Scott Kalitta Dies RIP

NHRA driver Scott Kalitta died on Saturday in crash during a funny car race. Scott was son of funny car superstar Connie Kalitta.

Another reminder that life is short. You can send condolences here.

I modified this post so that those hitting the front page will not see the graphics. If you decide to view the vids and pics, you are warned; they are grapic. I put them at the bottom.

son of Connie Kalitta

Kalitta, the son of legendary Top Fuel and Funny Car racer Connie Kalitta, began his career in Alcohol Dragsters and reached his first final round at the 1982 Southern Nationals. He scored his first of what would be 18 career professional wins six years later, in Funny Car, at the 1989 event in Houston. He later switched to Top Fuel, and joined the dual-fuel club with his first nitro dragster win, in Topeka, in 1993. At that event, he also recorded the then-fastest speed in NHRA history (308.64 mph) at Topeka. Earlier that year, he became the fourth member of the Slick 50 300-mph Club at Gainesville.

How long until Congress decides to take this up under investigation. Where is P.E.T.A. on this issue? Surely they can come up with something to complain about? UPDATE: After watching the video, I have to question why there is not a sand trap at the end instead of a concrete wall.

Other Coverage

• Drag racer Kalitta killed — Detroit Free Republic
• Kalitta killed in fiery Crash - NY Daily News
• Autoblog has a short blurb
• NHRA driver Scott Kalitta killed - IHT (AP version)
• Race car driver Kalitta killed — NJ Star-Ledger
• No Chance - Sidney Morning Herald

Images and Vids - WARNING:graphic

Warning the videos are disturbing. The pic below is tame compared to what happened.

Hodapp/AP

You can see the video here. WARNING: it is graphic and not pleasant. It was far worse than I thought

celebrating Scott Kalitta

Tags: connie kalitta, scott kalitta, nhra, drag racing, funny car, alcohol fuel