Tony Thornton Drag Racing Crash

[MrThunderbum1]

white 4 door kinga not monaro

[MrThunderbum1]

hi don

[zakhanson]

There was a guy at VW Warwick who spun his car at the end of the track

[colincadorette1]

This guy if he is still alive is one lucky bastard, his head hits the ground with such force two or three times, dam what a crash! Its one of the worst I've ever seen

[chakrasmash]

damn im in my chair like ooo aaa

[18pablomacaya]

fuckkkk

[Mopardreamindog]

Yes he become ceo of andra for 20+ years .retired as a driver in1982 after crash.

[l2ape]

it totally crushed his head, the whole car landed on him

[DTITATE]

People don't understand that a wreck like this is big money to fix and takes years to fix.

[68SSCAM]

@DTITATE A wreck like this you wouldn't fix, you buy a new car

[urmo345]

@DTITATE all you get from this wreck is some parts as a wall decoration

[reddnec]

There is no way he survived this.

[grasscat1977]

no wories that'll buff right out

[Sofakingawesomeful]

DID ANY1 ELSE SEE HIS ARM FROM 0:35 ON?!?!?

[coltenW1]

And he lived to be the CEO of andra?? Holy shit I saw the video and said WHOOOOOO you know he dead

[BoogityBogityBoogity]

You could see the driver inside the car and he almost fell out of the car

[chazfensk]

Perhaps drag racing a bug isn't the best idea.

[YusakuJon3]

He's still alive, then? That was probably like the crash Richard Petty had at Darlington in 1970. Luckiest man on Earth that day, this fellow is.

Killer guitar riff at the end. What band and song?

[CescSoler]

@YusakuJon3 yeah, he is. my dad knows him.

[C0LL1N]

hes alright now but by the looks of that he was unconcious and probably suffered serious injuries

[tunda11]

who won???? OMG the suspense

[ACDCsuperfan91]

0:42 how is he alright? he gets crushed!!!

[1stnooodle]

omg was the car ok?

[MonacoLager1]

Car looks like it was peeled apart by a can opener.

[blower069]

@MonacoLager1 and still its one of the best cars ever made :)

[FlipsHamilton]

he is now president of ANDRA

[xmamanx1988]

euh il est mort la nn ?

[kerolloconelolloloco]

pobre bochito jajaja

[rexcars27]

he's fucking half way out of the car!!! dont you guys have any safety equipment?

[68SSCAM]

@rexcars27 This is very old, roll cages were a new thing, this was the standard all around the world then

[bad65stang]

@68SSCAM roll cages arent that new theyve been using them since the 60s this looks like its from the 80s or 90s

[68SSCAM]

@bad65stang Yes that's true, but the more recent roll cages that surround the driver and keep them safe have only been around since the late eighties, this car would not have had that yet, it was built in the mid eighties I would say, but still considered safe then.

[bad65stang]

@68SSCAM well i can see how they thought they were safe....i mean who thinks while they are staging that"hmmm i think this run im gunna end up in the wall"...i mean nothing like this has happen before so i can see what you mean

[68SSCAM]

@bad65stang After Bob Gilddens famous crash, funny car style roll cages became mandatory.

[voobys74]

WHat ThE cRaSh!!!!!!!!!!!

[spindlerkart]

jesus! só os pedaços do cara dentro do fusca !

[ExternalInputs]

They changed the rules based on this crash, requiring arm restraints, even on cars slower than this, and a plate or net above the driver on cars with a full chassis, so this wouldn't happen if the roof came off in a crash. Seat belts come loose if they're repeatedly jarred, which is why, eventually, he ended up so far out of the car. I heard his arms got broken as they got pinned between the roll cage and the ground.

I always thought something broke, the cross wind thing doesn't look right.

[slot962]

Wow his arms and were hanging out...does anyone know what he broke or what caused that ?

[FuckinBowDown4869]

jesus... it looks like he should have died, you see him land on his head at least twice! lucky as fuck.

