# Funny Car Driver Scott Kalita Killed **URL:** \ **Category:** PittSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [June 21, 2008, 6:05pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/funny-car-driver-scott-kalita-killed/198149 "2008-06-21T18:05:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![2003frontier](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/2003frontier/32/5965_2.png) [@2003frontier](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/2003frontier)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2008, 4:20am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/funny-car-driver-scott-kalita-killed/198149/21 "2008-06-25T04:20:53Z")
Sad!! They need to start updating these tracks to handle 300mph cars! Most where built to handle 200mph cars from the 1950,60,70’s. Last major upgrade I can remember Nhra doing to the tracks was after Blaine Johnson was killed. ---
**Author:** ![Darkstar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@Darkstar](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Darkstar)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2008, 2:54pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/funny-car-driver-scott-kalita-killed/198149/22 "2008-06-25T14:54:18Z")
getting into a car that accelerates from 0 to 325mph in 4 seconds is just fucking dangerous. The fact that people hardly ever get killed shows that the safety features in place now are working pretty damn good. ---
**Author:** ![Shaggy](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/shaggy/32/5945_2.png) [@Shaggy](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Shaggy)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2008, 3:45pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/funny-car-driver-scott-kalita-killed/198149/23 "2008-06-25T15:45:25Z")
Funny car kills. Ironic. ---
**Author:** ![tom\_vito](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/tom_vito/32/6000_2.png) [@tom\_vito](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/tom_vito)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2008, 4:06pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/funny-car-driver-scott-kalita-killed/198149/24 "2008-06-25T16:06:35Z")
RIP and another working link to the video > **[Inside](https://inside.com/#mahalo/Scott_Kalitta_Crash_Video)** > > The Network of Email Newsletters ---
**Author:** ![Shaggy](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/shaggy/32/5945_2.png) [@Shaggy](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Shaggy)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2008, 4:26pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/funny-car-driver-scott-kalita-killed/198149/25 "2008-06-25T16:26:52Z")
How did the parachute deploy if he was unconchance before the wall ? ---
**Author:** ![SixSpeed454SS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e19adc/32.png) [@SixSpeed454SS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SixSpeed454SS)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2008, 5:01pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/funny-car-driver-scott-kalita-killed/198149/26 "2008-06-25T17:01:23Z")
what a shame. I heard about it on Sunday, but didn’t see any coverage of it. ---
**Author:** ![Dominator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a4c791/32.png) [@Dominator](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Dominator)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2008, 5:36pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/funny-car-driver-scott-kalita-killed/198149/27 "2008-06-25T17:36:31Z")
There is a fail safe for the parachute to come out when the body gets blow off. Unfortunately with so much flame and heat it kept the chute from blooming. When the super charger blows, its a massive explosion. There is only a scatter blanket over it. Its about 3 feet in front of you face, and you only have 1/8" of aluminum, and 1/8" of carbon fiber in front of you. ---
**Author:** ![Wayne9125](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/wayne9125/32/6045_2.png) [@Wayne9125](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Wayne9125)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2008, 8:25pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/funny-car-driver-scott-kalita-killed/198149/28 "2008-06-25T20:25:53Z")
one of the teams devolped a line that if the burst panel blows off it automatically pulls the chutes with the driver not even touching them…which is a pretty good idea ---
**Author:** ![Shaggy](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/shaggy/32/5945_2.png) [@Shaggy](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Shaggy)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2008, 8:26pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/funny-car-driver-scott-kalita-killed/198149/29 "2008-06-25T20:26:57Z")
ah did not know. [Previous page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/funny-car-driver-scott-kalita-killed/198149.md?page=1)