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  • It's a shit box he was going almost 50 mph. Sound affects don't make u look any smarter.

  • Thats what happens when you race a car with the aerodynamics of a brick!

  • And he STILL got the win light!

  • Sounds like he got back into the the throttle at the worst possible time (nearly sideways).

  • What else can we say? REALLY! Well there was an excessive amount of wheel hop then.... I think there may have been a "Holy Sh!T" involved.

  • EJECT! EJECT! EJECT!

  • Amazing lucky redneck!

  • Typical American piece of shit. No good even in a straight line never mind corners.

    And what was the driver doing?? What a wanker!!

  • @Draxindustries1 Your fugly dog has better teeth than you I would imagine. Inbred island POS.

  • I have to watch that again, poor 55

  • Ouch that hurts ! Damn f?%K Driver !

  • hou crash

  • Hey! He was testing a new ejection seat safety feature, FAIL. !!

  • It's because of guys crashing like this that we have many of the safety features on todays race cars

  • DANG U COULD SEE THE DUDE BEING THROWN OUT THE CAR 0:45 look at the car and you'll see

  • His slick came off the rim when he lost traction and got it back suddenly. therefore the 9PSI you run in a harder drag slick is gone.

  • @ 1:17 yea, I think we see Don Renfrow...

  • That's what happens when you forget to turn on traction control.

  • what an idiot.. i mean wtf he didnt have to turn and wreck it.. well i guess, its not like it did any damage lol

  • this car obviously was built like shit!!!... keep him and his "mechanics" from my car!!!..the seat should NEVER come unglued in any kind of crash....very slipshod and shabby workmanship....if you can't afford to build it correctly,don't build it at all!!!

  • bent an axle 

  • Fail!

  • He really got back in it after all that? lol retard

  • The car was hopping as it left the line. Look for a psycho mechanic losening nuts.

  • he got up as soon as his seat hit the ground. weird

  • haha look at how slow it was and it flip over! one down thousand more to go..hahahahaaa

  • i just dont see how he lost it... 12.30 is kinda fast, but it was barely the 60'????

  • 1- the dude is lucky shit to have survived that

    2- these cars had horrible handling.. they couldn't stay in a corner at all.. when y ou rebuild those big heaps of crap, you have to improve the suspension a lot ..

  • what a waste of a good helmet

  • wow! 0:46 falls out of car and gets up lol

  • your dooin it wrong

  • I would have shared this vid if it wasn't for the intro -which in no way enhances the viewing experience (nor does this comment -see all the trouble you've caused?)

  • in the description it said he ejected... i reckon he just fell out LMFAO

  • @limavadylad when the car fell apart it seems he fell from under it.. no idea how really, it's like he was never in his seat lol.

  • must have been the wost peice of driving ever recorded.... srry Don

  • the fucking axel fell out lmao

  • dude that was crazy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • wow ... lucky dude .... but its clear that this car was not ready to be raced ... kinda still looks like he did a 10.76 time tho lol ..

  • eres todo un vensedor con mucha suerte.

  • Nice drama thrown in there.. Pretty much just a 12 second peice of shit slapped together.. Why else would it fall apart like that? Dumbass didnt even have a harness hahaha

  • That dude is lucky!

  • that sounds like a alice cooper intro!

  • holy moly you cn see him fly out

  • should have just kept it stock

  • '55s look so badass with the cut out rear wheel wells.

  • Baylands Raceway Park ?

  • Poor Bel Air

  • When he took off he ripped the valve stem. The back right tire went flat right off the line. but what a dumbass for staying in the gas after he got sideways.... he was standing up while the car was still crashing haha

  • @mattisadummy the valve stem didnt rip, the rim spun inside of the tire... happens alot when people dont put screws through the tire to keep this from happening

  • @MarshallMR8 when the rim spins inside of the tire, it rips the valve stem on the tube inside the tire.... and I believe the term you're looking for is "bead-locks"... which would be screws that lock the bead of the tire to the rim of the wheel.

  • tech got fired after that one lol

  • OOOOOOLLLLLLLLDDDDDDDDD SHCOOOOOOOLLLLLLLLLL! NICE!!!

  • hahahahaha nice setup

  • his tires looked way too low

  • Thats what happens when you use too much ductape.

