Race car burnt at Motor Mile Dragway

[Stick Racing]

Originally Posted by SSDA Hemi

Who owns that track?

Here is a link to the video

I think it's Shelor Motor mile or something like that owns that track. They are a dealership around Radford Va. that sells about every type car and truck made, american and foreign.
If my memory serves me right, they also sponsored a Pro Stock car not too long ago.

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Andy Stone 1102 A/S 1112 SS/C

[davidhuff]

They should close that track after the lawyers get thru with their *****!

[K Stubbs]

Thats very sad to watch, especially when the guy is waving for help that should have already been at the end of the track waiting on him.

[Scotty D]

nhra wont say a word because it'll hit in their pocket ,because it is matt hagen's dad that owns that track,the same one that drives for mr nhra don schumacher.i have tried the link a couple of times an it doesn't work i wonder if they had it pulled

[kdanner]

Searched and didn't see it discussed previously here, along the same lines, here is video of the "Ambulance" at No Limit Raceway AKA US41 in Indiana.



I guess the only way this will stop is for the racers to personally look these vehicles over at these small time tracks every time they go there, and refuse to race when things like this are found. Then again, there's probably the crowd who will race anyway, because after all this sort of thing could never happen to them.

[Charlie A]

Originally Posted by Stick Racing

I think it's Shelor Motor mile or something like that owns that track. They are a dealership around Radford Va. that sells about every type car and truck made, american and foreign.
If my memory serves me right, they also sponsored a Pro Stock car not too long ago.

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Andy Stone 1102 A/S 1112 SS/C

I believe they sponsor a big "shoe" funny car.

[CMcAllister]

Originally Posted by Stick Racing

I think it's Shelor Motor mile or something like that owns that track. They are a dealership around Radford Va. that sells about every type car and truck made, american and foreign.
If my memory serves me right, they also sponsored a Pro Stock car not too long ago.

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Andy Stone 1102 A/S 1112 SS/C

Think bigger.

[Wade Mahaffey]

Don't blame the young folks than man the emergency equitment. It starts at the top, with management, training, education and drills on the types of possible incidents that could occur, and I'm sure there are minimum fire/EMS response requirements in place. I would say the management dodged a very big problem (personal injury) in this incident. It will serve as a wake-up to the track staff. Again, it starts at the top for folks that knew....or should have known! I would think that the sanctioning bodies would have a director of safety, and under them someone that would look at all tracks safety programs. I have written several articles on track emergency operations....but they fall on deaf ears. In emergency situations...sometimes you don't get a second chance to get it right! NHRA and IHRA have very good emergency programs at National and Divisonal events. Is a life worth more at one of those? Does'nt that sound kinda stupid.....

Wade Mahaffey

[Lew Silverman]

Wade, I couldn't agree with you more! I had always thought that there was a minimum requirement for Fire and EMS at facilities that were sanctioned by the NHRA or IHRA. Having the right equipment is just part of it, training these first responders is also necessary. Most tracks won't operate unless there is an ambulance with an certified EMS crew present, but usually the only fire protection is a few assorted fire extinguishers in the back of a pickup truck! I guess it depends on where you race.

Lew

[Ed Fernandez]

Originally Posted by Wade Mahaffey

Don't blame the young folks than man the emergency equitment. It starts at the top, with management, training, education and drills on the types of possible incidents that could occur, and I'm sure there are minimum fire/EMS response requirements in place. I would say the management dodged a very big problem (personal injury) in this incident. It will serve as a wake-up to the track staff. Again, it starts at the top for folks that knew....or should have known! I would think that the sanctioning bodies would have a director of safety, and under them someone that would look at all tracks safety programs. I have written several articles on track emergency operations....but they fall on deaf ears. In emergency situations...sometimes you don't get a second chance to get it right! NHRA and IHRA have very good emergency programs at National and Divisonal events. Is a life worth more at one of those? Does'nt that sound kinda stupid.....

Wade Mahaffey

You aren't serious about your first sentence are you?You say you're a firefighter.
Would you get on a pumper that you know has a non working pump and or hoses with holes in it and go fight a fire?
The numbnuts who are supposed to man that equipment are just as guilty as the
management and whoever sanctions that $hithole.Also the insurance carrier, unless they had the wool pulled over their eyes by the track.