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Top Sportsman crash at Atco tonight

Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2008 12:23 am
by iceman
Most important thing is that the driver is OK, walked out, said he is ok .. Ed Haase's firebird. I had my back turned but when I heard the announcer I whipped around and saw the poor car go straight for the wall a few hundred feet out.

Re: Top Sportsman crash at Atco tonight

Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2008 5:05 pm
by iceman
also a newer camaro going into the wall too.. bad luck on a tuesday eh

Re: Top Sportsman crash at Atco tonight

Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2008 5:07 pm
by AndrewMK
Glad to hear he is OK he pitted a few spots down from us.

i came close to the wall my self. gotta flip my tires and roll some more delay at nite.. i seem ya taking pics...

Re: Top Sportsman crash at Atco tonight

Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2008 5:14 pm
by iceman
yep I was out there doing a little test and tune of my own .. have this rental lens seeing how it performs in the wonderful night time lighting at Atco. I can't really practice at Index races, good thing there are lotsa bracket cars :)

Re: Top Sportsman crash at Atco tonight

Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2008 5:20 pm
by AndrewMK
did ya happen to get a pic of me 1st round?

Re: Top Sportsman crash at Atco tonight

Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2008 5:40 pm
by iceman
Not sure, but I deleted them all already. Dave should have it. I was not really covering the race, just there for practice.. not trying to step on any toes as Dave does all the bracket stuff. Most of the pics I was just playing around with different settings and technique and the pics came out like shit anyways

Re: Top Sportsman crash at Atco tonight

Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2008 5:53 pm
by AndrewMK
gotcha.

Re: Top Sportsman crash at Atco tonight

Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2008 10:15 pm
by iceman
The wreck I was talking about is here

http://www.davemilcarek.com/081908/index_6.htm

I see one of you on page 3 Andrew

Re: Top Sportsman crash at Atco tonight

Posted: Thu Aug 21, 2008 12:09 am
by 67camaro101
whoo im on that page with the yellow vega, Seth i seen ya out there just didnt have time to interduce myself between me running and my pops running. who made it until that 4th gen crashed which ruined his night. would have had the bye run.
but we will meet soon!

Re: Top Sportsman crash at Atco tonight

Posted: Thu Aug 21, 2008 12:13 am
by iceman
yeah man, I will catch ya soon enough. It was kind of last minute going last night... had nothing better to do so why not a little test and tune :)

that sucks your old man had the bye there. there were a shit ton of cars, I don't know how that race ever finishes on time

Re: Top Sportsman crash at Atco tonight

Posted: Thu Aug 21, 2008 7:38 am
by ChevyQueen
I saw the camaro lose it. That was a shame about the firebird. I am glad the driver was okay. The track definitely got a little tricky once the sun set. My car walked on me the 2nd time shot and 1st round.

Re: Top Sportsman crash at Atco tonight

Posted: Thu Aug 21, 2008 12:06 pm
by Jacki
67camaro101 wrote:whoo im on that page with the yellow vega, Seth i seen ya out there just didnt have time to interduce myself between me running and my pops running. who made it until that 4th gen crashed which ruined his night. would have had the bye run.
but we will meet soon!

I'm pretty sure his night wasn't ruined as badly as the driver of the 4th gen. :)

Anyone know who was running that white dragster?

;)

Re: Top Sportsman crash at Atco tonight

Posted: Thu Aug 21, 2008 12:09 pm
by AndrewMK
Jacki wrote:
67camaro101 wrote:whoo im on that page with the yellow vega, Seth i seen ya out there just didnt have time to interduce myself between me running and my pops running. who made it until that 4th gen crashed which ruined his night. would have had the bye run.
but we will meet soon!

I'm pretty sure his night wasn't ruined as badly as the driver of the 4th gen. :)

Anyone know who was running that white dragster?

;)



Mellinda betozzi im pretty sure it was Doug foleys car it was A/F car

Re: Top Sportsman crash at Atco tonight

Posted: Thu Aug 21, 2008 12:23 pm
by Jacki
AndrewMK wrote:Mellinda betozzi im pretty sure it was Doug foleys car it was A/F car

Ah. Actually, I believe the car belongs to Tom Conway. He is supposed to be working with Foley on the A/Fuel licensing.

I thought I recognized her eyes in the one pic but Melinda is not the gal I thought it was. :)

;)

Re: Top Sportsman crash at Atco tonight

Posted: Fri Aug 22, 2008 2:52 pm
by Andy C
What lane ?
How far out was the crash?

Thanks
Andy C

Re: Top Sportsman crash at Atco tonight

Posted: Fri Aug 22, 2008 4:33 pm
by iceman
Right lane ... I want to say about the 1/8 mile maybe a little short of it