Starting line accident - 2022 NHRA Winternationals nitro Funny car final: Ron Capps vs Robert Hight.
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- Опубліковано 19 лют 2022
- Ron Capps (left lane) and Robert Hight (right lane). Note the accident on starting line when Hight’s car lurched forward and hit the crewman. Robert Hight 3.861 329.28 mph (winner), Ron Capps 3.882 333.82 - great drag race!
THANK YOU! for not only showing the accident...but showing the race as well. We need more people like you. On point brother!
Many thanks! It’s all about the racing.
Was that a free race??
This sport should be so much bigger than it is. It's such an eye full, ear full, nose full show. Awesome.
Lung full
It used to be much bigger, they are flunking Business 101 and the concept of supply and demand, seeing completely empty stands on one side tells me (a no college fella) that they're overcharging for their product, I'm assuming that's the spectator side and if I was that track owner I would charge as low as $1 for seating on that side, not only would that be an extra $3-5,000 (or whatever number of seats are there) but the revenue from concessions also and possibly the most important thing would be the gains in growing the fan base.
No, it should not. It is were it is because it doesn't have mass appeal.
Enjoy it while you can , HALF the drags strips have been sold to developers to build apartments and condos , More to fall this year . Cooperate greed wins everytime 👎
If that doesn't ruin your concentration as a driver. That's a professional.
Never get tired of that sound.badass.💥💥💣💥💣💥
Enjoy it while you can bacause in the near future the sound will be BBBBZZZZZZZZZ thanks to the electric motors
My first and only time going to the Nationals was over 20+ years ago. I can say without a doubt it was the 2nd most incredible display of power, torque and engineering I've ever seen. Next to only watching an F-16 vapor coning to supersonic.🙏🏻
I just went a month ago to see top fuel for the first time.
I knew it would be loud but, I had no idea really.
I wish I could see a fast jet up close going supersonic, that would be amazing as were the Top fuel cars.
I was lucky, the track was a new venue (for top fuel) and many of us got just few feet from the track. So the fist time I ever experienced it I was about 5 yard from the start line.
I did not expect that.
@@Igbon5 Yes, it’s really amazing watching these machines race.
Check out Jet Cars at New England dragway. They have an event called Jet Cars Under The Stars. AMAZING, BTW, living in the next town over means I can hear the jet cars from my front porch, and I love it!
Jets "cone" at subsonic speeds too. Seen it at many airshows, and none of the aircraft were breaking the sound barrier. More like 600-650 mph. ua-cam.com/video/uO4FckCAZtU/v-deo.html
B-1 will turn bone to Jelly. Incredible we can harness that much power and yet it’s nothing compared to the sun.
You can see that the hood caught the side of the blower for a second apparently pulling on the throttle as he was latching the top down. That could have gone a lot worse!
A similar thing happened years ago with Tony Pedregon. When the crewman lifted the body, it hit the throttle on the side of the scoop. The blast from the exhaust blew the pants off of the crew chief and knocked down the crewman. Nobody was hurt. I suspect the same might have happened when he lowered the body.
That's exactly what happened. When the body was lowered it just lightly clipped the throttle linkage and blipped the engine.
@@TheMrMused And overpowered the brakes?
@@carlwilliams6977 Easily. Brakes can't come close to holding the car back.
@@carlwilliams6977 100%. Brakes only work when the engine is at idle or shut off. Have you tried to figure out what it takes to hold back even a few thousand horsepower when the engine blips above idle? Not even the whole 11,000+hp when it's wide open.
Didn't the crew have tee shirts made with a tire tread across the front. I remember the crew getting a good laugh over it.
When he lowered the body it bumped the throttle at the blower intake giving the engine a quick wack of the fuel.
I was gonna say, if he's having trouble seeing with the car standing still, get him otta there!! 👍😁
I was thinking something like that had happened.
Ahhhhh thanks
Ok...that makes sense! Thanks for the response.
That was my first impression.
Those Funny cars are definitely scary to be around. Glad the crew member didn't get hurt, but anything can happen around those vehicles.
Thanks for the video.
Thank you for posting this great video what an eye opener for the team
Thank you. It was a great day of racing.
These guys have nerves of steel!
Hat's off to you sir for keeping your cool!.. I'd have passed out with my pants full of burn outs!
