IHRA at Columbus.

Ken Miele · 07-09-2025, 02:06 PM

Here is a clip of the fire. The driver is okay with burns to his hands. This is second hand info, but we think that's all of his injures. Its a miracle he made it out.

Pauley · 07-09-2025, 02:34 PM

everything looks really good at this race.

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doglover44 · 07-09-2025, 05:30 PM

Is there anyway to find qualifying sheets ?

Carguy49 · 07-09-2025, 06:09 PM

That fire was scary to watch. I am so glad that the driver is still alive. I would say that God was watching out for him.

tstickff · 07-09-2025, 07:12 PM

I hate to say this, but I would suggest IHRA invest in some safety and Fire Extinguisher classes before next race, I saw a pic in FB with 3 or 4 semi trucks that said ?safety convoy? in my opinion as a previous firefighter and a racer what I saw in that video was unacceptable to that racer. No im not being an IHRA hater, I would also love to support them someday also, but they need to train their personnel on safety before they kill someone.

Tim Stickles

CMcAllister · 07-09-2025, 08:51 PM

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Originally Posted by tstickff

I hate to say this, but I would suggest IHRA invest in some safety and Fire Extinguisher classes before next race, I saw a pic in FB with 3 or 4 semi trucks that said ?safety convoy? in my opinion as a previous firefighter and a racer what I saw in that video was unacceptable to that racer. No im not being an IHRA hater, I would also love to support them someday also, but they need to train their personnel on safety before they kill someone.

Tim Stickles

Some fire extinguishing agent on the driver earlier in that deal may have been helpful in reducing his injuries. Hard to get up close with the violence of that thing exploding. Don't know if I've ever seen one that ugly.

A legit fire truck, and crew, behind the starting line, in addition to what they have at the bottom of the track, would help with response times. Seems to take the trucks on the bottom end an agonizing amount of time to get to a car that has a crash and/or fire early in the run.

Watching this guy's wife/GF over the wall watching all of this was awful.

jerry witzel · 07-09-2025, 09:28 PM

Driver is a friend of mine. His wife posted on Facebook that he is in intensive care and his angels are watching over him.

Jeff Niceswanger · 07-09-2025, 10:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tstickff

I hate to say this, but I would suggest IHRA invest in some safety and Fire Extinguisher classes before next race, I saw a pic in FB with 3 or 4 semi trucks that said ?safety convoy? in my opinion as a previous firefighter and a racer what I saw in that video was unacceptable to that racer. No im not being an IHRA hater, I would also love to support them someday also, but they need to train their personnel on safety before they kill someone.

Tim Stickles

Hard to not agree with that....There was two of the starting line people that got burned trying to immediately assist. One was a track regular worker; I was told the guy from mass traction also. I talked to the track worker, he burned his fingertips but continued to help all day.

FED 387 · 07-11-2025, 12:28 AM

That was really bad-- I hope that he is doing well--- only comment I will make is its probably better that he was slowing or stopped when the explosion occurred as to having occurred when he was accelerating in the run--- I do not think it would have been a good outcome--PRAYERS--FED 387

07-09-2025, 02:06 PM	#1
Ken Miele Live Reporter Join Date: Dec 2000 Posts: 4,862 Likes: 461 Liked 16,560 Times in 1,523 Posts	Re: IHRA at Columbus. Here is a clip of the fire. The driver is okay with burns to his hands. This is second hand info, but we think that's all of his injures. Its a miracle he made it out.

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Pauley Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2024 Posts: 60 Likes: 6 Liked 243 Times in 47 Posts	Re: IHRA at Columbus. everything looks really good at this race. ep

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Carguy49 VIP Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Fife, Washington Posts: 1,979 Likes: 2,474 Liked 2,951 Times in 709 Posts	Re: IHRA at Columbus. That fire was scary to watch. I am so glad that the driver is still alive. I would say that God was watching out for him. __________________ Ron McDowell - Did Race Every day is a Gift - Enjoy with family and friends.

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tstickff Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 469 Likes: 308 Liked 561 Times in 138 Posts	Re: IHRA at Columbus. I hate to say this, but I would suggest IHRA invest in some safety and Fire Extinguisher classes before next race, I saw a pic in FB with 3 or 4 semi trucks that said ?safety convoy? in my opinion as a previous firefighter and a racer what I saw in that video was unacceptable to that racer. No im not being an IHRA hater, I would also love to support them someday also, but they need to train their personnel on safety before they kill someone. Tim Stickles __________________ Tim Stickles

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jerry witzel Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Marion, Ohio Posts: 185 Likes: 3 Liked 44 Times in 15 Posts	Re: IHRA at Columbus. Driver is a friend of mine. His wife posted on Facebook that he is in intensive care and his angels are watching over him.

07-11-2025, 12:28 AM	#9
FED 387 VIP Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 3,421 Likes: 529 Liked 333 Times in 180 Posts	Re: IHRA at Columbus. That was really bad-- I hope that he is doing well--- only comment I will make is its probably better that he was slowing or stopped when the explosion occurred as to having occurred when he was accelerating in the run--- I do not think it would have been a good outcome--PRAYERS--FED 387