Mattsv8 Posted April 30, 2006 Report Share Posted April 30, 2006 I wanted to see if anyone got footage of howes car being crashed? thanks guys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trouble Maker Posted April 30, 2006 Report Share Posted April 30, 2006 Uhh shit, that sucks. Do you know what happened? Are you talking about Lee Howie (Howe)? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckeye1647545503 Posted April 30, 2006 Report Share Posted April 30, 2006 yes it was lee's old corvette but not him driveing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evan9381 Posted April 30, 2006 Report Share Posted April 30, 2006 we walked down and checked it out. it didnt look too pretty and they were cleanin up for probably an hour, maybe a bit more. anyone hear how the driver ended up? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaTS1200 Posted April 30, 2006 Report Share Posted April 30, 2006 I know the driver and he's ok. He ended up with bruised ribs, lung and kidney. He'll be fine in a couple of weeks. The car hit sideways so it's not totalled and should be up and running in a month or two. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evan9381 Posted April 30, 2006 Report Share Posted April 30, 2006 thats good. we were sitting 2 cars from the front when they let him go out...when he started it up it made my bones rattle. it was sweet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattsv8 Posted May 1, 2006 Author Report Share Posted May 1, 2006 dude came in jegs talking about it flipping over and shit. damn icebreakers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maro Posted May 1, 2006 Report Share Posted May 1, 2006 Is this the Red C5 vette? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evan9381 Posted May 1, 2006 Report Share Posted May 1, 2006 no...it was a c4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billiumss Posted May 1, 2006 Report Share Posted May 1, 2006 I saw it happen but didn't get it on tape. Why he hit the gas again after he crossed over into the right lane, doesn't make any sense.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedRocket1647545505 Posted May 1, 2006 Report Share Posted May 1, 2006 I saw it happen but didn't get it on tape. Why he hit the gas again after he crossed over into the right lane, doesn't make any sense.... I saw it from the stands and was wondering the exact same thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJ Posted May 1, 2006 Report Share Posted May 1, 2006 he was suposed to be on a slow run to get his NHRA license. i wonder if they'll let him try again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evan9381 Posted May 2, 2006 Report Share Posted May 2, 2006 someone said he already ran a 10.xx and was doing something about a license run...not sure what that means...just overheard some guys talking. with what i heard that car will do, i would assume the 10.xx he ran was his "slow" run Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJ Posted May 2, 2006 Report Share Posted May 2, 2006 that car used to run better than 7.40's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evan9381 Posted May 2, 2006 Report Share Posted May 2, 2006 i heard it was a 7 second car. thats why i said i assumed the 10.xx was his 'slow' run Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokinHawk1647545499 Posted May 2, 2006 Report Share Posted May 2, 2006 he was just slowly trying to learn the car, and got faster a little at a time, just didnt do it slow enough i guess. He did have a 9 or 8 second vett that he sold before he got that. guess he said he got off the groove on the launch, lifted, straightened it out then stabbed the throttle again, this time it went back on the wheelie bars and went out of control then hit the wall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ackbar00 Posted May 2, 2006 Report Share Posted May 2, 2006 Taken from teh owner Sean: Damage to me: I have some bruised ribs, a bruised kidney, and a bruised right lung. Damage to equipment: The helmet worked. It has a big crack in the back of it now. The firesuit was cut off of me at the track. Damage to the car: Rear hatch , side window, and windshield shattered, console and shifter smashed (by my body), dash is a little bent, whole right side is tweaked. What happened: The car was on a pretty good pass but went a little left of center (I was in the left lane). When I got it back in the groove, I got down on it again. The car went back onto its wheelie bars at about 600 feet out! It took a hard right into the wall. The EMTs estimated the impact speed of about 130. Lee (previous owner) said the car was on about an 8.20 pass. The car is rebuildable and will be rebuilt ASAP. It will need new paint, too. I need about a month to heal, per doctor's orders. Damn, I hurt....a lot. http://x402.putfile.com/4/11819454968.jpg http://x402.putfile.com/4/11819472485.jpg http://x402.putfile.com/4/11819495337.jpg http://x402.putfile.com/4/11819502677.jpg http://x402.putfile.com/4/11819510137.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ponyfreak Posted May 2, 2006 Report Share Posted May 2, 2006 wow that does not look as bad as I had expected!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evan9381 Posted May 2, 2006 Report Share Posted May 2, 2006 is there a pic in his post? i cant get some hosting sites to let me see pics at work. damnit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattsv8 Posted May 3, 2006 Author Report Share Posted May 3, 2006 yea thats not that bad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaverickGrabber1972 Posted May 3, 2006 Report Share Posted May 3, 2006 that sucks pay 75k+ for a car then in 2 days later it need anothers 10k or more Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evan9381 Posted May 3, 2006 Report Share Posted May 3, 2006 well, now that i can see the pic yeah, not as bad as it was made out as. we only walked down to the end of the bleechers and went to the top and couldnt see much so i assumed it wasnt too good. good thing he is ok and the car is fixable. it sounded like a beast and was nice to see it still in one piece hopefully we'll see him out there at another friday night event Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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