2007 NHRA John Force Huge Crash at Dallas *Live Version*

[acenace24]

John Force is the MAN!!!!

[Hanjin13]

wooow

there goes your fiberglass body ;O

that is really expensive

[sabbathbassdude14]

at :44 u can see the microphone on the end of the wall, thats why it sounded so loud when he skidded to a stop

[kissklassics]

shows the damage that one cone will do when hit at 300 mph

[utheman01]

holy shit...philly scored 56 points against detroit...wow

[mrledfeb]

Cheap American plastic

[fernandobo009]

@mrledfeb

not plastic asshole..

[mrledfeb]

@fernandobo009 well what ever something american and cheap

[fernandobo009]

@mrledfeb Cheap? Just the body u call "plastic" costs more then all of ur life savings

[kens97sto171]

@mrledfeb

Yeah Cheap.. 6000-8000 HP 0-300MPH in 5-6 sec. The fiberglass body is supposed to come off.. its just for aerodynamics. And the frame except for the driver cockpit is also supposed to come apart.. at 300MPH you have to dissapate the energy of the crash.

[RIPSNZ]

@mrledfeb try 55,000 usd just for the bodyshell

[Rampant7990]

@mrledfeb

If you are referring to the fiber glass body/shell? That's not there for ANY kind of protection. It's strictly for aerodynamics and is made to come apart easily, same in every country that has these races, genius.

[rahorin]

Hell yea! Thats why I watch drag races!

[weallfollowmanutd]

John would've died on impact with the wall, if the car he hit wasn't there.

[MASON7497]

not exactly...search for schumachers big wreck he lived..i know i messed tony's name up but watever

[xDOVERx]

you cant rly compare thoose crashes cause f1 cars are pretty much the safest cars in the world

[DavidOrtiz36]

@xDOVERx haha your funny... debris injures has killed a lot of F1 and Indy drivers... when your exposed, and cars can lose wheels... it only takes on bad luck day to end it...

[xDOVERx]

but have to add that schumis crash is still on the top 10 list of worst crashes for me.

[deathtouch100]

ASlley does it on her own volition though bjack. She is very good. John has been in more violent crashes than this before. This is minor compared to some I have in the the last 35 years..Oh, and Ashley force is hot as hell too,lol.Watching NHRA has always been really fun.Never boring too see this, esp compared to a bunch of retard hillbillies going in circles for 3 hours at a really slow 190mph. Fucking pussy shit.I love the short and sweet 10X the hp dragster than once again pussy nascar.

[B52280]

i was there it was crazy. i get bored of watching drag racing for a while so i was just sitting there texting and i decided to watch that race and i looked up right when they took off and bayum! then me and my dad came home late at night watching the rerun on espn.

[ItsJesse01]

john force is the best nhra driver nad would have to be the most popular and down to earth kind of racer. he is ;ucky that he didnt get killed in this crash.

[gojeffgordan09]

john is one lucky mother fucker!

[Flaremancer]

This is hilarious! I hope John Force, get's burned down to the muscle, but lives forever and feels the pain.

[gojeffgordan09]

wow u are the most heartless peice of shit ever

[F2pSkill99]

paul page always says "big crash!"

[bjacko688]

wow thats some crash...talk about having guts.....to get back in one of these beasts and watch your daughter climb in one as well...man that is pressure

[ronaldo131415]

the flannel man

[zacx112]

I met John force and he is a great guy his like one of the gods in drag racing

[VayLoc310]

That shit is crazy, John's car split in half and the damm front half of the car WITH THE ENGINE is rollin' down the track!! Dayamm!! I was hearing that NHRA was designing these cars to break apart like that but I think NHRA should design them cars to STAY IN ONE PIECE, only thang coming apart should be the fiberglass body!

[acepigpup99]

oh my god! john! oh no! dang!!!! i hope he's okay!

[ArmadeusXxC]

@VayLoc310 Breaking apart is good. It reduces the momentum of the individual parts. Plus the drivers are LITERALLY behind the engine. There is no firewall to protect them. If you hit the wall at 290+ and the engine hits you, you're gone. The breakaway system helps prevent that by pushing the engine downwards and away in an impact.

[jeffdaharper]

@VayLoc310 its called a safety cell, like F!, it's a great life saver.

[treemaster7]

It looks like the timing cone punched a hole in the fiberglass body shattering it and a jagged piece of fiberglass sliced into the tire.