  • @GenSparks OR not enough...

  • that chevy was beautiful

  • held together with wiring ties???????????

  • how the fuck do you get up after that shit

  • I sure miss Baylands

  • wow theres one less tri five in the world, can we say 5 point harness assfuck

  • so what the hell happened anyway?

  • I love how he gets up even before the car stops flipping and is like DARN

  • Thats what I like to call "being shot in the ass by a rainbow"

  • Driver doesn't eject from the car, he falls out because the door flies open!

  • Quand c'est pas ton heure ...

  • dude all i can say was this guy is so lucky.. that car was so unsafe is just plain crazy for a person to fly out like that ,,,no seat belt harness? seat not bolted down? rear end flying off ? .........car never even went stright down the track ..dude get off the throttle go back to the pits and check your syspention.. i bet his rear end was all lose. i hope he quit racing hes to dam stupid to be racing....lucky to be alive ..............................­..

  • Driving in a straight line isn't what it used to be?

  • hahaha what was he drunk or something hahahahahaha!!!

  • Thats why we put shock absorbers in cars :)

  • That thing would have never passed an NHRA inspection. It should have never been on the track to begin with.

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  • totally freaken amazing i have seen this alot but it still blows my mind

  • i have a 55 in storage in calif. after seeing this account i will not be driving that car fast again!!!

  • If your car comes out of the hole like that one did, just back and cruise down the track. That car never hooked, and I'm wondering about the rear suspension.

  • He should've taken a bow for the crowd and be like "I meant to do that...err"

  • Well in this rare case of this crash lucky his seat belts broke and seat bolts did too if he was strapped in that car during the whole crash he would be dead for sure lucky freak accident safe his life on this one.

  • what a pile of shit

  • hahahahaha!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • What the holy fuck....if this car was built to the standards it should have been there is no way he should have been ejected like he was. And I bet he wasn't wearing 5 point harnesses. He was getting all kinds of sideways and he was all over the track leading up to his loss of control. His dumb ass fault for trying to save the run and for not building a safe car.

  • shit happens all the time, sometimes for no reason. even the great 1955 shakey puddin smacked the wall and nobody says he needs to get a new car. i'd say it was probably something on the track, perhpaps oil.  that never happens anywhere in city's or especially drag strips?

  • why did he get back on the gas?

  • 1950's safety. now he needs a 1950's pack of smokes and a nice asbestos jacket.

  • How did that car pass tech inspection ? I am HAPPY the guy walked away & it is a shame an other classic is gone !

  • It's really sad . I mean great he survived like that,don't get me wrong...but that's one less classic Chevy out there now.. with I would guess nil salvagable parts too.

  • Why was it wheel hopping so bad off the line?

  • When the car rolled over the door kept the car from crushing him.....

  • Also if you watch the first part the front tires look the wrong size for those wheels.

    The lip is sticking way out and the tires has wrinkles and folds in it while it's spinning...?

  • theres nothing wrong with those tyres front or rear.

  • So...another "if I had my seat belt on I would have been killed" story?

    Or did he unbuckle and roll on the direction of a window...or maybe his door was conveniently missing for a nice backroll onto the grass.

    Funny thing is he got and and shrugged "SHIT' and punched his first while the car is still flying in the background. I would have kissed the ground!

  • DAMN!!! that's got to hurt on so many levels. glad dude walked away to race again

  • why is he even out there? the clocks still have dials and et's from previous race????lucky dude though..

  • Man he is lucky to have SURVIVED!! Just watching it, I thought dude got crushed, man, had my heart THUMPING!!! Thanx for the vid homie, now that guy has eight lives, minus the 9th he used!!! Peace!!!

  • that mean ole double nickel heavy chevy got away from his ass is what happened dis respectin that rod will treat you that way his monkey ass is lucky he walked away from it all. dam buffoon!!!!

  • He is lucky he didn't get CRUSHED! That is the most amazing crash I have EVER seen.

  • to me something didn't sound right with his car form the start , something like this happened to me when i were n my 20s i let this guy i didn't even know screw around with my carb , it had my car driving on two wheels ,scared me crappless ,lol i'm no drag racer tho' he was so lucky to be able to get up on his feet after that , that was awaesome tho' thanks 4-da vid peace out hommie .

