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Just Paul
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Wait wait.... John Force green and white car left lane... Cruz Pedregon red and yellow car in the right.... Cruz wins, John has problems and gets all the attention... man, I thought I was watching Dallas 92 all over again!
I was just hoping he didn't break his leg or something that would have kept him from driving the last two races.
I was just hoping he didn't break his leg or something that would have kept him from driving the last two races.
Joker
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I was listening on the audiocast and all they said was something like this:
"John took a bad exit from the car and he fell and hasnt got up yet. He's just laying there and the emergency guys are there. There bringing a strecher."
I was on the edge of my seat thats for sure. Then a huge sigh of relief when they said he was ok and they talked to him.
"John took a bad exit from the car and he fell and hasnt got up yet. He's just laying there and the emergency guys are there. There bringing a strecher."
I was on the edge of my seat thats for sure. Then a huge sigh of relief when they said he was ok and they talked to him.
I did too Lynn. After watching the Driving Force episode with him seeing the doctor I feared for him. However, before they came back from break, my wife had pulled up NHRA.com and gave me the comforting news.
Also, she made me call Impact today and order a new suit for next year........my current one has a small tear in the back........lol
force fan
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What class do you race in?
"Dr. Dirt"
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Larry, this isn't meant as didrespecting you in any way but:
I was burned as a 10 year old. Minor and few remaining scars but since I've been burned there's nothing called a "little burn!" It would easily be the worst torture ever. I was impressed to see him back at the starting line shortly thereafter.
Prestaged
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I think Pete races Super Street in the Northeast. I could be wrong.
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AMEN brother. I was about 10 also when I received a rather substantial burn over most of the inside of my leg from a motorcycle. I crashed the thing and it tipped over on me and burned the crap out of my leg from my knee down to nearly my ankle. The problem was, I couldn't get the bike off, so it just sat there for about 30 seconds until someone could get it off me.
The pain goes to your bone it hurts so bad. I remember that night my leg just shaking uncontrollably, and not being able to sleep at all. So yes, I felt for him when he said he was burned, because no matter how "little" it is, a burn seems to radiate throughout your body.
Of course then I got 5 minutes of nagging from my wife about my firesuit after that. I had done the same thing up until last year, I just wore the same worn out suit that had been stitched in places, and really just needed to be thrown away. So I was really stupid with that, because anything can happen, but you just don't think about it. I finally got a new one though, so it's all good now.
Mr. Jean
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Many years ago, I worked as a roofer. I got a splash back straight from the Kettle, down my right arm into my glove. I cannot begin to discribe the pain I had until they shot me full of stuff to kill the pain. I still have the scars today.
Everyone should do all they can, to prevent a serious burn.
Jenn
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I couldn't edit this to cut this down, sorry.
The Counterfeiter
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A little burn?
Doc is correct - no burn injury is little. Burned my forearm on the header of a TF car in 1964 - I still have the scar.
However - Reinhart's interview with John after the incident was hysterical!
If I have this right, John was talking about the medical team cutting the legs off of his firesuit and getting close to the "Family Jewels"!
My wife (big fan of "Driving Force") said that wasn't an issue since John wasn't getting any -
Doc is correct - no burn injury is little. Burned my forearm on the header of a TF car in 1964 - I still have the scar.
However - Reinhart's interview with John after the incident was hysterical!
If I have this right, John was talking about the medical team cutting the legs off of his firesuit and getting close to the "Family Jewels"!
My wife (big fan of "Driving Force") said that wasn't an issue since John wasn't getting any -
Worse burn ever. I was helping a friend tar the roof of his house. I was on the ground and some tar slopped over. Got some drops on my head, shoulder and back. I didn't see it coming and didn't hear the warning until it was too late. It was quite the shock to be doing something, then out of the blue your on the ground in big time pain wondering what in the hell just happend. Its like not seeing the bee stinging you X 100.
Its possible Force might have been burned on the legs before. He has been through some fires in his day. I imagine a burn on an area he's been burned before makes a "little" burn all the more painfull
Jenn
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Header burns! Nothing like reaching over and hearing the sizzle of of sweat and the sear of a header burn. I've got them on my arms, knuckles, legs, sides...worst was what I was on the ground tightening something and pulled myself up by a HOT header.
I had one on my knee so bad that every time I would bend my knee it would tear and have that goo come out. Yeck.
I had one on my knee so bad that every time I would bend my knee it would tear and have that goo come out. Yeck.
"Dr. Dirt"
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Shortly after assembling and running our first funny car we all had the tell-tale "inside the leg 4 inches above the ankle" header burns from working in closed quarters. I had a fresh one on each leg and was walking through the pits one day when speaking with another racer who pointed at my legs and said "Hey! You guys running a funny car?" I thought it was rather comical however, for the past half decade I haven't had even one, knock on wood.
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