CLASS RACER FORUM - View Single Post - Ken Etter injured in an accident at Fontana

kingsransomracing · 08-25-2010, 08:05 PM

I was there racing that weekend and didn't hear anything on the radio so we took a ride down to the end of the track and saw fire trucks and everything there. Once I saw the car...I knew who it was and was hoping that Ken was ok....it didn't look good...after seeing the k-rail he broke in half, and how the car stopped probably 50 feet past the wall..I honestly had my doubts someone could live through that. I am so happy to see Ken still here with us and with only the injuries he came out with.

After hearing about these rods coming out a few years back (I have only been racing about 7 years). I have a '69 chevelle with an emergency brake pedal that is operated with your foot. What we do when we get to the track is remove the emergency brake handle, and slide a brass tube over the shaft, then screw the handle back on....This eliminates the ratcheting in the emergency brake and allows it to work like a normal brake. I have tested this for about 1000 feet of the shut down area and it will do enough to stop my 3500 lb chevelle running 10.30s @ 128mph. Just another option for people to try that still have the emergency brake accessible.

08-25-2010, 08:05 PM	#8
kingsransomracing Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 14 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Ken Etter injured in an accident at Fontana I was there racing that weekend and didn't hear anything on the radio so we took a ride down to the end of the track and saw fire trucks and everything there. Once I saw the car...I knew who it was and was hoping that Ken was ok....it didn't look good...after seeing the k-rail he broke in half, and how the car stopped probably 50 feet past the wall..I honestly had my doubts someone could live through that. I am so happy to see Ken still here with us and with only the injuries he came out with. After hearing about these rods coming out a few years back (I have only been racing about 7 years). I have a '69 chevelle with an emergency brake pedal that is operated with your foot. What we do when we get to the track is remove the emergency brake handle, and slide a brass tube over the shaft, then screw the handle back on....This eliminates the ratcheting in the emergency brake and allows it to work like a normal brake. I have tested this for about 1000 feet of the shut down area and it will do enough to stop my 3500 lb chevelle running 10.30s @ 128mph. Just another option for people to try that still have the emergency brake accessible.