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Topic: Weird on track happenings with open wheel race cars
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March 15, 2012 at
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The strangest was "KiteMan" I think his name was Chuck Correal from San Diego. He tried to jump over the bridge at Williams Grove one Sunday and with the help of his kite he was to zoom over the bridge and two of the large van trailers sitting end to end on the backstraight he had about 20 feet between the trailers,he cleared the bridge and the first trailer, and a huge gust of wind caught that kite and he came to a stop with the front wheel of his motorcycle busted thru the aluminum door and a huge dent above the hole the bike made where poor Chucks head hit the door,I think he was in bad shape for 6 months or so and finally got it together to go back to Calif. ............Then we had Ken Carter the rocket guy who had a rocket car to jump Lake Champlain in N.Y. he shows up at the Grove with two ramp trucks and a 64 Chevy with a seat and mattress to jump over a few cars then land on the other ramp truck parked so he could be going downhill, well he rips around a few laps then here he comes folks he clears all the cars then the car nosedives thru the back end of the ramp truck when the car just gave it up he staggered around a little once they got him out and said he would like to find the guy who let the air out of the front tires of the Chevy,well it sure knocked the air out of Ken Carter,it was hilarious.......then Grove promoter the late Jack Gunn,forever the promoter, was talking about the next week they would have an airplane demo. derby on the backstraight,tickets are on sale now at the box office out front well I waited a few minutes and went up top ,sure enought about ten were in line,and then Jack comes on the PA and says just kidding folks,April Fool,well he had ten hooked at the ticket office. Oh yeah Chuck did have a helmet on.
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March 15, 2012 at
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I missed the nosedive week but was on the backstretch the night the airplane demo derby was announced...good stuff!
Lincoln 1845 ft/.35 mile T1=118MPH
Eldora 2287 ft/.43mile T3=135MPH
Port 2716 ft/.51 mile T3=TBD
Grove 2792 ft/.53 mile T3=135MPH
Selinsgrove 2847 ft/.54 mile T1=136MPH
"I didn't move to PA from El Paso in search of better
weather." Van May
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March 16, 2012 at
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John Hawk was driving I believe Nickles Bros car and flipped out over wall in turn 1 at "old Limaland" (late 80's, early 90's) and was flipping towards the pond where nobody could really see where he ended up. by the time crews got up and over the wall the car had returned to its wheels still running and he drove it thru the pits down the backstretch and was sitting at the gate to go on track. I believe he finished the race too?
do it in the dirt
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March 20, 2012 at
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Ira, Mid 90's, Hales Corner, WI
Todd Daun flips out out of the park in turn one. He and the car ended up stuck in a tree 20 feet off the ground. Todd was rescued , unhurt, but the car was left in tree for the evening.
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March 20, 2012 at
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Could it get any strange than this? This dude needed a diaper change after this. And a thank you to the racing gods that his car was still in tact.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQ5jMuNCx8E&feature=player_detailpage
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