some pics that show how the cage worked!