I've been going to I-55 Raceway since I was 4 and have seen it all. The best was this real loud drunk guy on the top row of the grandstands. He was yelling all night and spilling beer on you when going up and down. Then a modified blew a tire throwin it into turn 3, the whell filled with dirt instantly and propelled a watermelon size hunk of dirt right in this guys face. He was knocked over the rail and fell 15 feet to the ground. He was ok more or less, he lived anyway. It was awesome!
@theivory1 rofl.. that's fucking awesome! There are a ton of turds like that here in Cedar Rapids, IA that go to Hawkeye Downs.. To the point I quit taking my daughter and eventually quit going myself because of the bullshit nonsense from people too drunk or illiterate or maybe just plain damn ignorant to have any decency for others what so ever. I wish your episode would have been on vid and then here on youtube, as someone else said.. That would have been tits..
Im from NZ to a girl was killed at Waikaraka park in auckland by a streetstock wheel a few years ago right infront of me worst thing ive ever seen we had to extend the fence a few feet then
peceman666, you're right, some kid was killed before when a wheel or some part came off a superstock, went straight through the catch fence and wham, good enough impact to instant kill :(
i agrey kep back from the fence we have the same dam prob in NZ mate all the little kides run to the fence wen somthing happens or just stand ner the fence during racing have a look at my nz speedway crashes enney way mate
The same thing happened at Eastern Styates speedway in Blenheim (NZ) a couple of years back now but involved a Sprintcar going over the fence, unfortunatly a young guy spectating (13) lost his life when the car landed on him, was not nice to witness either
@StanBennet A real vulnerable part of the cars is the very top of the cage. Check out Shane Hmiel's wreck the main reason he was hurt was because he hit his head on the concrete wall.
Short wheelbase + an assload of horsepower = some crazy stuff
monster271 1 year ago
I've been going to I-55 Raceway since I was 4 and have seen it all. The best was this real loud drunk guy on the top row of the grandstands. He was yelling all night and spilling beer on you when going up and down. Then a modified blew a tire throwin it into turn 3, the whell filled with dirt instantly and propelled a watermelon size hunk of dirt right in this guys face. He was knocked over the rail and fell 15 feet to the ground. He was ok more or less, he lived anyway. It was awesome!
theivory1 1 year ago
@theivory1 You did see it all! How I wish that were on YouTube!!!
StanBennet 1 year ago
@theivory1 rofl.. that's fucking awesome! There are a ton of turds like that here in Cedar Rapids, IA that go to Hawkeye Downs.. To the point I quit taking my daughter and eventually quit going myself because of the bullshit nonsense from people too drunk or illiterate or maybe just plain damn ignorant to have any decency for others what so ever. I wish your episode would have been on vid and then here on youtube, as someone else said.. That would have been tits..
l3thDisciple 1 year ago
Im from NZ to a girl was killed at Waikaraka park in auckland by a streetstock wheel a few years ago right infront of me worst thing ive ever seen we had to extend the fence a few feet then
shaunPS3 1 year ago
Needs sound.
StarFoxAutobot 2 years ago
geez that wuzz craje
TheVjm14 2 years ago
i farted
squirrelsamarillo 2 years ago
peceman666, you're right, some kid was killed before when a wheel or some part came off a superstock, went straight through the catch fence and wham, good enough impact to instant kill :(
RSmonny666 2 years ago
i agrey kep back from the fence we have the same dam prob in NZ mate all the little kides run to the fence wen somthing happens or just stand ner the fence during racing have a look at my nz speedway crashes enney way mate
peceman666 2 years ago
The same thing happened at Eastern Styates speedway in Blenheim (NZ) a couple of years back now but involved a Sprintcar going over the fence, unfortunatly a young guy spectating (13) lost his life when the car landed on him, was not nice to witness either
zuzbar 2 years ago
I believe this was at Speedway Park in Adelaide (Now Speedway City) quite a few years ago now
Pretty sure no crowd was hurt, but the driver was left a paraplegic.
The safety fences are a lot higher there now...
w0lf65 3 years ago
nice catch fence
ministock36b 3 years ago
very sad why does that place not have proper saftey fences like western springs
finaleboi 3 years ago
ya i no they have safty fences in haubstaut
appleipodtouch2g 2 years ago
holy fucking shit why do midgets flip so high in the air i dont get it
feliciaracing 3 years ago
cuz they are light and extremely fast and the open wheels will launch them in the air if the run over someone else's tire
rcderek22 3 years ago 3
these cars are fucked up , but awesome =]
feliciaracing 3 years ago
DID IT LAND ON ANYONE?
NSRdude357 4 years ago
no luckily Phil Hereen didnt land on anyone.
but he is now paralised because of this crash when he landed on his head
ford1011 3 years ago 6
@ford1011 Something must've got in the cage to cause him the injury or am I wrong?
StanBennet 1 year ago
@StanBennet A real vulnerable part of the cars is the very top of the cage. Check out Shane Hmiel's wreck the main reason he was hurt was because he hit his head on the concrete wall.
zureickracing 1 year ago
cool
chunksapat 4 years ago
tht ws a big crash
whitfordkid 4 years ago
omg!!! thats the biggest thing in the world!!
NW21Bell 4 years ago
HOLY SHIT!
Canon39 4 years ago