RIP Scott Kalitta - LotusTalk

Randy Chase · 06-21-2008, 11:05 PM

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YouTube - Scott Kalitta Fatal Crash 6/21/08

Drag racer Scott Kalitta dies after crash - AutoWeek Magazine

climb4fun · 06-21-2008, 11:21 PM

I just heard this on the news. RIP

PS: Randy, you have an old pm from me. Also, how was your x-country drive with your Noble?

BatmobileS240 · 06-21-2008, 11:22 PM

That was horrible. What a tragic loss. RIP Scott Kalitta.

Serebo1 · 06-21-2008, 11:23 PM

OMG. RIP

I'm surprised there's not some type of net restraint system at the end of these tracks, similar to what we see on aircraft carriers.

I'm not sure that would have helped here, but it certainly has to be better than a solid wall at 250+ mph.

Trainwreck · 06-21-2008, 11:57 PM

Always sad when someone so full of life is taken prematurely.

lotus4fun · 06-22-2008, 12:10 AM

That was crazy, no brakes. I am sure the engine blowing preventing him from breaking and the shut was gone. They need a runway tuck ramp with sand for sure.

RIP

knucklehead · 06-22-2008, 01:16 AM

The news said he was going 300+mph. Any sudden stop at that speed isn't going to be good. Very sad.

FLuXeXigeS · 06-22-2008, 01:38 AM

r.i.p.

KingOfJericho · 06-22-2008, 05:03 AM

Holy sh!t!!!

RIP Scott. That was horrific...

EliseAtLeast · 06-22-2008, 06:25 AM

Very sad. I agree that there has to be somthing better than a concrete wall at the end.

RacyTracy · 06-22-2008, 06:34 AM

There is a safety net. It looks like he hit to the right of it. The design will surely need to be reconsidered. A woman on a motorcycle went off the end last year and went under (I think) the net.

glb · 06-22-2008, 08:23 AM

Wow. Horrible. RIP, indeed.

BTW, I recommend the film "Heart Like a Wheel", partly about his dad.

This death is v sad.

LotusLust · 06-22-2008, 10:57 AM

holy **** that was awful. one of the best gone.

wantanelise · 06-22-2008, 12:07 PM

hed still be alive with a better design/set up at that track. He had no chance.

Icedog_16 · 06-22-2008, 12:53 PM

I saw that last night. Horrific. RIP.

They really should have had a gravel trap or no wall or something at the end of that track.

MotorCade · 06-22-2008, 01:15 PM

You can see that he did everything right. He kept the car as straight as he could, and pulled the chutes, too. A true professional to the end.

RIP Scott.

cbelon · 06-23-2008, 10:35 AM

I was at the race with my girlfriend, cousin and brother. It was terrible, he had no chance.

Tracktimeplz · 06-23-2008, 10:45 AM

You would think they would be trained to put it into the side wall to slow down in an event like this.

Not 90degree turn, just push into the wall progressively.

Although, in the few seconds that took to occur, who knows if you would have time to react......the blast also could have knocked him out.

LARRY · 06-23-2008, 10:50 AM

Oh no.

He drove for Jesse James in his dragster.

Great guy.

Terrible thing.

Worst dragster crash I ever saw.

Surferjer · 06-23-2008, 11:22 AM

I was thinking "that doesn't look fatal" and then he didn't stop. wow. I have been there more than a few times because we autox in the parking lot, and we always watch the Corvette clubs amongst others do their thing, and it looks so totally harmless. But put a machine topping 300 there and oh man...

06-21-2008, 11:23 PM	#4 (permalink)
Serebo1 fm78.tv - check it. Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 6,824 Images: 4	OMG. RIP I'm surprised there's not some type of net restraint system at the end of these tracks, similar to what we see on aircraft carriers. I'm not sure that would have helped here, but it certainly has to be better than a solid wall at 250+ mph. __________________ Matte Black, Sport, Touring, ***** intake (TBA), RAC Mono wheels, Painted Shift knob, smoked turn signals, Alpine SPS 6.5" rear speakers, MB Quarts, JVC Nav, Starshield, LBH exhaust, Dpic perf. gauge, Custom true HID projectors, GUT wing and splitter, Mesh side pods, Sector111 harness bar and 4-point harness, Lotus Sport Ohlins double-adjustable suspension, swaybar, '06 LED tailights, Toda flywheel, Lotusport interior.

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Trainwreck The lil engine that could Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Mesa AZ Posts: 1,483	Always sad when someone so full of life is taken prematurely. __________________ Women who behave rarely make history!!! Katherine

06-22-2008, 01:16 AM	#7 (permalink)
knucklehead TWRD & Blip advertising Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Marina del Rey, CA Posts: 3,838	The news said he was going 300+mph. Any sudden stop at that speed isn't going to be good. Very sad. __________________ Jacob Join Lotuscar.ning.com for LA Lotus social events 05 Exise, 2bular 6 inch exhaust. BWR double adjustable Penske shocks, Hypercoil springs, HIDs, BWR front sway bar, Light weight PC680 battery w/BWR brace, BWR Black badges and wheel centers, Custom SCC paint job, SCC OEM Exige mesh kit and Exige rear clam details, LSD, Lotus sport clutch and light weight fly wheel. Sector front splitter. Stebel horn. Multivex Mirrors. Volk CE28 wheels

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06-22-2008, 06:25 AM	#10 (permalink)
EliseAtLeast Registered User Join Date: May 2005 Location: Basking Ridge, NJ Posts: 1,219	Very sad. I agree that there has to be somthing better than a concrete wall at the end. __________________ '08 Honda S2000 CR (Rio Yellow Pearl) '07 Lotus Exige S (Aspen White) Touring, Traction, Starshield '04 BMW 330 ci (White)

06-21-2008, 11:21 PM	#2 (permalink)
climb4fun WTF Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: N.VA Posts: 712	I just heard this on the news. RIP PS: Randy, you have an old pm from me. Also, how was your x-country drive with your Noble?

