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June 28, 2008 at
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June 28, 2008 at
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Does anyone know who that guy was? It was during Time trials... and it was a long time ago... I was a little kid! my brother and I witnessed it and thought we had just watched a fatality, the guy got up and walked away!!! his seatbelts came undone during the flip//// I dont know if he drove danny p's car or was just affiliated with him. It was at santa maria
Everyone is a little Crazy in their own unique way...
Its the one's who Don't think they are Crazy you have
to Look Out For!!!!
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June 28, 2008 at
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Don O'Keefe. Heard the belts came loose during his qualifying run and he kept going because he thought he could make it without any problems.
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June 28, 2008 at
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Posted By: yenko427 on June 28 2008 at 03:52:24 PM
Don O'Keefe. Heard the belts came loose during his qualifying run and he kept going because he thought he could make it without any problems.
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Cool thanks... He drove the #0 car right? Cause the car I remember was blue in color I could be wrong!
Everyone is a little Crazy in their own unique way...
Its the one's who Don't think they are Crazy you have
to Look Out For!!!!
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June 28, 2008 at
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Posted By: yenko427 on June 28 2008 at 03:52:24 PM
Don O'Keefe. Heard the belts came loose during his qualifying run and he kept going because he thought he could make it without any problems.
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Are you sure it was Don O'Keefe? It was a blue car coming out of turn 4. I have the footage somewhere. It was shot by Larry Ulam's Speedway Video. I met the guy at Knoxville maybe 10 years ago. We had a booth set up selling our "Greatest Hits of Open Wheel Racing" video. He was watching the video, and said that was him when he saw the clip. That was his last race and he went on to work for Edlebrock.
Jeff Kristensen
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June 28, 2008 at
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June 28, 2008 at
05:20:02 PM by CRA91
It was not Don O'Keefe, it was Dave Crowell in a #32 car in which he owned,he was a friend of Danny P.
The car was a white body with blue frame and numbers.
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June 28, 2008 at
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Posted By: CRA91 on June 28 2008 at 05:11:20 PM
It was not Don O'Keefe, it was Dave Crowell in a #32 car in which he owned,he was a friend of Danny P.
The car was a white body with blue frame and numbers.
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Well my bad. I would have bet a good sum of $$$ my guess was right. Bet Don is having a good laugh at my wrong guess lol
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June 28, 2008 at
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Posted By: CRA91 on June 28 2008 at 05:11:20 PM
It was not Don O'Keefe, it was Dave Crowell in a #32 car in which he owned,he was a friend of Danny P.
The car was a white body with blue frame and numbers.
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We have a winner.
Click here for the clip
Warning - It is very graphic but he does get up and walk away. Again, credit for the video goes to Larry Ulam's Speedway Video, credit for Dave walking away goes to a higher authority.
Larry has a new production that I'm sure this clip is on. It covers 20 years of thrills and spills from Santa Maria. You can contact him here.
Speedway Videos
P.O. Box 3253
Paso Robles, CA 93447
Speedway Videos Telephone: (805) 238-7529
I couldnt find his web site.
Jeff Kristensen
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June 28, 2008 at
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June 28, 2008 at
07:07:24 PM by anonymouslyyours
thats what I remember, Wow I cant believe he walked away I love how you can hear the kids crying in the background... Thanks for the clip.... You Rock.....
Everyone is a little Crazy in their own unique way...
Its the one's who Don't think they are Crazy you have
to Look Out For!!!!
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June 29, 2008 at
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Wow! That was wicked!
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June 29, 2008 at
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I was 16 when that happened, and was in the pits helping out another team. That crash freaked me out, and I still cant believe he got up, and walked away. Dave worked at Simpson, and helped develop that seat belt, he was extremely lucky, and I should of stayed out of sprint cars after seeing that crash, but oh well.
D-Rod
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June 29, 2008 at
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Posted By: sprintace on June 29 2008 at 04:19:08 AM
I was 16 when that happened, and was in the pits helping out another team. That crash freaked me out, and I still cant believe he got up, and walked away. Dave worked at Simpson, and helped develop that seat belt, he was extremely lucky, and I should of stayed out of sprint cars after seeing that crash, but oh well.
D-Rod
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D Rod,you were there.please look at the tape,Is'nt that sprint car racings friend,the late Great Glen Howard first man out to help and ,in the red jacket-headphones,Mrs. Evelyn Pratt.Same folks helping Racers from day one.....what a great sport.One day maybe we could start a thread ..Just to recognise the wonderfull folks who are always there for racers.....
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Posted By: race88 on June 29 2008 at 04:11:57 PM
D Rod,you were there.please look at the tape,Is'nt that sprint car racings friend,the late Great Glen Howard first man out to help and ,in the red jacket-headphones,Mrs. Evelyn Pratt.Same folks helping Racers from day one.....what a great sport.One day maybe we could start a thread ..Just to recognise the wonderfull folks who are always there for racers.....
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I noticed Glen Howard right away, good eyes to notice Evelyn. This isnt quite "day one" however as they both had beeen around much longer than this. Its only from the early 90's. I think Evelyn uses that same clipboard today! I like your spirit though.
Jeff Kristensen
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June 29, 2008 at
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What year was that?
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Posted By: azsprintfan1 on June 29 2008 at 10:34:22 PM
What year was that?
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I remember it as clearly as if it was last week.....but can't remember what year. Probably mid-80's....maybe '85 or '86.
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July 01, 2008 at
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Posted By: azsprintfan1 on June 29 2008 at 10:34:22 PM
What year was that?
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I was there, it was summer of '87 or '88.
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July 01, 2008 at
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If I'm not mistaken it was in 1989. They've showed this on that show called Whacked Out Sports videos (I think that's the name of it) on a number of occasions.
I also believe they have showed the Kruseman midget crash from Cal Expo back in 94 a few times.
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July 02, 2008 at
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Yes, it was 1989 for sure. We ran hanford the night before. I remember hearing the hit and then watched as he fell out of the car as it rolled seemingly on top of him. A very lucky man indeed.
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July 02, 2008 at
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does any one have krusemans flip from the cal expo back in 94? i heard it was a nasty flip and would like to see it...
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July 02, 2008 at
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Same weekend at Hanford, Keith Nafzger took a pretty wild flip in qualifying. Ended up in the pits with a broken collarbone. Both crashes were shown on the ESPN show hosted by Dave Despain. Speedweek?
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July 03, 2008 at
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July 03, 2008 at
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Posted By: Hunter125261 on July 02 2008 at 08:39:40 PM
does any one have krusemans flip from the cal expo back in 94? i heard it was a nasty flip and would like to see it...
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I have 2 visions in my mind every time someone brings this crash up.
1) The crash video shown on ESPN
2) Cory and Carrie in the Hospital on ESPN
It would suit me just fine to never have to see those images again.
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