Poor choice of words…
@@HotRodsnHueys maybe you should go watch dancing with the stars...who cares
@@robertbloomquist7354 nah I’m good. Maybe you should work on your social skills and manners. Especially with strangers.
yeah, you open and close that lid a million times and then just ONCE it catches the throttle link .... accident, the nice word for shit happens. Robert will feel bad about this no matter what, that is sad. Such a great sportsman, well Ron and him both. Thanks for the whole vid 👍👍👊
You’re welcome. It was a great drag race. Sadly, they’ve changed the date for next year’s Winternationals so I’ll likely miss them.
Professionals all round, just got on with it. Brilliant sport ! 👌👌
According to the comment section, this seems to be a recurring thing that has happened at races. You'd think they'd give that part of the car a better safeguard or just not have someone stand directly in front of tons of nitro filled metal! 🤷♀️🤷♂️
"Tons of nitro filled metal?" LOL ... The "metal" portion of a Funny Car, ie, the chassis tubing, weighs about 125lbs. total. The entire car around 2600 lbs. Barely over a ton for the entire thing. While blurps do happen every now and then, this is not a "common thing" and rarely does a crewmember get hurt.
I have quit watching motosports, Too safe, The driver doesn't have any fear anymore....The car or vehicle wins the race....The driver is only a passenger. They can say what they want but it's easier to go 300 miles per hour with a 5 point harness, rollcage and strapped in a safe cocoon than it is with only a lap belt.
RC left on him and gave it everything he had. Glad Trevor is OK! What a drag race!
I thought Capps won, ... could not see down there
@@robertbihn3005 wish he would've! That was close
That guy certainly was awake after that one lol! Glad nothing happened, this could´ve been terribly worse!
Good race to boot!! Thanks for posting gotta be on those toes in the lanes for more reasons than just being sticky 😉
So crazy!!! I was there to see this but it looked like he jumped out of the way from my view point. Wow! That could have went terribly.
Blue collar diesel.."but it looked like he jumped out of the way from my view point"???....oh right...by smashing his head into the body of the car cause his feet were pushed back so quickly when the splitter hit his legs....oh right that's how ''he jumped out of the way'' is described to you?.....lolololololol....Oh did you vote for Biden as well?,,,,,lololololol
@@mark006868 what are you talking about?? Did you drink too much today? Lmao. Settle down boy and let the grown ups talk NHRA
@@bluecollardiesel Well I can never drink too much...and I'm fully settled down....Now...I'm sure that there millions if not billions of things that you don't understand what people are '' talking about''....Please do not list them all as noone will live long enough to read them all...In your defense I'm sure that in your ''grown up mind'' it ''looked like he jumped out of the way'' but the fact remains that the splitter hit his legs and then his head and face hit the hood of the car before he bounced of the car....and nothing will change those facts....and not even for you and all the other senile grown ups....You have a great day at the old folks home....
@@mark006868 You are special. I was saying from my point of view sitting on the grandstand it “looked” like he jumped out of the way. It “looked.” Now why is this upsetting you.
@@bluecollardiesel In fact...nothing is ''upsetting'' me...and I'm not ''special'' at all...but...you must have me confused with some one who cares what you may or may not think...and I'm sorry if the facts offend you...oh who am I kidding?...I'm not sorry at all...Just go have you pudding with the rest of the grown ups but don't forget your dentures cause it makes you look like Granpa Simpson as well as acting just like him....lolololololol
Hight bringing back the dry hop
Loved the dry hop. Always good to let the crew get out of the way first though.
All the dry hop does destroys any adjustments your clutch man just did your entire program goes up in a puff of smoke
I'm sure it started out dry and his pants ended up wet !
@@chauvinemmons could you expand on your comment in full detail?
@@chauvinemmons It was fun watching them though.
Nostalgia funny cars actually looked different too.
Today's cars same body just painted in with Ford, Dodge, or Chevy markings and lights. Nostalgia obviously has much less power but still 1/4 mile races.
☑️☑️ Thanks for NOT zooming into the cars as they blow down the track. So many of the "top" drag racing UA-camrs do that, and it defeats the whole purpose of watching a drag race, because it prevents the viewer from seeing how fast these cars get down the track. There's plenty of time before and after the races to zoom in on the cars so that viewers can see what they look like up close. So there's no reason to do it when they are actually racing.