It looks like something similar to what happened with the space shuttle when a piece of foam hit the wing. Kenny must have been terrified when he saw the front tire chassis rolling past him. The grinding sound it makes is chilling as it gets close to the camera. John is going to have a long recovery to heal from this horrific wreck.

[caprad]

Kenny hitting the cones and John's crash were unconnected. John had a tire come apart on the OPPOSITE side of the car from Kenny. At those speeds, there is no possible way the block could have gotten to that side of the car. In other super slo-mo replays, the block clearly passes behind John's car. The only thing Kenny hitting the blocks did, was give John the win.

[KuostA]

noob. press the gas, go forward, keep wheel strait. *flamesuit on.

[thompson9400]

@KuostA

noob ? john force has been driving funny cars for over 30 years hes a 15 time world champion .what planet do you come from.

[BBoyd27]

trentc32 you have got alot of nerve for your comment, 1st off it wasnt kenny's fault it was just a bad racing accident, 2nd the timing cone did get hit, but it didnt hit john's car enough to cause john's car to blow its tire, it was the tire itself that was the cause of the crash,and the tire blew seconds after it passed the cones and the finish line

[VayLoc310]

Yeah, Treemaster7 sounds right, it looks like Kenny Bernstein was havin' problems period cuz his car was veering into the center divider toward John's lane, and whatever Kenny's car ran over flew into John's car causing the tire on John's car to shred and the blown tire shredded the body, not blaming Kenny, but his car was experiencing problems anyway.

[cherylsteve]

They played a angle of the race from the far end of the track once .. just once.

When it comes to racing at the Texas Motorplex if you want complete coverage do not buy a ticket you are better off at home.

I had to make phone calls to know what took place concerning this accident... and they knew more than the spectators at the track... does that seem appropriate?

[Splash1964]

John is a great character hope he's back soon

[trentc32]

is it just me or does it seem like kenny bernstein is bad luck for the force family......can you say sabatage...lol just a joke!!!

[cherylsteve]

I was at the race on 9-23-07 and just arrived home. At the track they played (1) video about 3 hours after the accident and did not replay it. Texas Motorplex should be ashamed by not running the replay sooner and often at the track. EVERYONE at the track was upset by the lack of information provided by the Texas Motorplex after the incident. They lost alot of future ticket sales including mine by censoring this mishap to paying customers at the track.

[miseryflash]

the censorship is for the safety and privacy of the drivers and their families. they cannot run the video over and over incase of serious injury or even death. how would you feel watching a man die in a crash over and over again if he was your father? perhaps not being given the information that Mr. Force was overall ok, was irresponsible of the track, but replaying that video all day long would have caused even more worry to other drivers who were likely already quite shaken by the accident.

[cherylsteve]

Over and over... are you kidding? They played a angle of the race from the far end of the track once .. just once. When it comes to racing at the Texas Motorplex if you want complete coverage do not buy a ticket you are better off at home.

I had to make phone calls to know what took place concerning this accident... and they knew more than the spectators at the track... does that seem appropriate?

[billylauderdale]

I think future modification of timing cone may reduce debris when hit.

Maybe it would be best to put concrete barrier between lanes.

[bulldg24]

I dont know about "concrete" barriers, but possibly the new SAFER barriers would be a better option.

[Twinn87]

Barriers b/t lanes would never work... People in other classes have to be able to look over and see where the other driver is at compared to him...

[bulldg24]

I didnt say full height barriers... Im sure they could design a smaller/shorter version of the SAFER barriers to adapt to NHRA. Just something tall enough to keep the cars from crossing into the other lane should control be lost.

[bigstickatdragstrip]

All of us in the tightly-knit drag racing community would like to express get well wishes to John. We all hope that John's legs, ankle and fingers heal well-- it's very encouraging to hear that the doctors believe John will be able to make a full recovery. We wish only the best for John Force and his family--- Get better John Force--- you know that you're in our thoughts and prayers.

[bigstickatdragstrip]

All of us in the tightly-knit drag racing community would like to express get well wishes to John. We all hope that John's legs, ankle and fingers heal well-- it's very encouraging to hear that the doctors believe John will be able to make a full recovery. We wish only the best for John Force and his family--- Get better John Force--- you know that you're in our thoughts and prayers.

[speedfreaksean]

I'm certain and PRETTY SURE the chassis broke in half - MY INITIAL thoughts were, like Mike Dunn said, a piece from the reflectors got under a tire and damaged the body (I though THAT before I heard Dunn)