Bad news at Orlando Speed World.

[fishmens67]

Problem I see is learning speed in a straight line and no experience with how vehicles react to change in direction etc.

Allot easier and much safer than riding a dirt bike at 35/40 mph.
I wish I had a cage a few times

 

[70dart340]

When she lost control, she actually hit a track official before hitting the wall. I don't know what he was doing on the track, but he was lucky to get away with minor injuries.

 

[BVoelzke]

When she lost control, she actually hit a track official before hitting the wall. I don't know what he was doing on the track, but he was lucky to get away with minor injuries.

I know very little about junior dragsters or about this accident which is a real tragedy .. if the dragster was still under acceleration at the time of the accident it makes matters worse. I was just thinking now I also know very little about " electronics " but would to be possible to install a remote kill switch on a junior dragster that could be activated by either a crew member or track personal to shut off engine power or maybe even activate some type of emergency braking in case of an incident ? I believe that remote kill switches are used in monster truck racing .. just a thought !

 

[demonjim]

I may catch flack for this, but in my opinion, a 7 year old should not be driving a race car down the drag strip. They barely can ride a bicycle at that age. Try to imagine the guilt the parents must be feeling. Just my opinion,

 

[furrystump]

I’m normally not you must change the rules kinda guy, accidents happen. Just thinking maybe more structure on what happens at the cutoff. So the kid knows what to expect, the worker knows what to expect and everyone knows their role. The worker signals a flyby, the kid flies by. The kid looks for and complies with the worker’s signal. Do all the thinking we can now instead of as it happens. I believe the cutoff decision has had issues before. Just maybe a bit more communication. In the Australia incident, I’m pretty sure the worker was told to just wave them off the track. Nothing about what you do if the car is carrying too much speed.

 

[fishmens67]

I may catch flack for this, but in my opinion, a 7 year old should not be driving a race car down the drag strip. They barely can ride a bicycle at that age. Try to imagine the guilt the parents must be feeling. Just my opinion,

It's safer than riding a bicycle or just about anything a 7 year old does.

 

[crackedback]

Anybody here ever drive something somewhat fast that only has brakes on the rear. Stab them too hard and you are in for a wild, bucking bronco ride. Front brakes are optional on jr. dragsters IIRC.
Time is distance and panic can set in, especially for a youngster short on experience.

No idea what happened other than she was incapable of safely dealing with the situation she was in.

 

[Swinger 340]

Sad to hear this. That is why we call it accidents. There are good safety rules at the track but what happens outside the track is out of the track control. The parents or whoever placed the little girl behind the wheel, should have had the girl familiar with the vehicle and what to expect at the track, as in directions of operation. Don't anyone say, "she was only seven", then she shouldn't have been behind the wheel if she was not to understand. My take on the guy she hit was probably trying to slow her down, being she did not know when to stop or slow down. As someone mentioned, a kill switch may work, or I would recommend a large red light going on after going through the traps for the novice drivers.

 

[rumblefish360]

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Sooooooo many pop up and redirects and I can even figure out if I’m to read or watch something.

What is it with these dang sites?