  • trippy

  • This must be the real ending of "Two lane blacktop"  I think you can see Dennis Wilson standing in the staging lanes !

  • dude, i JUST finished that movie, and the ending sucked! but here it is. awsome!!!!!!

  • he would have been fine if he didnt get on the gas again

  • that has got to be the worse set up drag car ive ever seen. i love 55 chevys but this just aint right

  • 55 chevy is my fav car so tht sucks

  • Comment by Will Pennington on January 8, 2009 This was the funniest thing you ever seen, I was standin' just behind Chet Carter the best starter in the world next to Buster Couch, We were laughin' for a week. This bucket O' bolts was about the biggest piece a crap you ever seen and the driver had to be drunk, no way he would've survived otherwise.

  • This was the last race day at Fremont Drag strip...my local track. As you can probably tell from how he came out of the car the tech that day wasn't the best and they were letting almost anybody run their junk wheeled out of the backyard for the last hurrah. Yea I'll say he was lucky...don't think he would have fared well if he'd stayed in the car. His guardian angel was on duty for sure...crazy!

  • Just a guess, but he probably wouldn't have lunched it had he not nailed it after going into the other lane.He had to know at that point that he was not going to dial in/qualify after that much of a time eater.Also IMHO I can't see how that car passed tech! Glad he's okay though!!

  • Oh yeah its well built , just look how cleanly it disassembled its self . Was that seat wire tied in the car ? Nice pre-race inspection they got there ....*@#!

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  • Anybody know what year this happened? Went to a NHRA national event there in the early 80's but don't remember it looking this way. (It was the "Golden Gate Nationals".)

  • well built dumb ass! but bad what? dumb ass you say shit, but over looked something very important as that? dont need to be racing that long to figure that out! get a life!

  • slicks. you dont know what slicks are. i know drag racing way better then you do. and also the d=springs need to give. he has to hard of a leaf spring on his rearend. thats why it is wheel hoppng. i dont say shit. its the truth. why can u go in the junk yard today and still find them cars solid as can be but if u take a 90s honda civic in the junk yard for the same amount of time all youll find is the plastic bumpers left. all the rest will be rotted to the ground

  • Bad suspension. And good ol' DOn Renfrow needs to learn how to drive. Notice when he let off the gas, then on again...stupid move. Not a natural racer.

  • don't dragrace old shitty crappy useless unbalanced cars

  • umm my dad has been drag racing a 57 chevy tubbed out. he won the championship in open trophey and you cant say it is shity.that car is worth more then ur house. its balanced right. why do they use them as pro mds dumb fuck

  • no, that dam car was built like shit. from the start, see how the machine is flexing, and the bouncy springs as he runs down the track. that should be dick-hard for that much motor!

  • umm for ur information that car is wheel hopping. either bad slicks or not a good traction bar. it is built well dumb ass.

  • If that idiot would have gotten out of it when it got out of shape you would not have this great video of a guy that thought he could drive. The first rule of drag racing is when it gets out of shape dont continue to try to ride it out.

  • he was lucky

  • Well im glad the guy is ok but that car had no business being on that track.

  • that guy flys rite out and lands on his feet!!!

  • Looks like that car needs a helluva lot of suspension work to hook!

  • I wish they never closed that dragstrip.

  • yea it looks like it rolls just fine . like a rock or cock

  • ford sucks chevrolet is the way to roll

  • well looks like a well built GM to me.

    junk then junk now. thats why they took the bail out. or should i say the guy in the 55 needs bailing out. FORD baby never took the bail; out never will.

  • you know how ridiculous that sounds? The '55 Chevy is so iconic, that it is loved even by Ford fans around the world. How could you say what you said?

    Sure, GM is the way to roll...but not like this...

  • that's why beach chairs and bungee cords were outlawed as safety equipment

  • why? why does he deserve to die

  • do not ever speak again..

  • He can't even handle a mid 12 sec car without crashin the fuckin thing 100 feet out of the whole. Whats to keep him from killing the guy in the other lane by being an ingnorant fuckin moron? AND, the whole fuckin car flies apart like everything is zip tied and bird shit welded on. Another 55 chevy gone.......Fuck that guy.