The guy on the far side of Hight's car was standing right beside the header when it "burped". He got a pretty good burn out of it, and burned his shirt. If you watch it closely, it also blow his sunglasses off of his head and they land out in front of the car. Almost at the same spot where Trevor's glasses landed. It's a good thing Trevor's shoes slid instead of sticking to the track. Something similar happened years ago. A crewman near the headers had his pants ripped and blown completely off, and burned his legs pretty bad. If I find the vid, I'll post a link here.
Dickie Venables had his pants ripped off when they raised the body on Tony Pedregons car
ua-cam.com/video/OgLiSBLJlXI/v-deo.html
If you watch close he actually gets hit by the car in his right elbow. I think it’s a walkie talkie or temp gun etc that gets knocked out of his hand and goes flying
Here's a mishap from Byron raceway back in 2013. I was not out there that weekend, but was the week before. In this video, it shows a dragster doing it's burnout, & than while backing up, veers off to one side & than lurches forward into the wall at full throttle. The driver was stuck in the dragster while the dragster continues running & smashing itself into the retaining wall. They said this driver passed out during his burnout due to the hot humid weather. ua-cam.com/video/czuG0zgcK4Q/v-deo.html
@@philsmidwestclassiccars150 Thanks for linking video, that was definitely a burnout.
Great to see Capps in The first final round of 2022 with his own team! Awesome 👏
Agree! Great guy and a terrific racer.
@@bcjake5491 hell with toyota body, mopar or no caar, he lost me for good switching to toyota..
@@davidledford1456 Your loss. He's still winning and Mopar was the loser in that deal.
Maaaan what a run!!!
There should be a rule that no one even walks in front of the car while it's running. Let alone hands around a running engine.
Epping New Hampshire yeah buddy!
Imagine standing in front of a few thousand horsepower and suddenly you're a hood emblem.
12,000hp+
🥴A day changer for sure, glad he’s OK…..
Scary good reflexes by Robert
Hopefully will win another Championship this year.
Recorded horizontally😀👍
Recorded in Landscape mode.
And then the flex to go ahead and win after that distraction. Impressive.
I believe I would refer to that as an "incident" more than an "accident."
Damn That was close. His got reflexes quicker than a scalded cat
Question ? Not a drag racer don't know ! But what causes the car to suddenly shoot right or left ? Broken axle ? Ties spin ? Thanks !
Ouch. 🤕. Not much of a racing crowd. Norwalk will be packed this weekend both sides of the track!
They dont seat people in Pomona on the right side of the track.
Almost seems like the hood caught the throttle rod on the way down, note that it happens right as the hood passes the intake!! Glad it slipped past and didn't go any longer!!
That's exactly what happened
Hope All were ok after that mishap I'm searching forward after the putting the body down. Did the body catch the throttle? Or was it a flinch of his foot?
Body lightly clipped the throttle linkage on the way down.
I remember in the middle 80’s Kenny Bernstein did something similar and knocked down two crew members at Brainerd MN… no one was injured. The next race was Indy and the whole crew wore white shirts with tire treads on them. 😆😂🤣
Given the violence of these cars under even normal circumstances that was scary.
Maybe, while bringing the body down, it caught on the throttle linkage and made the car "hop" like that? 🤷♂️
That's exactly what happened, the opposite happened to Tony Pedregon a number of years back, but they knew they had a clearance issue and when the crew chief told the guy to lift the body, hit the throttle and blew/burnt the crew chiefs pants off and burned his legs and beat the other guy up pretty bad as well....aaaand Tony swerved to try and miss and drove straight into the Christmas Tree (lol) -- never thought I'd see one w/ the body going down, especially not that team..
How did the clutch engage?
@@muimasmacho its centripetal (like a weed-eater, chainsaw, etc. Regardless of where the clutch timers are at, if ya walk the throttle, it'll move the car. :)
Hope that kinds helps answer your question w/o getting overly technical. Take care!
Dam I miss race way park bridge nj
Yikes. These crew guys are brave souls!
Yes, very brave to stand in front of a 13,000 horsepower nitro funny car.
Now that's what I call a test hit!
Yeah those lips did a test hit on the hood
I worked on top fuel back in the 90s and the thing I have noticed in the last 10 years is these crew guys are always looking around at the spectators making dure they are being noticed rather than paying attention to the job at hand , we were told if you get caught not being aware of your surroundings that you were not meant to do this job and we never had an accident , to much bullshit going on at the start line that is just a matter of time before something awful happens
Man... couldn't give tickets away. Back in the 80s and 90s, it was standing room only
I noticed that. im very surprised by the empty seats.