06-21-2008, 11:22 PM	#3 (permalink)
BatmobileS240 Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 553	That was horrible. What a tragic loss. RIP Scott Kalitta.

06-22-2008, 12:10 AM	#6 (permalink)
lotus4fun Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Bay Area Posts: 101	That was crazy, no brakes. I am sure the engine blowing preventing him from breaking and the shut was gone. They need a runway tuck ramp with sand for sure. RIP

06-22-2008, 05:03 AM	#9 (permalink)
KingOfJericho Xx-------Exige-------xX Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: South Salem, NY Posts: 3,343	Holy sh!t!!! RIP Scott. That was horrific...

06-22-2008, 06:34 AM	#11 (permalink)
RacyTracy V Not my picture V Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Palatine, IL Posts: 9,194	There is a safety net. It looks like he hit to the right of it. The design will surely need to be reconsidered. A woman on a motorcycle went off the end last year and went under (I think) the net. __________________ Tracy 1996 Porsche 993TT Big news coming @ 3pm onTuesday.....(hopefully). 2008 Toyota FJ Cruiser LOG 29 photos

06-22-2008, 08:23 AM	#12 (permalink)
glb Unattractive Nuisance Join Date: May 2005 Location: Chester, NJ Posts: 4,525	Wow. Horrible. RIP, indeed. BTW, I recommend the film "Heart Like a Wheel", partly about his dad. This death is v sad. __________________ 05 elise (PES chip, SSRs, shift tower mods, Multivex; HID low beams); 05 Corolla XRS; 72 Elan Sprint, 170 hp (Sold) "Political language is designed to make lies sound truthful and murder respectable." G. Orwell. 6. "A bore is a man who deprives you of solitude without providing you with company." - Gian Vincenzo Gravina

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LotusLust Registered User Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: da woods of tn Posts: 3,662	holy **** that was awful. one of the best gone. __________________ Storm Titanium, LSS, touring, hard top. my other car is a ...oh yeah i remember the other car...a spyder club111 member. i tried to buy a lower spot and become member #13 but was spurned! "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety" -benjamin franklin

06-22-2008, 12:07 PM	#14 (permalink)
wantanelise Registered User Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: upstate NY Posts: 1,298	hed still be alive with a better design/set up at that track. He had no chance.

06-22-2008, 12:53 PM	#15 (permalink)
Icedog_16 I drank what?!? Join Date: May 2005 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 4,214	I saw that last night. Horrific. RIP. They really should have had a gravel trap or no wall or something at the end of that track.

06-22-2008, 01:15 PM	#16 (permalink)
MotorCade Will race for sushi Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Temecula, CA Posts: 2,341	You can see that he did everything right. He kept the car as straight as he could, and pulled the chutes, too. A true professional to the end. RIP Scott. __________________ www.lotuschallenge2008.blogspot.com

06-23-2008, 10:50 AM	#19 (permalink)
LARRY It's a Lotus Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Beverly Hills, Ca. Posts: 17,161	Oh no. He drove for Jesse James in his dragster. Great guy. Terrible thing. Worst dragster crash I ever saw. __________________ 2005 Saffron Yellow Elise. Stage II Exhaust. 2007 ProBax seats. "We know they're magical and worth every minute we spend on them. The whole Lotus owners' world is like a secret handshake among people who understand that." (R&T)

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06-23-2008, 10:35 AM	#17 (permalink)
cbelon HellsBells Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: New Jersey Posts: 422	I was at the race with my girlfriend, cousin and brother. It was terrible, he had no chance.

06-23-2008, 10:45 AM	#18 (permalink)
Tracktimeplz Race lines on the mind Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Northwest Florida Posts: 1,085	You would think they would be trained to put it into the side wall to slow down in an event like this. Not 90degree turn, just push into the wall progressively. Although, in the few seconds that took to occur, who knows if you would have time to react......the blast also could have knocked him out. __________________ 2003 Honda S2000 - Suzuka Blue 2005 Magnetic Blue Elise Forcefed 275 turbo - Sold 05/20/09

06-23-2008, 11:22 AM	#20 (permalink)
Surferjer No more cone damage! Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Exton, PA Posts: 8,885	I was thinking "that doesn't look fatal" and then he didn't stop. wow. I have been there more than a few times because we autox in the parking lot, and we always watch the Corvette clubs amongst others do their thing, and it looks so totally harmless. But put a machine topping 300 there and oh man... __________________ Jer-2005 Elise (retired from autox) 1993 MR2 autox car 2002 Ford Excursion DIESEL 4 X 4 1993 Miata (throwout bearing or clutch failure) 1987 Toyota Corolla FX16 Lemons car (needs new head) 1984 Chevy Citation Lemons car (needs a motor)