  • i remember seeing this on tv one time i cant remember what show it was on i think that deadliest crashes or something

  • and with that, don renfrow officially retired from the american gaffiti, paradise road drag race crash reenactments.

  • I had cornflakes for breakfast today.

  • bahahahhahahaahahahhhahaahah thats a gm for you lol

  • tri-5 chevy 4-sale. small block, holley 750 bored, stroked, ported. needs some body work. cheap.

  • looks like something funky was going on in the front suspension

  • His mistake was getting back into it at 0:44

  • The car seemed to pull to the left as soon as he got traction

  • Looks like he over corrected.

  • I wonder what happened, because if there was not some sort parts failure, that is some poor driving.

  • he turned to quickley at 0:44 and hit the gas at the same time so the car just fliped. you can hear the engine rev up before he fliped it so nothing failed it was just his fault.

  • you GOT to be kidding.

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  • dude ur retarded ur just made all the countrys copy of us

  • Hey Importuner,when this video was made,the only imports around were for commuting to work &getting groceries.Yes the guy who owned that particular car was retarded because he cut a lot of corners on safety when building it.Now the only other thing I see is you're retarded insult on how we can't do things right.First off you need to LEARN HOW TO TYPE CORRECTLY! how can your foreign ass insult us Americans if you can't even speak correctly,Second I'll race your PIECE OF SHIT RICER quarter mile!

  • so in 55, the only imports were ones used to get groceries... lol.... wonder if they could say the same about muscle cars in there country..... PROBABLY!

  • in '55 the only thing imports were used for was sports car racing.

  • 9/11 inside job...i cant believe the dude is walking away and the car is still rolling

  • simple,seat broke,he let off then slipped forward pressing gas pedal and turning steering wheel while sliding around in the car. seats were only spot welded in no bolts and don was over 200lbs.

  • NOT true when I got to the crash (first one there) along with Mike Roberts in my Ford Ranger. We inspected his seat and it was still bolted to the flooring,The floor bord ripped out with the seat and was still attached to the seat ...thanks to Jackson Bros. videos!

  • With rollcage....or not! Incredible video, nice!!!!! He is a lucky guy.

  • To much motor meets not enuf brains

  • That was a Fuck'in oops moment

  • uuumm this car was in NO SHAPE to be RACING.....seroiusly.....

  • Drag racers have all sorts of problem with the concept of "turning". This guy is no exception...

    His mechanic must have a problem with the concept of "tuning"...

  • very nasty..

  • My God,I always believe that when it was your time,nothing you could do to get out of it,but jeese,I guess when it isnt your time,same thing applies.Guy lived through this yet Dale Sr. died,cant figure.

  • Unreal! Lucky dude man

  • I think he's used up his luck, he should stick with off-road derby from now on.

  • wth

  • I have been in drag racing as a driver, an owner, and a crew chief on everything from street cars to nostalgia fuelers. That guy got back on the gas when the car was sideways. Must have been very inexperienced. It is actually a good thing he left the vehicle when he did or he could have been killed. All racers learn the hard way at some point. I did and so do most true race drivers. Thank God most of us make it out alive when we do make mistakes.

  • rain311--his biggest mistake was getting in that death trap in the first place--terrible suspension (look at the wheel hop off the line) bad build (the freakin seat falls right out of the car for christ sake) I have never seen a car fall apar so easily at the track- your comment is inexperienced driver - I'm glad you ain't my crew chief !

  • I agree with rain he was a very inexperienced driver he could of easy of saved the car if he would of stayed off the throttle and road it out. its not like it was a 6 second car that was impossible to control. Also there were not even any walls on the side of the track he was alot of room to control it im sorry to say this but that was a failure....

  • two words KILL SWITCH and let off the throttle

  • I don't understand...he refused the safety belt?!?

    Why do they allow dumb people to take race? Do they want to see fatalities to make this "sport" seem interesting? Stop exploiting these people...they are not thinking right!

  • He probably had it on but the bolts probably ripped out of those rusty ass floor pans. along with the seat, and the rearend, and the engine, etc. He shouldnt have been racing a rust bucket.

  • and with that, don renfrow decided to stop staging reenactments of the final drag race scene from american graffiti.

  • good one!

  • Word of advice for him LET OUTTA THE FUCKIN THROTTLE