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What happened to Mark Niver? My audiocast was down till it was over.

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I'm on espn3.com and they had one go into the sandtraps when chute failed to open... It folded the front wheels around the driver compartment.. Not much being said and not sure who this is.. But still down and not sure what is happening.....

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The announcer said they would be down about 20 minutes and that was over a half hour ago.

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There is a post on Yellow Bullet that said he expired.
God speed, Mark. RIP!

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competition plus is saying law enforcement has stopped the show

http://www.competitionplus.com/index...ace-in-seattle

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WTF is going on with all these cars losing/malfunctioning parachutes.They're killing thes poor guys and there's no improvements in sight with a comparatively unchanged system.
NHRA better get their head out of their ***** before we lose anyone else and also the fact that the liability insurance increases will be paid by you know who.

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personally i think the dragsters and funny cars should have tubs in them like Formula One and the drag boats. F1 cars have hit walls at 11+g's and they walk away. Build a tub around the driver to protect them.That car rolled up like a snail or a hose, i knew when i saw it that it could not be good.

I think they also need a third emergency chute, who cares about aerodynamics.

God speed, word on the other forums is the driver did not make it.

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Sun, 11 Jul 2010, 08:12 PM

NHRA Statement Regarding Crash at NHRA Northwest Nationals
Courtesy of NHRA Communications








KENT, Wash. --

Mark Niver
Top Alcohol dragster racer Mark Niver, 60, from Phoenix, was involved in a fatal incident today when his dragster crashed in the shutdown area during eliminations at the NHRA Northwest Nationals at Pacific Raceways. NHRA officials are investigating the accident.
NHRA and Pacific Raceways officials extend their deepest sympathies to the entire Niver family.

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I saw it on the webcast, his chutes deployed, but detatched from the car instantly!, he then went thru the sand and hit the first net hard!, so hard the chassis appeared to "fold up"!, it stayed tangled in the first net. I found out he died from his injuries....R.I.P.
Seems like the nets need to be examined, or replaced with another type of catch system. Its gonna get interesting now. I dont think length of shutdown had anything to do with this one.