@@saysflushable Yea, someone said they had a sell out crowd (Some COVID-Restrictions still in place). They only allowed spectators on one side of the track.
@@philsmidwestclassiccars150: That's BS! NHRA is definitely dying. Most fans favorite class was the factory wars Pro Stock class. Ford vs GM vs Chrysler. NHRA's favoritism towards GM has killed the Pro Stock class.
@@MGB18 So you don't think NHRA Bracket Racing draws a crowd? This was the bring what you want Division where all you had to do is give them an ET & they would send you down the track next to anything else that showed up & claimed an ET & adjust the lights accordingly. I don't think this type of NHRA Racing is dying, maybe it's just not meeting your expectations.
@@philsmidwestclassiccars150: You don't think the NHRA is dying? Explain why the NHRA has been slowly losing it's fans year by year since 1998? They sure aren't attracting new fans. It sure isn't only my expectations that the NHRA isn't meeting. I'm just one of thousands of fans that feel the same. NHRA's bread and butter had always been "Heads Up" factory war Pro Stock drag racing. Ford vs GM vs Chrysler. It's well known that was the fans favorite class.
What a ride that would have been if the throttle had stuck wide open.
Would have blown him off at the 60 foot mark
Oh, that would have been ugly
Bumped the throttle stop when lowering the body?
Too dangerouss,change that throttle set up.DAMN
they admitted(although no one made a thing of it as far as I know) the opening was a little below spec.
in the BLIP of an eye
You need NO FEAR if you wanna push these down the track..
....why the reverse back....?
Great video. I don't know if you filmed this yourself, but if you did, one thing I would suggest, is don't pan the camera when not necessary. I'm not sure why it happens, but the picture gets blurry when panning, and then clears up a few seconds after the camera stops panning. I don't think most people give that any thought when they film stuff. I noticed that recently when watching a video of somebody showing an old sailing ship that had been preserved in a museum. They were constantly panning, which made it impossible to see any details.
Thanks for your comment Leroy. I did film this myself with my phone and I’m quite happy with the result. Except, as you say, the panning was way too fast….too much action on the starting line.
@@bcjake5491 It was a great video! I enjoyed it. Don't take the small critique to mean I didn't enjoy the video. ;)
@@leroyrussell8766 no problem. I appreciate everyone’s interest and comments.
Leroy, we all can’t be the pro cameraman as you are. Just try to settle down and enjoy the show !!!!
@@user-ev4pb9xj7e Absolutely no need to get snarky for constructive criticism.
Lesson learned!! No matter how professional you are at your job , mistakes happen and with common sense don't stand in front of a car with over 1000 horses under the hood
10k horse. Maybe more
1000 how about close to10,000
Holy shit are those things fast..
Words are lost!
This happens a lot more than people think.
If you don't drop that body straight down without twisting it, it will catch the linkage on the top hat of the blower and *BAM* you have a 10,000 horsepower bunny hop!!!😱💨🤸♂️
Good catch. If you watch it frame by frame that appears to be exactly what happened. I'm gong to guess that next year's NHRA rules will add a shroud or something to prevent that from happening in the future. Glad he was okay.
Why don’t they just cut the opening out bigger???
@@mnmvuk probably won’t even be an NHRA next year. With all the empty stands and track closing. They have pretty much ruined their own sport.
@@user-ev4pb9xj7e I'm sure they'd like to avoid that if possible due to aerodynamics.
@@user-ev4pb9xj7e Do you mean this particular track or the NHRA sport in general? ?????
🚗...🏃wait! its my turn to drive!
My home sweet home
He makes a better jack stand than chok block, that's for sure.
Just glad he came out okay, that could have been bad
Height ended up giving Trevor the trophy because of that..
How many days accident free?
They say they are Focused!!!
I say.... Yeah Buddy!!!
"Everything" is Moving So Fast!!!
And Then after what he'd just seen, He went on to Win the Run!
I'm sure we know who he Dedicated that Run to....(whew, close one!)
I can only Imagine for the few Agonizing Seconds it took for the Crew Chief or Whoever, to signal to him all was OK, it must have felt like a lifetime..
Even though it wasn't His fault at all. He must have been feeling "Sick" for those few seconds until he was told all was fine.
But you sure couldn't tell by his Reaction to that Christmas Tree...lol.
*They’re, not their.
@@jumpinjojo
Oops! Better?
You, by chance, find anything wrong with my grammar?
