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R.I.P Scott Kalitta

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Rolex said:
This is the first I've heard.
A sad day indeed for a racing family.
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Oh my god! You can't even say NHRA without someone saying Scotts name. I have met him several times when they come to Maple Grove here for the Lucas Oil and Toyo Tire Nationals. It truly is a shame and I have nothing but best wishes for his family and friends. A sad time indeed :(
 
Its always a bummer when people die in a sport. I see it a fair bit in what I do and it sucks to bury friends. One of my favorite quotes of all time is by another guy that died racing. Some broadcaster asked if he was scared while racing and he said:
"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt
 
He was one of the great drivers, That sucks, and you would think with all of the safety precations that are being used that this wouldn't be happening any more.
 
He loved the sport for sure, so much that he came out of retirement twice because he couldnt stay away. BTW, I seen the video of the accident and it's not pretty at all. I suggest that if your easily upset dont watch. I wont post it here out of courtesy but should you want to see what happened, search youtube.
 
My prayers and regards go out to his family. About the safety equipment. My Mom told me something very true one day as I was getting the car ready for a big race. For those of you who don't know, I have a passion for drag racing like no other, but I don't drive a funny car, I only drive a 10 second camaro, but it's still fast enough to worry a mother. Anyway, Mom was worrying as usual. I tried to reassure her by telling her that I had more than enough safety equipment, and that my car was rather slow compared to the crashes she'd seen on TV. This was her reply, and it was very true: "Charlie, you're not kidding anyone. When you strap yourself into something that is powerful enough to pull the front wheels of a 2500 pound car off the ground, and strap a fuel cell full of racing fuel next to you, and go from 0-150 miles an hour
(or 300 in the case of a funny car) in a quarter mile, all of the safety equipment in the world couldn't stop a mother from worrying, every pass is dangerous." My Mom was exactly right. No matter the safety equipment, you take a risk every time you climb into a racecar. Scott Kallita will long be remembered for his contributions to the great sport of drag racing. I think for us drag racers and drag race fans, it's always hard because we know that given the chance, we would have been driving that car on that day in a heartbeat. God Bless Scott and his family. I bet he's in heaven, along with my Dad. If Dad has anything to do with it, they're probably up there wrenching and racing together right now.
 
Damn, that's sad news. I don't have satellite or cable right now and I really miss watching drag racing. I used to watch him and all his relatives race on the weekends. I can remember my dad and I watching Connie race.
 
What a bummer! I've been a bid drag racing fan since the late 70's, I used to watch all the televised drag racing events until last year, just haven't had time to get back into it. Sad to hear for the Kalitta family.
 
Sad day indeed. He was one of the greats for sure. My thoughts and prayers go out to his family. I can't help but think about how I felt the day Earnhardt passed. It just goes to show you how dangerous auto racing is. I respect every single man and woman who gets behind the wheel.
 
My sympathy goes out to Connie and family, crew, friends and all Scotts fans. You have to admire a guy or gal who races anything, let alone Nitro F/C or Top Fuel, who take their lives in their hands every time they drive, and in this case pay THE price.
Rest in Peace Scott
 
Here is a nice tribute video to Scott the first pictue is a little ruff to see but there are many more nice pictures and the song that plays in the back ground is one that I like, Sorry if this upsets anyone I just thought it was a nice tribute to Scott,


 
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that was actually kind of a tear-jerker

for those of you who didnt catch the race,


 
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abadk9420 said:
Here is a nice tribute video to Scott the first pictue is a little ruff to see but there are many more nice pictures and the song that plays in the back ground is one that I like, Sorry if this upsets anyone I just thought it was a nice tribute to Scott,
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Damn, that gave me chills watching it. Funny how a song can bring a whole new meaning/feeling to a set of photos. Nice find.
 
Thanks I was hopeing every one would apreciate it as much as I did, I thought it was a very tasteful tribute to Scott.
 

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