Woman killed at a NHRA Nationals Event

[z31]

A woman was killed Sunday at the NHRA Arizona Nationals in Chandler, Ariz., when she was struck by debris from an accident involving Top Fuel driver Antron Brown.

http://sports.espn.go.com/rpm/racing/nhra/news/story?id=4934147

[SPANISH-RICE]

what the hell hit her?

[Trafik Jamz]

SPANISH-RICE;300588 wrote:
what the hell hit her?

Tire

http://www.nesn.com/2010/02/woman-killed-by-flying-tire-at-nhra-drag-race-in-arizona.html

[Joel]

It always seemed really unsafe there at firebird... like you could just jump out on the track... Good samaritan is like 4 blocks away from our house down there. They new she was dead already if they brought her their, not exatly what you would call a full service hospital.

[Grr]

im suprised that they dont run a safety cable on the tires on those things, i bet they start now

[z31]

How exactly are u gonna tether a tire with a safety cable?

[Sven]

z31;300622 wrote:
How exactly are u gonna tether a tire with a safety cable?

Pretty sure Formula 1 does. You don't see tires flying everywhere like you used to when they wreck. But those tires aren't nearly as large or moving 300mph...

[z31]

They theater the assembly. If the lugs shear off the tire and rim still fly

[Cobra Rob]

higher fence?

[Sven]

Cobra Rob;300728 wrote:
higher fence?

No. I've seen videos of these tires leave the car, exit the view of the camera (hundreds of feet into the air), then come back a couple seconds later hundreds of yards away. You'd need a ceiling, not a fence.
Edit: And the ceiling would have to catch the damn tire, otherwise the thing would bounce off and come back down with even more intensity.