We've all seen street racing videos where the starter stands twenty feet in front of the cars with a flashlight. Has nobody ever been killed doing that shit? ?
Would've been epic had he stuck his out the window, gave a thumbs up, and said "just messin with ya" 😄
Why were the bleachers closed on the other side?
That is like the third time that I seen that happened
There was a guy clapping and cheering during the burnout 🤣
Just image the disaster it would have been if that happened just a few seconds earlier when all the crew people were under the body. Glad everybody walks away.
Oh man it's so sad how far the NHRA has fallen, final round and zero people on one side of the bleachers.
the west section was closed completely. Apparently, they’re rebuilding the stands to include luxury suites,etc.
@@bcjake5491 thanks for the reply, your info is interesting and a couple of questions immediately came to mind, did it look like a construction site to you?, I watched on my phone and it didn't resemble a construction site. Secondly, what kind of business does renovations during the biggest event of the year?
@@indianaslim4971 who knows? That’s what the ticket folks told me. It’ll be interesting to see what it looks like next February or even this fall.
Hats off to the guy.
No fans in the stands. Only California still concerned with Covid. That can't be it. Gatornationals dominate in a speed and attendance.
The NHRA has picked favorite tracks based on Television, not fans. Standing room only at Commerce last year. They then sold the track to someone wanting to build more apartments.
o tickets were sold for the westside grandstand. Apparently, they’re rebuilding it to include luxury boxes, etc.
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Whoopdee doo
💥 Really💥
all the tech and we still can't fix this
Doesn’t take much “ tech” to just cut the opening bigger.
What do they race now about 600 feet?
1000'.
Is Ron Capps relayed to the late, great Lil John Buttera?
Holy S***!!
The dent gave em extra down force lol
Okay, here's my problem. Because I worked for an airline around jet engines, I can't half hear. So I couldn't understand what the announcer was saying. Because the finish line was a thousand feet away, I couldn't see the end of the race. So, if anyone knows, who won the race and what ET and speed did they run? PLEASE. Gotta admit this is one of the few funny car races I've seen in which BOTH cars made it to the finish without at least one wrecking or blowing up.
It was a great drag race. I edited the video description to include the times.
You cant have seen to many races then, there are probably more clean passes than not. 🤷
You knew the job was dangerous when you took it.
!
At the beginning you can hear both cars having a miss fire
I don't get it. What accident? I didn't see anything....
check around 1:11 of the video
Thank God that wasn't any worse than that !
Hey,,, a little face plant ! New shoes , new pants and underwear, that crewman is ready for the next race!
Woo
Guessing the hood/body caught the throttle on the way down. Happened right as he shut it next to the blower
Where is everyone?
It DRY HOPPED..JEEESCH
That’ll wake you up.
It happened years ago to someone else but he got whacked pretty good
cruz pedregon
Was the guy ok? Looked like his face and foot took a beating!
ALL WAYS A PROBLEM! John P.
What accident?!?
You’d think they would have fixed that issue by now. Next guy might not be so lucky
I wasn't able to hear the times and speeds. Was it 3.861 seconds at 329 mph?
Robert Hight 3.861 329.58; Ron Capps 3.882 333.82 . Great drag race!
@@bcjake5491 Thanks! I'll admit I've never seen funny cars or any cars racing that are this fast. I know the sound was muted when they took off, which made it kind of ethereal. They made a droning, buzzing sound and just took off. Wonder what kind of g's they supposedly experience on these kinds of launches? And how much horsepower do these put out?
@@peedee4065 13,000 horsepower…..they’re amazing
@@bcjake5491 Ohhhhhhh, sahhhhhweeeeeeeeettttt! You know, I've repeatedly watched the launch and run at least 5 times in a row, and I'm simply not comprehending what I'm seeing. First, the departure from the line is weird, it's a bang noise. And, even though the sound is muted it's clear the drone is pretty consistent down the track, which is unusual for any typical vehicle accelerating from a stop and going through gears. Honestly, if I were there I'd definitely get "the whole experience," but I think it would happen so fast I'd be left gob-smacked and almost disappointed. Like, DON'T BLINK!
Maybe if they charged less money for tickets they could have opened the other side for more fans
it is undergoing renovations all year.
I think the car sneezed
Wow spectator side is completely empty, how sad.
Never stand in front of the car.
Aïe......
Cam duration gets the car down the line, not cam lift.
Where are the people????