"Live" from the Charlotte 4 Wide Nationals

[jmcarter]

FWIW they just went live on FB starting with Comp.

Wow, Sterling living dangerously, heads up with Tex in stock and after first Q he split the Worner brothers on the SS sheet, what’s the odds?

[James Perrone]

I will take strerling. Tex in trouble

[BG56]

Heard someone was hit by a dragster behind the starting line, any news?

[GUMP]

Originally Posted by BG56

Heard someone was hit by a dragster behind the starting line, any news?

It was Roy Hill. He needs prayers.

[HR9121]

Well that first round stung a little, I'm hanging around for sportsman rounds tomorrow morning and will get some pictures to post. Good luck to all the winners.

[HR9121]

We're about to start 2cd round for Stock. As most know Roy Hill was walking behind a SC dragster yesterday, she had pulled into the water box and as she always does went to back through the water again since there appears to be a water shortage here also and struck Roy. I've been told Roy has a broken leg but don't know of any other injuries. It appeared he struck his head pretty hard but I was told by someone who spoke to him that he said his head was too hard to hurt. Get well Mr Roy Hill we want to see you back out here soon.

[C and W Racing]

I was lucky enough to win super comp at the Southern Nationals a couple of weeks ago ( in a door car) I for the life of me do not understand why some of the dragsters pull through the water box and then back up through it and then back forward through it before they do a burnout. No one will ever convince me that any of that is necessary. I think that is a practice that needs to stop and am very surprised that more people haven’t been run over because of their practice of doing that.
Chuck

[Lenny5160]

Originally Posted by C and W Racing

I was lucky enough to win super comp at the Southern Nationals a couple of weeks ago ( in a door car) I for the life of me do not understand why some of the dragsters pull through the water box and then back up through it and then back forward through it before they do a burnout. No one will ever convince me that any of that is necessary. I think that is a practice that needs to stop and am very surprised that more people haven’t been run over because of their practice of doing that.
Chuck

I don’t understand why that is a common burnout practice either, but if you are in a race car, that is your area to do what you need to do. Same applies to the starting line. Anyone with a broom or whatever better have their head on a swivel.

I’ve seen the video of this incident and Roy just wasn’t paying attention.

[HR9121]

Hey guys the idea behind it is to get the tires as damp as possible. You have to remember they don't have line locks to keep them in the water. At Charlotte I can understand it they were keeping such a small area of water even the Stockers were having trouble. Roy was the first to say he wasn't paying attention and poor Lauren was devastated. On a side note she has been able to pull herself together and is in the semis today.
Congratulations Chuck on your win it was way cool to watch and we were pulling for you!

[doglover44]

Hope Roy is ok