God Bless John Force

[bjuice]

Guys if you saw this it was a Bad CRASH..we are lucky to have John still with us...Everyone please give John a moment of your thoughts for a speedy recovery...

My Heart Sank when i saw this crash...

to my knowledge he has the following reported injuires so far:
both legs broke- compund fracture to ankle,also open wound to the bone around the kee area
one of is wrist is dislocated
multiple contusions cuts/scraps

the good thing is that the CAT scan came back Good !



he was still wanting the interview as the loaded him on the medi-vac helicopter...and raising cain as usual..


I LOVE THAT OLE MAN !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Brian

[woodsman]

Man that was a bad one and i dont know if he wants any more after this. My wife just seen it on tv and said it was a real bad one.

[hotrodharley]

JOHN FORCE;MY THOUGHTS AND WISHES ARE WITH YOU FOR A SPEEDY AND GOOD RECOVERY;;

[Murff]

Video link

http://competitionplus.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=4072&Itemid=6

Murff

[qtrmile2]

I saw it last night. When I saw the front of the chassis going down the wall headed for the sand trap I thought were is John. Unbelievable.
Do you think the timing block that Kenny hit blew John's tire? If you look at the replay it headed to the back of John's car. I wouldn't think it would do that but at 300 plus who knows. It looked like to me the tires blew and rattled the car to break it in half. Who knows but what a scary deal.
As long as John is alright.

[chevguy65]

I am with you Vince.

It looked to me like a piece hit the back of John's car just as he pulled the chute.
At that kind of speed there could have been a vortec that pulled that timing block right into the back of John's car causing it to rip apart.

No matter, I too am glad John did not suffer any worse injury than he did.
Still, his season is over and I wish him a complete and speedy recovery.

Our thoughts are with you John!


Here is some info....

http://www.star-telegram.com/sports/story/245389.html

[bjuice]

Vince: if the trap box had nothing to do with it then it was one heck of a coincidence...i think maybe some un-seen hardware got under the tire or something from that Box...

How fast do you think was traveling when it hit that wall ?
he was over 300 mph when he crossed the traps..so i would say 260-280 mph just before impact...any other thoughts ?

i thought it was a pissy way for Greg to lose the Pro-stock race...but i loved when he made the statement that he was concerned about John Force and that "he ( John Force) was Our Dale Earnhardt oF Drag racing.

[nemesisracing]

It just goes to show how fast something can go so terribly wrong. Thank the Lord that everyone survived. God bless you John and the rest of your family during this time.
Mike

[bjuice]

Vince: if the trap box had nothing to do with it then it was one heck of a coincidence...i think maybe some un-seen hardware got under the tire or something from that Box...

How fast do you think was traveling when it hit that wall ?
he was over 300 mph when he crossed the traps..so i would say 260-280 mph just before impact...any other thoughts ?

i thought it was a pissy way for Greg Anderson to lose the Pro-stock race...but i loved when he made the statement that he was concerned about John Force and that "he ( John Force) was Our Dale Earnhardt oF Drag racing.

[signsbyesa]

john force is kinda like your father figure, makes sure your spare
tire has air, you have a couple dollars to eat, and a jacket to keep
you warm. it's just the profession of going over 300 mph, something
is going to give, you fix that problem and then you have another
problem with other parts. After all the yrs he has been racing,
you would think they had it figured out, but as you fix one problem
another comes up, their still upgrading the cages which is causing
stress on other parts of the car, like i said, at that speed and trying
to go faster every season, i bet you can see ghost flying going that fast.
godspeed for john force

[zipper06]

The trap box only has a couple of mirrors in it, no hardware. But i think he did lose the right rear tire, when the car was still under power, which sent him across the track into Kenny. they said the impact broke the car in half while he was still in front of Kenny. i still can't figure out how kenny missed the backhalf of the car, but he must have to still come thru rolling.
I too am glad it wasn't worse, because it could have been tragic. It's been said before by almost everyone who races that accidents can and will happen and most people are prepared for it, but never expect it to happen to them.
We all need to remember even though he was running faster than most of us every will, even a 100 mph crash can be serious, and the safer you can build a car the better.

JMO

Zip.

[aaaaaaaaaaaaa]

it broke in half when the chutes opened up so something happen right before that, or even before the run sometime, like a crack in the chassis at the spot it broke or something like that but when the chutes opened thats when it broke it fully, you can see the chutes and back half of the car still going straight down the track when the front half goes across

[zipper06]

it broke in half when the chutes opened up so something happen right before that, or even before the run sometime, like a crack in the chassis at the spot it broke or something like that but when the chutes opened thats when it broke it fully, you can see the chutes and back half of the car still going straight down the track when the front half goes across


Damn you're right, i saw that on TV, about 5 times but never realised the the back half never came across the C/L.

Zip.

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yeah you gotta be looking for the chutes or you'll miss it

[aaaaaaaaaaaaa]

thats also the reason he didnt ge hurt as bad. One thing i am surprised of is that his legs didnt get cut off, if you look at the cage/cockpit its barely enough to surround his upper body and leave his legs dangiling, im sure he will be coming out with some new design of chassis bcuz we all know he wont stop until the cars are as safe as they can make em

[Realgone]

http://img187.imageshack.us/img187/7611/johnforcedc2.jpg

[zipper06]

Damn he looks a wreck, but he has the most important part, A Smile on his face, and that's 50% of the recovery.

Zip

[woodsman]

Like they say a picture is worth a 1000 words. He's a tuff old boot.

[Racefab57]

iTHINK HE LOOKS PRETTY GOOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! David, love ya jf.

[thetanman101]

My wife and I saw it in person. Our thoughts and prayers go out to him and his family. This would be a hell of a gut check for anyone.

-Tanner