Pomona Starter Comp Eliminator

[herbjr]

Originally Posted by tommy d

I think the crew guys shoes sticking to the track also had something to do with the fall. What he was doing wasn't safe and a major distraction for the driver as well. Maybe the door wasn't closed tight?

Exactly it's amazing how many racers don't consider the glue as being the main problem.

[BG56]

WOW. Totally ah, "unprofessional". Whatever that's worth...... Found it at 1:57:20 of Sat. am on NHRA.TV. After watching all I can think is...everybody's right and everybody's wrong.

[Mike Gray]

It looked like the starter was touching or checking the window latch, then the crew guy tried to open the door and re-close it. Maybe the latch wasn’t working.
Starter quickly grabbed him and swung him back with enough force that he fell to the ground. (The competitor was pre staged during the commotion)
Both parties errored but the starter went over the line physically and could have seriously injured the older gentleman if he had hit his head while going down.