He stated that he thought that "maybe" Troy drove the car into the pole on purpose to avoid hitting as many people as possible. The thought of having a stuck throttle seems like a certain possibility.

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Well that's just great... The almighty Burk is now talking crap instead of writting it... Great!! That car was out of control after the first 200 feet of that burnout, and "maybe" he had regained enough control to hit one of the poles instead of the thousands of innocent bystanders... .............

And the only thing stuck was his right foot to the floor...
Until his stuck brain said, ut-oh..............

Not a good morning, sorry...

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Where is the duct tape.....my head is going to explode!

Here's the video... CBS News Video - Top Stories and Video News Clips at CBSNews.com

Since when do you know EVERYTHING!

Ever since Eric's death you have been preaching to everyone about what they should and shouldn't say, should and shouldn't do, now you are acting as if you know everything about this incident.

I have been ignoring most of it until now, but it is really starting to get on my nerves!

Your post above is idiotic!

Go Away!

Did you watch Jeff on the Early Show Paul??
Have you seen the video Paul??

Have a great day...

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Someone's in a cranky mood...

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Samuel
He has the right to disagree with me or whoever... It is not uncommon to get tired of someones rants... I just never realized I was preaching or getting on Paul's nerves... I'm a bit moody myself this morning, so I understand... It's O.K.

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No problem.

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Over and over and over I see people posting about exactly what happened, at least how fast the car was travelling (everything from 60 MPH to 200 MPH--the 200 was in the news), how many gear changes they heard a blown car doing on a burnout as it went by, and what should happen to everyone involved. I see very little of this qualified with any kind of "I think...." Pretty much all is stated as fact. For ONE incident, there sure are a lot of conflicting "facts", huh?

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The founder of Cars for Kids, Larry Price, was standing in the road during the burnout, signalling each driver when to start and stop. Drivers usually burn their tires for 20 to 50 feet Price said, but Critchley went much farther before losing control.

There were four professional drag-racers at the show, and each was supposed to do one burnout, Price said. Most people burn the tires for less than 50 feet, but Critchley went much farther than that before losing control, Price said.


I guess, according to some here, I probably shouldn't be posting these quotes about this incident. And, I shouldn't be posting my opinion either. The same people that are crying about all the speculation and finger pointing, would be the first ones pointing fingers if any of those victims were their loved ones. We all have opinions. If you don't want to hear them, or read them, then stay off the message boards. Lock yourself in a closet. And damn sure don't be a hypocrite, and spew your opionion about ANYTHING ever again.

Wait. Maybe I should lock myself in a closet!

And just for the record, Ray gets on my nerves too!

50 ft is not that far, 3 ft shorter than the trailer I'm pulling. I've done burnouts that long in a bracket dragster. I wouldn't EXPECT a pro mod to do a burnout in as little as 50 ft.

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Exactly Ron!!

From what I saw on the video, I agree that some VERY stupid decisions were made by many people which contributed to this tragic, tragic accident.

Again, my heart goes out to all involved, especially to those with loved ones injured or lost. I can't imagine their pain. My thoughts are also with Troy, the AMS team and event organizers as I am sure they don't know what to do with themselves.

We don't know that there weren't any mechanical malfunctions that contributed to this accident, we don't know that Troy didn't try to hit the pole to try and minimize the pending impact.

I can honestly say that if my sister, brother, dad, child, etc whoever got killed in that situation I would be upset b/c I dont think it was a very smart thing to do, however I know it was an ACCIDENT and I would not be trying to crucify Troy. Thats the god honest truth whether any of yall believe it or not.

FACT: 6 DEAD
FACT: Many Hurt
FACT: One family will bury 2 young girls

Option: Burk is doing damage control because of ties to AMS
Option: Troy may have done to long of a burnout.
Option: Has anybody looked to see it the road had a large crown to it cause the car to move to the left.