Eric Medlen passed away....

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Mar 23, 2007 | 09:31 PM

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limegreenneon

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Originally Posted by Ford DNA

What we were told on the phone, and what I'm still seeing on different websites, is that there was some sort of tire failure, either a blowout, flat, or tire coming apart.

Very sad and much too young. Donald was told that he passed pretty quickly when he was taken off the life support, and I guess that's a good thing, if there's anything good about it.

Send me PM....i know what happened....I spoke to one of the crew members for a top fuel dragster that was their Monday and seen it happen

Mar 24, 2007 | 05:29 AM

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I was watching Speed last night and watched it scroll past as breaking news, very sad. A lot of us watched him race just the day before.

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Mar 24, 2007 | 07:18 AM

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Shamus O'Toole

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God Bless..............

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Mar 24, 2007 | 07:33 AM

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man, that sucks; he was in good hands at Shands too, so I know they did everything they could

RIP

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Mar 25, 2007 | 11:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Scott

Exactly !

I went with the heavier tube in my roll bar because I was more concerned with safety than saving a few pounds. I am looking into a fire suppresant system too and after this I might check on a damn HANS device.

fire suppression systems are very cheap insurance.. $500-$700 for a dry kit with 2 nozzles when I was checking on them...
The fire suits, etc that you need when you hit the 9 sec zone are there for a reason, yes it costs money, but how much is your saftey worth?

I'm glad that I raced a sanctioned series (FFW personally, but whichever is your preference) as they were pretty strict in the heads up classes as to what passed and what didn't (at least my personal experience). I over built my car from a saftey standpoint and glad that I did...and so are my kids...

RIP...

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Mar 25, 2007 | 12:25 PM

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the driftin league i was in with my 3000, didnt make us have a safety loop, i had a cage put in it, take one good hit off a tandem and your screwed----R.I.P. THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS ARE WITH FAMILY.

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