Long story short, a big gust of wind caught the parachute when it came out after a 7.3 ,191 MPH run and turned the car head first into the wall knocking him out and ripping a fuel line off that caused the fire. There was absolutely nothing he could do about it. The safety team at Atco was great getting to the car in a hurry and putting the fire out, though, so we can be talking about Chick's recovery and not something worse.
Get well soon, Chick. We're pulling for you.
Mike Sawyer
Sudden Impact Racing
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