[ice788]

0:42....FUCK!

[thiagomaloney]

RIP

[68SSCAM]

He ain't dead

[nickster1318]

not dead

[petrolheadkiwi92]

roll cage definitely did its job lol

[kosams]

I know Tony real well. After he got past the finishing line he was hit by a strong side wind which threw him into the grass. It's the first time I've seen the video...WOW! I know there wasn't much to salvage.

[PCP68]

CRAZY CRASH WAS THE DRIVER AWRIGHT?

[68SSCAM]

Yeah, read the description.

[studio7manga]

Racing such a powerful car (I counted about an 11 second ET) with such a short wheelbase is just asking for trouble.

[yhrmhjgs]

dead?

[68SSCAM]

No, he is the CEO of ANDRA in Australia, read the description.

[Mcbleh]

This video is from the early 80's, maybe even 70's. Man there are some thick, thick people that comment on stuff here. All our group1 racing, including those 8000hp Top Fuel cars, is done at state of the art drag strips. This video highlights a time when safety wasn't as well practiced as it is now. Like most motorsport back then.

[connercwalkyo]

then why dont i see any 8000 horsepower cars in these countries?...cause they dont know how to drive a quarter mile without driving in a straight line

[68SSCAM]

WHAT??????????

[shiggpj]

could get yourself killed doing that

[INKJAX]

wow!! nothign good come from stuff like this.. i bet some broken arms were fun... maybe an arm tether next time...

[the5445]

tighten up the steering

[jimmylayers]

This is a bad wreck...bent the cage...a car like that he should have had arm restraints or something....but hell its Eurpoe they are like...oh IDK like 20 yrs behind the US in racing technology. They buy our old leftovers and hand me downs and try to do what we are doing today with yesterday's scrap. Just doesn't work out too well....

[aussiekartman]

Glad you did your research... This is in Australia, and this crash happened about 25 years ago. Most racing categories here these days run current US products or better. "20yrs behind the US in racing technology", that's just plain arrogant.

[JeffRKO999]

its in australia not europe

[flamejame]

u dont kno much bout racing do u.... motor sports valley the centre of the motor sports world is in England!!

[fuckkkingtasty]

Fuck sake, can't these idiots even drive in a straight line?

lmfao

[2012isnear]

u try to drive in a straight line going 250-300 mph.

[TomeeDee86]

holy crap!!

now, that was a bad crash :o

[WhiteFireArmy]

Why you bloody bugga. Fucking jolly ol' chap. Thats what you get for driving a peice of shit made in europe.

[fst06stg]

holy crap, half his body was hanging out. obviously they arent using simpson harnesses.

[Ferrarirules123]

did that guy just say holy chichgannories or something

[scwolf81]

This is what happens when you put a kinder surprise toy on a drag strip. Hope the bugger is all right and next time puts a fatter girl on the black.

[Adirtybird]

He survived but has diabeies now as a result.. He's the director of aust drag racing and has been for almost 20 years..

[scwolf81]

Bloody good stuff then, Got to battle it to be on top.

[fueldragster]

What year was this?

[megamedhurst]

"ohhh, he's tipped over he's crapped?!" LOL

[cainorox]

lmao rips the front wheel off, it was the rear LMAO

[BLOWNBOI]

Same, those days were the best!

[68SSCAM]

News is that there is going to be a new multi-purpouse built track in adelaide, allwe need is the approval from the council and the government is supporting it. (ABOUT TIME!)

[BLOWNBOI]

I remeber that..It was at calder park raceway....Long time ago, he survived, But had broken back, with seriuos arm injuries

[68SSCAM]

Miss the old days

[betrippen]

nice guard rails lol!

[nebodylistenin]

wow did that guy walk away? you could totally see his arms floppin around, and it looks as if he lands on his head the one time when it's rollin in slow motion

[mattsbs]

Shit, u can see his arms flying around