# Fatality at Cayuga today :-(
**URL:** https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fatality-at-cayuga-today/18298
**Category:** NYSpeed Automotive
**Created:** [October 1, 2006, 5:10pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fatality-at-cayuga-today/18298 "2006-10-01T17:10:48Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
**Page:** 1
### Author:  [@rskrause](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/rskrause)
#### Post date: [October 1, 2006, 5:10pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fatality-at-cayuga-today/18298/1 "2006-10-01T17:10:48Z")
I went up to Cayuga to day to make a few passes. A 17yo girl driving a jet dragster demo car crashed into the barrier just after clearing the traps at 305mph. Quite upsetting to see it - be careful out there! Looks like something broke on the car or there was a problem with the chute. I doubt it was driver error, but who the hell puts a 17yo in a 300mph jet car??
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### Author:  [@turbo\_ls1\_ss](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/turbo_ls1_ss)
#### Post date: [October 1, 2006, 5:12pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fatality-at-cayuga-today/18298/2 "2006-10-01T17:12:36Z")
man thats very shitty to hear
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### Author:  [@2TurboZ](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/2TurboZ)
#### Post date: [October 1, 2006, 5:12pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fatality-at-cayuga-today/18298/3 "2006-10-01T17:12:44Z")
:tdown:
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### Author:  [@STEALTTH](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/STEALTTH)
#### Post date: [October 1, 2006, 5:13pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fatality-at-cayuga-today/18298/4 "2006-10-01T17:13:10Z")
:tdown:
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### Author:  [@Sc1chik](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Sc1chik)
#### Post date: [October 1, 2006, 5:13pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fatality-at-cayuga-today/18298/5 "2006-10-01T17:13:24Z")
shitty to hear for sure. :tdown:
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### Author:  [@pdubya](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/pdubya)
#### Post date: [October 1, 2006, 5:37pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fatality-at-cayuga-today/18298/6 "2006-10-01T17:37:40Z")
damn thats some sad shit,
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### Author:  [@rskrause](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/rskrause)
#### Post date: [October 1, 2006, 5:41pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fatality-at-cayuga-today/18298/7 "2006-10-01T17:41:28Z")
> [@altimarollin](#):
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> damn thats some sad shit,
Pretty girl too, not that it really makes a difference. Man, my heart is kind of out of racing for the moment.
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### Author:  [@pdubya](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/pdubya)
#### Post date: [October 1, 2006, 5:46pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fatality-at-cayuga-today/18298/8 "2006-10-01T17:46:04Z")
i just dont know why a 17 y/o would be driving a car that is that fast, not saying that women cant race but a more seasoned driver may have picked up on something not being right, dont they go over shit before making runs anymore if i was goin to go 300mph id be damn sure to
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### Author:  [@Rx3](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Rx3)
#### Post date: [October 1, 2006, 5:48pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fatality-at-cayuga-today/18298/9 "2006-10-01T17:48:07Z")
> [@rskrause](#):
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> I went up to Cayuga to day to make a few passes. A 17yo girl driving a jet dragster demo car crashed into the barrier just after clearing the traps at 305mph. Quite upsetting to see it - be careful out there! Looks like something broke on the car or there was a problem with the chute. I doubt it was driver error, but who the hell puts a 17yo in a 300mph jet car??
That is tragic, but whether the girl drives the car or not shoud be dependent on her skill not necessarily her age. I mean, you could say the same thing for Marco Andretti, Graham Rahall, a whole bunch of AMA bike racers, etc. A lot of motorsports greats start very young. Obviously she had to have some skill if she’s been doing it for a while before? They know the risks as do their parents and the teams they drive for.
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### Author:  [@eMKay](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/eMKay)
#### Post date: [October 1, 2006, 5:55pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fatality-at-cayuga-today/18298/10 "2006-10-01T17:55:40Z")
Wow…what are the chances of two people crashing jet powered dragsters within a couple weeks? Richard Hammond being the other. Too bad she didn’t survive like he did.
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### Author:  [@rskrause](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/rskrause)
#### Post date: [October 1, 2006, 6:03pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fatality-at-cayuga-today/18298/11 "2006-10-01T18:03:59Z")
> [@Rx3](#):
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> That is tragic, but whether the girl drives the car or not shoud be dependent on her skill not necessarily her age. I mean, you could say the same thing for Marco Andretti, Graham Rahall, a whole bunch of AMA bike racers, etc. A lot of motorsports greats start very young. Obviously she had to have some skill if she’s been doing it for a while before? They know the risks as do their parents and the teams they drive for.
I see your point, and I doubt it was driver error. But still, one year after getting a street drivers license to be driving a 300mph car?
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### Author:  [@Shockwave179](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Shockwave179)
#### Post date: [October 1, 2006, 6:19pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fatality-at-cayuga-today/18298/12 "2006-10-01T18:19:30Z")
That is really sad. I hope I never encounter something like that when going to the track.
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### Author:  [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)
#### Post date: [October 1, 2006, 7:06pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fatality-at-cayuga-today/18298/13 "2006-10-01T19:06:21Z")
Very sad. Chances are no amount of driver experience is going to help you when a 300 mph jetcar breaks.
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### Author:  [@HotRodKid](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/HotRodKid)
#### Post date: [October 1, 2006, 7:34pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fatality-at-cayuga-today/18298/14 "2006-10-01T19:34:50Z")
^^^ once the car rotates around to far, or if the front tires unload, its just a case of hang on and pray
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### Author:  [@tnick24](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/tnick24)
#### Post date: [October 1, 2006, 7:59pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fatality-at-cayuga-today/18298/15 "2006-10-01T19:59:29Z")
thats awful.
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### Author:  [@Mrs\_Karus](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Mrs_Karus)
#### Post date: [October 1, 2006, 8:26pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fatality-at-cayuga-today/18298/16 "2006-10-01T20:26:30Z")
shitty …☹
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### Author:  [@Evil\_Stang](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Evil_Stang)
#### Post date: [October 1, 2006, 8:48pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fatality-at-cayuga-today/18298/17 "2006-10-01T20:48:01Z")
sucks.
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### Author:  [@BaD\_AZz\_Z\_28](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BaD_AZz_Z_28)
#### Post date: [October 1, 2006, 9:32pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fatality-at-cayuga-today/18298/18 "2006-10-01T21:32:26Z")
It was pretty awful to see. She ran 5.12 at 306mph I believe. Right at the line, it looked like one chute deployed and the other didnt. The car instantly hooked into a barrel roll and exploded. She nor any other driver would have had a chance. I can still picture her a half hour earlier towing it back on a 4 wheeler and waving to everyone. What a horrible feeling everyone has had for the rest of the day.
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### Author:  [@Locutus](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Locutus)
#### Post date: [October 1, 2006, 9:35pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fatality-at-cayuga-today/18298/19 "2006-10-01T21:35:26Z")
w o w
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### Author:  [@onefst240](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/onefst240)
#### Post date: [October 1, 2006, 9:36pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fatality-at-cayuga-today/18298/20 "2006-10-01T21:36:10Z")
I was actually towing my dad back down the return road and we just got the the 1/4 mile mark and I saw her coming down the track and Boom the front half of the dragster went over the wall and she went another. It was crazy. I couldnt believe what I just saw. When she was ejected from the dragster she smashed into a light pole and thats what caused her death. Her time was left on the tower. 5.21 @ 306mph. From what everybody saw we think the jet motor let go and broke the bolts to her seatbelts. They cancelled the race after it happened.
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