7 people die in drag racing crash on public street

**v8klla** · 06-17-2007

I'm not sure if this is a repost, but this is just insane...

http://www.wmcstations.com/Global/story.asp?S=6668755

**JET** · 06-17-2007

Wow, that is very sad. I am sure he was trying to out do the other guys for the longest burnout, but you have to think about shit.

A//// Guy · 06-17-2007

I saw that, very sad... They should have had barriers up for the cars.

jhaan_dude · 06-17-2007

thats just crazy, that why they have rules at the strip! i feel sorry for the parents of those kids that got killed..

Onefast99gsx · 06-17-2007

Ridiculous that the city or county even allowed such a stupid event like that to happen. Idiot driver should have known that their is no traction on a highway like that. They should only be run on treated surfaces (track).

06-18-2007

I agree, this should have never been held on just a regular road because something like this can easily happen on accident. Its too bad it was for a charity fund raiser as well. This is suppose to be a mainly safe sport especially for spectators, I hope it does not get a bad reputation now. But most importantly I hope all the families affected get through this.

Onefast99gsx · 06-18-2007

I found a some video with close ups of the car. I thought it was a pro stock at first until I saw still photos of the car. It's actually a Pro mod. They produce 2500+ hp. Not that it matters but it just makes more sense that it broke traction so easily like that.

AJ · 06-18-2007

It's tragic. That car was asking for trouble on regular pavement. I'm no expert about big fuck'n drag slicks, but it just doesn't seem like a good idea to have something spin that fast on an non preparred surface. I mean hell, say the tire blows for some wild reason, that rubber would have killed people as well.

A very sad day.

95talonracer · 06-18-2007

That should of never been allowed to happen with so many people that close like that. Prayers go out to all of the victims and their families.

niterydr · 06-18-2007

Dee Dee Dee

TkrPerformance · 06-18-2007

you should just know better than do some stupid shit like that

92EvilTalon · 06-18-2007

I wanted to see this on the news. But I missed the story. Thank you for finding it. And yes that does suck. And prays go's out to the family of the kids.

**Goat Blower** · 06-18-2007

Reminds me of Red Rock when I'm racing some big block El Camino and I'm flying by hundreds of kids leaning out to see what's going on as I pass at 90mph. I never went back there again. I'm glad they're strict about that stuff at the Rock.

Onefast99gsx · 06-18-2007

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