A dark cloud............

[SpinnerBait_Nut]

Hangs over the racing community as we have lost another young gun to injuries suffered in a crash.
Read on:
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http://www.johnforceracing.com/news_show.cfm?id=698#top

Had the privilege to meet this young man twice after he took over the reins of that 7000 HP flopper along with his boss, 14 times world champ, John Force.
A great loss, Godspeed Eric.:'(

 

[rwise]

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:'(

 

[snapperbait]

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:'(

 

[Limited-Time]

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Sad to see.............but part of the game. It takes a special person to accept that type of job. Knowing that every ride could be your last.

 

[QC]

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:'(

Do they where the Hans in Drag Racing? Is DAI a type of injury the Hans was designed to prevent? Sounds like a severe brain against the skull injury which would seem like a No to my questions, but I am curious. What a tragedy for the sport and especially his family.

 

[SpinnerBait_Nut]

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Yes QC, they do.
"Eric suffered from severe traumatic brain injury with diffuse axonal injury, or DAI," said Dr. Joseph Layon, professor of anesthesiology, surgery and medicine and the chief of Critical Care Medicine at UF. "Survival rates associated with DAI are low.

 

[12Footer]

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A very tragic event... Sounds like he took his risks seriously tho, by preparing a living will. This is another indication of a proffessional in the same vein as Dale.

HANS are no panacea. They help, but in any situation where the body is stopped suddenly from a high rate of speed, the results are inevitable.

 

[QC]

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HANS are no panacea. They help, but in any situation where the body is stopped suddenly from a high rate of speed, the results are inevitable.

Agree. What the Hans has done is limit the snapped vertebrae that apparently killed Dale Earnhardt, Kenny Irwin, Tony Roper and Adam Petty . . .

 

[puddle jumper]

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Straight lining dowm the track can be one of the bigest thrills in your life.Sad to see a victim of the thrill.:'(